Emerging research suggests both families and schools play a vital role in improving an adolescents’ confidence even in the midst of turbulent parental relationships.
In a new study, Pennsylvania State University researchers examined how a variety of factors affected adolescents’ self-efficacy. Self-efficacy describes a person’s confidence or belief that they have ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.
In this case, investigators studied a teen’s confidence in having the skills to overcome life challenges and be successful. They found adolescents who frequently witnessed their parents arguing or engaging in other forms of conflict experienced lower self-efficacy later on. But success in school and support from peers helped compensate for family problems, and even boost self-efficacy higher than those losses.
[For more on this story by Rick Nauert PhD, go to https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/03/14/teen-self-confidence-influenced-by-families-schools/143689.html]
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