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Stephan E, Sedikides C. Mental Time Travel as Self-Affirmation. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW 2024; 28:181-208. [PMID: 37876180 DOI: 10.1177/10888683231203143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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ACADEMIC ABSTRACT This article integrates and advances the scope of research on the role of mental time travel in bolstering the self. We propose that imagining the self in the future (prospection) or in the past (retrospection) highlights central and positive self-aspects. Thus, bringing to mind one's future or past broadens the perceived bases of self-integrity and offers a route to self-affirmation. In reviewing corresponding research programs on self-prospection and nostalgia, we illustrate that mental time travel serves to affirm the self in terms of self-esteem, coherence, and control. Mental time travel could be implemented as a source of self-affirmation for facilitating coping and behavior change in several domains such as relationships, health, education, and organizational contexts. PUBLIC ABSTRACT People can mentally travel to their future or to their past. When people imagine what they will be like in the future, or what they were like in the past, they tend to think about themselves in terms of the important and positive attributes that they possess. Thinking about themselves in such an affirming way expands and consolidates their self-views. This broader image of themselves can increase self-esteem (the extent to which one likes who they are), coherence (the extent to which one perceives life as meaningful), and control (the extent to which one feels capable of initiating and pursuing goals or effecting desirable outcomes). Mental time travel, then, has favorable or affirming consequences for one's self-views. These consequences can be harnessed to modify one's behavior in such life domains as relationships, health, education, and work.
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Mertens ECA, Siezenga AM, van der Schalk J, van Gelder JL. A Novel Smartphone-Based Intervention Aimed at Increasing Future Orientation via the Future Self: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Prototype Application. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2024; 25:392-405. [PMID: 37976010 PMCID: PMC10891224 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01609-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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We developed and tested a smartphone-based intervention, FutureU, that aims to stimulate future-oriented thinking and behavior by strengthening the degree to which people identify with their future self. In order to examine the potential of this intervention prototype and opportunities for further optimization, we evaluated 1) the immediate and long-term efficacy of the intervention, and 2) intervention effects after each of three intervention modules. To this end, we conducted a randomized controlled pilot study among first-year university students (N = 176). Results showed a decrease in goal commitment immediately after the intervention. At 3-months follow-up, trends showed an increase in future orientation and in self-efficacy. During the intervention, there was a positive effect on vividness of the future self after the first module. Although there is scope for improvement, the findings highlight the potential of the intervention to increase people's future-oriented thinking and behavior.
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- Esther C A Mertens
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
- Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany.
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Suzuki S, May SC, Seider S. Associations between hope and trajectories of critical consciousness among U.S. youth of color. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2023; 33:1235-1253. [PMID: 37424135 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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We examined associations between hope as an internal asset that supports positive youth development, and growth trajectories of three critical consciousness components. Using five waves of data collected over the course of high school (N = 618), we modeled growth trajectories of awareness of inequity (critical reflection), a sense of agency about taking sociopolitical action (critical agency), and behaviors targeting systems of oppression (critical action). Hope was highest among those with high trajectories of critical agency and critical action. Clear associations with hope emerged at the last time point for critical reflection, suggesting that sustained growth in critical reflection is associated with hope. When supporting the critical consciousness development of youth of color, concurrent support for hope may be instrumental.
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- Sara Suzuki
- CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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Ilari B, Cho E. Musical participation and positive youth development in middle school. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1056542. [PMID: 36743596 PMCID: PMC9889371 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Music is central in the lives of adolescents. While listening is usually the most common form of engagement, many adolescents also learn music formally by participating in school-based and extracurricular programs. This study examined positive youth development (PYD), school connectedness (SC), and hopeful future expectations (HFE) in middle school students (N = 120) with four levels of musical participation in school-based and extracurricular music programs. Levels of participation were based on students' engagement in different music programs, including the Virtual Middle School Music Enrichment (VMSME), a tuition-free, extracurricular program that focuses on popular music education and virtual learning. We also investigated student listening preferences, musical tuition, and daily instrumental practicing. Method Study participants completed an anonymous, online survey that contained five self-report measures including the very-brief form of the PYD questionnaire, a scale of school connectedness, and a scale of HFE. Results Findings revealed significant differences in PYD scores by grade and gender, and associations between levels of musical participation and competence, a PYD component. Liking music and participation in extracurricular activities predicted scores on SC, and starting formal music education before age 8 predicted scores in HFE. We also found VMSME students to stem from neighborhoods with lower HDI than students in the other study groups, which points to issues of access to formal music education. Discussion Findings are discussed in light of earlier research on PYD, extracurricular activities in adolescence, the ubiquity and functions of music in adolescence, and deficit thinking in education.
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- Beatriz Ilari
- Department of Music Teaching and Learning, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Beatriz Ilari,
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- Haskins Laboratories, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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Bullying Victimization, Future Orientation, and Suicidal Ideation of African American Youth in an Under-Resourced Community: A Moderated-Mediation Approach. Community Ment Health J 2023; 59:68-76. [PMID: 35655050 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00989-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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African American youth living in low-resourced communities are at high risk for bullying victimization which is positively associated with suicidal ideation. This study explored whether positive future orientation mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal ideation. This study engaged 627 African American adolescents and measured bullying victimization, internalizing problems, suicidal ideation, future orientation, and several covariates. Major findings indicated that controlling for gender, socioeconomic status, school motivation, and perceived teacher support, internalizing problems mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal ideation. Furthermore, both the effect of bullying victimization on suicidal ideation and the mediating effect of internalizing problems were moderated by future orientation. The effects were weakened when the level of future orientation increased. The implications for future research and supporting resiliency are discussed based on these findings.
