Parental Psychological Control and Attachment in Late Adolescents and Young Adults

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1015-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeliki Leondari ◽  
Grigoris Kiosseoglou
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Parental Psychological Control ◽  
Personal Efficacy ◽  
Age Range

The aim of this study was to examine the association between parental psychological control and parental attachment. Another goal was to investigate the differential and combined effects of these two constructs on indices of psychological well-being, namely, self-esteem, positive or negative affect, and personal and interpersonal efficacy. Subjects were 319 males ( n = 142) and females ( n = 177) with an age range of 15 yr., 9 mo. to 22 yr., 5 mo. ( M = 20.0, SD = 1.6). Analysis showed that psychological control was negatively related to attachment. Both psychological control and attachment predicted self-esteem, and there was some indication that psychological control exercised by mothers had a stronger influence on self-esteem. Attachment was also a significant predictor of positive and negative affect and perceived personal efficacy. No sex or age differences were found.

Age Differences in the Effects of Self-Esteem

GeroPsych ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Chui ◽  
Manfred Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
The Self ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Buffering Effect

Abstract. This study examined the link between physical symptoms, affect, and self-esteem in everyday life across adulthood. The sample consisted of young, middle-aged, and older adults. Results indicated a significant Self-Esteem × Physical Symptoms interaction on positive affect (PA). The effect of self-esteem on PA was lower with increasing physical symptoms. For negative affect (NA), the Self-Esteem × Physical Symptoms × Age interaction was significant. In older adults, the effect of self-esteem on NA was lower with increasing physical symptoms. Thus, the effect of self-esteem ran opposite to the expected buffering effect. In addition, the age difference in the effect of self-esteem on NA presents potential challenges to the adaptive capacity of older adults in emotional well-being.

scholarly journals Self Esteem and General Well Being in Adolescents with Low vs High Emotional Competence

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvdeep Kohli ◽  
Anjali Malik ◽  
Varsha Rani
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Emotional Evaluation ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Selection Of

An essential component of youths’ successful development is learning to appropriately respond to emotions, including the ability to recognize, identify and describe one’s feelings. Emotional competence refers to one’s ability to express or release one’s inner feelings or emotions. Self-esteem reflects a person’s overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. General well being refers to the harmonious functioning of the physical as well as psychological aspects of the personality, giving satisfaction to the self and benefit to the society. The present study focuses on the self esteem and general well being in adolescents with low vs high emotional competence. For this purpose, first of all emotional competence scale was administered on 260 adolescents within the age range of 15-18 years, to identify the low emotionally competent and high emotionally competent adolescents. After the sample selection of 152 subjects (76 low emotionally competent and 76 high emotionally competent) Rosenberg’s Self-esteem scale and General well being scale were administered. Results indicate that high emotionally competent adolescents have high self-esteem and better general well being than low emotionally competent adolescents.

scholarly journals Age Differences in the Relationship Between Daily Social Media Usage and Affect

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 410-410
Author(s):  
Xin Yao Lin ◽  
Margie Lachman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Daily Time

Abstract Social media platforms allow people to connect and share content online (e.g., Facebook, Twitter). Although older adults are becoming more frequent users of social media, there continue to be mixed views on whether social media positively or negatively impacts well-being. Past studies have mainly focused on cross-sectional analyses for individual differences. However, both the time spent on social media and one’s affect can fluctuate on a daily basis. Thus, it is important to understand how the relationship between daily social media usage and affect varies within individuals from day to day. The current study adds to the literature by examining whether daily variations in time spent with social media are related to daily positive and negative affect and whether there are age differences in these relationships. The current study used an eight-day daily diary from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher dataset for 782 participants (ages 25-75). Multilevel modeling results revealed that age moderated the relationship between daily time spent on social media and negative affect: for younger adults, on days when they spent more time on social media, they had more negative affect. For older adults, on days when they spent more time on social media, they had less negative affect. Surprisingly, daily time spent on social media was not related to daily positive affect, nor did this relationship differ by age. Implications for future research are discussed with a focus on how social media usage can contribute to daily well-being for adults of different ages.

scholarly journals Validation of the Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale (DAPCS) in a Spanish-speaking late adolescent sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar García-Pérez ◽  
Carmen Rodríguez-Menéndez ◽  
Susana Torío-López ◽  
Sara Rodríguez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Parental Psychological Control

