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Savickaite, Ruta; Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis; Kreager, Derek; Ivanova, Katya; Veenstra, René – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
This study examined the association of friendships and popularity with adolescents' first-time involvement in a romantic relationship (referred to as romantic relationship debut). The aim of this article was twofold: first, to disentangle the unique effects of friendships and perceived popularity; second, to separate same- and cross-gender peer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Friendship, Peer Acceptance, Gender Differences
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Ivanova, Katya; Mills, Melinda; Veenstra, Rene – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
This study examined the effect of parental divorce on the time it took adolescents to initiate their first romantic relationships. Individual differences in temperament and pubertal development and the age of the adolescent at the time of divorce were also taken into account. Hypotheses were tested using event history analysis with a sample of…
Descriptors: Divorce, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Puberty
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Schelleman-Offermans, Karen; Knibbe, Ronald A.; Kuntsche, Emmanuel – Developmental Psychology, 2013
We investigated whether the link between early pubertal timing and initiation of weekly alcohol use is mediated by changes in perceived parental alcohol-specific rule setting and changes in perceived proportion of drinkers in the peer group. Longitudinal data including 3 annual waves were used to estimate the hazard for adolescents to initiate…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Puberty, Drinking, Child Rearing
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de Groot, Renate H. M.; van Dijk, Martin L.; Kirschner, Paul A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
The GOALS study (Grootschalig Onderzoek naar Activiteiten van Limburgse Scholieren [Large-scale Research of Activities in Dutch Students]) was set up to investigate possible associations between different forms of physical activity and inactivity with cognitive performance, academic achievement and mental well-being. It was conducted at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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Oldehinkel, Albertine J.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Ormel, Johan – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate associations between specific mental health problems and pubertal stage in (pre)adolescents participating in the Dutch prospective cohort study TRAILS (first assessment: N = 2230, age 11.09 [plus or minus] 0.56, 50.8% girls; second assessment: N = 2149, age 13.56 [plus or minus] 0.53, 51.0% girls). Mental…
Descriptors: Females, Mental Health, Adolescents, Puberty
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Lamb, Diane J.; Middeldorp, Christel M.; van Beijsterveldt, Catarina E. M.; Bartels, Meike; van der Aa, Niels; Polderman, Tinca J. C.; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: To explain the differential course of anxiety and depression in individuals from childhood to adulthood by examining age-related changes in the genetic and environmental etiology of anxious and depressive symptoms. Method: A sample of 1470, 1839, and 2023 Dutch twins aged 12, 14, and 16 years reported on symptoms of anxious depression…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Nature Nurture Controversy, Risk, Children