Adolescent Stressful Life Events Predict Future Self- Connectedness in Adulthood

Bibliographic Data

ID11670658
AuthorsBenjamin Ganschow (0000-0002-8378-7579, Institute of Education and Child Studies, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, corresponding author), Sven Zebel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Job van der Schalk (0000-0001-7968-4721, Institute of Education and Child Studies, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands), Hal E Hershfield (0000-0002-1507-7022, Anderson School of Management, University of California, California, LA, USA), Jean-Louis Van Gelder (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Jean‐louis Van Gelder (0000-0002-7928-5066, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law)
Year2023
Volume44
Issue9
Pages1188-1218
Publication date2023-11-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02724316231216380
OpenAlexW4389141094
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited65

In this study, we investigate how the accumulation of stressful life events and chronic stressors experienced in adolescence predict young adults’ future self-identification (i.e., connectedness, vividness, and valence of the future self) in a sample of 1482 Swiss youth. Furthermore, we investigate future self-identification as a source of resilience mediating the association between accumulated stressful life events on the one hand, and increased delinquency and less educational attainment on the other. In line with our hypothesis, we found that experiencing more stressful life events predicted reduced future self-connectedness. This was not the case for vividness and valence of the future self. Furthermore, we found that future self-connectedness partially mediated the association between stressful life events and low educational attainment. Lastly, latent class trajectories revealed that there was no association between the timing of stressful life events – whether in early or late adolescence – and future self-identification

Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Life course approach · Psychological resilience · Social connectedness · Stressor · Valence (chemistry · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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