Ego -resiliency, resilience, substance use, and risky behavior: Some measurement and structural models

Two theories in personality development address the issue of adolescent resilience. These include the psychodynamic model of ego-resiliency and the asset/risk model of resilience, which examines the relationships between assets and risks on the one hand, and personal outcomes on the other. Using a l...

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Main Author Gaffney, Tim W
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2004
Subjects
Drug use
Occupational psychology
Psychological tests
Public health
Quantitative psychology
Risk factors
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Summary:Two theories in personality development address the issue of adolescent resilience. These include the psychodynamic model of ego-resiliency and the asset/risk model of resilience, which examines the relationships between assets and risks on the one hand, and personal outcomes on the other. Using a large existing dataset, a reasonably coherent and invariant measurement model was constructed for these constructs. Two well fitting measurement models were also specified for substance use and other risky behaviors such as fighting, suicidal ideation, and the like. An intuitively meaningful and mathematically acceptable structural model was then specified to integrate these measurement models. It was found that a common factor model (with current substance use) fit the substance use data better than a simplex (stage) model. These data also suggested that ego-resiliency, mediated by aggression, was a better predictor of substance use and other risky activities than the asset/risk model. The meaning and generalizability of these results were discussed, and their social and practical implications were itemized and evaluated.
ISBN:9780496738885
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