Adolescent Hope as a Mediator Between Parent-Child Connectedness and Adolescent Outcomes
Keywords
cognitive development/critical thinking/reasoning, motivation, parenting, path analysis, positive youth development, structural equation modeling
Abstract
This study examines adolescent hope as a mediator between connectedness to mother and father, and positive and negative child outcomes. Participants included 489 adolescents aged 9 to 14 years (M = 11.29; SD = 1.01) and their parents from the Flourishing Families Project, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results suggested that hope mediated the relation between child-reported parent-child connectedness and adolescents’ prosocial behavior, school engagement, and internalizing behavior. Mother-and father-reported connectedness were not related to adolescent hope but were directly related to behavioral outcomes. This study highlights the importance of adolescents’ cognitive-motivational processes for both positive and negative outcomes and has important implications for prevention and intervention programs.
Original Publication Citation
Padilla-Walker, L. M., Hardy, S., & *Christensen, K. J. (2011). Hope as a mediator between parent-child connectedness and adolescent outcomes. Journal of Early Adolescence, 31, 853-879.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Hardy, Sam A.; and Christensen, Katherine J., "Adolescent Hope as a Mediator Between Parent-Child Connectedness and Adolescent Outcomes" (2010). Faculty Publications. 4926.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4926
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2010-09-02
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7730
Publisher
Journal of Early Adolescence
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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