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Mothering versus Fathering? Positive Parenting versus Negative Parenting? Their Relative Importance in Predicting Adolescent Aggressive Behavior: A Longitudinal Comparison
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Yang, Panpan; Schlomer, Gabriel L.; Lippold, Melissa A. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
To understand whose parenting (mothers vs. fathers) and which type of parenting (warmth vs. hostility) is more important in predicting adolescent aggression, this study applied dominance analysis to evaluate the relative importance of four different parenting dimensions (maternal hostility, paternal hostility, maternal warmth, and paternal…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Role, Parent Child Relationship, Fathers
The Adolescent Peer System and Academic Engagement
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Furrer, Carrie J.; Marchand, Gwen C. – Educational Psychology, 2022
Peers are central in shaping adolescents' development across various domains. This research examined patterns of peer system resources and liabilities, and their association with academic adjustment. A person-centred approach, Latent Profile Analysis, was used to classify students into groups based on characteristics of the peer system: friendship…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Adolescent Development, Peer Influence, Learner Engagement
The Functions of Aggression in Gaining, Maintaining, and Losing Popularity during Adolescence: A Multiple-Cohort Design
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van den Berg, Yvonne H. M.; Burk, William J.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study examined associations between perceived popularity trajectories and changes in proactive and reactive aggression in middle adolescence. The sample included 1,374 adolescents from 5 cohorts who were followed from Grade 7 to Grade 9 (49% males, M[subscript age] = 12.67 years, SD = 0.67). Popularity trajectories were identified based on…
Descriptors: Aggression, Peer Acceptance, Adolescents, Change
A Preliminary Study Measuring Social Self-Efficacy among Early Adolescents and Its Association with Aggressive Behavior
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Zullig, Keith J.; Valois, Robert F. – Journal of School Violence, 2019
This study evaluated a brief social self-efficacy (SSE) measure among 4,122 public middle school adolescents and its association with aggressive behavior. Data analytic procedures included calculating mean ratings, standard deviations in addition to inspecting the scale's reliability, internal structure, and relationships to demographic and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Early Adolescents, Correlation, Aggression
Rutgers-Somerset Counseling Program: Preventing Violence and Decreasing Risky Behaviors among Adolescent Girls--A Training Manual
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Batista, Melissa Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The violence prevention group component of the Rutgers-Somerset Counseling Program, a prevention program for multi-problem youth based in a local junior high school, was established in response to appeals made by school staff for help addressing surges in school and community violence and the rising incidence of aggression among female students.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Females
A Developmental Approach to the Prevention of Adolescent's Aggressive Behavior and the Promotion of Resilience
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Malti, Tina; Noam, Gil G.; Scheithauer, Herbert – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2009
This article introduces the clover model, a research-based developmental model of resilience and psychopathology related to the prevention of aggressive behavior and the promotion of resiliency in adolescents. It describes how social cognitions and emotions function differently at different periods of adolescent development and influence problem…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Prevention, Aggression, Social Cognition