Joseph R Cohen, Kevin M Spiegler, Jami F Young, Benjamin L Hankin, John R Z Abela
{"title":"Self-Structures, Negative Events, and Adolescent Depression: Clarifying the Role of Self-Complexity in a Prospective, Multiwave Study.","authors":"Joseph R Cohen, Kevin M Spiegler, Jami F Young, Benjamin L Hankin, John R Z Abela","doi":"10.1177/0272431613503217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613503217","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this multiwave longitudinal study was to examine the structure of self-complexity, and its relation to depressive symptoms, in 276 adolescents (<i>M</i> = 12.55; <i>SD</i> = 1.04). Self-complexity, depressive symptoms, and negative events were assessed during a laboratory assessment at baseline, and then depressive symptoms and negative events were tracked every 3 months over the next 2 years. Findings from the present research showed that girls had higher levels of Overlap (e.g., the degree to which one sees his or her roles as similar) and NASPECTS (the number of aspects) compared with boys, and that older adolescents had lower levels of Overlap. Furthermore, the present study demonstrated that low levels of positive Overlap (e.g., utilizing the same positive adjectives to describe numerous roles) predicted depressive symptoms, especially in the presence of negative events. Other findings along with developmental and clinical implications for this research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"34 6","pages":"736-759"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431613503217","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32684335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yasar Kuzucu, Daniel E Bontempo, Scott M Hofer, Michael C Stallings, Andrea M Piccinin
{"title":"Developmental Change and Time-Specific Variation in Global and Specific Aspects of Self-Concept in Adolescence and Association with Depressive Symptoms.","authors":"Yasar Kuzucu, Daniel E Bontempo, Scott M Hofer, Michael C Stallings, Andrea M Piccinin","doi":"10.1177/0272431613507498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613507498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has demonstrated that adolescents make differential self-evaluations in multiple domains that include physical appearance, academic competence, and peer acceptance. We report growth curve analyses over a seven year period from age 9 to age 16 on the six domains of the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Children. In general, we find little change in self-concept, on average, but do find substantial individual differences in level, rate of change, and time-specific variation in these self- evaluations. The results suggest that sex differences and adoptive status were related to only certain aspects of the participants' self-concept. Depressive symptoms were found to have significant effects on individual differences in rate of change and on time-specific variation in general self-concept, as well as on some of the specific domains of self-concept.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"34 5","pages":"638-666"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431613507498","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32602739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peers' Perceptions of Gender Nonconformity: Associations with Overt and Relational Peer Victimization and Aggression in Early Adolescence.","authors":"Russell B Toomey, Noel A Card, Deborah M Casper","doi":"10.1177/0272431613495446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613495446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study used reports from 318 early adolescents to examine the associations of peer-reported gender nonconformity with peer- and self-reported overt and relational victimization and aggression and possible sex differences in these associations. Multiple-group structural equation modeling revealed that higher levels of peer-reported gender nonconformity were associated with higher self- and peer-reports of overt and relational victimization and aggression among males and females. The association between peer-reported gender nonconformity and peer-reported overt aggression was moderated by participant sex, such that the association was stronger for females compared to males. Results suggest that perceived gender nonconformity is associated with problematic peer relations, especially among females, in early adolescence and implications of these associations are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"34 4","pages":"463-485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431613495446","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33956856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sheryl A Hemphill, Jessica A Heerde, Kirsty E Scholes-Balog, Rachel Smith, Todd I Herrenkohl, John W Toumbourou, Richard F Catalano
{"title":"Reassessing the Effects of Early Adolescent Alcohol Use on Later Antisocial Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States.","authors":"Sheryl A Hemphill, Jessica A Heerde, Kirsty E Scholes-Balog, Rachel Smith, Todd I Herrenkohl, John W Toumbourou, Richard F Catalano","doi":"10.1177/0272431613491830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613491830","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of early adolescent alcohol use on antisocial behavior was examined at one- and two-year follow-up in Washington, United States and Victoria, Australia. Each state used the same methods to survey statewide representative samples of students (N = 1,858, 52% female) in 2002 (Grade 7 [G7]), 2003 (Grade 8 [G8]), and 2004 (Grade 9 [G9]). Rates of lifetime, current, frequent, and heavy episodic alcohol use were higher in Victoria than Washington State, whereas rates