Abstract
The present study tested the hypothesis that perceived self-efficacy to
resist peer pressure for high-risk activities is related to transgressive conduct,
both directly and through the mediation of open familial communication.
Adolescents rated their self-regulatory efficacy, openness of communication
with parents, and their involvement in delinquent conduct
and substance abuse. Results of structural equation modeling confirmed
that a high sense of efficacy to ward off negative peer influences was
accompanied by open communication with parents about activities outside
the home and by low engagement in delinquent conduct and sub-
Keywords: Self-efficacy, familial communication, antisocial conduct.
stance abuse. Both the posited direct and mediated paths of influences
were replicated for males and females, although girls exhibited a slightly
weaker direct relationship between self-regulatory efficacy and transgressive
conduct. The combined influence of self-regulatory efficacy and supportive
parental communication and monitoring accounted for a substantial
share of the variance in delinquent conduct and substance abuse.
A test of an alternative causal model, that engagement in transgressive
activities undermines self-regulatory efficacy and familial communication
and monitoring practices, provided a poor fit to the data.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 125-132 |
Numero di pagine | 8 |
Rivista | European Psychologist |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1998 |
Keywords
- adolescence
- family relations
- self-efficacy