The role of psychological maturity on direct and indirect aggressiveness in adolescents

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Morales-Vives ◽  
A. Vigil-Colet ◽  
E. Camps Ribas ◽  
U. Lorenzo-Seva
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Maturity

scholarly journals The psychometric relationship between career thinking and salutogenic functioning amongst unemployed adults

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk Austin ◽  
Frans Cilliers
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Career Indecision ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
Value Add

Orientation: Corporate survival mechanisms, like mergers, downsizing, restructuring and outsourcing, contribute to unemployment levels amongst adults. Psychological maturity seems to influence the quality of the career decisions that people make in these difficult circumstances. However, we do not know what their behavioural strengths are.Research objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the psychometric relationship between career thinking (negative and positive career thoughts) and salutogenic functioning (locus of control and sense of coherence) amongst unemployed adults.Motivation for study: Career decision research has consistently surveyed students to understand career indecision. Adults are not a homogenous group. Therefore, this trend may not reflect throughout the larger adult population. For this reason, the researchers conducted exploratory research into the nature of career indecision amongst non-student adults.Research design, approach and method: The researchers used a quantitative design that included a four-instrument survey on a purposive sample of 225 Canadian unemployed and non-student adults who had not decided on a career. They calculated correlations and regressions.Main findings: The researchers reported significant relationships between the four constructs. They found that a sense of coherence predicted career thinking.Contribution/value-add: A sense of coherence, which includes comprehension, meaningfulness and manageability, acts as a facilitator of effective career thinking.Practical/managerial implications: During career assessment and guidance, the role of sense of coherence as a strength factor will indicate the person’s readiness to make important career decisions.

scholarly journals Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Adolescent Boys and Girls: The Role of Psychological Maturity, Personality Traits, Depression and Life Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabia Morales-Vives ◽  
Jorge Manuel Dueñas
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Psychological Maturity

AbstractIn recent years, suicide rates have increased in adolescents and the young population, so these age groups are considered as populations at risk. Considering that suicidal ideation is the first sign of possible future suicide behavior, the objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of psychological maturity, personality, depression and life satisfaction in predicting suicidal ideation in adolescents. Results show that depressive symptoms is the variable that best predicts suicidal ideation, but psychological maturity, life satisfaction and emotional stability are predictors as well (R2 = .51, p < .001). However, the Multigroup Structural Equation Models analyses carried out show that emotional stability has an indirect relationship with suicidal ideation, through its relationship with depressive symptoms, life satisfaction and identity. Two Multigroup Structural Equation Models were proposed to better understand the relationships between these variables for each sex. The results show that the fit of the model that includes the variable Self-reliance is better for boys than for girls (chi-square contributions of 8.175 for girls and 1.978 for boys) unlike the other model (chi-square contributions of 0.288 for girls and 1.650 for boys). These results suggest that the psychological maturity subscale Self-reliance play a role in suicidal ideation in males but not in females. Although there have been no previous studies on the role of psychological maturity as a predictor of suicidal phenomena, the current study suggests that it is a feature to be considered in the prediction of adolescent suicidal ideation.

scholarly journals Modern Teenager (Highlander) and Sex

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Oksana Fedyk
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Definite Answer ◽  
Psychological Maturity

The age at which you can start or be sexually active - a very interesting question, whichconcerned not only parents, but also psychologists. Usually, you can not answer the question ofwhen and to whom to start having sex. However, there are certain statistics that the average age ofsexual debut in adolescents - is 15 years for girls and 14 for boys. Now we are talking aboutEuropean society, about what is happening in Ukraine, particularly in mountainous areas.The fact that the willingness in principle to sexual intercourse is associated with physiologicalaspects. There is a notion in sexology - sexual constitution.There are several factors play a role, of course, one of which is constitutional, but not always,psychological maturity and sexual constitution, rather, because of the need for sexual constitutionin holding intercourse can match.That is, some teens may be physiologically ready for sexual intercourse at 12-13 years, but thequestion arises: Are they psychologically? And probably we can not give a definite answer to thisquestion, because curiosity taboo in society, which in the majority rejects teen sex, pushing theminto early sexual relations. Nevertheless, probably still age readiness and psychological andphysiological - is 18-19 years if we are talking about teen sex

scholarly journals The “Authentic Self” as a Predictor of Emerging Adulthood in Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
M.V. Klementyeva
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
Stable Employment ◽  
Russian Universities