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Mertens ECA, Siezenga AM, Tettero T, van Gelder JL. A future orientation intervention delivered through a smartphone application and virtual reality: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:315. [PMID: 36539846 PMCID: PMC9768900 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-01025-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Short-term mindsets are associated with self-defeating behaviors, such as delinquency and alcohol use. In contrast, people who consider the longer-term consequences of their decisions tend to report positive outcomes, like feeling more competent and enhanced goal achievement. We evaluate an intervention, FutureU, that aims to stimulate future-oriented thinking, increase goal achievement, and reduce self-defeating behavior, by strengthening people's identification with their future self. The intervention will be delivered through a smartphone application (app) or immersive Virtual Reality (VR). We test the effectiveness of FutureU for both delivery methods, examine working mechanisms, and identify potential moderators of intervention effects. METHODS In this Randomized Controlled Trial, a total of 240 first-year university students (n = 80 per condition) will be randomized into one of three conditions: (1) a smartphone condition, (2) a VR condition, and (3) an active control condition. We will assess proximal (i.e., future self-identification) and distal intervention outcomes (e.g., future orientation, self-defeating behaviors, goal achievement), user engagement, and examine usage data and goal content. Assessments will take place at baseline, during the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and at 3- and 6-months follow-up. DISCUSSION This study will provide information on the effectiveness of the intervention and allows for comparisons between delivery methods using novel technologies, a smartphone app versus immersive VR. Knowledge gained through this study can be used for further intervention development as well as theory building. Trial registration This trial is registered on Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05578755) on 13 October 2022.
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- Esther C. A. Mertens
- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.4372.20000 0001 2105 1091Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.4372.20000 0001 2105 1091Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.4372.20000 0001 2105 1091Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
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Wang Y, Li X, Bronk KC, Lin D. Factors that promote positive Chinese youth development: a qualitative study. APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2022.2060225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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Graham C, Pozuelo JR. Do high aspirations lead to better outcomes? Evidence from a longitudinal survey of adolescents in Peru. JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS 2022; 36:1099-1137. [PMID: 35125666 PMCID: PMC8798310 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-021-00881-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Using a novel panel survey of relatively poor urban Peruvian adolescents, we explore the link between educational aspirations and propensity to invest in the future. Aspirations comprise hope and agency. We find remarkably high educational aspirations, even among relatively poor individuals and adolescents who were exposed to negative shocks, suggesting high levels of resilience. We also find high occupational aspirations and aspirations to migrate. High-aspiration respondents were also more likely to invest in their education and avoid risky behaviors. These are associations as we do not have enough data to establish causality, although we were able to control for within-person traits. Aspirations are stable over time and positively associated with personality traits such as self-efficacy and life satisfaction, which help explain their persistence over time. Our findings complement those of other recent studies that highlight the role of personality traits in addition to cognitive skills in long-term educational, health, and socioeconomic outcomes.
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- Carol Graham
- The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. USA
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
- Gallup, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cunningham M, Francois S, Scott K. Perceived parenting practices associated with African American adolescents' future expectations. ADVANCES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR 2022; 64:217-253. [PMID: 37080670 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The current chapter investigated perceived parenting practices associated with future expectations in a sample of African American adolescents and how these relations varied across self-processes (i.e., hope, self-esteem, racial identity). Specifically, 358 low-income, African American high school students were surveyed to examine the role of perceived parenting practices in youth's aspirations and expectations. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that general parenting practices (i.e., support, monitoring, and consistent discipline) and racial socialization (i.e., preparation for bias, cultural socialization) significantly predicted positive future expectations, particularly for adolescents with low self-esteem. Implications of these results and directions for future research are discussed. Importantly, the results contribute to understanding of the developmental cascades of parenting practices and racial socialization in the everyday experiences of African American populations.
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- Michael Cunningham
- Tulane University, Department of Psychology, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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- Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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Bowers EP, Bolding CW, Rapa LJ, Sandoval AM. Predicting Contribution in High Achieving Black and Latinx Youth: The Role of Critical Reflection, Hope, and Mentoring. Front Psychol 2021; 12:681574. [PMID: 34305734 PMCID: PMC8292631 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.681574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Contemporary approaches to adolescent development are framed by positive youth development models. A key outcome of these models is that healthy and positively developing youth are more likely to contribute to their family, schools, and communities. However, little work on contribution and its antecedents has been conducted with youth of color. As high achieving youth of color often become leaders in their communities, it is important to consider malleable predictors of contribution within this population. Therefore, through a cross-sectional design, we examined the relations between youth critical reflection, hopeful future expectations, and mentoring relationship quality and youth contribution in a sample of 177 youth of color (60% Black, 40% Latinx) attending an afterschool college preparation program at six sites around the U.S. Results indicated that youth critical reflection, hopeful future expectations, and mentoring relationship quality significantly predicted contribution. Exploratory analyses suggested that these relations were significant for Black youth but not Latinx youth. Implications of these findings for future scholarship are discussed.
