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Graham, Sandra; Morales-Chicas, Jessica – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
The present study examined the relations between ethnic context and attitudes about 9th grade math in youth from different ethnic groups who had recently transitioned to high school. The large sample comprised African American, Latino, White, and Asian youth (n = 2,265, 55% girls, M[subscript age] = 14.6 yrs.) A new questionnaire was developed…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Grade 9, High School Students, African American Students
Benner, Aprile D.; Graham, Sandra – Child Development, 2009
The high school transition was examined in an ethnically diverse, urban sample of 1,979 adolescents, followed from 7th to 10th grade (M[subscript age] = 14.6, SD = 0.37 in 7th grade). Twice annually, data were gathered on adolescents' perceptions of school climate, psychological functioning, and academic behaviors. Piecewise growth modeling…
Descriptors: High Schools, Middle Schools, Racial Differences, African American Students
Nishina, Adrienne; Ammon, Natalie Y.; Bellmore, Amy D.; Graham, Sandra – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The present study examined the association between body dissatisfaction and adjustment, and the role physical development plays in this association, in an ethnically diverse sample of over 1100 urban, ninth grade boys and girls (M age = 14). More similarities than differences were found across ethnic groups: Caucasian, African American, Latino,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Physical Development, Ethnic Groups, Adolescents