This article explores the role of “authentic Self” in the developmental processes of students aged 18—33 years. The study involved 320 undergraduate and graduate students of Russian universities. The following aspects were measured: the reflexive assessment of the “authentic Self” and “adult Self” (using the author’s technique), the existential life fulfillment (“Existential Motivation Test”, EMT), the socio-psychological adaptation and maturity (“Social and Psychological Adaptation Questionnaire”, SPA).The outcomes of the study demonstrate that the emotional experience of emerging adulthood is associated with one becoming aware of a combination of characteristics of adulthood (the adoption of responsibility and independence, the achievement of stable employment and stable interpersonal relationships) and the authentic being of personality (relativity and personal involvement in the process of life).We also found that the degree of the students’ reflection of the “authentic Self” acts as a predictor of optimistic assessment of the existential life fulfillment and achievement of socio-psychological maturity.

The Role of Psychological Maturity in Direct and Indirect Aggressiveness in Spanish Adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabia Morales-Vives ◽  
Elisa Camps ◽  
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva ◽  
Andreu Vigil-Colet
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
Direct Aggression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

AbstractUnderstanding which factors are related to different kinds of aggressive behaviors in adolescents might help to improve violence-prevention programs for schools and families. Although some studies show that adolescents who are less psychologically mature tend to display more behavioral problems, few studies have been performed on the relationship between aggressive behavior and psychological maturity in adolescence, and no studies have focused specifically on indirect aggression. For this reason, the current research tests the role of psychological maturity in direct and indirect aggressiveness in a sample of 193 Spanish adolescents (49% boys and 51% girls) between 14 and 18 years old (M = 16.1, SD = 1.18). The results show that psychological maturity is related to both kinds of aggressiveness. In fact, less mature adolescents tend to show higher levels of direct aggression (r = –.22, p < .01) and indirect aggression (r = –.44, p < .01). More specifically, the dimensions of psychological maturity most related to aggressiveness are self-reliance and identity: self-reliance is the main predictor of indirect aggression (p < .01) and identity is the main predictor of direct aggression (p < .01). Moreover, overall psychological maturity is more related to indirect aggression in men than in women (p < .05), so the increase in psychological maturity implies a greater decrease of indirect aggression in men.

The Role of Value Judgment in Congruent Personalities, Trait Authenticity, and Authentic Leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm North ◽  
Julie Nelson ◽  
Clifford Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Value Judgment ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
Evaluation Problem ◽  
Individual Value ◽  
Professional Contexts ◽  
The Relationship

Research in value-behavior relations has yet to explore the role of value judgment in predicting authentic trait and behaviors. This study explored how individual value orientation and judgment relate to psychological maturity in the development of an authentic and congruent personality. A regression analysis with 346 working professionals examined if value judgment predicts psychological congruence and authenticity in personal and professional contexts. In addition, the relationship between value judgment and trait authenticity in 157 working adults and 83 supervisors from education, health, and non-profit organizations in the U.S was explored. Value judgment was measured by two profiles of the Hartman Value Profile (HVP), a judgment profiling instrument delineating the thinking, evaluation, problem-solving patterns, and orientation in 52 indices in personal (HVPII) and social domains (HVPI). Trait authenticity was measured with the Authenticity Scale (AS) comprising of three subscales measuring authentic living, self-alienation, and capacity to resist external influence. Support was found for all hypotheses testing for associations between value judgment and authenticity, and if value judgment predicted psychological congruence and authentic leadership and further identifies the type of value judgment used in the constructs of congruence and authenticity.

Role of dactinomycin in the improved survival of children with Wilms' tumor

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (12) ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Fernbach
Keyword(s):  
Wilms Tumor

Role of the allergist in diagnosis and management of patients with uveitis

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Van Metre
Keyword(s):  
Diagnosis And Management

The power of norms to sway fused group members

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnifred R. Louis ◽  
Craig McGarty ◽  
Emma F. Thomas ◽  
Catherine E. Amiot ◽  
Fathali M. Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Anthropology ◽  
Normative Systems ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Identity Fusion ◽  
Group Members

AbstractWhitehouse adapts insights from evolutionary anthropology to interpret extreme self-sacrifice through the concept of identity fusion. The model neglects the role of normative systems in shaping behaviors, especially in relation to violent extremism. In peaceful groups, increasing fusion will actually decrease extremism. Groups collectively appraise threats and opportunities, actively debate action options, and rarely choose violence toward self or others.

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