Abstract
Using structural equation modeling (SEM), this study examines how adolescents’ rated importance (talk) and enactment (walk) of extrinsic values (wealth, beauty, and fame) and intrinsic values (affiliation, self-acceptance, and community) relate to their well-being and risk-taking. An online questionnaire was filled out by 647 adolescents (57.1% girls), aged between 14 and 17 years old (Mage = 15.5 years). Talk intrinsic values were positively associated with well-being, whereas talk extrinsic values were non-significantly related to it. As for the walk measures, we found an interaction between extrinsic and intrinsic values in the prediction of well-being. Extrinsic values enactment and well-being were positively related among adolescents reporting lower intrinsic values enactment, but not among adolescents who reported higher intrinsic values enactment. Finally, using either talk or walk measures, only extrinsic values were associated with higher risk-taking behaviors.
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To facilitate comparisons with other studies, we tested the same structural model using the talk RIEVO in the place of talk IV, talk EV, and their interaction. To compute it, we first standardized talk IV and talk EV to give them the same weight. Next, we subtracted the EV average score from the IV average score. The model fit indices were satisfactory (RMSEA = .06, CFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.92 and SRMR = 0.04) although the 2(25) = 827.311 was significant. Talk RIEVO was positively associated with well-being (β = 0.12, p = 0.01) and negatively associated with risk-taking (β = 0.13, p = 0.005) and explained 3% of the variance in well-being and 7% in risk-taking.
To facilitate comparisons with other studies, we also tested the same structural model using the walk RIEVO in the place of walk IV, walk EV, and their interaction. To compute it, we first standardized walk IV and walk EV to give them the same weight. Next, we subtracted the EV average score from the IV average score. The model fit indices were satisfactory (RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.93 and SRMR = 0.04) although the 2(14) = 46.677 was significant. Walk RIEVO was positively associated with well-being (β = 0.12, p = 0.01) and negatively associated with risk-taking (β = 0.12, p = 0.007) and explained 3% of the variance of well-being and 7% of the variance of risk-taking.
For information purposes only, we also decomposed this interaction to examine how enactment of EV moderates the relation between IV enactment and well-being. Walk IV was positively associated with well-being at any walk EV level, although this positive relation was stronger among adolescents with a low EV enactment (b = 0.29, p < 0.001), than among those with a high EV enactment (b = 0.18, p < 0.001).
For information purposes only, we also decomposed this interaction to examine how EV enactment moderates the relation between IV enactment and positive affect. Walk IV was positively associated with positive affect at any levels of walk EV, although this positive relation was stronger (b = 0.21, p < 0.001) among adolescents with a low EV enactment, than among those with a high EV enactment (b = 0.14, p < 0.001).
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JT and MJ contributed to the study conception and design. Data collection was performed by JT. Data analysis was performed by JT and VK, with MJ and GAM contributing to results interpretation. The manuscript was drafted by JT and all other authors reviewed and commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Tessier, J., Joussemet, M., Kurdi, V. et al. Adolescents “walking the talk”: How value importance and enactment relate to well-being and risk-taking. Motiv Emot 45, 249–264 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-021-09870-w
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