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Changes in Behavioral Correlates of Social Status during Early Adolescence: Does School Context Matter?
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Brass, Nicole R.; Ryan, Allison M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study investigated the role of school context in changes in the behaviors associated with having high social status during early adolescence. Three waves of surveys were collected from students (N = 542, 53% girls; 44% Black, 44% White, 5% Hispanic/Latinx, and 7% other; 60% free/reduced-fee lunch) in the middle of their sixth, seventh, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Friendship Processes around Prosocial and Aggressive Behaviors: The Role of Teacher-Student Relatedness and Differences between Elementary-School and Middle-School Classrooms
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Shin, Huiyoung; Ryan, Allison M.; North, Elizabeth – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study examined the friendship processes around prosocial and aggressive behaviors and the moderating role of early adolescents' perceived relatedness with teachers. Differences between fifth graders in elementary school and sixth graders in middle school were examined. The sample was from 48 classrooms (N = 879, 51% girls at Wave 1, N = 859,…
Descriptors: Friendship, Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Teacher Student Relationship
How Do Young Adolescents Cope with Social Problems? An Examination of Social Goals, Coping with Friends, and Social Adjustment
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Shin, Huiyoung; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2012
This study investigated individual differences in sixth-grade students (N = 181; 47% girls, ethnically diverse) use of friends as a coping resource when dealing with a social stressor with another peer at school. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized three factor structure of coping with friends: mastery, avoidance, and…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Self Efficacy, Social Adjustment, Coping
An Exploration of Young Adolescents' Social Achievement Goals and Social Adjustment in Middle School
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Ryan, Allison M.; Shim, S. Serena – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Two studies investigated the proposition that social achievement goals (different orientations toward social competence) are an important aspect of young adolescents' social motivation. Study 1 (N = 153 6th-grade students) established that different orientations toward developing or demonstrating social competence can be seen in young adolescents'…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence