Is Social Capital a Mediator between Self-Control and Psychological and Social Functioning across 34 Years?

Autor/inn/en	Pulkkinen, Lea; Lyyra, Anna-Liisa; Kokko, Katja
Titel	Is Social Capital a Mediator between Self-Control and Psychological and Social Functioning across 34 Years?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35 (2011) 6, S.475-481 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025411422993
Schlagwörter	Psychology; Social Networks; Social Capital; Social Development; Self Control; Psychological Patterns; Interpersonal Competence; Young Adults; Children; Age Differences; Longitudinal Studies; Personality Development; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Rating Scales; Well Being; Aggression; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Alcoholism; Finland; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialkapital; Soziale Entwicklung; Selbstbeherrschung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Personalilty development; Persönlichkeitsbildung; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Rating-Skala; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Alkoholismus; Finnland
Abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social capital assessed in early adulthood in linking self-control in childhood with psychological and social functioning in middle age. Data collected at ages 8, 27, and 42 years were based on the Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (159 females, 177 males). Self-control was assessed at age 8 using teacher ratings and peer nominations. Social capital at age 27 was operationalized in terms of the breadth of the individuals' social network and the depth of their close relationships. Psychological functioning at age 42 was indicated by, for instance, psychological well-being, and social functioning was indicated by, for instance, aggression. Results showed for females, but not for males, that social capital partially mediated the link between self-control and psychological well-being, as well as the link between self-control and aggression. In females, higher self-control explained better psychological well-being and lower aggression both directly and indirectly via the breadth of the individual's social network. In males, both childhood self-control and behavioral activity contributed to the breadth of their social network, which, in turn, contributed to the depth of their close relationships. Deeper relationships explained better psychological well-being and, marginally, lower aggression; male lower aggression was directly accounted for by childhood self-control. (Contains 2 tables, and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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