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Barker, Sandra B.; Schubert, Christine M.; Barker, Randolph T.; Kuo, Sally I-Chun; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Dick, Danielle M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
Internalizing symptoms are prevalent in students as they enter and complete college. Considering research suggesting mental health benefits of pet ownership, this study explores the relationship between pet ownership, social support (SS), and internalizing symptoms (IS) in a cohort of students across their 4-year college experience. With no…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Animals, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences
Agans, Jennifer P.; Geldhof, G. John – Applied Developmental Science, 2012
In order to examine youth experiences in athletic activities with different characteristics, the present study explored the developmental outcomes associated with participation in three different types of sport (individual sports, team sports, and dance-type sports) as well as across six identified patterns of participation (no participation,…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Grade 10, Athletes, Youth Programs
Konold, Timothy R.; Jamison, Kristen R.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E. – Applied Developmental Science, 2010
Children's social skills are an important class of learned behaviors that facilitate success in the classroom; the primary method used in the assessment of social skills involves having parents or teachers complete standardized checklists using judgments of frequency or intensity. Children's (N = 1,102) social skills were modeled as time-varying…
Descriptors: Mothers, Interpersonal Competence, Gender Differences, Academic Achievement
Guarini, Tristan E.; Marks, Amy K.; Patton, Flannery; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Applied Developmental Science, 2011
This article contributes new evidence on the associations among immigrant generation, gender, and sexual risk behavior among Latino adolescents in the United States. Longitudinal data from 3,272 Latino adolescents (grades 7-12) who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) were examined for evidence of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Secondary School Students, Immigrants
Olson, Cheryl K.; Kutner, Lawrence A.; Baer, Lee; Beresin, Eugene V.; Warner, Dorothy E.; Nicholi, Armand M., II – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
This research examined the potential relationship between adolescent problem behaviors and amount of time spent with violent electronic games. Survey data were collected from 1,254 7th and 8th grade students in two states. A "dose" of exposure to Mature-rated games was calculated using Entertainment Software Rating Board ratings of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Early Adolescents, Multiple Regression Analysis, Grade 8
Bhanot, Ruchi T.; Jovanovic, Jasna – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
This study examined whether parental involvement in children's science schoolwork (i.e., discussions about science, homework helping and encouragement of science interest) varies for boys and girls, and how these behaviors relate to children's science achievement beliefs (i.e., ability perceptions and task-value) at the end of a school year. We…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mothers, Science Achievement, Parent Participation
Russell, Stephen T.; Heck, Katherine E. – Applied Developmental Science, 2008
There is a widespread belief that youth drop out of youth development programs during the middle school years. Alternative explanations for the smaller number of adolescent program participants have yet to be explored. We examine age trends in program enrollment using data from over 221,000 youth enrolled in the California 4-H Youth Development…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Dropouts, Early Adolescents, Enrollment Trends
Obradovic, Jelena; Masten, Ann S. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Civic engagement was studied in relation to overall development in adolescence, emerging adulthood, and young adulthood to examine how earlier activity involvement and success in prior and concurrent age-salient domains of competence may contribute to 2 forms of civic engagement in adulthood (citizenship and volunteering). Data on 163 youth were…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Citizen Participation, Young Adults, Adolescents
Sirin, Selcuk R.; Rogers-Sirin, Lauren – Applied Developmental Science, 2005
This study examined how various components of school engagement contribute to the academic performance of African American adolescents. The sample consisted of 499 African American adolescents in Grades 9 to 11. We investigated how adolescents' gender, grade, cognitive functioning, and parental education affect their school engagement and whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Identification, Adolescents, Factor Analysis