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Differentiating Three Conceptualisations of the Relationship between Positive Development and Psychopathology during the Transition to Adulthood
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O'Connor, Meredith; Sanson, Ann; Hawkins, Mary T.; Toumbourou, John W.; Letcher, Primrose; Frydenberg, Erica – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
The transition to adulthood is characterised by both great potential for positive change and a relatively high incidence of problem outcomes. A multidimensional model of positive development during the transition to adulthood (at 19-20 years) has recently been proposed. However, an unresolved question regarding the nature of positive development…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Psychopathology, Young Adults, Child Development
Learned Helplessness or Expectancy-Value? A Psychological Model for Describing the Experiences of Different Categories of Unemployed People.
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Garcia Rodriguez, Yolanda – Journal of Adolescence, 1997
Proposes a model that assumes the relationships among unemployment and expectation of success, commitment to work, motivation, causal attributions, self-esteem, and depression are moderated by first-time job-seeking and age. Results show that, for first-job seekers, the relationships among these variables is consistent with expectancy-value…
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Helplessness
Adolescent Focal Theories; Age-Trends in Developmental Transitions.
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Hendry, L. B.; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Focal theory is a framework for looking at psychosocial and leisure transitions in middle and later adolescence. Using cross-sectional survey data, found few gender differences in age-related relational transitions, but gender differences were apparent in shifting focuses of leisure involvement with age. Findings suggest a linkage between…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age
The Relationships of Adolescent School-Related Deviant Behaviour and Victimization with Psychological Distress: Testing a General Model of the Mediational Role of Parents and Teachers Across Groups of Gender and Age
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Herrero, Juan; Estevez, Estefania; Musitu, Gonzalo – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
Deviant behaviour and victimization at school have been consistently related to poor psychological adjustment in adolescents. This research explores the mediating role that parents and teachers have in adolescent psychological distress in 973 Spanish students aged 11-16 years old. Structural equation analyses results showed that adolescent deviant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Victims of Crime, Models, Parent Role