Prosociality During the Transition From Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Effortful Control and Ego-Resiliency
Keywords: Prosociality, effortful control, ego-resiliency, longitudinal mediation
Abstract
The present prospective study examined the prediction of prosociality from effortful control and ego-resiliency from late adolescence to emerging adulthood. Participants were 476 young adults (239 males and 237 females) with a mean age of 16 years (SD = .81) at T1, 18 years (SD = .83) at T2, 20 years (SD = .79) at T3, 22 years (SD = .81) at T4, and 26 years (SD = .81) at T5. Controlling for the stability of the examined variables and the effect of potential confounding variables (i.e., sex, socioeconomic status [SES], and age), results supported a model in which a temperamental dimension, effortful control, positively predicted a specific behavioral tendency (i.e., prosociality) indirectly through mediation by a personality factor (i.e., ego-resiliency). Practical implications of the results are discussed in terms of the importance of early prevention efforts designed to enhance the capacity to cope effectively with emotional reactions and difficult situations.
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Título según WOS: | Prosociality During the Transition From Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Effortful Control and Ego-Resiliency |
Título de la Revista: | PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN |
Volumen: | 40 |
Número: | 11 |
Editorial: | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
Página de inicio: | 1451 |
Página final: | 1465 |
Idioma: | English |
DOI: |
10.1177/0146167214549321 |
Notas: | ISI |