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- Edmond P. Bowers
- College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- College of Education, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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Lee J. Unveiling the relationships among adolescents’ persistent academic possible selves, academic self-concept, self-regulation, and achievement: A Longitudinal and Moderated Mediation Study. SELF AND IDENTITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2021.1930578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Jieun Lee
- Department of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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Tirrell JM, Gansert PK, Dowling EM, Williams K, Iraheta G, Lerner JV, King PE, Sim AT, Lerner RM. Interrogating ergodicity and specificity in youth development programs in El Salvador. JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Liu F, Bowers EP, Gai X, Ren W. Enhancing the intentional self‐regulation skills of Chinese adolescents living in orphanages: A school‐based intervention. ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Fangqing Liu
- School of Psychology Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- School of Psychology Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Jilin Province Orphan School Changchun China
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Poteat VP, Rivers I, Vecho O. Membership experiences in gender-sexuality alliances (GSAs) predict increased hope and attenuate the effects of victimization. J Sch Psychol 2020; 79:16-30. [PMID: 32389246 PMCID: PMC7217944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We examined whether students' experiences in their Gender-Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) over the school year predicted positive development or thriving in the form of higher relative levels of hope at the end of the school year and whether GSA experiences also promoted resilience by attenuating the link between victimization and lower relative levels of hope among 366 student members of 38 GSAs (Mage = 15.53 years; 85% sexual minority; 55% cisgender female; 72% White). Our findings indicated that, when considered one at a time, students' perceptions of receiving more social-emotional support, receiving more information and resources, and undertaking more advocacy in their GSA throughout the school year predicted higher relative levels of hope at the end of that school year (adjusted for students' initial hope at the beginning of the year). When considering all three GSA-based experiences concurrently, receiving more information and resources in their GSA had a unique predictive association with hope and it reduced the extent to which reported experiences of victimization at school predicted diminished hope at the end of the year. There was a similar, though statistically non-significant, moderating trend for advocacy.
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- University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Truskauskaitė-Kunevičienė I, Kaniušonytė G. The Three-Dimensional Contribution Scale (3DCON): Development and Psychometric Evaluation. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-017-9752-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cui Z, Oshri A, Liu S, Smith EP, Kogan SM. Child Maltreatment and Resilience: The Promotive and Protective Role of Future Orientation. J Youth Adolesc 2020; 49:2075-2089. [DOI: 10.1007/s10964-020-01227-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Gomez-Baya D, Tomé G, Reis M, Gaspar de Matos M. Long-Term Self-Regulation Moderates the Role of Internal Resources for Resilience in Positive Youth Development in Portugal. The Journal of Genetic Psychology 2020; 181:127-149. [PMID: 32151204 DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2020.1735986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Positive Youth Development (PYD) presents a strength-based conception of transition to adulthood that has been well-supported by literature to date. However, research is needed to integrate the pathways to PYD and the possible moderators. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between internal resources for resilience and PYD and to examine the moderating role of short-term and long-term self-regulation by gender. To reach this overall aim, a cross-sectional study was performed with a national sample of 2700 youths (73.3% girls; Mage = 21.3, SD = 2.79) from Portugal, who completed self-report measures. Regression-based moderation models were developed. Results indicated that greater presence of internal resources for resilience was related to higher PYD. Long-term self-regulation and gender moderated this relationship, such that a greater effect was observed in men with high levels of long-term self-regulation. These results highlight the need to integrate prevention and promotion paradigms to foster healthy development in youth, as well as the importance of taking self-regulation skills and gender into account in program design.
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- Diego Gomez-Baya
- Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain.,Faculty of Human Kinetics, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- Faculty of Human Kinetics, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- Faculty of Human Kinetics, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- Faculty of Human Kinetics, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.,Institute of Environmental Health, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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Memmott-Elison M, Padilla-Walker LM, Yorgason JB, Coyne SM. Intra-individual associations between intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior during adolescence: Evidence for bidirectionality. J Adolesc 2020; 80:29-40. [PMID: 32058872 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Couched in Positive Youth Development (PYD) theory and relevant empirical work, this study investigated bidirectional associations between intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers from age 12 to age 18. METHOD Participants included 500 adolescents (52% female, 77% European American; age Time 1 = 12 years, Time 2 = 14 years, Time 3 = 16 years, Time 4 = 18 years) from the Northwestern United States. Adolescents self-reported on their intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers across four time points. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RICLPM) was estimated in order to assess bidirectionality while avoiding conflating intra- and inter-individual variability. RESULTS Results revealed intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers were bidirectionally related during early adolescence (i.e., from age 12 to 14). During mid-to-late adolescence (i.e. age 14 to 18), prosocial behavior toward strangers facilitated intentional selfregulation, whereas intentional self-regulation did not drive the development of prosocial behavior toward strangers. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate that early adolescence may be a particularly plastic developmental period in terms of PYD. Findings also suggest that investigations of relations between adolescents' personal assets and contribution factors merit further scholarly attention. Several directions for future research are presented.
