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Family-Level Profiles of Parental Reactions to Emotions: Longitudinal Associations with Multi-Informant Reports of Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
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Katherine Edler; Sarah Hoegler Dennis; Lijuan Wang; Kristin Valentino; Patrick T. Davies; E. Mark Cummings – Child Development, 2025
Longitudinal study of associations between family-level emotion socialization and adolescent adjustment is limited. When American children (53.5% girls) were in second grade (N = 213; M[subscript age] = 7.98; data collected 2002-2003), mothers and fathers (79.8% of mothers and 74.2% of fathers were White) reported on their reactions to children's…
Descriptors: Emotional Development, Socialization, Adolescents, Grade 2
Does Parental Involvement Matter for Student Achievement and Mental Health in High School?
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Wang, Ming-Te; Sheikh-Khalil, Salam – Child Development, 2014
Parental involvement in education remains important for facilitating positive youth development. This study conceptualized parental involvement as a multidimensional construct--including school-based involvement, home-based involvement, and academic socialization--and examined the effects of different types of parental involvement in 10th grade on…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Parent Participation
Associations among Pubertal Development, Empathic Ability, and Neural Responses While Witnessing Peer Rejection in Adolescence
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Masten, Carrie L.; Eisenberger, Naomi I.; Pfeifer, Jennifer H.; Colich, Natalie L.; Dapretto, Mirella – Child Development, 2013
Links among concurrent and longitudinal changes in pubertal development and empathic ability from ages 10 to 13 and neural responses while witnessing peer rejection at age 13 were examined in 16 participants. More advanced pubertal development at age 13, and greater longitudinal increases in pubertal development, related to increased activity in…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Relationship, Puberty
Daily Companionship in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence: Changing Developmental Contexts.
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Larson, Reed; Richards, Maryse H. – Child Development, 1991
Examined age differences in 9- to 15-year-olds' experiences with families and friends, and by themselves. Amount of time spent with family decreased with age. Affect with family became less positive through seventh grade; affect with friends became more favorable with age; affect when alone did not vary. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Emotional Development
The Vicissitudes of Autonomy in Early Adolescence.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Silverberg, Susan B. – Child Development, 1986
Examines the development of, and interrelations among, three types of autonomy during the transition from childhood into adolescence: emotional autonomy in relationships with parents, resistance to peer pressure, and the subjective sense of self-reliance. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Emotional Development, Individual Development
The Vicissitudes of Measurement: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Emotional Autonomy Scale.
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Schmitz, Mark F.; Baer, Judith C. – Child Development, 2001
Examined factor structure of the emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS) in 3 samples of adolescents, with each sample consisting of 3 racial/ethnic groups. Found that the EAS exhibited poor construct validity and behaved quite differently for different grade and ethnic groups. Suggested that the most credible solution may be to reexamine the conceptual…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Construct Validity
Role of Affective Self-Regulatory Efficacy in Diverse Spheres of Psychosocial Functioning.
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Bandura, Albert; Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Gerbino, Maria; Pastorelli, Concetta – Child Development, 2003
Examined influence of perceived self-efficacy for affect regulation with older adolescents. Found that self-efficacy to regulate affect related to high efficacy to manage academic development, resist social pressures for antisocial activities, and engage with empathy in others' emotional experiences. Perceived self-efficacy for affect regulation…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Antisocial Behavior