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Whiting, Erin Feinauer – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2021
This mixed-method research explores how students (ages 12-15) describe dispositional qualities for belonging and fitting in one junior high school. Inductive coding of open-ended responses about perceptions of belonging in school shows candor about the emotional performances and management of emotions for belonging at school. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Student Attitudes, Student School Relationship, Peer Acceptance
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Helms, Sarah W.; Choukas-Bradley, Sophia; Widman, Laura; Giletta, Matteo; Cohen, Geoffrey L.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Most peer influence research examines socialization between adolescents and their best friends. Yet, adolescents also are influenced by popular peers, perhaps due to misperceptions of social norms. This research examined the extent to which out-group and in-group adolescents misperceive the frequencies of peers' deviant, health risk, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Peer Influence, Risk, Stereotypes
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Byrd, Christy M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
School racial climate is an important aspect of the school environment that can have significant implications for youths' development. However, existing research is limited by conceptual and methodological concerns that restrict the ability of researchers and educators to identify "what" about and "how" the racial climate is…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students, Socialization