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02-09-2017 | Empirical Research

Associations between Prosocial and Problem Behavior from Early to Late Adolescence

Auteurs: Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Madison K. Memmott-Elison, Sarah M. Coyne

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 5/2018

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Abstract

Though recent research has highlighted prosocial behavior as negatively associated with problem behavior during adolescence, we know little about how these variables might be associated longitudinally, whether there are bidirectional effects, and whether there might be different patterns of co-occurrence of behaviors for different individuals. Thus, the current study examined relations between prosocial and problem behaviors in three different ways in an attempt to better understand these associations. Participants included 500 adolescents recruited from a Northwestern state in the USA who took part in the study every year from age 12 to 18 (50% female, 67% European American). Growth curve analyses suggested that change in prosocial behavior was negatively associated with change in aggression and delinquency over time. A longitudinal panel model suggested that prosocial behavior and aggression were negatively associated bidirectionally, and that prosocial behavior was negatively associated with delinquency over time. Finally, mixture modeling conducted at ages 12, 15, and 18 revealed heterogeneity in the ways in which prosocial and problem behaviors co-occur. The discussion focuses on the complexity of interrelations between prosocial behavior and problem behavior across adolescence.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Associations between Prosocial and Problem Behavior from Early to Late Adolescence
Auteurs
Laura M. Padilla-Walker
Madison K. Memmott-Elison
Sarah M. Coyne
Publicatiedatum
02-09-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0736-y