Adolescent Girls Finding Purpose: The Role of Parents and Prosociality
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- 16 March 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Youth & Society
- Vol. 50 (6) , 801-817
Abstract
Scholars have differentiated other-oriented (OO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim intended to contribute to the world beyond the self) and self-oriented (SO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim without intention to contribute beyond the self). OO purpose is associated with adolescent thriving, yet little is known about how to cultivate it. In a study of 207 adolescent girls, we examined how positive parent–adolescent relationships may contribute to developing OO versus SO purpose; we also tested whether the association between parent–adolescent relationships and OO purpose was mediated by prosocial behavior.Keywords
Funding Information
- Center for Research on Girls, Laurel School
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