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Shubert, Jennifer; Wray-Lake, Laura; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Metzger, Aaron – Child Development, 2019
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…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Watt, Helen M. G. – Child Development, 2004
Latent growth models estimated developmental trajectories for adolescents' math and English self-perceptions (perceived talent, success expectancies), values (intrinsic, utility) and task perceptions (task difficulty, effort required). A longitudinal cohort-sequential study included 1,323 participants spanning Grades 7 to 11, with Occasion 1 mean…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gender Differences, Self Concept, Adolescent Development
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Jodl, Kathleen M.; Michael, Alice; Malanchuk, Oksana; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Sameroff, Arnold – Child Development, 2001
Examined relations among parenting dimensions and adolescents' occupational aspirations related to academics and sports. Found that parents' values predicted youths' values directly in the academic domain. Fathers' behaviors mediated the relation between parents' and youths' sports values. Identification was directly related to adolescents'…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Aspiration, Athletics