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Direct linkNi, Yue; Geldhof, G. John; Chen, Bin-Bin; Stawski, Robert S. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
Research to date has shown longitudinal changes in conscientiousness during early and middle adolescence, but most studies have been conducted in Western countries. The present study aimed to examine the pattern of mean-level conscientiousness change at the transition into early adolescence among a Chinese sample using curve of factors (CUFFS)…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Children, Consciousness Raising, Gender Differences
Williams, Otis; Davis, Julius; Cox, Mark – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This article shares how three African-centered Black men partnered with a school system to develop and implement an Africentric rites of passage program for seventh- and eighth-grade Black male students. The proposed school-based intervention aimed to socialize, educate, and cultivate Black boys in preparation for manhood. Theoretically, the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Afrocentrism, Cultural Influences
Saraiva, Pedro; Silva, Sara; Habermas, Tilmann; Henriques, Margarida R. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Autobiographical remembering develops in childhood. A late-developing cognitive tool is the cultural life script. The present study aimed at exploring the beginnings of its acquisition and at replicating its acquisition in early adolescence in a Southern-European culture. Study 1 established the Portuguese normative adult cultural life script,…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Autobiographies, Memory, Experience
Verkuyten, Maykel; Killen, Melanie – Child Development Perspectives, 2021
Divergent cultural, religious, and ideological beliefs and practices are often challenging to contemplate and difficult to accept when they conflict with an individual's own convictions and way of life. The recognition that children and adolescents grow up in an increasingly diverse world has led to a general interest in fostering tolerance. In…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Cultural Pluralism, Beliefs, Religious Factors
Yrjö Engeström; Pauliina Rantavuori; Piia Ruutu; Maria Tapola-Haapala – Educational Review, 2024
The article explores developmental tensions in Finnish adolescents' accounts of their different worlds. By understanding tensions experienced by students, educators can develop their pedagogical practices to address those tensions. Building on cultural-historical activity theory, we analysed 12 interviews of 8th graders, focusing on their…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Peer Influence
Sarfo, Elizabeth Anokyewaa; Salifu Yendork, Joana; Naidoo, Anthony Vernon – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Child marriage is the practice of marrying an individual below 18 years. The drivers of this practice include poverty, gender inequality, cultural and religious norms among others. While Ghana is one of many countries worldwide in which child marriage is practised, the literature on cultural underpinnings and implications of the practice in Ghana…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Marriage, At Risk Persons
Kho, Carmen; White, Rebecca M. B.; Zhao, Chang; Knight, George P.; Roche, Kathleen M. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
This study examined the relations between normative developmental changes of familism values and later internalizing and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents from an emerging immigrant community. The sample included 547 Latinx adolescents (55.4% female; baseline M[subscript age] = 12.80; SD = 1.03) residing in the Southeastern United…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Latin Americans, Hispanic American Students, Emotional Adjustment
Caitlyn Mytelka; Sarah C. Narendorf; Elizabeth Baumler; Chiara Acquati; Jeff R. Temple – Journal of Adolescence, 2025
Introduction: The rising prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents is a public health concern. Early adolescence is a key developmental period to reduce risks for internalizing symptoms through primary prevention programs, yet additional research is needed on modifiable factors, such as coping skills, to target to mitigate risk…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Coping, Self Destructive Behavior, Values
Lansford, Jennifer E.; Zietz, Susannah; Bornstein, Marc H.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Gurdal, Sevtap; Liu, Qin; Long, Qian; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean; Alampay, Liane Peña; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, Lei – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Adolescent Development
Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Pauly, Theresa – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Solitude occurs from childhood to old age. In this special issue introduction, we offer a lifespan perspective on matters of solitude with the aim to point to pertinent issues in the field. We propose that solitude serves important functions that may vary across different times in life and that solitude needs to be considered in the context in…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences
Nie, Fanhao – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2019
Previous research has demonstrated that individual religious beliefs and practices are associated with educational outcomes. However, less is known about the manner in which the overall religious cultural influence of a religion can affect an individual's educational aspirations. Using multilevel analyses on two waves of the National Study of…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Youth, Adolescent Development
Eleanor Kane – ProQuest LLC, 2020
School lunch is a universal experience for students everywhere and yet remains largely understudied by educational researchers. This dissertation explores school lunch through the lens of adolescent identity theory, with the purpose of investigating the unarticulated and overlooked complexities inherent in the lunch block, from issues of the…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Nutrition, High School Students, Food
Lester Sim; Jiaxiu Song; Ka I. Ip; Christina Naegeli Costa; Wen Wen; Su Yeong Kim – Developmental Psychology, 2024
This study adopts a cultural ecological perspective to examine how cumulative effects of external transcultural and cultural strengths are related to baseline and changes in three markers of Mexican-origin adolescents' self-growth (i.e., resilience, life meaning, and discipline). Using a three-wave longitudinal data set (5 years) of 604…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Adolescent Development, Resilience (Psychology), Self Concept
Carey, Roderick L. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2021
I investigated how two U.S.-born Salvadoran eleventh grade boys formulated college-going mindsets at the nexus of family-based cultural influences, adolescent development, masculinity, and academic self-appraisals. With asset-based theories, findings show how immigrant families encouraged college going by shielding their sons from noneducational…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Grade 11, Males, High School Students
Gozansky, Yuval – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2018
This article examines how non-fiction children's television programmes portray bodily changes and sexuality at puberty. Engaging with the body and the sexuality of children in the broadcast media raises cultural and social challenges. Public concern about social morality and the 'sexualisation of children', sexual objectification and pornography,…
Descriptors: Puberty, Sexuality, Human Body, Cultural Influences
