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Hussong, Andrea M. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2000
Examined the relation between close, dyadic, peer relationships and adolescent adjustment. Found partial support for the hypothesized relations between specific friendship qualities and adolescent adjustment, but the pattern of gender differences was opposite of that predicted. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Adjustment, Friendship, Peer Acceptance
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Luthar, Suniya S.; McMahon, Thomas J. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Used the Revised Class Play to assess dimensions of peer reputation among two cohorts of ninth-grade, inner-city students. Found that popularity, isolation, aggressive/disruptive reputation, and prosocial orientation generally showed expected patterns of associations with students' adjustment, with the exception that aggression was linked with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aggression, High School Students
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Harter, Susan; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Examined three peer approval and self-worth relationship orientations among young adolescents. Focused on participants who based their self-worth on peer approval. Found such students were more likely to be distracted from schoolwork, to perceive fluctuations in classmate approval and self-worth, and to report lower levels of classmate approval…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Peer Acceptance