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Counteracting Depression and Delinquency in Late Adolescence: The Role of Regulatory Emotional and Interpersonal Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Caprara, Gian Vittorio, Gerbino, Maria, Paciello, Marinella, Di Giunta, Laura, Pastorelli, Concetta·2010·European Psychologist
DOI 10.1027/1016-9040/a000004
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A prospective study was conducted to examine a conceptual model in which affective and interpersonal social self-efficacy beliefs affect depression and delinquency concurrently and at 4 years of distance, controlling for earlier adolescents’ exposure to family violence and adolescents’ self-regulation problems. Three hundred and ninety adolescents aged 11–13 years at Time 1 participated in the study. Data were collected 1, 3, and 7 years later. Self-reported questionnaires were used to measure emotional and interpersonal self-efficacy, depression, and delinquency. Findings of structural equation modeling corroborated the posited paths of relations, showing that in middle adolescence self-efficacy beliefs related to individuals’ perceived capacity to handle negative emotions and to express positive emotions influence depression and delinquency concurrently and longitudinally through interpersonal social self-efficacy, namely individuals’ beliefs in their capability to handle relations with parents, to rebuff peer pressures toward transgressive behavior, and to empathize with others’ feelings. A significant and direct path from self-efficacy to manage negative emotions to concurrent depression was found. The posited covariates (i.e., adolescents’ self-regulation problems at age 12 and exposure to family violence at age 13) predicted both lower self-efficacy beliefs and higher adjustment problems. Findings showed the importance of adolescents’ emotional and interpersonal self-efficacy beliefs in contrasting maladjustment, despite the impairing effect of personal and contextual risk factors. Overall, the study provides suggestions regarding the crucial factors that could decrease adolescents’ risk of detrimental outcomes.

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Authors
Caprara, G. V., Gerbino, M., Paciello, M., Di Giunta, L., & Pastorelli, C.
Affiliations
  • Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
  • Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • UniNettuno University (IT)
  • Interuniversity Centre for Research in the Genesis and Development of Prosocial and Antisocial Motivations, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Venue
European Psychologist
Publisher
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Published
2010-01
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
34-48
ISSN
  • 1016-9040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-531X
DOI
10.1027/1016-9040/a000004
OpenAlex
W2059745832
Cited by
125
References
108
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI
5.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
adolescent depression, juvenile delinquency, emotional self-efficacy, interpersonal self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, late adolescence, family violence exposure, peer pressure, empathy, emotion regulation, maladjustment, risk factors

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