Possible Selves and Negative Health Behaviors During Early Adolescence
| Autor: | Cynthia W. Leong, Karen Hennigan, Patricia A. Aloise-Young |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Age differences Early adolescence 05 social sciences Self-concept 050109 social psychology Developmental psychology Cigarette smoking Developmental and Educational Psychology Early adolescents 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Health behavior Adolescent development Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Alcohol consumption Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Early Adolescence. 21:158-181 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5449 0272-4316 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0272431601021002002 |
| Popis: | The relation of the possible selves to cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption was the focus for this study. Participants (1,606 students in Grades 6 through 9) listed their possible selves and reported their cigarette and alcohol use. The results revealed that adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use were related negatively to (a) the number of positive expected selves and (b) the balance between expected selves and feared selves. However, when both possible-selves variables were entered in the model simultaneously, only the number of positive expected selves consistently was related to negative health behavior. In addition, the number of positive expected selves was related more strongly to the negative health behavior of eighth and ninth graders than to that of sixth and seventh graders. The findings from the present study are contrasted with previous research. In addition, the utility of an intervention involving the possible selves is discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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