ERIC Number: EJ1129689
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Self-Esteem and Future Orientation Predict Adolescents' Risk Engagement
Jackman, Danielle M.; MacPhee, David
Journal of Early Adolescence, v37 n3 p339-366 Mar 2017
This study's purpose was to examine the relations among future orientation, self-esteem, and later adolescent risk behaviors, and to compare two mediational models involving self-esteem versus future orientation as mediators. An ethnically diverse sample of 12- to 14-year-olds (N = 862, 54% female, 53% ethnic minority) was assessed longitudinally. Correlations supported the hypotheses that future orientation and self-esteem are (a) positively correlated with each other (r > 0.40) and (b) negatively related to various risky behaviors that were composited into a measure of risk orientation. Controlling for social desirability, self-esteem partially mediated the relation between future orientation and later risk orientation, and future orientation partially mediated the relation between self-esteem and risk orientation. The results shed light on how the concept of possible selves might factor into adolescents' risk avoidance. In particular, both future orientation and healthy self-esteem may serve as protective factors against engaging in risky behavior.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Risk, Prediction, Correlation, Health Behavior, Social Desirability, Futures (of Society), Models, Comparative Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Goal Orientation, Measures (Individuals), Middle School Students, Self Concept Measures, Self Efficacy, Sexuality, Peer Groups, Delinquency, Surveys, Conceptual Tempo
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) (DHHS), Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado; Florida (Miami); Maryland; Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Self Efficacy Scale
Grant or Contract Numbers: APHPA002066; APHPA006045