Prosociality During the Transition From Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Effortful Control and Ego-Resiliency

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1451-1465

  Alessandri, Guido ^a   Luengo Kanacri, Bernadette Paula ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^b   Zuffianò, Antonio ^a   Milioni, Michela ^a   Vecchione, Michele ^a   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

effortful control; ego resiliency; longitudinal mediation; prosociality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EGO; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; EGO; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908587545     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167214549321     Document Type: Article

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