The reciprocal relationships between school engagement and self-esteem among Turkish early adolescents: A three-wave cross-lagged model

Ali Karababa

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 116, issue C

Abstract: Cross-sectional studies indicate a positive relationship between school engagement and self-esteem. However, the reciprocal nature of relationships between school engagement and self-esteem among early adolescents has never been investigated. Therefore, the aim of the current manuscript was to explore the reciprocal relationships between school engagement and self-esteem among Turkish early adolescents. A total of 438 secondary school students aged from 10 to 14 years old (T1; Mage 12.2 years; 50.9% 223 female; 49.1% 215 male) completed measures of school engagement and self-esteem at three-time points across an academic year, with four-month assessment intervals. In the study, a three-wave cross-lagged model was conducted by AMOS. The findings of the study showed that higher school engagement predicted subsequent higher self-esteem, and higher self-esteem predicted subsequent higher school engagement among early adolescents. This study which is one of the first in the literature to examine the reciprocal relationships between school engagement and self-esteem among early adolescents, suggests that self-esteem and school engagement mutually reinforce each other over time. Finally, the practical and theoretical implications were discussed.

Keywords: School engagement; Self-esteem; Reciprocal relations; Early adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105114

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