of five antisocial behaviors were generally comparable across states. After controlling for established risk factors, few associations between alcohol use and antisocial behavior remained, except that G7 current use predicted G8 police arrests and stealing and G9 carrying a weapon and stealing; G7 heavy episodic use predicted G8 and G9 police arrests; and G7 lifetime use predicted G9 carrying a weapon. Hence, risk factors other than alcohol were stronger predictors of antisocial behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"34 3","pages":"360-386"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2014-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431613491830","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32592851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa A Lippold, Christopher J Powers, Amy K Syvertsen, Mark E Feinberg, Mark T Greenberg
{"title":"The Timing of School Transitions and Early Adolescent Problem Behavior.","authors":"Melissa A Lippold, Christopher J Powers, Amy K Syvertsen, Mark E Feinberg, Mark T Greenberg","doi":"10.1177/0272431612468317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431612468317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This longitudinal study investigates whether rural adolescents who transition to a new school in sixth grade have higher levels of risky behavior than adolescents who transition in seventh grade. Our findings indicate that later school transitions had little effect on problem behavior between sixth and ninth grades. Cross-sectional analyses found a small number of temporary effects of transition timing on problem behavior: Spending an additional year in elementary school was associated with higher levels of deviant behavior in the Fall of Grade 6 and higher levels of antisocial peer associations in Grade 8. However, transition effects were not consistent across waves and latent growth curve models found no effects of transition timing on the trajectory of problem behavior. We discuss policy implications and compare our findings with other research on transition timing.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"33 6","pages":"821-844"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2013-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431612468317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31776848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H Isabella Lanza, David Y C Huang, Debra A Murphy, Yih-Ing Hser
{"title":"A Latent Class Analysis of Maternal Responsiveness and Autonomy-Granting in Early Adolescence: Prediction to Later Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking.","authors":"H Isabella Lanza, David Y C Huang, Debra A Murphy, Yih-Ing Hser","doi":"10.1177/0272431612445794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431612445794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study sought to extend empirical inquiry related to the role of parenting on adolescent sexual risk-taking by using latent class analysis (LCA) to identify patterns of adolescent-reported mother responsiveness and autonomy-granting in early adolescence and examine associations with sexual risk-taking in mid- and late-adolescence. Utilizing a sample of 12- to 14-year-old adolescents (<i>N</i> = 4,743) from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97), results identified a four-class model of maternal responsiveness and autonomy-granting: low responsiveness/high autonomy-granting, moderate responsiveness/moderate autonomy-granting, high responsiveness/low autonomy-granting, high responsiveness/moderate autonomy-granting. Membership in the low responsiveness/high autonomy-granting class predicted greater sexual risk-taking in mid- and late-adolescence compared to all other classes, and membership in the high responsiveness/ moderate autonomy-granting class predicted lower sexual risk-taking. Gender and ethnic differences in responsiveness and autonomy-granting class membership were also found, potentially informing gender and ethnic disparities of adolescent sexual risk-taking.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"33 3","pages":"404-428"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431612445794","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31558829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisa H Rosen, Connor P Principe, Judith H Langlois
{"title":"Feedback Seeking in Early Adolescence: Self-Enhancement or Self-Verification?","authors":"Lisa H Rosen, Connor P Principe, Judith H Langlois","doi":"10.1177/0272431612441070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431612441070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors examined whether early adolescents (<i>N</i> = 90) solicit self-enhancing feedback (i.e., positive feedback) or self-verifying feedback (i.e., feedback congruent with self-views, even when these views are negative). Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders first completed a self-perception measure and then selected whether to receive positive or negative feedback from an unknown peer in different domains of self. Results were consistent with self-verification theory; adolescents who perceived themselves as having both strengths and weaknesses were more likely to seek negative feedback regarding a self-perceived weakness compared to a self-perceived strength. The authors found similar support for self-verification processes when they considered the entire sample regardless of perceived strengths and weaknesses; hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) examined the predictive power of ratings of self-perceived ability, certainty, and importance on feedback seeking for all participants and provided additional evidence of self-verification strivings in adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"363-377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2013-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431612441070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40238341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parenting and Early Adolescent Internalizing: The Importance of Teasing Apart Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms.","authors":"Lesley E Johnson, Mark T Greenberg","doi":"10.1177/0272431611435261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431611435261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This community-based study examined differences in parenting quality and parent symptoms for youth in four categories: anxious (elevated anxiety symptoms), depressed (elevated depressive symptoms), comorbid (elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms), and nonelevated (elevations of neither type). Respondents were 976 young adolescents (mean age = 11.3) and their parents (912 mothers, 647 fathers) randomly selected from 28 rural/small town communities. Results indicated that depressed and comorbid groups were associated with significantly lower parenting quality and higher parent psychopathology compared to the nonelevated and anxious groups. This pattern was generally consistent across reporters (youth, mother, and father) and four domains of or related to parenting (support/warmth, conflict/anger, general child management (GCM), and parent psychopathology). Results highlight the importance of accounting for comorbidity when examining relationships between psychopathology symptoms and related variables such as parenting. Implications include the need to address relationships with parents when intervening with youth at risk for or experiencing elevated depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"33 2","pages":"201-226"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2013-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431611435261","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31725409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Cansler, Kimberly A Updegraff, Sandra D Simpkins
{"title":"Mexican American 7(th) Graders' Future Work and Family Plans: Associations with Cultural Experiences and Adjustment.","authors":"Emily Cansler, Kimberly A Updegraff, Sandra D Simpkins","doi":"10.1177/0272431610397660","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0272431610397660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe Mexican American 7(th) graders' expectations for future work and family roles and investigate links between patterns of future expectations and adolescents' cultural experiences and adjustment. Adolescents participated in home interviews and a series of seven nightly phone calls. Five unique patterns of adolescents' future expectations were identified (N = 246): Career Oriented, Independent, Family Oriented, Early, and Inconsistent. Career Oriented adolescents had the highest socioeconomic status and contact with the U.S. (e.g., generation status) whereas Family Oriented adolescents had the lowest. Cultural orientations, values, and involvement also varied across groups. For example, Career Oriented adolescents reported significantly higher familism values compared to Inconsistent adolescents. Clusters also differed on adjustment: Career Oriented and Family Oriented adolescents reported higher parental warmth and less risky behavior compared to Independent and Inconsistent adolescents. Findings underscore the multi-faceted nature of adolescents' future expectations and the diversity in cultural experiences among Mexican origin youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"32 3","pages":"313-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548621/pdf/nihms267668.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31179227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen S Kulis, Flavio F Marsiglia, Albert M Kopak, Maureen E Olmsted, Ashley Crossman
{"title":"Ethnic Identity and Substance Use Among Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents: Moderator Effects of Gender and Time in the United States.","authors":"Stephen S Kulis, Flavio F Marsiglia, Albert M Kopak, Maureen E Olmsted, Ashley Crossman","doi":"10.1177/0272431610384484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431610384484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined interactive relationships among ethnic identity, gender, time in the US, and changes in substance use outcomes among a school-based sample of 1,731 Mexican-heritage preadolescents (ages 9-13). Residual change multilevel models adjusting for school clustering and using multiply imputed data assessed changes from beginning to end of fifth grade in use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and inhalants, and four substance use antecedents. Effects of ethnic identity were conditional on time in the US, and in opposite directions by gender. Among males living longer in the US, stronger ethnic identity predicted desirable changes in all but one outcome (substance offers). Among females living longer in the US, stronger ethnic identity predicted undesirable changes in alcohol use, pro-drug norms, and peer substance use. Interpretations focus on differential exposure to substance use opportunities and the erosion of traditional gender role socialization among Mexican-heritage youth having lived longer in the US.</p>","PeriodicalId":509963,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Early Adolescence","volume":"32 2","pages":"165-199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2012-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272431610384484","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30758306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}