A Unified Latent Curve, Latent State-Trait Analysis of the Developmental Trajectories and Correlates of Positive Orientation

Autor/inn/en	Alessandri, Guido; Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Tisak, John
Titel	A Unified Latent Curve, Latent State-Trait Analysis of the Developmental Trajectories and Correlates of Positive Orientation
Quelle	In: Multivariate Behavioral Research, 47 (2012) 3, S.341-368 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0027-3171
DOI	10.1080/00273171.2012.673954
Schlagwörter	Statistical Analysis; Adolescents; Personality Traits; Individual Development; Psychological Patterns; Self Esteem; Life Satisfaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Resilience (Psychology); Longitudinal Studies; Structural Equation Models; Multivariate Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Italy; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Statistische Analyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Individuelle Entwicklung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lebensvollendung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Multivariate Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	Literature documents that the judgments people hold about themselves, their life, and their future are important ingredients of their psychological functioning and well-being and are commonly related to each other. In this article, results from a longitudinal study (N = 298, 45% males) are presented. Using an integrative Latent Curve, Latent State-Trait Model (Tisak & Tisak, 2000), results corroborated (a) the impressive mean level and rank-order stability of positive orientation across a 4-year period, (b) the traitlike nature of positive orientation, and (c) the strong association of positive orientation with intrapersonal (i.e., quality of daily emotional experiences) and interpersonal (i.e., quality of friendships) adolescents' areas of functioning and on psychological resilience. These results attest to the utility of the new construct as a critical component of individuals' optimal well-functioning. (Contains 5 footnotes, 2 tables, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10