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Direct linkSchacter, Hannah L.; Juvonen, Jaana – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Although high-quality friendships are presumed to protect peer-victimized adolescents from distress, evidence supporting this claim is mixed. This study investigated whether the protective function of high-quality best friendships for victimized youth varies depending on adolescents' perceptions of their best friend's victimization. Among a sample…
Descriptors: Friendship, Victims, Emotional Disturbances, Grade 8
Lessard, Leah M.; Juvonen, Jaana – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Academic achievement disparities based on parental education are robust during the middle school years. The current study examined whether cross-class friendship (i.e., reciprocal relationships between peers with different levels of parental education) decrease class-based achievement differences during a developmental phase when friends are…
Descriptors: Friendship, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Parent Background
Knifsend, Casey A.; Juvonen, Jaana – Child Development, 2014
This study investigated contextual antecedents (i.e., cross-ethnic peers and friends) and correlates (i.e., intergroup attitudes) of social identity complexity in seventh grade. Social identity complexity refers to the perceived overlap among social groups with which youth identify. Identifying mostly with out-of-school sports, religious…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Identification, Friendship
Graham, Sandra; Munniksma, Anke; Juvonen, Jaana – Child Development, 2014
To examine the unique functions of same- and cross-ethnic friendships, Latino (n = 536) and African American (n = 396) sixth-grade students (M[subscript age] = 11.5 years) were recruited from 66 classrooms in 10 middle schools that varied in ethnic diversity. Participants reported on the number of same- and cross-ethnic friends, perceived…
Descriptors: Friendship, Racial Relations, Intergroup Relations, Hispanic American Students
Munniksma, Anke; Juvonen, Jaana – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
This exploratory study examined whether cross-ethnic friendships are related to students' sense of social-emotional safety in a multiethnic middle school. The analysis sample (n = 227) consisted of Latino (57%) and White (43%) sixth- and seventh-grade students. Although a strong preference for same-ethnic friendships was found for both ethnic…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Ethnic Groups, Minority Group Students, School Safety
Juvonen, Jaana – Educational Psychologist, 2007
This article provides a brief historical context and analysis of current middle school reform efforts to promote student engagement by facilitating social relationships. International comparisons of perceived social climate are presented to assess whether sense of belonging and support are lacking in American schools. Research documenting…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Middle Schools, Educational Change, Social Environment
