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{"title":"The Association Between Internet Addiction and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis","authors":"Mengjie Li,&nbsp;Fangli Liu,&nbsp;Xinxin Han,&nbsp;Jiachi Wang,&nbsp;Nannan Li","doi":"10.1002/jad.12510","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12510","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Internet addiction and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) have emerged as prominent psychological concerns among adolescents. Despite numerous investigations into the relationship between these two behaviors, the findings remain inconsistent. This study aims to elucidate the relationship between Internet addiction and NSSI among adolescents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Thirteen databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Embase, Cochrane, Scopus, ProQuest, CINAHL, MEDLINE, SinoMed, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP, were systematically searched, covering the period from inception to October 2024. Two independent reviewers conducted study screening, data extraction, and quality evaluation of the included studies. The statistical software STATA 18.0 was utilized to conduct data analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Forty-one studies were included from a total of 835 articles retrieved from the databases, encompassing a sample of 284,786 adolescents. A random effects model was utilized for pooled analysis, revealing a moderate positive association between Internet addiction and NSSI (r = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.20–0.27). Furthermore, adolescents’ gender, age, and the measurement tools employed played moderating roles in the relationship between Internet addiction and NSSI. However, neither the publication year, the region, nor the adjusted versus unadjusted effect sizes moderated the relationship between the two.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A moderate positive link exists between Internet addiction and NSSI among adolescents. Future preventive measures against NSSI among adolescents should focus more on those with internet addiction, assisting them in overcoming their addiction and establishing healthy online behavior patterns. Additionally, future longitudinal studies are needed to explore the dynamic changes between Internet addiction and NSSI among adolescents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 6","pages":"1433-1448"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144022593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Age-Related Effects on Self-Focused Attention Across Adolescence and the Relationship With Symptoms of Body Dysmorphia, Social Anxiety and Depression","authors":"K. Orme,&nbsp;A. Stringaris,&nbsp;G. Krebs","doi":"10.1002/jad.12505","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12505","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adolescence is a critical period for the development of several emotional disorders, including body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), social anxiety disorder (SAD) and depression. It has been suggested that this may be partly due to developmental changes in self-referential processing, including self-focused attention (SFA). However, to date little is known about normative changes in self-focused attention across adolescence. This study investigated age-related effects on SFA during adolescence, and its relationship with symptoms of BDD, SAD and depression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A sample of 638 adolescents aged 11–18 years (53% male) were recruited through government-funded secondary school students in the United Kingdom and completed validated self-reported measures of SFA, BDD, SAD and depression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Age was positively associated with SFA, and with symptoms of BDD, SAD and depression. The associations of age with SFA, SAD and depression were, on average, greater in females, although this age by sex interaction effect only reached statistical significance for BDD symptoms. SFA fully mediated the effect of age on SAD symptoms, and partially mediated age effects on symptoms of BDD and depression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current findings indicate that self-focused attention increases during adolescence. Moreover, findings provide support for the notion that increased self-focused attention may partly account for the rise in symptoms of BDD, SAD and depression during this developmental period. Future research should seek to establish the direction of effects between self-focused attention and symptoms using longitudinal designs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1396-1406"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144035192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Promising Practices of Out-of-School Time Programs for Low-Income Adolescents: A Systematic Review","authors":"Rebecca S. Levine,&nbsp;Samantha Viano","doi":"10.1002/jad.12506","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12506","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Out-of-school time (OST) programs can have a positive impact on youth outcomes, including academic achievement and social-emotional development. However, there are vast inequities in program accessibility and quality, with low-income adolescents being particularly underserved. This study synthesizes research on OST programs serving low-income adolescents in the United States to identify promising practices in staffing, participant recruitment, and participant engagement, emphasizing approaches that foster positive youth development (PYD).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A systematic literature review was conducted using PRISMA guidelines, incorporating searches of three academic databases and supplementary sources. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 118 studies representing 100 discrete OST programs serving adolescents (aged 11–18) were included. Data were analyzed to identify promising OST program practices.