Family Functioning, Self-Concept, and Severity of Adolescent Externalizing Problems |
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| Authors: | Craig E Henderson Gayle A Dakof Seth J Schwartz Howard A Liddle |
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| Institution: | (1) Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2247, USA;(2) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, USA;(3) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Family Studies, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA;(4) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse, Miami, Florida, USA |
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| Abstract: | We investigated direct and shared effects of family functioning and self-concept on the severity of adolescent externalizing problems in a sample of 224 clinically referred adolescents. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed strong, direct relationships between problem behaviors and both family functioning and self-concept. Using R. M. Baron and D. A. Kenny's (1986) and G. N. Holmbeck's (1997) criteria for testing mediation in SEM, family functioning partially mediated the relationship between self-concept and problem behaviors. A moderation model, testing the relationship between externalizing problems and the interaction between family functioning and self-concept, did not yield a significant effect. Our findings indicate that self-concept and family functioning exert direct and shared effects on externalizing problems and suggest that interventions for clinically referred adolescents should target both the individual adolescent and his/her family. |
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| Keywords: | Adolescence Externalizing Family Self-concept Mediation |
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