TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of parenting and goal selection in positive youth development
T2 - A person-centered approach
AU - Napolitano, Christopher M.
AU - Bowers, Edmond P.
AU - Gestsdottir, Steinunn
AU - Depping, Miriam
AU - von Eye, Alexander
AU - Chase, Paul
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 - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Using a person-centered approach, we examined the relations between goal selection, various indicators of parenting, and positive development among 510 Grades 9 to 11 participants (68% female) in the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), a longitudinal study involving U.S. adolescents. Goal selection was operationalized by the "Selection" (S) subscale of the Selection, Optimization, and Compensation intentional self-regulation measure. Using Configural Frequency Analysis, we assessed the association between Selection, parenting (warmth, monitoring, and school involvement), and PYD. Results indicated that, while having the combination of consistently high Selection and above-median levels of the parenting variables was the most common path to PYD, having consistently low levels of Selection across grades was also related to positive development at Grade 11, regardless of parenting factors. We interpret these findings based in relation to the PYD and the identity development literatures and discuss implications for applied programs.
AB - Using a person-centered approach, we examined the relations between goal selection, various indicators of parenting, and positive development among 510 Grades 9 to 11 participants (68% female) in the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), a longitudinal study involving U.S. adolescents. Goal selection was operationalized by the "Selection" (S) subscale of the Selection, Optimization, and Compensation intentional self-regulation measure. Using Configural Frequency Analysis, we assessed the association between Selection, parenting (warmth, monitoring, and school involvement), and PYD. Results indicated that, while having the combination of consistently high Selection and above-median levels of the parenting variables was the most common path to PYD, having consistently low levels of Selection across grades was also related to positive development at Grade 11, regardless of parenting factors. We interpret these findings based in relation to the PYD and the identity development literatures and discuss implications for applied programs.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Parenting
KW - Person-centered approach
KW - Positive youth development
KW - Self regulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 22118507
AN - SCOPUS:82155170795
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 34
SP - 1137
EP - 1149
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 6
ER -