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    • Psychology
    • Adolescent Development
    • Behavioral Science

    Background:

    • Understanding adolescent self-control is crucial for developmental psychology.
    • Behavioral resistance to temptation and cognitive-personality factors are key indicators of self-regulation.
    • Previous research has explored these domains separately, necessitating integrated analyses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the underlying factor structures of behavioral resistance to temptation and cognitive-personality measures in junior high school students.
    • To determine if these factor structures differ between adolescent males and females.
    • To identify combined factors emerging from both behavioral and cognitive-personality domains.

    Main Methods:

    • Data were collected from 42 boys and 66 girls of junior high age.
    • Seven measures of behavioral resistance to temptation and seven cognitive-personality measures were administered.
    • Principal components analysis followed by orthogonal varimax rotations was employed.

    Main Results:

    • Five factors were identified for males and five factors for females.
    • Three factors for males and one factor for females were derived from combinations of temptation and personality-cognitive measures.
    • This suggests sex-specific relationships between behavioral and cognitive-personality constructs.

    Conclusions:

    • The factor structures of resistance to temptation and cognitive-personality traits exhibit sex differences in junior high adolescents.
    • Combined behavioral and cognitive-personality measures yield meaningful factors, highlighting their interplay.
    • Further research should explore these integrated factors in relation to adolescent adjustment and behavior.