Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JOÃO LUCAS GARCIA DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JOÃO LUCAS GARCIA DA SILVA
DATE: 14/08/2026
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/drt-aqsi-gaj
TITLE:

Adolescence: The Role of Family Unpredictability, Fundamental Motivations, and Status Interfaces in the Psychosocial Construction of Adolescent Behavior

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: adolescence; fundamental social motives; family unpredictability; dominance; prestige.

PAGES: 159
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

Childhood experiences of family unpredictability and sociodemographic variables modulate fundamental social motivations and status-seeking strategies (dominance and prestige) in adolescence. Grounded in the Fundamental Social Motives Theory, this research examines how adaptive needs—such as self-protection, affiliation, mate-seeking, and status—are calibrated by early instabilities, thereby shaping adolescent behavior. The study is organized into four investigations. The first three, psychometric in nature, focus on the adaptation of the Fundamental Motives, Dominance and Prestige, and Family Unpredictability scales, providing evidence of validity and reliability for Brazilian adolescents. The fourth, an explanatory study, analyzes how age, sex, income, and family unpredictability influence fundamental motivations, testing their mediating role in status strategies. Data collection involved 414 adolescents across the first three studies and 446 in the fourth, totaling 860 participants aged between 10 and 19 from municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte. Psychometric analyses indicate satisfactory model fits, displaying robust factorial validity and internal consistency. The results suggest that motivational development is modulated by both early unpredictability and individual variables, steering individuals toward distinct status strategies: dominance or prestige. These studies contribute to scientific research by integrating contextual and motivational variables, advancing the understanding of hierarchical and psychosocial behavior in adolescence.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2316116 - FELIPE NALON CASTRO
Interna - 1665448 - KATIE MORAES DE ALMONDES
Externo à Instituição - JEAN CARLOS NATIVIDADE - PUC-CAMPINAS