101. The association between role model presence and self-regulation in early adolescence: A cross-sectional study.
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Nakanishi, Miharu, Yamasaki, Syudo, Endo, Kaori, Ando, Shuntaro, Morimoto, Yuko, Fujikawa, Shinya, Kanata, Sho, Takahashi, Yusuke, Furukawa, Toshi A., Richards, Marcus, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko, Kasai, Kiyoto, and Nishida, Atsushi
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ROLE models , *ADOLESCENCE , *SELF regulation , *CROSS-sectional method , *BETA (Finance) , *BIG data - Abstract
Purpose: Self-regulation is the capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behaviour to pursue long-term goals. The current study examined the associations between role model presence and self-regulation during early adolescence, controlling for hopefulness, using a large population-based data set from the Tokyo Teen Cohort study. Methods: Adolescents, aged 12 years, identified a role model using a single item on a paper questionnaire: ‘Who is the person you most look up to?’ Level of hopefulness was also assessed using a single question: ‘To what extent do you feel hopeful about the future of your life?’ Trained investigators evaluated self-regulation. Results: Of 2550 adolescents, 2279 (89.4%) identified a role model. After adjusting for level of hopefulness, identifying a role model was associated with higher levels of self-regulation in comparison to indications of no role model. Hopeful future expectations were also associated with higher self-regulation; however, the beta coefficient was smaller than role model presence in the multivariate linear regression analysis. Conclusions: Role model presence was significantly associated with higher self-regulation among early adolescents. Educational environments should focus on support for adolescents with no role models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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