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Kristjansson, Alfgeir Logi; Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2009
This study examines the relationship between parental support, parental monitoring, and time spent with parents and academic achievement among adolescent girls and boys in Iceland, a high-income per-capita Nordic country. The indirect role of school effort is also examined. Data of 7430 9th and 10th graders is analyzed in the study. Structural…
Descriptors: Females, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Grade 10
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Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora; Asgeirsdottir, Bryndis Bjork; Gudjonsson, Gisli H.; Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
Drawing on Agnew's general strain theory, we examined whether depressed mood and anger mediated the effects of sexual abuse on suicidal behavior and delinquency. Participants included 9,113 students attending high schools in Iceland. Structural equation modeling showed that, while controlling for family structure and parental education, being…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Structural Equation Models, Suicide