Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, 1095 College Station Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4527, USA.
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2019 Jan;48(1):43-55. doi: 10.1007/s10964-018-0921-7. Epub 2018 Sep 3.
Extant literature has demonstrated that self-control is critical for health and adjustment in adolescence. Questions remain regarding whether there are individuals that may be most vulnerable to impaired self-control development and whether aspects of the structural home environment may predict membership in these subgroups, as well as the behavioral consequences of impaired self-control trajectories. The present study utilized growth mixture modeling and data from 1083 individuals (50% female, 82% White) from age 8.5 to 15 years to identify four latent classes of self-control development. Additionally, higher household chaos and lower socioeconomic status at age 8.5 were associated with maladaptive trajectories of self-control at ages 8.5-11.5. In turn, maladaptive self-control trajectories at ages 8.5-11.5 were associated with higher risk taking at age 15. The results highlight the importance of increased structure and support for at-risk youth.
现有文献表明，自我控制能力对青少年的健康和适应能力至关重要。目前仍存在一些问题，例如是否存在某些人可能更容易出现自我控制能力发展受损的情况，以及家庭环境结构的哪些方面可以预测这些亚组的成员身份，以及自我控制轨迹受损的行为后果。本研究利用增长混合建模和来自 1083 名个体（50%为女性，82%为白人）的数据，从 8.5 岁到 15 岁，确定了自我控制发展的四个潜在类别。此外，8.5 岁时家庭混乱程度较高和社会经济地位较低与 8.5-11.5 岁时自我控制的适应不良轨迹有关。反过来，8.5-11.5 岁时自我控制的适应不良轨迹与 15 岁时更高的冒险行为有关。研究结果强调了为高风险青年增加结构和支持的重要性。
