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Does Family Experience Influence Political Beliefs? Relation between Interparental Conflict Perceptions and Political Efficacy in Late Adolescence
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Serek, Jan; Lacinova, Lenka; Macek, Petr – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
The study examined the relation between adolescents' interparental conflict perceptions and their political efficacy regarding local issues. Longitudinal data (age 15 and 17) from 444 adolescents were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results showed that young people experiencing frequent interparental conflict reported an increase in…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Structural Equation Models, Conflict, Late Adolescents
Engagement in Adolescent Career Preparation: Social Support, Personality and the Development of Choice Decidedness and Congruence
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Hirschi, Andreas; Niles, Spencer G.; Akos, Patrick – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This longitudinal panel study investigated predictors and outcomes of active engagement in career preparation among 349 Swiss adolescents from the beginning to the end of eighth grade. Latent variable structural equation modeling was applied. The results showed that engagement in terms of self- and environmental-exploration and active career…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Career Planning, Structural Equation Models, Personality
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