Meaning in Life, Self-Control, Positive and Negative Affect: Exploring Gender Differences Among Adolescents

Hamama, Liat; Hamama‐Raz, Yaira

doi:10.1177/0044118x19883736

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“…Huang (2013) found gender differences among 15-to 18-year-olds and students 23 or older, and culture appeared to have no moderating effect on gender differences in academic self-efficacy. However, in contrast to self-efficacy, self-control in girls is significantly higher than that in boys (Kremen and Block, 1998;Shoenberger and Rocheleau, 2017;Hamama and Hamama-Raz, 2019;Zavala et al, 2019). Therefore, we speculated that the influence of academic selfefficacy on academic self-control may be significantly different depending on gender, and the mediating effect of academic selfcontrol may also be different according to gender.…”

Section: Gender Differencementioning

confidence: 89%

“…Another possible reason is that our participants were older. In previous studies on self-control gender differences, participants were all primary school students, middle school students ( Hamama and Hamama-Raz, 2019 ), and college students ( Duckworth et al, 2019 ). Our male postgraduate students were more mature and knowledgeable about the meaning of learning and self-control, which may explain the differences between females and males here.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Academic Self-Efficacy and Postgraduate Procrastination: A Moderated Mediation Model

Liu

Cheng

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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Studies in recent years have shown that academic procrastination in postgraduates is very common and has a negative impact on their mental health. Therefore, we conducted this study to explore the influencing mechanism of postgraduate academic procrastination. In this study, based on the Temporal Decision Model (TDM) of procrastination and the strength model of self-control, we administered a questionnaire survey to 577 full-time postgraduates (351 females, 226 males) to explore the influence mechanisms and gender differences of motivational and volitional factors on academic procrastination. Our results indicated significant differences in academic self-efficacy between females and males. Academic self-efficacy was positively correlated with academic self-control and negatively correlated with academic procrastination; academic self-control was negatively correlated with academic procrastination. Academic self-control had a completely mediating effect in the influence of academic self-efficacy on academic procrastination. Gender variables moderated the influence of academic self-efficacy on academic self-control and thus significantly moderated the mediating effect of academic self-control. Specifically, academic self-control had a stronger mediating effect between academic self-efficacy and academic procrastination for female postgraduates. Our findings may provide guidance for postgraduates who exhibit academic procrastination and extend the theory of academic procrastination.

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Section: Gender Differencementioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Academic Self-Efficacy and Postgraduate Procrastination: A Moderated Mediation Model

Liu

Cheng

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…Different studies reveal contradictory self-control results. Females have been seen above their self-control skills than their male counterparts [44]. There are also conflicting results that male young people showed better self-control skills than females [45].…”

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The Role of Gender in Association between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control among University Student-Athletes

Dumčienė

Sipavičienė

2021

IJERPH

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The purpose of this study was to reveal the peculiarities of undergraduate studies university student-athletes’ emotional intelligence and self-control indicators, and the role of gender as a predictor in the association between emotional intelligence and self-control. The study included students regularly involved in training at least three times a week. The sample consisted of 1395 student athletes from Lithuanian universities, among them 59.2% female and 40.8% male. For measurement, the SSRI inventory and a self-control scale were used. All values of emotional intelligence indicators were significantly higher for males than females. Estimates of the components of the self-control construct varied. The score for the healthy habits component was significantly higher for women than for men, the self-discipline component did not differ significantly, and the other three components were higher for males. Estimates of the components of the self-control construct varied. Models for predicting the values of self-control components were proposed. Only one component of the emotional intelligence construct, optimism, was repeated in all forecasting models, as well as gender. Other components of emotional intelligence vary in models.

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“…In adolescents, MIL has been positively associated with health, stress reduction [ 24 , 25 , 26 ], and positive affect [ 27 ], and it has been found to be a protective factor against substance use, risk behaviors [ 28 ], and hopelessness [ 29 ].…”

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Meaning in Life Buffers the Association between Perceived Burdensomeness, Thwarted Belongingness, and Frequency of Non-Suicidal Self-Injuries in Spanish Adolescents

Marco

Tejada

Guillén

et al. 2021

JCM

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Background: Adolescence is a developmental stage when there is a high risk of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). There is recent interest in the study of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensome as variables associated with the frequency of NSSI in adolescents. Meaning in life (MIL) might be negatively associated with thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. To date, no studies have analyzed the buffering role of MIL in the association between thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness and the frequency of lifetime NSSI in Spanish adolescents. Aims: (a) To test whether thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness are associated with frequency of lifetime NSSI; (b) to test whether MIL moderates the association between thwarted belongingness and frequency of lifetime NSSI; and (c) to test whether MIL moderates the association between perceived burdensomeness and frequency of lifetime NSSI. Method: The sample consisted of N = 1531 participants (n = 736, 48.1%, were men, and n = 795, 51.9%, were women) between 12 and 18 years old from Spain. The participants filled out the Inventory of Statements about Self-Injury, Purpose-In-Life Test-Adolescent Version, and Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Moderation analyses were performed. Results: No statistically significant differences were found in the frequency of lifetime NSSI in the adolescents based on gender. Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness were positively associated with the frequency of lifetime NSSI in Spanish adolescents. MIL was a moderating variable between thwarted belongingness and the frequency of lifetime NSSI, and between perceived burdensomeness and the frequency of lifetime NSSI. Conclusions: Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness might be positively associated with the frequency of lifetime NSSI, and MIL might be negatively associated with the frequency of lifetime NSSI. Thus, adding these variables to current descriptive theories of NSSI in adolescents would allow us to improve assessment and treatment protocols for adolescents with NSSI.

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Meaning in Life, Self-Control, Positive and Negative Affect: Exploring Gender Differences Among Adolescents

Cited by 24 publications

References 96 publications

Academic Self-Efficacy and Postgraduate Procrastination: A Moderated Mediation Model

Academic Self-Efficacy and Postgraduate Procrastination: A Moderated Mediation Model

The Role of Gender in Association between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control among University Student-Athletes

Meaning in Life Buffers the Association between Perceived Burdensomeness, Thwarted Belongingness, and Frequency of Non-Suicidal Self-Injuries in Spanish Adolescents

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