@article{ref1,
title="Concurrent and longitudinal predictors of adolescent delinquency in mainland Chinese adolescents: the role of materialism and egocentrism",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Shek, Daniel T. L. and Li, Xiang and Zhu, Xiaoqin and Shek, Esther Y. W.",
volume="17",
number="20",
pages="e7662-e7662",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although studies have examined the influence of materialism on adolescent well-being, there are several methodological limitations: studies examining the influence of materialism on adolescent delinquency are almost non-existent; researchers commonly used cross-sectional designs; the sample size in some studies was not large; validated measures on materialism in non-Western contexts are rare; there are very few Chinese studies. Besides, no study has examined the hypothesis that egocentrism is the mediator in the influence of materialism on adolescent delinquency.   METHODS: Using a short-term longitudinal design, two waves of data were collected from 2648 early adolescents in mainland China. At each wave, students completed validated measures of materialism, egocentrism and delinquent behavior.   RESULTS: Materialism and egocentrism positively predicted adolescent delinquency at Wave 1 and Wave 2 and over time. While materialism at Wave 1 positively predicted increase in delinquency over time, egocentrism did not. However, PROCESS analysis showed that egocentrism mediated the longitudinal influence of materialism on adolescent delinquent behavior.   CONCLUSIONS: Materialism and egocentrism are predictors of adolescent delinquency, with egocentrism serving as a mediator in the influence of materialism on adolescent delinquency.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17207662",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207662"
}