An examination of the reciprocal relations between life satisfaction and social problem solving in early adolescents.
Theoretical and emerging empirical advances in the life satisfaction (LS) and social problem solving (SPS) literature suggest that LS and SPS may have bidirectional relations. The main purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis of bidirectionality between LS and two components of the SPS, orie...
| Published in: | Journal of Adolescence Vol. 53; pp. 141 - 152 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=119510834&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 119510834 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01401971 JAA jtl: Journal of Adolescence issn: 01401971 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2016 vid: 53 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 119510834 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.09.004 ppf: 141 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: An examination of the reciprocal relations between life satisfaction and social problem solving in early adolescents. aug: au: Jiang, Xu Lyons, Michael D. Huebner, E. Scott affil: University of Memphis, Department of Psychology, 400 Innovation Dr., Memphis, TN 38152 United States University of Virginia, Clinical and School Psychology Department of Human Services, 405 Emmet St., Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States University of South Carolina, Department of Psychology, 1512 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29208, United States su: Adolescent psychology Social problems Satisfaction Problem solving Self-evaluation Teenagers' conduct of life Educational programs Problem solving ability testing Statistical models sug: subj: Adolescent psychology Social problems Satisfaction Problem solving Self-evaluation Teenagers' conduct of life Educational programs Problem solving ability testing Statistical models keyword: Adolescents Life satisfaction LS life satisfaction Social problem solving SPS social problem solving SPS-O social problem solving orientation SPS-S social problem solving skills Adolescents Life satisfaction LS life satisfaction Social problem solving SPS social problem solving SPS-O social problem solving orientation SPS-S social problem solving skills ab: Theoretical and emerging empirical advances in the life satisfaction (LS) and social problem solving (SPS) literature suggest that LS and SPS may have bidirectional relations. The main purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis of bidirectionality between LS and two components of the SPS, orientation (SPS-O) and skills (SPS-S). Two waves of data were collected from a sample of 733 adolescents at a middle school over a 6-month period. Cross-lagged panel analysis results showed that statistically, LS significantly predicted SPS-O and SPS-S after six months; however, neither SPS-O nor SPS-S significantly predicted LS after six months. These findings suggest LS may function as an antecedent of SPS-O and SPS-S among early adolescents, which lead to a main implication that both SPS and LS could be the direct aims of educational and psychological programs to promote SPS development in early adolescents. Additional implication and future directions are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: journal article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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