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The Role of Positive Psychology, Cultural, and Family Factors in Latina/o College Students' Vocational Outcome Expectations. JOURNAL OF EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/joec.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Shubert J, Wray-Lake L, Syvertsen AK, Metzger A. The role of family civic context in character development across childhood and adolescence. APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2019.1683452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shin J, Lee YK, Park S, Seo E. Young individuals’ consideration of goal-self alignment and its relations to goal commitment and social concern: age differences and similarities. SELF AND IDENTITY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2018.1510850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Jongho Shin
- Center for Learning Science and Creative Talent Development, Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Education, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
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Sharp EH, Seaman J, Tucker CJ, Van Gundy KT, Rebellon CJ. Adolescents' Future Aspirations and Expectations in the Context of a Shifting Rural Economy. J Youth Adolesc 2019; 49:534-548. [PMID: 31655963 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-019-01152-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Adolescents' future aspirations and expectations influence the decisions they make as they transition into adulthood. However, less is known about how specific sociocultural factors interact with the formation of future aspirations and expectations and their association with goal attainment in emerging adulthood. The present study begins to fill this gap by using person-centered analysis with high school students (N = 517; 53% female; 92% white) from a rural county undergoing significant economic transition. Its aim was to identify future orientation profiles based on adolescent-reported future aspirations and expectations for success in both education and career. Four latent profiles were identified and labeled: universally high aspirations and expectations; low college aspirations and expectations; lower aspirations than expectations; and universally low aspirations and expectations. Significant gender differences were found. High school males were less likely to be in the universally high profile and more likely to be in the universally low and low college aspirations and expectations profiles. Future orientation profile placement was associated with differences in adolescent experiences in family, school, and community contexts as well as their work and education status and future residential aspirations in emerging adulthood. The findings inform future research and applied efforts focused on rural youth's preparation for adult roles, and on retaining rural youth, a necessity for the vitality of rural communities.
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- Erin Hiley Sharp
- Department of Human Development & Family Studies, University of New Hampshire, Pettee Hall, Room 202, 55 College Road, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Hall, 124 Main Street, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Department of Human Development & Family Studies, University of New Hampshire, Pettee Hall, Room 202, 55 College Road, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, McConnell Hall, 15 Academic Way, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, McConnell Hall, 15 Academic Way, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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Nakanishi M, Yamasaki S, Endo K, Ando S, Morimoto Y, Fujikawa S, Kanata S, Takahashi Y, Furukawa TA, Richards M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Kasai K, Nishida A. The association between role model presence and self-regulation in early adolescence: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222752. [PMID: 31536579 PMCID: PMC6752835 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Self-regulation is the capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behaviour to pursue long-term goals. The current study examined the associations between role model presence and self-regulation during early adolescence, controlling for hopefulness, using a large population-based data set from the Tokyo Teen Cohort study. METHODS Adolescents, aged 12 years, identified a role model using a single item on a paper questionnaire: 'Who is the person you most look up to?' Level of hopefulness was also assessed using a single question: 'To what extent do you feel hopeful about the future of your life?' Trained investigators evaluated self-regulation. RESULTS Of 2550 adolescents, 2279 (89.4%) identified a role model. After adjusting for level of hopefulness, identifying a role model was associated with higher levels of self-regulation in comparison to indications of no role model. Hopeful future expectations were also associated with higher self-regulation; however, the beta coefficient was smaller than role model presence in the multivariate linear regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Role model presence was significantly associated with higher self-regulation among early adolescents. Educational environments should focus on support for adolescents with no role models.
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- Miharu Nakanishi
- Mental Health and Nursing Research Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mental Health Promotion Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mental Health Promotion Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Advanced Sciences, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Graduate School of Medicine/School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Advanced Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mental Health Promotion Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Zlotnick C, Goldblatt H, Birenbaum-Carmeli D, Dishon Y, Taychaw O, Shadmi E. The impact of adolescents' racial and ethnic self-identity on hope. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2019; 27:e705-e715. [PMID: 31206927 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The two components of hope (i.e., hope-agency defined as the ability to envision and believe in one's ability to achieve goals; hope-pathway defined as belief in one's ability to devise strategies to achieve one's goals) propel adolescents toward well-being, academic achievement and personal fulfillment. This study compares levels of hope and its components, for different groups of immigrant and ethnic non-immigrant youths, while adjusting for and measuring the impact of racism, school and family characteristics, and the youth's unique individual attributes. Using a community-based participatory research approach and a cross-sectional study design, data were collected from immigrant and non-immigrant youth (n = 567) between May 2015 and December 2015 at three Israeli public high schools. The study included five groups of youth based on their self-descriptions: Ethiopian immigrant (n = 48), Russian immigrant (n = 145), Israeli-born Mizrachi/Sephardi (n = 59), Israeli-born Ashkenazi (n = 49), or Israeli-born Unspecified (n = 266). Linear regression models showed that Ethiopian immigrant youth, compared to Russian immigrant youth and all Israeli-born groups of youth, had significantly lower hope-agency, hope-pathway and overall hope. However, an interaction effect between racism and ethnicity indicated that adolescents who perceived racism and self-identified as Ethiopian had higher hope-agency, hope-pathway and overall hope. This effect was not found with Russian immigrant or Israeli-born youth. Immigrants of color compared to other immigrants and ethnicities have less overall hope; but those who acknowledge racism feel more control over their future (hope-agency), able to devise strategies to surmount barriers blocking goals (hope-pathway), and have greater overall hope.
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- Cheryl Zlotnick
- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Min MO, Yoon D, Minnes S, Ridenour T, Singer LT. Profiles of individual assets and mental health symptoms in at-risk early adolescents. J Adolesc 2019; 75:1-11. [PMID: 31288121 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Few studies investigated the combined patterns of individual assets (e.g., social competence, positive identity) and mental health symptoms (MHS) in adolescents. This study examined the patterns of early adolescents' individual assets and MHS and whether identified patterns were associated with later adolescents' outcomes. METHODS Participants were 352 (164 boys, 188 girls) adolescents who were primarily African-American and from low socioeconomic status families, participating in a prospective study of the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure from birth in the Midwest United States. Individual assets, using the Developmental Assets Profile, and MHS, using the Youth Self-Report, were assessed at age 12. Substance use, via self-report and biologic assays, early (before age 15) sexual behaviors, and behavioral adjustment were assessed at age 15. RESULTS Latent profile analysis indicated four distinctive profiles: low assets with elevated MHS (P1, n = 54, 15.3%); adequate assets with thought and social problems (P2, n = 84, 23.9%); low assets without MHS (P3, n = 101, 28.7%); and high assets without MHS (P4, n = 113, 32.1%). Children in the profile with high assets without MHS (P4) were more likely to have a higher IQ and to be in a more optimal environment (higher parental monitoring and less family conflict) than those in other profiles. Although profiles with MHS were associated with adolescent risk behaviors, this relationship was more pronounced for girls than for boys. CONCLUSIONS Girls in the low assets with elevated MHS (P1) should be a primary concern for preventive intervention. Our study demonstrates the heterogeneity of individual patterns of adaptation and maladaptation.
