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Classroom Norms of Bullying Alter the Degree to Which Children Defend in Response to Their Affective Empathy and Power
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Peets, Kätlin; Pöyhönen, Virpi; Juvonen, Jaana; Salmivalli, Christina – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study examined whether the degree to which bullying is normative in the classroom would moderate associations between "intra"- (cognitive and affective empathy, self-efficacy beliefs) and "inter"personal (popularity) factors and defending behavior. Participants were 6,708 third- to fifth-grade children (49% boys;…
Descriptors: Bullying, Social Attitudes, Student Behavior, Empathy
Correlates of Prosocial Behaviors of Students in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Middle Schools
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Spivak, Asha Leah; White, Samantha Simmons; Juvonen, Jaana; Graham, Sandra – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study examined the association between ethnicity-related context variables and the prosocial behavior of early adolescents in ethnically/racially diverse schools. Specifically, youths' perceptions of greater representation of same-ethnic peers at school, school support for ethnic diversity, and engagement in and valuing cross-ethnic contact…
Descriptors: Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, Early Adolescents, Student Diversity
Perceptions of the School Social Context across the Transition to Middle School: Heightened Sensitivity among Latino Students?
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Espinoza, Guadalupe; Juvonen, Jaana – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
The current study was designed to examine the ways in which perceived behavioral norms among grade mates and school social climate vary across the transition to middle school. The main goals of the study were to test whether Latino students may be more sensitive to the school social climate than White students and whether perceived behavioral…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Social Environment, Educational Environment, White Students
Relative Importance of Parents and Peers: Differences in Academic and Social Behaviors at Three Grade Levels Spanning Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
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Masten, Carrie L.; Juvonen, Jaana; Spatzier, Agnieszka – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
By focusing on school-based behaviors, this study examined the validity of a lay assumption that peers match, and even surpass, parents in terms of their importance as socialization agents by early adolescence. Self-reported academic and social behaviors, peer group norms, and perceived parent values were assessed among fourth, sixth, and eighth…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Early Adolescents, Peer Influence, Norms