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Santo, Jonathan Bruce; Bukowski, William M.; Stella-Lopez, Luz; Carmago, Gina; Mayman, Shari B.; Adams, Ryan E. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2013
Multilevel modeling was used to examine contextual variations in the structure of the "self" in a sample of 918 lower- and upper-middle class early adolescents (M age = 10.37 years, SD = 1.19) from a "majority" cultural context (i.e., Barranquilla in the Caribbean region of Colombia) and a "nonmajority" context (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Early Adolescents, Self Concept, Middle Class
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Klassen, Robert M.; Ang, Rebecca P.; Chong, Wan Har; Krawchuk, Lindsey L.; Huan, Vivien S.; Wong, Isabella Y. F.; Yeo, Lay See – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
In this study, we explore academic procrastination and associated motivation variables in 612 adolescents from Canada and Singapore. Few studies have explored adolescent procrastination and no previous studies have investigated adolescent procrastination using a cross-cultural framework. Singaporean adolescents reported higher levels of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Self Efficacy, Structural Equation Models
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Sim, Leslie; Adrian, Molly; Zeman, Janice; Cassano, Michael; Friedrich, William N. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
Parents' responses to their children's emotional expressivity have been shown to significantly influence children's subsequent psychosocial functioning. This study hypothesized that adolescents' deliberate self-harm (DSH) may be an outcome associated with poor emotion regulation as well as an invalidating family environment. The mediational role…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Family Environment, Self Destructive Behavior
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Roche, Kathleen M.; Ghazarian, Sharon R.; Little, Todd D.; Leventhal, Tama – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
There is considerable debate regarding the extent to which punitive parenting adversely impacts youth well-being. Using an ecological-transactional model of human development, we examined reciprocity and contextual variability in associations between maternal punitive discipline and adolescent adjustment among 1,147 low-income, urban youth…
Descriptors: Discipline, Delinquency, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing
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Kikas, Eve; Peets, Katlin; Tropp, Kristiina; Hinn, Maris – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of sex, verbal reasoning, and normative beliefs on direct and indirect forms of aggression. Three scales from the Peer Estimated Conflict Behavior Questionnaire, Verbal Reasoning tests, and an extended version of Normative Beliefs About Aggression Scale were administered to 663 Estonian…
Descriptors: Aggression, Structural Equation Models, Grade 9, Grade 7
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Lindberg, Sara M.; Grabe, Shelly; Hyde, Janet Shibley – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2007
Objectified body consciousness (OBC)--the tendency to view one's body as an object for others to look at and evaluate--is theorized to emerge during sexual maturation as adolescents, particularly adolescent girls, experience sexual objectification. Although OBC generally is discussed in developmental terms, research so far has examined primarily…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
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Crockett, Lisa J.; Raffaelli, Marcela; Shen, Yuh-Ling – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2006
The linkages between self-regulation in childhood, risk proneness in early adolescence, and risky sexual behavior in mid-adolescence were examined in a cohort of children (N=518) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The possible mediating role of two early adolescent variables (substance use and negative peer pressure) was also…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Children, Early Adolescents