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Wittner, Britta; Kauffeld, Simone – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2023
An important factor for First Generation High School students (FGS) in higher education is social capital. To highlight differences in social capital between FGS and their Non-FGS peers (NFGS) by analysing the structure of their ego-centred social networks and its' effect on their career planning, we conducted two cross-sectional studies: on high…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Career Planning, First Generation College Students, High School Students
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Kandler, Christian; Riemann, Rainer; Angleitner, Alois – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study investigated the mean-level and individual-level trends as well as the genetic and environmental sources of rank-order continuity and change in temperament traits ("Briskness, Perseveration, Sensory Sensitivity, Emotional Reactivity, Endurance, and Activity"). We analyzed self-reports and peer ratings from 2 adult age groups…
Descriptors: Genetics, Environmental Influences, Personality Traits, Twins
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Jugert, Philipp; Eckstein, Katharina; Noack, Peter; Kuhn, Alexandra; Benbow, Alison – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Levels of civic engagement are assumed to vary according to numerous social and psychological characteristics, but not much is known about online civic engagement. This study aimed to investigate differences and similarities in young people's offline and online civic engagement and to clarify, based on Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB),…
Descriptors: Motivation, Behavior Theories, Ethnic Groups, Migrants
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Pavlova, Maria K.; Haase, Claudia M.; Silbereisen, Rainer K. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Drawing on two nationally representative German studies (N[subscript 1] = 1744, N[subscript 2] = 759), we examined correlates of early, on-time, and late curfew autonomy, a retrospective indicator of behavioural autonomy, in young and middle adulthood (19-37 years of age). Adjustment in four domains was considered: educational attainment,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adolescents, Peer Groups, Puberty