| Brief report: Adolescent adjustment in affluent communities: The role of motivational climate and goal orientation. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 23351983 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Researchers now recognize that affluent youth experience tremendous achievement pressures, yet contributing factors or outcomes are rarely explored. Using a sample of affluent adolescents, the present study investigates the mediating role of goal orientation (GO) on relations between school motivational climate (MC) and adolescent adjustment. Adolescents from four high schools completed measures of MC (i.e., Performance and Mastery), GO (i.e., Ego and Task), and adjustment (i.e., depressive symptoms, anxiety, and life satisfaction). Performance climates were associated with more adjustment problems while Mastery climates were associated with fewer adjustment problems. Adolescents with higher Ego orientation reported more depressive and anxiety symptoms, while adolescents with higher Task orientation indicated fewer depressive symptoms and greater life satisfaction. Adolescent Task orientation mediated the relations between Mastery climate and two adjustment outcomes (i.e., depressive symptoms and life satisfaction). Results suggest the importance of non-competitive achievement-oriented values and collaborative school contexts in adolescent adjustment. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Lea V Travers; Amy M Bohnert; Edin T Randall |
Related Documents
:
|
20019303 - Prevalence and correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse and poten... 10505903 - Patterns of child abuse and neglect associated with chronological age of children livin... 21574113 - Knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy among inhabitants of silesia. a questionnaire ... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-22 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of adolescence Volume: - ISSN: 1095-9254 ISO Abbreviation: J Adolesc Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2013-1-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7808986 Medline TA: J Adolesc Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2012 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
Loyola University Chicago, United States. Electronic address: ltravers@luc.edu. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: 1,5-Diphenylpent-3-en-1-ynes and methyl naphthalene carboxylates from Lawsonia inermis and their ant...
Next Document: Epidemiology of congenital neutropenia.