Uncovering the Link between Self-control, Age, and Psychological Maladjustment among Spanish Adolescents and Young Adults

Autor: Alfredo Oliva, Lucía Antolín-Suárez, Ana Rodríguez-Meirinhos
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Psychosocial Intervention, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 49-55 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1132-0559
2173-4712
DOI: 10.5093/pi2019a1
Popis: This study explores the relationships of self-control with age and psychological maladjustment in adolescents and young adults. The sample consisted of 1,600 randomly selected Spanish adolescents and young adults, aged 12-34 years (M = 22.28, SD = 6.94). Measures of self-control, Internet addiction, and anxiety-depressive symptoms were administered. Control variables included age and sex. Results indicated that adolescents between 15 and 19 years old showed the lowest self-control scores, while older participants showed greater scores. Low scores in self-control were significantly associated with greater substance consumption, more anxiety-depression symptoms, and higher scores on the Internet addiction scale. Also, participants with high scores on the addiction scale scored lower on self-control. These results evidence associations between self-control and some emotional-behavioral problems, and suggest the importance of promoting self-control to prevent Internet addiction, substance consumption, and anxiety-depression in adolescents and young adults.
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