ERIC Number: EJ1185870
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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Adolescent Girls Finding Purpose: The Role of Parents and Prosociality
Liang, Belle; Lund, Terese; Mousseau, Angela; White, Allison E.; Spencer, Renée; Walsh, Jill
Youth & Society, v50 n6 p801-817 Sep 2018
Scholars have differentiated other-oriented (OO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim intended to contribute to the world beyond the self) and self-oriented (SO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim without intention to contribute beyond the self). OO purpose is associated with adolescent thriving, yet little is known about how to cultivate it. In a study of 207 adolescent girls, we examined how positive parent--adolescent relationships may contribute to developing OO versus SO purpose; we also tested whether the association between parent--adolescent relationships and OO purpose was mediated by prosocial behavior.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Parent Child Relationship, Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, Goal Orientation, Self Concept, World Views, Questionnaires, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Screening Tests, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 10, Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment
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