Do Self-Control and Parental Involvement Promote Prosociality and Hinder Internalizing Problems? A Four-Wave Longitudinal Study From Early to Mid-To-Late Adolescence

Author:

Silletti Fabiola1ORCID,Iannello Nicolò M.2,Ingoglia Sonia3,Inguglia Cristiano3,Cassibba Rosalinda1,Eisner Manuel45,Ribeaud Denis5ORCID,Musso Pasquale1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

2. Department of Law, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

3. Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

4. Violence Research Center, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

5. Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

The present study investigated the longitudinal associations of self-control and parental involvement with prosociality and internalizing problems from early to mid-to-late adolescence, within a risk and resilience and a developmental cascade framework. We used a panel design (i.e., four measurement times at 2-year intervals from 2008 onwards) to examine data on 1523 Swiss adolescents when they were aged about 11, 13, 15, and 17. A cross-lagged analytical approach was used to respond to our purpose. Results showed that parental involvement promotes later levels of prosociality from early to mid-to-late adolescence. Furthermore, we observed that parental involvement predicted later improvements in self-control and that prosociality and internalizing problems mutually and positively predicted each other during the same period. Our findings suggest that interventions aimed at promoting positive parental involvement with their offspring may contribute to later adolescent prosociality and self-control and that health professionals should consider encouraging a healthy balance between self-interest and concern for others.

Funder

Swiss National Science Foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Life-span and Life-course Studies,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology

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