El control psicológico parental se refiere a los comportamientos de los padres que interfieren con los pensamientos y sentimientos del niño y se caracterizan por el uso excesivo de técnicas de manipulación, como la inducción de culpa o vergüenza y la retirada del afecto. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo validar la versión en español de la Dependency-oriented and Achievement-oriented Psychological Control Scale (DAPCS) (Escala de control psicológico orientado a la dependencia y control psicológico orientado al logro), una nueva medida diseñada para evaluar la percepción del control psicológico de un adolescente. Otro objetivo fue determinar la influencia del control psicológico parental percibido sobre el autoconcepto de los adolescentes. Evaluamos la estructura factorial, la fiabilidad y la validez convergente en una muestra de adolescentes tardíos españoles (N = 310, edad media = 19.75). Los análisis de factores exploratorios y confirmatorios mostraron que la estructura factorial de la escala DAPCS se describe mejor con una solución de 2 factores, tanto para padres como para madres, lo que indica la distinción entre control psicológico orientado a la dependencia y el orientado al logro. Los altos índices de consistencia interna indicaron que la escala DAPCS produjo óptimas puntuaciones. Además, la validez convergente fue confirmada por la correlación entre el DAPCS y otras medidas de control psicológico, así como con otras medidas del análisis de la crianza. La regresión jerárquica también mostró que DAPCS predijo el autoconcepto de los adolescentes tardíos. Los resultados de este estudio indican que la versión en español del DAPCS es un instrumento útil para estudiar ambos tipos de control psicológico. Parental psychological control refers to those parental behaviors that interfere with the child's thoughts and feelings and are characterized by excessive use of manipulative techniques, such as inducing guilt or shame and love-withdrawal. This study was aimed at validating the Spanish version of the Dependency-oriented and Achievement-oriented Psychological Control Scale (DAPCS), a new measure designed to assess an adolescent’s perception of psychological control. Another objective was to determine the influence of perceived parental psychological control on adolescents’ self-concept. We evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity in a sample of Spanish late adolescents (N = 310, mean age = 19.75). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that the DAPCS factor structure is best described by a 2-factor solution, for both paternal and maternal ratings, indicating the distinction between dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented psychological control. High indices of internal consistency indicated that DAPCS produced reliable scores. Moreover, convergent validity was confirmed by consistent associations between the DAPCS and other measures of psychological control and other parenting dimensions. Hierarchical regression also showed that DAPCS predicted late adolescents’ self-concept. The results of this study indicate that the Spanish version of the DAPCS is a useful instrument for studying both types of psychological control.

scholarly journals Daily Activity Engagement Predicts More Positive Affect Especially on Days When a Person Feels Young

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 908-909
Author(s):  
Erica O'Brien ◽  
Shevaun Neupert
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Activity Engagement ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Engagement in a wide array of mental, social, and physical leisure activities confers several health benefits. Indeed, theories of successful aging argue that an active lifestyle serves as an important criterion for maintaining high levels of psychological, functional, and physical well-being in old age. Findings from parallel studies also show that people who hold positive (self-)views of aging exhibit higher and maintained levels of well-being over time. Yet, whether views of aging enhances the link between activity engagement and well-being - and whether they do so on a daily basis – remains unknown. This study therefore sought to extend prior literature by examining the relationship between activity engagement, subjective age, and affective ratings within-person over several days. Old adults (N = 115; Age: Range = 60 – 90, M = 64.65, SD = 4.86) in the Mindfulness and Anticipatory Coping Every Day (MACED) study completed an 8-day daily diary. Participants reported on their positive and negative affect, the age they subjectively felt compared to their actual age, and the number and types of leisure activities in which they engaged. Results from multilevel analyses indicate that people felt more positive on days when they also engaged in more activities (total across mental, social, physical types) than usual. Moreover, the effect of activity engagement was most pronounced on days when people felt younger than usual. No effects were found for negative affect. Preliminary findings suggest that people benefit psychologically from daily leisure activities and a positive self-view of aging.

scholarly journals Effects of workplace incivility on employees’ well-being: an examination of boundary conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniela Adiyaman
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Stress Reaction ◽  
Work Stressors ◽  
Diary Studies

Uncivil behaviours from insider as well as outsider members of the organization are commonly experienced and may have detrimental effects on employee’s well-being. While previous diary studies demonstrated that such effects might already appear within the same day, few investigated how long they might last. Moreover, previous studies that examined targets of incivility’s stress reaction mainly focused on emotions and neglected that such interpersonal misconduct might also impair employees’ self-esteem. In addition, previous studies on the boundary conditions of experienced incivility’s effects showed that resources are crucial to cope with experienced incivility’ effects. However, few studies considered the close social context and specifically whether targets observe others being rudely treated as well, which may also buffer targets’ stress reaction. In addition, employees may have to cope with many job stressors (included incivility) but resources are limited, thus they may lack the resources to successfully cope with experienced incivility’s effects. We therefore conducted two first diary studies to examine the short-term effects of experienced incivility on employees’ well-being (angry and depressive mood and self-esteem) as well as the lagged effects on general negative affect. In a third filed study, we also examined customer incivility’ effects on exhaustion and job satisfaction. In addition, we investigated the buffering role of observed incivility as well as the exacerbating role of some work stressors (workload, organizational constraints and an organizational change). Our findings revealed that experienced incivility positively related to angry, depressive mood and exhaustion and negatively related to self-esteem and job satisfaction. With regard to the boundary conditions, observed incivility did buffer experienced incivility’s effects on depressive mood and self-esteem. Unexpectedly however, the organizational change also buffered customer incivility’ effects on job satisfaction. Finally and in line with the depletion of resources assumption, workload did exacerbate experienced incivility’s effect on general negative affect. Overall, the present research confirms the harmful effects of experienced incivility on employees’ well-being. Moreover, it highlights that sharing experiences of incivility with other victims may buffer targets’ strain and on the contrary, facing some work stressors may exacerbate it.

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