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Laursen, Brett; Hafen, Christopher A.; Rubin, Kenneth H.; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn; Rose-Krasnor, Linda – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examines whether disagreeable youth are distinct from aggressive youth, victimized youth, and withdrawn youth. Young adolescents (120 girls and 104 boys, M = 13.59 years old) completed personality and adjustment inventories. Aggression, withdrawal, and victimization scores were derived from peer nominations (N = 807). Cluster analyses…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mothers, Adolescents, Withdrawal (Psychology)
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Ryan, Katherine E.; Ryan, Allison M.; Arbuthnot, Keena; Samuels, Maurice – Educational Researcher, 2007
The recent No Child Left Behind legislation has defined a vital role for large-scale assessment in determining whether students are learning. Given this increased role of standardized testing as a means of accountability, the purpose of this article is to consider how individual differences in motivational and psychological processes may…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Student Motivation