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- Binghamton University-State University of New York, Department of Social Work, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, USA
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- Research Triangle Institute International, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Psychiatry & Pediatrics, USA
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Renaud J, Barker ET, Hendricks C, Putnick DL, Bornstein MH. The Developmental Origins and Future Implications of Dispositional Optimism in the Transition to Adulthood. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2019; 43:221-230. [PMID: 31156285 PMCID: PMC6541423 DOI: 10.1177/0165025418820629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Despite the robust link between dispositional optimism and well-being across the lifespan, the developmental origins of dispositional optimism are unknown. Understanding the pathways that lead to greater optimism during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood may be important given that this stage of the life course involves the navigation of multiple simultaneous psychosocial demands. Maternal attachment security may contribute to greater optimism by promoting perceptions of internal control. Participants were 218 European American children (98 females; 120 males), who completed self-report measures across four waves. A path analysis tested the associations between maternal attachment security (ages 10 and 14), locus of control (age 14), dispositional optimism (ages 18 and 23), and psychological well-being (age 23). Tests of indirect effects showed that greater perceptions of internal control at age 14 mediated the association between age 10 maternal attachment security and age 18 dispositional optimism. Age 18 dispositional optimism mediated associations between age 14 internal control and age 23 psychological well-being. Maternal attachment security may promote dispositional optimism through a greater internal locus of control in adolescence. Given that optimism promotes well-being throughout the lifespan, identifying the pathways through which optimism develops may contribute to understanding how to promote well-being.
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- Jesse Renaud
- Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and future expectations in Russian adolescents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 11:279-287. [PMID: 30852726 DOI: 10.1007/s12402-019-00292-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the role of future expectations-the extent to which a future outcome is deemed likely-in the health and well-being of adolescents, with research linking future expectations to outcomes such as an increased likelihood of engaging in risky health behaviors. As yet, however, there has been no research on future expectations and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence. To address this research gap, the current study examined the association between ADHD symptoms/possible ADHD status and future expectations in a school-based sample of adolescents. Data were analyzed from 537 Russian adolescents (aged 12-17) with teacher-reported ADHD symptoms and self-reported future expectations. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine associations. In fully adjusted analyses, inattention symptoms/possible ADHD inattentive status was associated with lower future educational expectations, while a possible ADHD hyperactivity status was associated with increased odds for negative future expectations relating to work, family and succeeding in what is most important. The findings of this study suggest that greater ADHD symptoms/possible ADHD status in adolescence may be linked to an increased risk for negative future expectations across a variety of different life domains.
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Bronk KC, Leontopoulou S, McConchie J. Youth purpose during the great recession: A mixed-methods study. JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2018.1484942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
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Hill NE, Liang B, Price M, Polk W, Perella J, Savitz-Romer M. Envisioning a meaningful future and academic engagement: The role of parenting practices and school-based relationships. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kagitcibasi C, Baydar N, Cemalcilar Z. Supporting positive development in early adolescence: A school-based intervention in Turkey. APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2018.1457962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Canfield JP, Harley D, Hunn V, Haddad KL, Kim SH, Elliott W, Mangan L. Development and initial validation of the urban adolescent hope scale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 15:243-257. [PMID: 29400637 DOI: 10.1080/23761407.2018.1431576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hope is an important component to adolescents' mental health and well-being. While much study and theory have explored hope, few examine the idea within contextualized factors such as locale. Even fewer have sought to measure hope for urban adolescents. The Urban Adolescent Hope Scale (UAHS) was developed to measure hope in a contextualized manner as guided by previous qualitative inquiry. This study aims to establish initial validation for the UAHS. METHOD Using findings from qualitative inquiry, a 24-item proposed measure of hope for urban adolescents was developed. Experts in various fields were consulted to provide face and content validity. The instrument was then given at school-wide needs assessment at an urban Midwestern high school. RESULTS Using a confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices (RMSEA, TLI, CFI, and SRMR) and measures of internal consistency indicated a reliable five-factor structure of hope consisted of Spirituality (α = .936), Personal Agency (α = .930), The Basics (α = .936), Education (α = .921), and Caring Connections (α = .875). CONCLUSION The findings from this study indicate the UAHS has initial validity and reliability to be used as a measure of hope for urban adolescents. Future implications for research and practice are provided.
