Emotion regulation, not executive functioning, mediates longitudinal links between unpredictability in adolescence and social connectedness in young adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Prior research has demonstrated that environmental unpredictability is associated with poor social functioning, though the mechanisms that underlie this association are largely unknown. The present study examined whether cognitive reappraisal and executive functioning mediate the longitudinal associations between unpredictability in adolescence and social connectedness in young adulthood, evaluating distinct effects on perceived and objective measures of social connectedness. The sample included 167 adolescents (47% girls) who were assessed at six time points, beginning in early adolescence (M_age = 14 years) and ending in young adulthood (M_age = 22 years). Adolescents and their respective caregivers each reported on their perceived household chaos at Time 1 (ages 14-1

SUBMITTER: Meyer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271522 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature