Trentacosta Christopher J, Shaw Daniel S
Wayne State University.
J Appl Dev Psychol. 2009 May 1;30(3):356-365. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.016.
This study examined relations among emotional self-regulation, peer rejection, and antisocial behavior in a sample of 122 boys from low-income families who participated in a summer camp and were followed longitudinally from early childhood to early adolescence. Emotional self- regulation strategies were coded in early childhood from a waiting task, measures of peer rejection were collected during middle childhood at the summer camp, and reports of antisocial behavior were obtained during early adolescence. Structural equation modeling was utilized to examine longitudinal relations among these constructs, with results supporting a negative association between use of active distraction and peer rejection and a positive association between peer rejection and antisocial behavior. Furthermore, an indirect effect of active distraction on antisocial behavior was found through peer rejection. Thus, adaptive self-regulation strategy use in early childhood demonstrated direct longitudinal relations with peer rejection and an indirect association with antisocial behavior in early adolescence. Results have implications for early prevention and intervention efforts to foster adaptive self-regulation of emotion and reduce risk for later social problems and delinquency.
本研究调查了122名来自低收入家庭的男孩样本中情绪自我调节、同伴排斥和反社会行为之间的关系。这些男孩参加了一个夏令营，并从幼儿期到青春期早期进行了纵向跟踪。幼儿期通过一个等待任务对情绪自我调节策略进行编码，童年中期在夏令营收集同伴排斥的测量数据，青春期早期获取反社会行为的报告。采用结构方程模型来检验这些构念之间的纵向关系，结果支持积极分心的使用与同伴排斥之间存在负相关，同伴排斥与反社会行为之间存在正相关。此外，发现积极分心通过同伴排斥对反社会行为产生间接影响。因此，幼儿期适应性自我调节策略的使用与同伴排斥存在直接的纵向关系，并与青春期早期的反社会行为存在间接关联。研究结果对早期预防和干预措施具有启示意义，这些措施旨在促进情绪的适应性自我调节，并降低后期出现社会问题和犯罪行为的风险。
