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Veronneau, Marie-Helene; Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara; Dishion, Thomas J.; Tremblay, Richard E. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study tested a transactional model of reciprocal influences regarding students' peer experiences (peer acceptance, peer rejection, and friends' academic achievement) and students' academic achievement from middle childhood to early adolescence. This longitudinal model was tested on 452 students (198 girls), mostly Caucasian and French…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Children, Friendship
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Gleason, Katie A.; Kwok, Oi-man; Hughes, Jan N. – Elementary School Journal, 2007
Using latent variable structural equation modeling, we tested a theoretical model positing that grade retention has a positive effect on children's teacher- and peer-rated academic competencies and on sociometric measures of peer acceptance. We also expected that the positive effect of grade retention on peer acceptance would be mediated by…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Peer Acceptance, Grade Repetition