The structure and function of selection, optimization, and compensation in middle adolescence: Theoretical and applied implications

Gestsdóttir, Steinunn; Lewin‐Bizan, Selva; Eye, Alexander von; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Lerner, Richard M.

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2009.07.001

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“…Gestsdottir, Lewin-Bizan, von Eye, Lerner, and Lerner (2009) suggested that, consistent with the SOC model (e.g., Baltes, 1997;, ISR should contribute to adaptive functioning when the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral skill sets comprising each of the three SOC components are maximally developed and, therefore, provide the person with multiple options for adaptation. At what age such differentiation occurs, and, as well, the degree that culture moderates this differentiation remains unclear.…”

Section: Soc As a Theory Of Adolescent Isrmentioning

confidence: 95%

Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures

Gestsdóttir

Geldhof

Paus

et al. 2014

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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We address how to conceptualize and measure intentional self-regulation (ISR) among adolescents from four cultures by assessing whether ISR (conceptualized by the SOC model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation) is represented by three factors (as with adult samples) or as one ''adolescence-specific'' factor. A total of 4,057 14-and 18-year-old youth in Canada, Germany, Iceland, and the US participated. Confirmatory factor analyses did not confirm a tripartite model of SOC in any sample, whereas a single (nine-item) composite fit in all samples. A partial weak factorial invariance model showed a roughly equivalent meaning of the nine-item composite among German, Icelandic, and US youth. We discuss the need for further examination of the relative importance of items among Canadian youth, and possible problems using reverse-coded items with adolescents. The similarities that were observed across age and cultural groups suggest that a single factor structure of SOC, as measured by nine items, may be robust for youth in Western cultural settings and that SOC processes are not fully developed until adulthood.

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Section: Soc As a Theory Of Adolescent Isrmentioning

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Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures

Gestsdóttir

Geldhof

Paus

et al. 2014

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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“…Findings from the 4-H Study provide evidence consistent with the ideas of Hypothesis 2, in that they illuminate the nature of both youth strengths and ecological assets and, as well, the links of these individual and contextual variables to PYD and youth Contribution. In a series of studies (Gestsdóttir and Lerner 2007a, b;Gestsdóttir et al 2009;Zimmerman et al 2007Zimmerman et al , 2008, youth strengths, as instantiated by intentional self-regulation skills, and indexed by a measure of Selection (S), Optimization (O) and Compensation (C) (Freund and Baltes 2002), were linked positively within and across the early adolescent through middle adolescent years (Grades 5-10) with PYD and Contribution; in turn, SOC scores were linked negatively to risk/problem behaviors across this portion of adolescence.…”

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Special Issue Introduction: The Meaning and Measurement of Thriving: A View of the Issues

Lerner

Eye

Lerner

et al. 2010

J Youth Adolescence

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We introduce this special issue on the foundations and functions of adolescent thriving by summarizing the developmental systems theory-based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective. The PYD perspective frames much of contemporary research about health and positive development across the adolescent period and, more specifically, frames the 4-H Study of PYD, the data set from which the empirical work in this special issue is drawn. We discuss the different ways in which the articles in this special issue elucidate different facets of the PYD perspective. In addition, we summarize the implications of this research for future scholarship and for applications aimed at improving the life chances of diverse adolescents.

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“…The use of self-regulated learning skills has repeatedly been related to school achievement (Miller and Byrnes 2001;Zimmerman and Schunk 2001). Similarly, the use of selfregulatory behaviors of youth is positively related to other positive outcomes, such as measures of social competence and mental well-being, and negatively related to indicators of problematic development, such as sexual risk behaviors, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety (e.g., Gestsdottir et al 2009;Massey et al 2008;Quinn and Fromme 2010). In addition, self-regulatory skills may have particular significance for youth living in high-risk environments.…”

Section: Adolescence As a Turning Point For Self-regulationmentioning

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Self-Regulation

McClelland¹,

Geldhof²,

Morrison³

et al. 2017

Handbook of Life Course Health Development

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Self-regulation has been shown to have important implications for individual trajectories of health and well-being across the life course. The present chapter examines the development of self-regulation from a life course health development (LCHD) perspective. Using the seven principles of LCHD and the relational developmental systems (RDS) framework, the chapter focuses on the importance of self-regulation for health and well-being over time and across contexts and examines the pathways of self-regulation including the individual, contextual, and sociocultural factors that influence the development of these skills over time, methods for studying self-regulation, and translational issues. The chapter concludes by providing recommendations for future research and for better integrating the principles of LCHD and RDS within the study of self-regulation.

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The structure and function of selection, optimization, and compensation in middle adolescence: Theoretical and applied implications

Cited by 76 publications

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Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures

Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures

Special Issue Introduction: The Meaning and Measurement of Thriving: A View of the Issues

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