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Giano, Zachary; Williams, Amanda L.; Becnel, Jennifer N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Students who repeat a grade are at a higher risk of dropping out of high school. Previous research has examined this in a methodologically aggregated way (e.g., repeated any grade versus never repeated) or only specific grades/grade ranges (e.g., Kindergarten or elementary) leaving questions about which grades are more detrimental to repeat with…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, At Risk Students, Instructional Program Divisions, High School Students
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Taylor, Zoe E.; Evich, Carly D.; Marceau, Kristine; Nair, Nayantara; Jones, Blake L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
The present study examined associations between effortful control, a trait marker of self-regulation, adaptive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system functioning (as reflected by the cortisol awakening response [CAR]), and concurrent and longitudinal depressive problems, in a sample of preadolescent Latino youth (N = 119, mean age = 11.53…
Descriptors: Physiology, Self Control, Depression (Psychology), Self Management
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Altermatt, Ellen Rydell – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Prior research demonstrates that perceived academic support from peers positively predicts school adjustment. In this cross-sectional study, we provide evidence that perceived academic support from peers declines from 3rd to 8th grade and that this decline is partially mediated by grade-level declines in perceptions that academic success…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Case Studies, Academic Achievement, Prediction