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Adolescent Perceptions, Affect, and Self-Efficacy

Stewart, Brad Randall

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2015, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
The main focus of this research is to identify the severity of adolescent;s reflected self-appraisals of their parents and friends (social primary group) in relation to their self-reported affect and self-efficacy. This research focuses on the way in which perceptions of adolescents’ social primary group influence their mental stability during puberty which is known to be a development of increased mental aliments. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (ADD Health) data collected by the Carolina Population Center, data set 1 public use was used for this study. Participants were in grades 7-12 and selected using random sampling. Adolescent affect and self-efficacy were used in a regression analysis with adolescent reflected self-appraisals of their primary group as the primary independent variables. By including the perceptions of adolescents towards both their parents and friends in the regression model I was able to show a significant relationship for adolescent self-efficacy, as measured by self-rated intelligence. Adolescent affect, as measured by depression, was significantly related with reflected self-appraisal of parents but not for friends. The regression equations had several control variables: gender, age, family status, race and ethnicity, parent education and parent income. Results suggest that reflected self-appraisals of primary groups are influential on adolescent’s mental health. Future research should take adolescent perceptions into consideration as well as use the information provided in this study to enhance adolescent mental health therapy and focus on ways to prevent adolescent depression and low self-efficacy.
Richard Adams, Dr. (Advisor)
Kristen Marcussen, Dr. (Committee Member)
David Riccio, Dr. (Committee Member)
Donald Palmer, Dean/Dr. (Committee Member)
44 p.

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  • Stewart, B. R. (2015). Adolescent Perceptions, Affect, and Self-Efficacy [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1430919538

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stewart, Brad. Adolescent Perceptions, Affect, and Self-Efficacy. 2015. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1430919538.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stewart, Brad. "Adolescent Perceptions, Affect, and Self-Efficacy." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1430919538

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)