The goal of this research was to examine the role of supportive adults to emotional well-being in a population of Grade 4 students attending public schools in Vancouver, Canada. Reflecting the ecology of middle childhood, we examined the extent to which perceived family, school, and neighborhood support relate to young people's self-reported…

The role of assignment rationale on the attitudinal effects of peer tutoring is examined. Tutors had more positive attitudes than tutees when they had been given a competence or physical characteristic rationale but not when the tutors were provided a chance rationale or no rationale. (Author/GK)

Three potentially influential factors were examined in this study: who is being ranked (self or other), where the child fits in the class hierarchy (high or low), and what terms are used for ranking ("gets own way" or "is toughest"). Fifty-two fourth-grade students ranked themselves and their classmates. (Author/SJL)