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Key findings reveal strategies for hiring, training, and retaining staff, including the importance of strong leadership, professional development, and community connections. Effective participant recruitment strategies leverage existing relationships with trusted adults and peers, communicate program benefits such as skill-building and social connection, address barriers like transportation and cost, and deliver programming in accessible, familiar community spaces. The review also yielded seven engagement strategies—agency, relevance, competence, belonging, exposure, and safety/wellness—which align closely with PYD and are promoted through developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive activities, pedagogies and policies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>By illuminating the “how” of OST program success, this review contributes to the growing body of knowledge of practices that can promote equity and positive development for underserved youth. Future research is needed to explore and refine strategies for reaching and supporting diverse adolescent populations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1145-1160"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12506","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resources and Personal Adjustment for Career Transitions Among Adolescents: A Latent Profile Analysis","authors":"Anna Parola,&nbsp;Jenny Marcionetti","doi":"10.1002/jad.12507","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12507","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Career transitions are considered to be the most challenging tasks in adolescence. Personal resources are important factors in coping with the difficulties encountered during transitions and help individuals to adjust more smoothly to these transitions. Using a person-centered approach, this study aims to identify typologies of personal resources in adolescents, that is career adaptability, hope, optimism and resilience and their association with personal adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Six hundred and twenty six Italian adolescents (<i>M</i> = 17.18; SD = 0.52) participated in the study. First, a latent profile analysis was conducted using personal resources. Then, a MANOVA was conducted to capture the association of resource profiles with life satisfaction and anxiety/depression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results of the profile analysis revealed four profiles of personal resources. Pessimists (<i>n</i> = 123), Unbalanced (<i>n</i> = 63), Career Maladjusted (<i>n</i> = 187), and Career Adjusted (<i>n</i> = 253). The profile with high resources (Career Adjusted) show a higher personal adjustment, while profiles with low resources show lower personal adjustment. In particular, the Unbalanced profile, characterized by the lowest level of hope and resilience, shows the lowest personal adjustment with medium-high anxiety/depression and low life satisfaction.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results suggest that career adaptability resources alone may not be sufficient to promote good personal adaptation and therefore the readiness to cope with career transitions in adolescence, but that these should be accompanied, in particular, by good levels of hope and resilience.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1407-1419"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12507","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143991324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of Digital Amnesia Scale Adolescent Form-DAADF and Examination of Psychometric Characteristics","authors":"Elçin Babaoğlu,&nbsp;Yalçın Kanbay,&nbsp;Aydan Akkurt Yalçıntürk,&nbsp;Aysun Akçam","doi":"10.1002/jad.12504","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12504","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of the study was to develop the “Digital Amnesia Scale Adolescent Form-DAADF” to determine digital amnesia in adolescents aged 12–18 years and to examine its psychometric characteristics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the study, 625 adolescents between the ages of 12–18 who use digital devices such as smartphones/watches/tablets/computers/televisions were reached. The development process of the scale consisted of content validity, construct validity, convergent and discriminant validity, reliability studies, and validation of the obtained structure. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to determine construct validity, and a 27% lower-upper group comparison was conducted to determine internal validity. The linguistically and psychometrically validated scale consists of 9 items and has a 5-point Likert scale.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The developed scale consists of 2 sub-dimensions and 9 items and explains 63.1% of the total variance. Scoring of the scale is obtained by summing the scores of the sub-dimensions and a score between 0 and 36 points is obtained. The higher the score, the higher the level of digital amnesia. The Cronbach α reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.84, indicating high reliability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The developed “Digital Amnesia Scale Adolescent Form -DAADF” is valid in terms of scope and content and has high reliability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1385-1395"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12504","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Development of a Moral Compass: Exploring Age and Gender Differences in Moral Foundations In Early and Mid-Adolescence","authors":"Marie-Céline Gouwy,&nbsp;Dries H. Bostyn,&nbsp;Barbara De Clercq,&nbsp;Arne Roets","doi":"10.1002/jad.12500","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12500","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) identifies innate moral foundations that drive moral judgment, and are assumed to mature at different phases throughout development. However, core developmental aspects of moral foundations, such as normative age and gender differences from an MFT perspective, remain relatively unexplored, particularly in pre-adulthood. Therefore, the present study investigates age and gender differences in moral foundations during adolescence, a sensitive phase for moral identity development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cross-sectional data was collected from 2022 to 2024 in a wide variety of elementary and secondary schools in Flanders, Belgium. A total of 778 adolescents (<i>M</i>_age = 13.14, SD_age = 1.76, age range = 10–17 years, 55.4% boys, 44.6% girls) completed 30 moral foundation vignettes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Regression analysis revealed normative decreases in all moral foundations with age, with significant curvilinear trends observed for <i>Fairness</i>, <i>Authority</i>, and <i>Sanctity</i> among boys and girls. Gender differences emerged, with girls placing greater emphasis on <i>Care</i> and <i>Liberty</i>, and interaction effects also suggest distinct developmental trajectories of <i>Care, Liberty</i>, and <i>Loyalty</i> across genders.