Intention for self-change across the life span : Focusing on concern about self-change

The purpose of the present study was to examine intention for self-change across the life span using measures of self-esteem, frequency of self-reflection, and concern about self-change. We hypothesized that: (a) Intention for self-change decreases with age because of increased self-esteem, decreased self-reflection and concern about self-change, and (b) Associations among self-esteem, frequency of self-reflection, and intention for self-change are mediated by concern about self-change. Participants (N = 997; age range, 15 to 69 yrs) completed an internet survey. ANOVA results suggested that intention for self-change, concern about self-change, and frequency of self-reflection decreased with age, and that self-esteem-scores increased with age. Simultaneous analysis of multiple age groups showed that for all groups of low self-esteem and frequent self-reflection promoted intention for self-change and that there were significant mediating effects for concern about self-change. Therefore, these findings supported out research hypotheses.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

Shinrigaku kenkyu : The Japanese journal of psychology - 87(2016), 2 vom: 29. Juni, Seite 155-64

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chishima, Yuta [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.09.2016

Date Revised 18.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM262978644