#3176. Perceived life expectancy, environmental unpredictability, and behavior in high-risk youth

October 2026publication date
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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous);
Developmental and Educational Psychology;
Applied Psychology;
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Abstract:
Environmental unpredictability induces expectations in youth that their future is uncertain, and these expectations set youth on trajectories toward opportunistic and socially deviant behaviors. The research tested the hypothesis whether greater environmental unpredictability forecast youths lower perceived life expectancy, and whether these expectations in turn predicted greater subsequent antisocial behavior and lower social competence. Higher levels of exposure to environmental unpredictability at baseline were predictive of greater subsequent antisocial behavior and lower social competence. Findings have implications for understanding developmental antecedents of socially undesirable patterns of behavior and targeting prevention and intervention efforts.
Keywords:
Antisocial behavior; Environmental unpredictability; Perceived life expectancy; Social competence

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