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings indicate that age-related and gender-specific changes in moral foundations already emerge during adolescence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1333-1343"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Tri-Directional Examination of Parental Personality, Parenting, and Context on Adolescent Behaviors: A Replication and Extension in a New Cultural Context","authors":"Bojana M. Dinić,&nbsp;Lauren M. Ferguson,&nbsp;Kostas A. Papageorgiou,&nbsp;Tayler E. Truhan","doi":"10.1002/jad.12502","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12502","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this study was to replicate the Tri-Directional Framework of Parent and Offspring Traits and Outcomes (TDF-POTO) in the new ground of the more traditional cultural context of Serbia. We tested the effects of: (a) parental dark traits on self-reported and adolescent-reported parenting, including the moderating role of harsh contextual characteristics (low socioeconomic status and high parental adverse childhood experiences); (b) parental dark traits and parenting on adolescent behavioral outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sample included 239 parent-adolescent dyads from Serbia (68.6% mothers; 61.1% daughters; all White) with average age of 44.68 years for parents and 14.11 years for adolescents. The study was conducted in 2024 and it was cross-sectional with surveys administered to both parents and adolescents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental dark traits were associated with hostile, cold parenting, except for grandiose narcissism which showed a negative association with parental control. Harsh contextual characteristics moderated relationships between vulnerable narcissism and parental hostility. Only parental Machiavellianism showed significant effects on adolescent-reported parenting and behavioral outcomes. Among parenting dimensions, parental hostility showed positive associations with adolescent externalizing and internalizing behaviors and negative with prosocial behaviors, whereas parental control was negatively associated with externalizing behaviors. Surprisingly, self-reported parental warmth was positively associated with adolescent internalizing behaviors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results support the TDF-POTO in Serbian culture but highlight some culturally specific effects of harsh contexts and associations between parenting and adolescent behavioral outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1360-1372"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relationship Between Internet Use, Achievement, and Persistence in Digital Tasks","authors":"Francesca Borgonovi,&nbsp;Elodie Andrieu","doi":"10.1002/jad.12503","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12503","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As technology progresses, individuals will be increasingly expected to solve digital tasks. At the same time, many worry that a high use of connected devices will reduce young people's ability to perform with accuracy long cognitively challenging tasks online.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We examine whether 15-year-old students' ability to accurately solve cognitively challenging digital tasks—and to maintain accuracy throughout the 2-h PISA low-stakes —reflects their frequency of internet use. We do so using data from 153,603 students from 27 countries who participated in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Compared to students with moderate levels of internet use, students who use the internet a lot and those who never use it (or use it very little), have lower baseline levels of accuracy in all key assessment domains (reading, mathematics and science). By contrast, students' use of the internet is not associated with how much accuracy declines over the 2-h assessment when students are required to solve mathematics and science tasks. In reading, students who use the internet a lot have lower declines in accuracy over the course of the 2-h assessment compared to students with medium levels of internet use who, in turn, have lower declines than students with low levels of internet use. Internet use is not associated with how carefully students respond to questions in the background questionnaire.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Worries about internet use reducing young people's persistence appear unfounded. At the same time high levels of internet use are associated with low baseline accuracy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1373-1384"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.12503","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144021162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Youth at Risk, Minority Groups, and Gender: Introduction to the Special Issue","authors":"Chen Lifshitz,&nbsp;Gila Chen","doi":"10.1002/jad.12494","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 4","pages":"883-885"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adolescents' Agency and Communion in Life Storytelling With Mothers: Addressing Descriptive and Inferential Questions","authors":"Jordan A. Booker,&nbsp;Jane I. Manson,&nbsp;Logan Zanger,&nbsp;Sophia Froese,&nbsp;Bayliee Kulesa","doi":"10.1002/jad.12499","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.12499","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Life storytelling is important for making sense of lived experiences and sharing insights with loved ones. Life storytelling reflects development, personality, and cultural upbringing. There remains room to consider how young adolescents' life storytelling is relevant to development and adjustment. We were interested in adolescents' agency and communion as they shared life stories alongside their mothers. We tested descriptive questions about the ways agency and communion were expressed across multiple life stories. We also asked inferential questions about the relations between adolescent agency, communion, and psychological adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We recruited 30 mother-adolescent dyads from Missouri, USA (mean mother age = 43.0 years; mean adolescent age = 12.8 years; 53.3% boys) to complete a videorecorded life storytelling task and complete additional surveys about adolescent and mother adjustment. We rated life stories for expressions of agency (e.g., messages about assertiveness and self-determination) and communion (e.g., mentions of caring for and supporting close others).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adolescent agency was lower during stories about upsetting life events. On average, adolescents expressed lower agency and communion than mothers. Daughters expressed more communion than sons, reflecting gender norms. Mean adolescent communion was positively related with adolescent adjustment, whereas discrepancies between adolescent and mother communion were negatively related with adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings add clarity and expand insights on forms of life storytelling among adolescents and in the context of family storytelling. Findings also underscore the value of studying adolescent storytelling to further understand development and adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"97 5","pages":"1323-1332"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}