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Peer reviewedBagwell, Catherine L.; Newcomb, Andrew F.; Bukowski, William M. – Child Development, 1998
Compared adjustment of 30 young adults who had a stable, reciprocal best friend in fifth grade and 30 who did not. Found that lower peer rejection uniquely predicted overall life status adjustment. Friended preadolescents had higher general self-worth in adulthood, even after controlling for perceived preadolescence competence. Peer rejection and…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Followup Studies, Friendship, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedWangby, Margit; Bergman, Lars R.; Magnusson, David – Child Development, 1999
Examined adjustment problems from late childhood to early adulthood among 500 Swedish girls. Found a diversified pattern of multisyndrome formation in late childhood. The syndrome structure in early adolescence identified externalizing adjustment problems and peer problems. An externalizing syndrome was stable between late childhood and early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Children
