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Bryan, Jennifer – Independent School, 2017
Given how pervasively political, cultural, educational, and religious institutions are built on a foundation of stereotypes and binary assumptions, it is easy to understand why people find the current reassessment of all things gender disquieting and disruptive. The consequences of this upheaval can be found in all corners of pre-K-12 schooling,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusion, Gender Issues, Sex Stereotypes
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Knack, Jennifer M.; Tsar, Vasilinka; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Hymel, Shelley; McDougall, Patricia – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
Adolescents rejected by peers are often targets of bullying. However, peer rejection is not a sure path to victimization. We examined whether characteristics valued by peers (i.e., attractiveness, wealth, academic, and athletic ability) moderated the relationship between peer rejection and victimization. We predicted rejected adolescents high on…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Adolescents, Rejection (Psychology), Victims
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Williams, Kelly A.; Chapman, Mimi V. – Health & Social Work, 2011
Using a representative national sample (N = 20,745), this article explores health and mental health needs, service use, and barriers to services among sexual minority youths (SMYs) and heterosexual peers. SMYs were defined by ever having a same-sex romantic attraction or having a recent same-sex romantic relationship or sexual partner. SMYs…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Medical Services, Health Needs, Incidence
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Rinn, Anne N.; Jamieson, Kelly M.; Gross, Candace M.; McQueen, Kand S. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
This study examines the effects of social comparison, gender, and grade level on gifted adolescents' multidimensional self-concept. Participants include 248 gifted adolescents who had completed the sixth through tenth grade during the previous academic year. Multidimensional self-concept was measured using the Self Description Questionnaire II…
Descriptors: Gifted, Self Concept, Interpersonal Attraction, Adolescents
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Vannatta, Kathryn; Gartstein, Maria A.; Zeller, Meg; Noll, Robert B. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
Efforts to identify factors associated with peer acceptance have historically focused on behavioral and social cognitive processes, whereas less empirical attention has focused on the impact of children's other personal attributes and competencies that are not inherently a component of social competence. The current study examined the association…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Interpersonal Attraction, Grade 2, Cognitive Processes
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Sternlof, Steve; Pace, Terry M.; Beesley, Denise – Journal of School Counseling, 2005
This study examined the relationship between educators' ratings (N = 182) of interpersonal attractiveness and rejection for children exhibiting internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Results revealed that internalizing behavior was perceived to be less interpersonally attractive but was not necessarily seen with greater levels of personal…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Interpersonal Attraction, Child Behavior, Antisocial Behavior