Psychological Development and Education ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 339-347.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2022.03.05

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The Trajectories of Impulsivity during Early Adolescence: Identifying Latent Subgroups and Influence Factors

LIN Lin1,2,3, QIU Shaojie1,2, LIU Yu1,2, YANG Yang1,2, YANG Ya'nan1,2, JIA Xuji1,2,3, XU Zhansheng1,2,3, BAI Xuejun1,2,3   

  1. 1. Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
    2. Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
    3. Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students' Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387
  • Published:2022-05-17

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Abstract: Based on the model of person-environment transaction to investigated the developmental trajectories and its influence factors of impulsivity traits in adolescence. 210 adolescents were recruited from one junior high school in Tianjin, China. They completed the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), Family Environment Scale (FES), and the Perceived School Climate Scale (PSCS) for three times in one year. Latent growth models, latent class growth analysis, and logistic regression were used to analysis the data. The results were as followed: (1) the impulsivity traits showed a linear growth trend during early adolescence, and there were three subgroups with different starting levels and varying rates of change: consistently high group, consistently low group, and increasing group; (2) intimacy of family environment and teachers’ support had significant predictive effect to the subgroups. In general, the dynamic changes, individual differences and influence factors of impulsivity were revealed in early adolescence in this study.

Key words: impulsivity, adolescents, developmental trajectories, subgroups

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  • B844
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