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Effects of the Peer Group on the Development of Social Functioning and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study in Chinese Children
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Chen, Xinyin; Chang, Lei; Liu, Hongyun; He, Yunfeng – Child Development, 2008
This longitudinal study examined, in a sample of Chinese children (initial mean ages = 9.5 and 12.7 years, N = 505), how the peer group contributed to social functioning and academic achievement and their associations. Data on informal peer groups, social functioning, and academic achievement were collected from multiple sources. Multilevel…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Peer Groups, Social Development
The Peer Group as a Context: Mediating and Moderating Effects on Relations between Academic Achievement and Social Functioning in Chinese Children.
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Chen, Xinyin; Chang, Lei; He, Yunfeng – Child Development, 2003
Examined peer group contextual effects on relations between academic achievement and social functioning among Chinese 9-, 13-, and 16-year-olds. Found that peer groups were highly homogeneous on academic achievement. Academic achievement and social adjustment were associated at within-group individual and group levels. Group academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Context Effect