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Peer reviewedFarmer, Thomas W.; Estell, David B.; Leung, Man-Chi; Trott, Hollister; Bishop, Jennifer; Cairns, Beverley D. – Journal of School Psychology, 2003
Individual characteristics and peer group membership type in 7th grade was examined in relation to school dropout. Peer group type was characterized according to the proportion of group members who were high on teacher-rated aggression and popularity. Both aggressive and popular group types were linked to dropping out. (Contains 43 references and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Dropouts, Grade 7, Junior High School Students
Download full textCesarone, Bernard – 1994
This digest examines data on video game use by children, explains ratings of video game violence, and reviews research on the effects of video games on children and adolescents. A recent study of seventh and eighth graders found that 65% of males and 57% of females played 1 to 6 hours of video games at home per week, and 38% of males and 16% of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Children
Peer reviewedBehrens, L. G.; Vernon, P. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Canadian seventh-graders were given intelligence, mathematics, and English tests. These scores and their class grades were compared with personality questionnaire measures of aggression, self-concept, and attitudes. Substantial correlations were obtained between the ability and personality variables, with marked sex differences. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Aggression, Correlation, Grade 7, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedSkinner, Martie L.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Using survey and observational data on 74 2-parent families in a midwestern rural county, 4 important mechanisms are identified that link economic hardship to the aggressive behavior of adolescents. Economic pressure appears to affect the marital relationship, and consequently parenting, through the negativity of fathers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Cairns, Robert B.; Cairns, Beverly D. – 1989
Changes from the expected life course can arise from at least three different reasons in longitudinal work: developmental novelty, errors in diagnosis, and errors in expectation. This longitudinal study examined the social development of 220 fourth graders and 475 seventh graders over a period of 10 years with over 98 percent of the original…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Development
Abood, Faye – 1995
This practicum was designed to address the problem of middle school students reacting to and handling conflict situations with violent behavior in an urban environment. These responses affected the well-being and safety of all middle school students at the school. The major goal was for middle school students to increase their awareness of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Conflict Resolution, Counseling
