ERIC Number: EJ1246087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
EISSN: N/A
Psychological Adjustment during Multiple Transitions between Childhood and Adolescence
Gniewosz, Gabriela; Gniewosz, Burkhard
Journal of Early Adolescence, v40 n4 p566-598 Apr 2020
Based on the temporal framework of transition experiences, this study tested time-graded patterns of family resource effects on children's and early adolescents' psychological adjustment during a time of multiple transitions. Using data of a longitudinal study including 2,020 German children covering the age span between 8 and 12 (n[subscript boys] = 1,035, n[subscript girls] = 985), internalizing and externalizing problems were predicted by parent-child relationship and family's educational background in a multi-group structural equation model, applying time-lagged autoregressive models. The results showed positive resource effects especially through parent-child relationship. The gender-specific effect patterns over time supported the assumption of stronger resource effects when early puberty onset and secondary school transition co-occurred. Thus, it is important to provide support for this vulnerable group during times of multiple transitions.
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Emotional Adjustment, Longitudinal Studies, Behavior Problems, Structural Equation Models, Educational Background, Family Characteristics, Puberty, Secondary School Students, Developmental Tasks, Student Adjustment, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Correlation
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2814
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Germany
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A