TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships With Important Nonparental Adults and Positive Youth Development
T2 - An Examination of Youth Self-Regulatory Strengths as Mediators
AU - Bowers, Edmond P.
AU - Geldhof, G. John
AU - Schmid, Kristina L.
AU - Napolitano, Christopher M.
AU - Minor, Kelly
AU - Lerner, Jacqueline V.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by grants from the National 4-H Council and the Thrive Foundation for Youth.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Youth relationships with important nonparental adults (INAs) influence adolescent development. However, prior studies have not simultaneously examined the quantity and quality of INA relationships in predicting youth outcomes, nor have prior studies considered mediators of these constructs. In a sample of tenth through twelfth graders, we modeled the relationships among quantity and quality of INA relationships, intentional self-regulation, hopeful future expectations, and the Five Cs of positive youth development. Hopeful future expectations mediated relations between quantity and youth confidence, character, and caring and between emotional closeness and youth confidence. Finally, youth intentional self-regulation predicted changes in character.
AB - Youth relationships with important nonparental adults (INAs) influence adolescent development. However, prior studies have not simultaneously examined the quantity and quality of INA relationships in predicting youth outcomes, nor have prior studies considered mediators of these constructs. In a sample of tenth through twelfth graders, we modeled the relationships among quantity and quality of INA relationships, intentional self-regulation, hopeful future expectations, and the Five Cs of positive youth development. Hopeful future expectations mediated relations between quantity and youth confidence, character, and caring and between emotional closeness and youth confidence. Finally, youth intentional self-regulation predicted changes in character.
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U2 - 10.1080/15427609.2012.729911
DO - 10.1080/15427609.2012.729911
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869398083
SN - 1542-7609
VL - 9
SP - 298
EP - 316
JO - Research in Human Development
JF - Research in Human Development
IS - 4
ER -