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Rajhvajn Bulat, Linda; Ajdukovic, Marina; Ajdukovic, Dea – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
Previous research has confirmed peers and parents as significant agents of socialisation with respect to young people's sexuality. The aim of this cross-sectional cohort study was to examine how parental and peer variables predict young women's sexual behaviour and sexuality-related thoughts and emotions, and whether perceived peer influences…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Females, Adolescents, Peer Influence
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Dumont, Hanna; Protsch, Paula; Jansen, Malte; Becker, Michael – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
In this study, we analyzed how secondary school tracking relates to students' self-beliefs (i.e., their academic self-concepts in different domains and their beliefs regarding their labor market chances) and school disengagement during a time period that has received little attention in educational psychological research on tracking: when students…
Descriptors: Track System (Education), Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Beliefs
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Srikanth, Sudhish; Petrie, Trent A.; Greenleaf, Christy; Martin, Scott B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
We examined the influence of physical and psychosocial variables on math and reading achievement test scores. Between 1 and 5 months prior to taking annual standardized reading and math tests, a sample of (N = 1,211) sixth through eight graders (53.7% girls; 57.2% White) self-reported levels of physical activity, academic self-beliefs, general…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Self Concept, Social Support Groups, Academic Achievement