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Emotional School Engagement and Global Self-Esteem in Adolescents: Genetic Susceptibility to Peer Acceptance and Rejection
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Danneel, Sofie; Colpin, Hilde; Goossens, Luc; Engels, Maaike; Van Leeuwan, Karla; Van Den Noorgate, Wim; Verschueren, Karine – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
In this study, the effects of peer acceptance and rejection on global self-esteem and emotional school engagement in adolescents were investigated. Moreover, in line with the differential susceptibility hypothesis, we examined the potential moderating effect of a polymorphism in the serotonin receptor gene (i.e., 5-HTTLPR). The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Rejection (Psychology), Self Esteem, Student School Relationship
Are Flunkers Social Outcasts? A Multilevel Study of Grade Retention Effects on Same-Grade Friendships
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Demanet, Jannick; Van Houtte, Mieke – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
We examine the association between grade retention and the number of same-grade friendships. Moreover, we investigate the effect of a school's proportion of retained students on these friendships and the moderating effect of this school characteristic on the relationship between retention and the number of same-grade friendships. Multilevel…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Grade Repetition, Friendship, Peer Acceptance