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Reducing Risk for Substance Use by Economically Disadvantaged Young Men: Positive Family Environments and Pathways to Educational Attainment
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Martin, Monica J.; Conger, Rand D.; Sitnick, Stephanie L.; Masarik, April S.; Forbes, Erika E.; Shaw, Daniel S. – Child Development, 2015
Using prospective, longitudinal data spanning 10 years (age = 10-20) from a study of 295 economically disadvantaged males, the current investigation evaluated a developmental model that links early family environment and later educational aspirations, extracurricular activities, and educational attainment to substance use in early adulthood. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Longitudinal Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Males
Social Support Matters: Longitudinal Effects of Social Support on Three Dimensions of School Engagement from Middle to High School
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Wang, Ming-Te; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Child Development, 2012
This study examined the relative influence of adolescents' supportive relationships with teachers, peers, and parents on trajectories of different dimensions of school engagement from middle to high school and how these associations differed by gender and race or ethnicity. The sample consisted of 1,479 students (52% females, 56% African…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Extracurricular Activities, Identification, Adolescents
Holism, Contextual Variability, and the Study of Friendships in Adolescent Development
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Crosnoe, Robert; Needham, Belinda – Child Development, 2004
This study treated a key relationship in the developmental ecology of adolescence, friendships, as multidimensional and context specific. First, it examined 4 characteristics of friends (academic achievement, alcohol use, emotional distress, and extracurricular participation) as independent factors and as components in holistic friendship group…
Descriptors: Friendship, Drinking, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
School Extracurricular Activity Participation as a Moderator in the Development of Antisocial Patterns.
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Mahoney, Joseph L. – Child Development, 2000
Examined antecedents and moderators of antisocial behavior among children interviewed annually through high school and in early adulthood. Analyses identified four configurations differing in early school dropout and criminal arrests. School extracurricular activity participation related to reduced rates of early dropout and criminal arrest among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
How Economists Think about Family Resources and Child Development.
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Foster, E. Michael – Child Development, 2002
Explains economists' general approach to family behavior and describes how that framework is useful for thinking about families and children. Outlines how economists model parental investment in children. Examines the implications of approach for developmental science. Illustrates this approach using the example of the involvement of children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Child Development, Children
Dynamic Patterns of Time Use in Adolescence.
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Shanahan, Michael J.; Flaherty, Brian P. – Child Development, 2001
Used a person-centered analytic strategy with data from Youth Development Study to describe configurations of time use through the high school years. Found that students highly engaged in multiple domains tended to remain so across grade. Students focused on one or two domains frequently changed commitments, school plans, grade point average,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents