SYNOPSIS

Objective. This article examined two-wave longitudinal paths among maternal self-efficacy, maternal warmth, and early adolescents’ prosocial behavior. Design . Participants were 194 Italian mother/child dyads from 9–13 years at the first assessment and 12–15 years at the second assessment. Using a two-wave longitudinal design, the present study tested cross-lagged paths among maternal self-efficacy, warmth, and early adolescents’ prosocial behavior controlling for the stability of these variables and their concurrent associations. Results . Maternal warmth mediated the link between maternal self-efficacy and adolescents’ prosocial behavior, and bi-directional effects between maternal self-efficacy and maternal warmth were found. Conclusions . These findings support a parent-driven model in the promotion of prosocial behaviors across early adolescence and a general need to consider simultaneously parental cognitions (maternal self-efficacy) and actions (maternal warmth) in explaining adolescents’ prosocial behaviors. Implications for parenting program interventions are discussed.

 概要

客观的。本文研究了母亲自我效能、母亲温暖和青少年早期亲社会行为之间的两波纵向路径。设计。第一次评估的参与者为 194 名意大利母子，第二次评估的参与者为 9-13 岁，第二次评估的参与者为 12-15 岁。本研究采用两波纵向设计，测试了母亲自我效能、温暖和青少年早期亲社会行为之间的交叉滞后路径，控制了这些变量及其并发关联的稳定性。结果。母亲温暖介导母亲自我效能与青少年亲社会行为之间的联系，并且发现母亲自我效能与母亲温暖之间存在双向效应。结论。这些发现支持在青春期早期促进亲社会行为的父母驱动模型，并且在解释青少年的亲社会行为时普遍需要同时考虑父母的认知（母亲的自我效能）和行动（母亲的温暖）。讨论了育儿计划干预措施的影响。