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- James P Canfield
- a School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , OH , USA
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- a School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , OH , USA
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- b Department of Counseling, Social Work, and Leadership, Northern Kentucky University , Highland Heights , KY , USA
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- a School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , OH , USA
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- b Department of Counseling, Social Work, and Leadership, Northern Kentucky University , Highland Heights , KY , USA
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- a School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , OH , USA
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- b Department of Counseling, Social Work, and Leadership, Northern Kentucky University , Highland Heights , KY , USA
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Cantor P, Osher D, Berg J, Steyer L, Rose T. Malleability, plasticity, and individuality: How children learn and develop in context1. APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2017.1398649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Pamela Cantor
- Turnaround for Children
- Harvard Graduate School of Education
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Center for Individual Opportunity
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Truskauskaitė-Kunevičienė I, Romera E, Ortega-Ruiz R, Žukauskienė R. Promoting positive youth development through a school-based intervention program Try Volunteering. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-9790-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shubert J, Wray-Lake L, Syvertsen AK, Metzger A. Examining Character Structure and Function Across Childhood and Adolescence. Child Dev 2018; 90:e505-e524. [PMID: 29349769 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Character strengths are an integral component of positive youth development that can promote flourishing. Developmental principles posit constructs become increasingly complex with age, yet this process has not been examined with character. Using a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample of 2,467 youth ages 9-19, bifactor models were estimated across elementary, middle, and high school-age groups to examine age differences in character structure and function. With successive age, a greater number of specific character strength factors were identified, suggesting character structure becomes more differentiated across adolescence. Results linking character bifactor models to indicators of positive functioning also supported differentiation in character function across ages. Findings point to the need for theoretical and empirical considerations of character structure and function across development.
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Hatala AR, Pearl T, Bird-Naytowhow K, Judge A, Sjoblom E, Liebenberg L. "I Have Strong Hopes for the Future": Time Orientations and Resilience Among Canadian Indigenous Youth. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2017; 27:1330-1344. [PMID: 28682711 DOI: 10.1177/1049732317712489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this article, we demonstrate how concepts of time and the future inform processes of resilience among Indigenous adolescents within an urban Canadian context. This study employed a modified grounded theory methodology by conducting 38 qualitative interviews with 28 Indigenous youth (ages 15-25) over the course of 1 year. The analysis revealed complex processes of and navigations between moments of distress and strategies for resilience. The distressing contexts in which Indigenous youth often find themselves can impact the development of their concepts of time and limit their abilities to conceptualize a future. A future time orientation (FTO) emerged as central to processes of resilience and was supported by (a) nurturing a sense of belonging, (b) developing self-mastery, and
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- 2 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- 2 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 3 First Nations University of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Haroz EE, Jordans M, de Jong J, Gross A, Bass J, Tol W. Measuring Hope Among Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Cross-Cultural Construct Validity of the Children's Hope Scale. Assessment 2017; 24:528-539. [PMID: 26508802 PMCID: PMC5835958 DOI: 10.1177/1073191115612924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We investigated the cross-cultural construct validity of hope, a factor associated with mental health protection and promotion, using the Children's Hope Scale (CHS). The sample ( n = 1,057; 48% girls) included baseline data from three cluster-randomized controlled trials with children affected by armed conflict ( n = 329 Burundi; n = 403 Indonesia; n = 325 Nepal). The confirmatory factor analysis in each country indicated good fit for the hypothesized two-factor model. Analysis by gender indicated that configural invariance was supported and that scalar invariance was demonstrated in Indonesia. However, metric and scalar invariance were not supported in Burundi and Nepal. In country comparisons, configural and metric invariance were met, but scalar invariance was not supported. Evidence from this study supports the use of the CHS within various sociocultural settings and across genders, but direct comparisons of CHS scores across groups should be done with caution. Rigorous evaluations of the measurement properties of mental health protective and promotive factors are necessary to inform both research and practice.
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- Emily E. Haroz
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Kings College London, London, UK
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Hart LC, Pollock M, Hill S, Maslow G. Association of Transition Readiness to Intentional Self-Regulation and Hopeful Future Expectations in Youth With Illness. Acad Pediatr 2017; 17:450-455. [PMID: 27979748 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about how transition readiness relates to other developmental skills of adolescence in youth with chronic illness. Better understanding of how transition readiness relates to these other developmental skills could lead to a broader array of tools to improve transition readiness. Intentional self-regulation (ISR) and hopeful future expectations (HFE) are 2 developmental skills of adolescence that improve with participation in developmental programming and thus are modifiable. METHODS We explored associations between transition readiness, as measured by the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire 29 (TRAQ-29) and ISR and HFE in youth with chronic illness recruited from a variety of subspecialty clinics from a major southeast medical center. RESULTS A total of 71 adolescents with chronic illness were included in the analysis. The TRAQ-29 Self-Advocacy domain showed positive associations to both ISR (P = .03) and HFE (P = .009). In addition, the TRAQ-29 overall had positive associations to HFE (P = .04). CONCLUSIONS The significant associations between TRAQ-29 Self-Advocacy domain scores and ISR and HFE suggest that transition readiness is developing within the context of other developmental areas in adolescence. More work is needed to see if the programming that improves these other developmental skills might also improve transition readiness.
