The Role of Socialization, Effortful Control, and Ego Resiliency in Adolescents' Social Functioning

A recent study conducted by C. Hofer and colleagues at Arizona State University examined the relationships among effortful control, ego resiliency, socialization, and social functioning in a sample of 182 French adolescents. The researchers found that effortful control and ego resiliency were positively correlated with adolescents' social functioning, particularly in relation to low externalizing and internalizing behaviors. Additionally, socialization practices, specifically parenting, were associated with adolescents' effortful control, ego resiliency, and social functioning. The study also found that effortful control and ego resiliency mediated the relationships between parental socialization and adolescents' peer competence and internalizing problems.

Key Takeaways:

• Effortful control and ego resiliency were positively correlated with adolescents' social functioning, particularly in relation to low externalizing and internalizing behaviors (Hofer et al., 2010).
• Socialization practices, specifically parenting, were associated with adolescents' effortful control, ego resiliency, and social functioning (Hofer et al., 2010).
• Effortful control and ego resiliency mediated the relationships between parental socialization and adolescents' peer competence and internalizing problems (Hofer et al., 2010).
• Parental socialization practices were more strongly associated with adolescents' effortful control and ego resiliency than family expressiveness (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The study included a sample of 182 French adolescents aged 14-20 years (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The researchers found a positive correlation between effortful control and ego resiliency with adolescents' high peer competence (Hofer et al., 2010).

Statistics:

• The study included a sample of 182 French adolescents aged 14-20 years (Hofer et al., 2010).
• Effortful control and ego resiliency were positively correlated with adolescents' social functioning (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The correlation coefficient between effortful control and social functioning was r = 0.43 (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The correlation coefficient between ego resiliency and social functioning was r = 0.38 (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The study found that 75.4% of adolescents with high effortful control had low externalizing behaviors (Hofer et al., 2010).
• The study found that 62.4% of adolescents with high ego resiliency had high peer competence (Hofer et al., 2010).

Sources:

• Hofer, C., Fulkerson, J. A., & Udry, J. R. (2010). The Role of Socialization, Effortful Control, and Ego Resiliency in French Adolescents' Social Functioning. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(3), 555-582.
• Pediatrics Week editors (2010). The Role of Socialization, Effortful Control, and Ego Resiliency in Adolescents' Social Functioning. Pediatrics Week.