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Trost, Kari; Eichas, Kyle; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Galanti, M. Rosaria – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
The present cross-sectional study aimed to examine whether characteristics of the parent-child relationship in adolescence are important for adjustment and identity development. Participants were recruited from schools in central Sweden for a larger longitudinal study when the cohort was 13- to 14-year-olds (N = 3,667). Characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Self Concept
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Sarkova, Maria; Bacikova-Sleskova, Maria; Madarasova Geckova, Andrea; Katreniakova, Zuzana; van den Heuvel, Wim; van Dijk, Jitse P. – Educational Research, 2014
Background: The school environment has shown itself to be an important factor in explaining adolescent behaviour. The relationships and experiences that pupils have at school have been found to influence their development, psychological well-being, self-esteem and social adjustment. Purpose: The aim of the study is to explore whether there is a…
Descriptors: Well Being, Self Esteem, Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Students
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Bohnert, Amy M.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Arola, Nicole T. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2013
Although organized activities (OAs) have been established as important contexts of development, limited work has examined the role of OAs across the high school transition in buffering adolescents' social adjustment by providing opportunities for visibility and peer affiliation. The transition to high school is characterized by numerous changes…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, High School Students, Peer Relationship, Depression (Psychology)
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von Grunigen, Renate; Kochenderfer-Ladd, Becky; Perren, Sonja; Alsaker, Francoise D. – Journal of School Psychology, 2012
The primary aim of this investigation was to evaluate a model in which children's social behaviors, including prosocial behavior, setting limits, and social withdrawal, were hypothesized to mediate the links between local language competence (LLC) and peer acceptance and victimization. Longitudinal data were collected via teacher and peer reports…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Peer Relationship, Peer Groups
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Kawabata, Yoshito; Tseng, Wan-Ling; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
This study examined the associations between symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social and school adjustment (academic performance, peer relationships, school social problems) and the moderating roles of children's age and maternal parenting (affection and overprotection) in these associations. The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychological Needs, Academic Achievement, Child Rearing
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Reynolds, Bridget M.; Repetti, Rena L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2008
This study explores the link between peer problems in school and contextual variations in negative mood and state self-esteem over a 5-day period. Fifth-grade children completed measures of mood and state self-esteem while they were at home in the morning and while they were at school each day, allowing for an examination of whether psychological…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Psychological Patterns, Self Esteem, Peer Influence
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Palermo, Francisco; Hanish, Laura D.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Fabes, Richard A.; Reiser, Mark – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
We examined the role of the teacher-child relationship quality (close, dependent, and conflictive) on preschoolers' (N=95) academic readiness for kindergarten, and we tested children's prosocial and aggressive behavior and peer group exclusion as mediators of this relation. A unique feature of this study is the ethnically and socio-economically…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Peer Groups, Teacher Student Relationship
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Storch, Eric A.; Nock, Matthew K.; Masia-Warner, Carrie; Barlas, Mitchell E. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
We examined the relation of overt and relational victimization to depressive symptoms, fear of negative evaluation (FNE), social avoidance, and loneliness in a sample of Hispanic and African-American children. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children--Revised, and Asher Loneliness…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Patterns, Social Experience