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- Laura C Hart
- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- Center for Developmental Epidemiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Callina KS, Johnson SK, Tirrell JM, Batanova M, Weiner MB, Lerner RM. Modeling Pathways of Character Development across the First Three Decades of Life: An Application of Integrative Data Analysis Techniques to Understanding the Development of Hopeful Future Expectations. J Youth Adolesc 2017; 46:1216-1237. [PMID: 28332053 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-017-0660-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There were two purposes of the present research: first, to add to scholarship about a key character virtue, hopeful future expectations; and second, to demonstrate a recent innovation in longitudinal methodology that may be especially useful in enhancing the understanding of the developmental course of hopeful future expectations and other character virtues that have been the focus of recent scholarship in youth development. Burgeoning interest in character development has led to a proliferation of short-term, longitudinal studies on character. These data sets are sometimes limited in their ability to model character development trajectories due to low power or relatively brief time spans assessed. However, the integrative data analysis approach allows researchers to pool raw data across studies in order to fit one model to an aggregated data set. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the promises and challenges of this new tool for modeling character development. We used data from four studies evaluating youth character strengths in different settings to fit latent growth curve models of hopeful future expectations from participants aged 7 through 26 years. We describe the analytic strategy for pooling the data and modeling the growth curves. Implications for future research are discussed in regard to the advantages of integrative data analysis. Finally, we discuss issues researchers should consider when applying these techniques in their own work.
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- Kristina Schmid Callina
- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
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- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.,Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, 26 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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Johnson MK, Hitlin S. Family (Dis)Advantage and Life Course Expectations. SOCIAL FORCES; A SCIENTIFIC MEDIUM OF SOCIAL STUDY AND INTERPRETATION 2017; 95:997-1022. [PMID: 28408766 PMCID: PMC5386504 DOI: 10.1093/sf/sow094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Optimistic assessments of life chances can positively influence life outcomes, but conflicting theories suggest these assessments either reflect structural privilege or develop as a result of childhood hardship. In addition, competing hypotheses suggest that these assessments may matter differently depending on who holds them. We examine whether family socioeconomic status shapes adolescents' expectations about how successful their lives will turn out. We distinguish generalized life expectations (GLE), capturing anticipated success in life across multiple domains, from intergenerational comparative expectations (ICE), which register expectations about improvement relative to observed success within the respondent's family lineage. We find that adolescents from higher socioeconomic status families are simultaneously more optimistic about their likely success in life (GLE) but less likely to anticipate relative improvement in life success across generations (ICE). Holding high GLE in combination with low ICE predicted doing better in adulthood across a range of health, attainment, and well-being outcomes, though in most cases high GLE, regardless of ICE, was the key. These beneficial patterns are, for the most part, at least as beneficial for socioeconomically disadvantaged youth as they are for advantaged youth.
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Walker JS. A theory of change for positive developmental approaches to improving outcomes among emerging adults with serious mental health conditions. J Behav Health Serv Res 2016; 42:131-49. [PMID: 25694066 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-015-9455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent evidence attests to the shortcomings of typical services for improving outcomes among emerging adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs). Researchers and providers have responded by developing new programs and interventions for meeting the unique needs of these young people. A significant number of these programs and interventions can be described as taking a positive developmental approach, which is informed by a combination of theoretical sources, including theories of positive development, self-determination, ecological systems, and social capital. To date, however, there has been no comprehensive theoretical statement describing how or why positive change should occur as a result of using a positive developmental approach when intervening with this population. The goal of this article is to propose a general model that "backfills" a theory behind what appears to be an effective and increasingly popular approach to improving outcomes among emerging adults with SMHCs.
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- Janet S Walker
- Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, Regional Research Institute, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207, USA,
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Bakhshaee F, Hejazi E, Dortaj F, Farzad V. Self-Management Strategies of Life, Positive Youth Development and Academic Buoyancy: a Causal Model. Int J Ment Health Addict 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-016-9707-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Brooks MJ, Marshal MP, McCauley HL, Douaihy A, Miller E. The Relationship Between Hope and Adolescent Likelihood to Endorse Substance Use Behaviors in a Sample of Marginalized Youth. Subst Use Misuse 2016; 51:1815-9. [PMID: 27556872 PMCID: PMC8006866 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1197268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hopefulness has been associated with increased treatment retention and reduced substance abuse among adults, and may be a promising modifiable factor to leverage in substance abuse treatment settings. Few studies have assessed the relationship between hopefulness and substance use in adolescents, particularly those with high-risk backgrounds. OBJECTIVE We explored whether high hope is associated with less likelihood for engaging in a variety of substance use behaviors in a sample of marginalized adolescents. METHODS Using logistic regression, we assessed results from a cross-sectional anonymous youth behavior survey (n = 256 youth, ages 14 to 19). We recruited from local youth serving agencies (e.g., homeless shelters, group homes, short-term detention). RESULTS The sample was almost 60% male and two thirds African American. Unadjusted models showed youth with higher hope had a 50-58% (p = <.05) decreased odds of endorsing heavy episodic drinking, daily tobacco use, recent or lifetime marijuana use, and sex after using substances. Adjusted models showed a 52% decreased odds of lifetime marijuana use with higher hope, and a trend towards less sex after substance use (AOR 0.481; p = 0.065). No other substance use behaviors remained significantly associated with higher hope scores in adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE Hopefulness may contribute to decreased likelihood of substance use in adolescents. Focusing on hope may be one modifiable target in a comprehensive primary or secondary substance use prevention program.
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- Merrian J Brooks
- a Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
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- b Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
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- a Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
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- b Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
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- a Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
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Hernández-Holguín DM, Sánchez IC, Páez E, Montoya-Vásquez EM. [Personal development of youth in Medellín, Colombia: beyond risk behaviors and resilience]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2016; 32:e00103614. [PMID: 27982287 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00103614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Research on young people has increasingly focused on dynamic and comprehensive approaches rather than merely behavior and psychopathology. Such studies help shed light on personal development in adolescents and the role of resilience for them from their own perspective, that is, young people facing a complex world of risks, opportunities, and omnipresent violence. A qualitative study was performed with a hermeneutic focus; 48 in-depth interviews were performed, analyzed with tools from the three-stage framework (descriptive, analytic, and interpretative). The results show that all-or-nothing classification of youth as resilient versus non-resilient (or "with" versus "without" behavior problems) fails to reflect how they experience their development, which is dynamic and changes according to their characteristics, potentialities, needs, and interests, as well as the opportunities they find in their contexts.
