Role of Affective Self‐Regulatory Efficacy in Diverse Spheres of Psychosocial Functioning
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- 16 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child Development
- Vol. 74 (3) , 769-782
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00567
Abstract
This prospective study with 464 older adolescents (14 to 19 years at Time 1; 16 to 21 years at Time 2) tested the structural paths of influence through which perceived self‐efficacy for affect regulation operates in concert with perceived behavioral efficacy in governing diverse spheres of psychosocial functioning. Self‐efficacy to regulate positive and negative affect is accompanied by high efficacy to manage one's academic development, to resist social pressures for antisocial activities, and to engage oneself with empathy in others' emotional experiences. Perceived self‐efficacy for affect regulation essentially operated mediationally through the latter behavioral forms of self‐efficacy rather than directly on prosocial behavior, delinquent conduct, and depression. Perceived empathic self‐efficacy functioned as a generalized contributor to psychosocial functioning. It was accompanied by prosocial behavior and low involvement in delinquency but increased vulnerability to depression in adolescent females.Keywords
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