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Direct linkParker, Philip D.; Trautwein, Ulrich; Marsh, Herbert W.; Basarkod, Geetanjali; Dicke, Theresa – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Helping students adjust to university life is a critical developmental issue. Using longitudinal data from 1652 German late adolescents, this research tested the effect of initial high-school parent, same-sex, and opposite sex self-concept and its change on university dropout intentions, study stress, and study satisfaction. High-school…
Descriptors: Self Concept, High School Students, College Students, Student Adjustment
Forsberg, Alicia; Blume, Christopher L.; Cowan, Nelson – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Growth in working memory capacity, the number of items kept active in mind, is thought to be an important aspect of childhood cognitive development. Here, we focused on participants' awareness of the contents of their working memory, or "meta-working memory," which seems important because people can put cognitive abilities to best use…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Short Term Memory, Accuracy, Children
Tavernier, Royette; Willoughby, Teena – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Despite extensive research on sleep and psychosocial functioning, an important gap within the literature is the lack of inquiry into the direction of effects between these 2 constructs. The purpose of the present 3-year longitudinal study was to examine bidirectional associations between sleep (quality and duration) and 3 indices of psychosocial…
Descriptors: Sleep, Gender Differences, College Students, Student Surveys
Walker, Ja'Nina J.; Longmire-Avital, Buffie – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Religious faith has been instrumental in fostering positive mental health outcomes for historically disenfranchised populations, such as Black Americans. However, the religious institutional devaluing of same-sex behavior and identity fuels internalized homonegativity (i.e., negative thoughts regarding one's same-sex sexual behavior) for…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Mental Health, African Americans
Peer reviewedJessor, Shirley L.; Jessor, Richard – Developmental Psychology, 1975
The transition from virginity to nonvirginity was studied in high school and college males and females. Virgins were found to differ from nonvirgins on measures of value on achievement, value on independence, available models for deviance, and other factors. (GO)
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, Predictor Variables, Sexuality
Predicting Spatial Performance from Gender Stereotyping in Activity Preferences and in Self-Concept.
Peer reviewedSignorella, Margaret L.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
College students participated in a study to test competing hypotheses derived from Bem's gender schema theory and Spence's gender identity theory. In two samples, sex, self-concept, and spatial activities made significant direct contributions to the prediction of spatial performance, supporting Spence's theory. (RH)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedGreenberger, Ellen; Chen, Chuansheng – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined associations between perceived family relationships and depressive symptoms in two ethnic contexts--European American and Asian American--at two developmentally important points--early adolescence and late adolescence/early adulthood. Found that ethnic differences in depressed mood not evident in the early adolescent sample emerged in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Age Differences, Asian Americans, College Students
Reconstructions of Family Relationships: Parent-Child Alliances, Personal Distress, and Self-Esteem.
Peer reviewedJacobvitz, Deborah B.; Bush, Nell F. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined how women's reconstruction of various family patterns during childhood and adulthood relate to levels of depression, anxiety, and self-esteem. Found that women who recalled cross-generational alliances or triangulated family patterns, and whose parents were emotionally distant, were more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns, College Students