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Iovu MB, Hărăguș PT, Roth M. Constructing future expectations in adolescence: relation to individual characteristics and ecological assets in family and friends. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2016.1247007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- Mihai-Bogdan Iovu
- School of Sociology and Social Work, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- School of Sociology and Social Work, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- School of Sociology and Social Work, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Beal SJ, Crockett LJ, Peugh J. Adolescents' changing future expectations predict the timing of adult role transitions. Dev Psychol 2016; 52:1606-1618. [PMID: 27548390 DOI: 10.1037/dev0000189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Individual differences in the transition to adulthood are well established. This study examines the extent to which heterogeneity in pathways to adulthood that have been observed in the broader U.S. population are mirrored in adolescents’ expectations regarding when they will experience key adult role transitions (e.g., marriage). Patterns of change in adolescents’ expectations and the relations between their expectations and subsequent role transitions are also explored. Data from 626 youth in Grade 11 (Mage = 16), Grade 12, and early adulthood (Mage = 23) are analyzed using mover–stayer latent transition analysis. Results indicate 3 profiles of expected timing, corresponding to youth who anticipate early role entry (i.e., early starters), youth who anticipate earlier entry into employment but no other roles (i.e., employment-focused), and youth who anticipate delays in role transitions favoring increased education (i.e., education-focused). Two thirds of youths changed their expectations from Grade 11 to 12. Grade 11 and 12 profile membership predicted role transitions in early adulthood. These findings highlight the importance of adolescents’ expectations and changes in expectations across time in shaping entry into adulthood.
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- Sarah J Beal
- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Zimmerman GM, Rees C, Farrell C. Contextual Determinants of Adolescent Perceived Early Fatality. J Youth Adolesc 2016; 45:1546-59. [PMID: 27325518 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0523-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adolescents overestimate their risk for early or premature death. In turn, perceived early fatality is associated with a host of adverse developmental outcomes. Research on the correlates of perceived early fatality is nascent, and an examination of the contextual determinants of perceived early fatality is largely absent from the literature. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), this study examines whether friendship networks and the school climate impact youth's perceptions of premature death. Analysis using hierarchical linear models on 9617 youth (52.0 % female) within 113 middle and high schools across the U.S. assess the extent to which peer and school future orientation climate and friendship network characteristics (network size, density, popularity, and centrality) impact respondents' life expectancy. Consistent with hypotheses: (1) higher levels of life expectancy in respondents' friendship networks and schools are associated with more optimistic expectations about the future among sample respondents; and (2) youth embedded in larger and denser friendship networks report higher levels of life expectancy. The results are consistent with the literature on peer effects, studies documenting the insulating effects of extensive and closely knit peer networks, and research on the contextual effects of the school environment. More generally, the results suggest that adolescent friendship networks and the school climate are key contexts in which youth develop expectations for the future.
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- Gregory M Zimmerman
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, 417 Churchill Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, 2019 Joseph F. Smith Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, 502B Hayden Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Stoddard SA, Pierce J. Promoting Positive Future Expectations During Adolescence: The Role of Assets. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2015; 56:332-41. [PMID: 26385095 PMCID: PMC4637254 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-015-9754-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Positive future expectations can facilitate optimal development and contribute to healthier outcomes for youth. Researchers suggest that internal resources and community-level factors may influence adolescent future expectations, yet little is known about the processes through which these benefits are conferred. The present study examined the relationship between contribution to community, neighborhood collective efficacy, purpose, hope and future expectations, and tested a mediation model that linked contribution to community and collective efficacy with future expectations through purpose and hope in a sample of 7th grade youth (N = 196; Mage = 12.39; 60 % female; 40 % African American; 71 % economically disadvantaged). Greater collective efficacy and contribution to community predicted higher levels of hope and purpose. Higher levels of hope and purpose predicted more positive future expectations. Contribution to community and neighborhood collective efficacy indirectly predicted future expectations via hope. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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- Sarah A Stoddard
- Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5482, USA.
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- Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5482, USA.
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Tikkanen J. Concern or confidence? Adolescents' identity capital and future worry in different school contexts. J Adolesc 2015; 46:14-24. [PMID: 26559012 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This present study investigated the roles identity capital and school's socio-economic status have on adolescent worry about future education, employment, and social status. The 354 participants were 14- to 15-year-old students from affluent (56.8%) and disadvantaged (43.2%) Finnish lower secondary schools. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesis that a higher level of family-related identity capital is connected to a lower level of future worry, and that this connection is mediated through intrapersonal forms of identity capital, specifically academic self-concept and general self-efficacy. Adolescent future worry was also examined across school status with an independent samples t-test. The findings suggest that, in the relatively equal societal context in Finland, adolescents are rather confident about their future education, employment, and social status regardless of the socio-economic status of the school they attend, and when their level of identity capital is high the future worry decreases further.
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- Jenni Tikkanen
- Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning and Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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McDavid L, McDonough MH, Smith AL. An empirical evaluation of two theoretically-based hypotheses on the directional association between self-worth and hope. J Adolesc 2015; 41:25-30. [PMID: 25771361 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Lindley McDavid
- Purdue University, 800 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University, 800 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Michigan State University, 308 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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