A1 Journal article (refereed)
Trajectories of adolescents' adjustment behaviors across the transition to upper secondary education : The role of individual and environmental factors (2024)

Jaruseviciute, V., Silinskas, G., Muotka, J., & Kiuru, N. (2024). Trajectories of adolescents' adjustment behaviors across the transition to upper secondary education : The role of individual and environmental factors. Learning and Individual Differences, 112, Article 102457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102457

The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.

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All authors or editors: Jaruseviciute, Vilija; Silinskas, Gintautas; Muotka, Joona; Kiuru, Noona

Journal or series: Learning and Individual Differences

ISSN: 1041-6080

eISSN: 1873-3425

Publication year: 2024

Volume: 112

Article number: 102457

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102457

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94615

Abstract

This longitudinal study examined the developmental trajectories of 901 Finnish adolescents' (M = 15.3 at T1, SD = 0.37) adjustment behaviors (prosocial behavior and externalizing problems) across the transition to upper secondary education. The role of adolescents' temperament and relationship with parents and teachers were investigated. Four trajectories of adjustment behaviors were distinguished: moderate prosocial and high externalizing (25.8 %), high prosocial and low externalizing (64.9 %), decreasing prosocial and increasing externalizing before the transition (7.4 %), decreasing prosocial and increasing externalizing after the transition (1.9 %). Adolescents' higher negative affectivity, lower effortful control, and less close and conflicting relationship with parents and teachers are positively associated with the trajectory of moderate prosocial behavior and high externalizing problems. In contrast, high effortful control, high closeness, and low conflict are positively associated with the trajectories of high prosocial and low externalizing problems as well as decreasing prosocial and increasing externalizing after the transition.

Keywords: temperament; prosociality; teacher-pupil relationship; parent-child relationship; environmental factors

Free keywords: temperament; teacher–adolescent relationship; parent–adolescent relationship; prosocial behavior; externalizing problems

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VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 3