Emotional self-efficacy, conduct problems, and academic attainment: Developmental cascade effects in early adolescence

Wigglesworth, M, Qualter, Pamela and Humphrey, N (2017) Emotional self-efficacy, conduct problems, and academic attainment: Developmental cascade effects in early adolescence. The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14 (2). pp. 172-189. ISSN 1740-5629

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1180971

Abstract

The study is amongst the first of its kind to utilise developmental cascade modelling in order to examine the inter-relations between emotional self-efficacy, conduct problems, and attainment in a large, nationally representative sample of English adolescents (n = 2,414, aged 11 years). Using a 3-wave, longitudinal, cross lagged-design, we tested three cascading hypotheses: adjustment erosion, adjustment fortification, and academic incompetence. A fourth hypothesis considered the role of shared risk. Results supported small effects consistent with the cascade hypotheses, and a small but significant effect was found for shared risk. Strengths and limits of the study are considered alongside a discussion of the implications for these findings.


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