Developmental Change in Social Responsibility during Adolescence: An Ecological Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Wray-Lake, Laura; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Flanagan, Constance A.
Titel	Developmental Change in Social Responsibility during Adolescence: An Ecological Perspective
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 52 (2016) 1, S.130-142 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000067
Schlagwörter	Developmental Stages; Adolescent Development; Longitudinal Studies; Social Responsibility; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Attitude Change; Democratic Values; Family Influence; Friendship; Trust (Psychology); Prediction; Beliefs; Volunteers; Age Differences; Developmental Tasks; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Soziale Verantwortung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Freundschaft; Vorhersage; Belief; Glaube; Freiwilliger; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Entwicklungsaufgabe; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Social responsibility can be defined as a set of prosocial values representing personal commitments to contribute to community and society. Little is known about developmental change--and predictors of that change--in social responsibility during adolescence. The present study used an accelerated longitudinal research design to investigate the developmental trajectory of social responsibility values and ecological assets across family, school, community, and peer settings that predict these values. Data come from a 3-year study of 3,683 U.S. adolescents enrolled in upper-level elementary, middle, and high schools in rural, semiurban, and urban communities. Social responsibility values significantly decreased from age 9 to 16 before leveling off in later adolescence. Family compassion messages and democratic climate, school solidarity, community connectedness, and trusted friendship, positively predicted within-person change in adolescents' social responsibility values. These findings held after accounting for other individual-level and demographic factors and provide support for the role of ecological assets in adolescents' social responsibility development. In addition, fair society beliefs and volunteer experience had positive between- and within-person associations with social responsibility values. The manuscript discusses theoretical and practical implications of the conclusion that declines in ecological assets may partly explain age-related declines in social responsibility values. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01