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Wu, Jiaju; Assouline, Susan; McClurg, Virginia M.; McCallum, R. Steve – Roeper Review, 2022
Self-reported perceptions of the impact of acceleration through an early college entrance program at the University of Iowa National Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (NAASE), revealed the program's contribution to students' overall development. Responses from a sample of 76-gifted participants to a 64-item survey offered insights about…
Descriptors: Early Admission, Acceleration (Education), Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs
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Rulison, Kelly L.; Kreager, Derek A.; Osgood, D. Wayne – Developmental Psychology, 2014
We tested 2 hypotheses derived from Moffitt's (1993) taxonomic theory of antisocial behavior, both of which are central to her explanation for the rise in delinquency during adolescence. We tested whether persistently delinquent individuals become more accepted by their peers during adolescence and whether individuals who abstain from delinquent…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Delinquency, Peer Acceptance, Adolescents
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Craine, Jessica L.; Tanaka,Teri A.; Nishina, Adrienne; Conger, Katherine J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
The present study examined delinquency concordance and the moderating effects of younger sibling perceptions of older sibling popularity in a sample of 587 adolescent sibling pairs. Using a social learning framework and taking dyad composition into account, perceptions of popularity were hypothesized to strengthen siblings' concordance for…
Descriptors: Siblings, Socialization, Delinquency, Females