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Wilson, Hope E.; Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Little, Catherine A.; Reis, Sally M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
Academic self-concept predicts students' future goals and is affected by a student's relative success compared with his or her peer group. This exploratory study used structural equation modeling to examine the contributions of the perceived level of difficulty of the curriculum, in addition to the contributions of social comparison and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Structural Equation Models
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Richard, Alan J.; Trevino, Roberto A.; Baker, Marcia; Valdez, James – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2010
Drawing on theories of symbolic interaction, some researchers have suggested that negative reflected appraisal imposes a "delinquent" identity on adolescents whom adults and peers perceive as delinquent, creating ego identity discomfort that these adolescents seek to mitigate through association with drug-using peers for whom the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Marijuana, Prevention