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Direct linkChen, Chin-Chih; Farmer, Thomas W.; Hamm, Jill V.; Brooks, Debbie S.; Lee, David; Norwalk, Kate; Lambert, Kerrylin; Dawes, Molly; Sterrett, Brittany; Rizzo, Karen – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2020
Perceptions of the ecology and middle school transition are examined in relation to interpersonal competence patterns (ICPs) of approximately 3,000 sixth graders (46.2% boys) including 415 students with disabilities from 26 metropolitan schools. Teacher ratings of students' academic competence, externalizing and internalizing behavior, popularity,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Middle School Students, Interpersonal Competence, Grade 6
Webb, Haley J.; Kerin, Jessica L.; Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Emotional eating, defined as eating in response to affect, may increase during early adolescence, a time of heightened emotionality and increased prevalence of emotional disorders. We investigated change in emotional eating, while also testing the influence of social-emotional risk factors. Study participants (N = 379, mean age [M[subscript age]]…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Shin, Huiyoung; Ryan, Allison M.; North, Elizabeth – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study examined the friendship processes around prosocial and aggressive behaviors and the moderating role of early adolescents' perceived relatedness with teachers. Differences between fifth graders in elementary school and sixth graders in middle school were examined. The sample was from 48 classrooms (N = 879, 51% girls at Wave 1, N = 859,…
Descriptors: Friendship, Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Teacher Student Relationship
Chase, Melissa A.; Machida, Moe – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of sport as a social status determinant among racially diverse children. Participants were 1,233 fourth- to seventh-grade children. Results indicated there were gender, grade, and racial differences for the selection of social status determinants. Boys placed more importance than girls on being…
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, Social Status, Racial Differences, Student Attitudes
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
Petersen, Jennifer L.; Hyde, Janet Shibley – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The current study describes longitudinal trends in sexual harassment by adolescent peers and highlights gender, pubertal status, attractiveness, and power as predictors of harassment victimization. At the end of 5th, 7th, and 9th grades, 242 adolescents completed questionnaires about sexual harassment victimization, pubertal status, and perceived…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Puberty
Kutob, Randa M.; Senf, Janet H.; Crago, Marjorie; Shisslak, Catherine M. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of factors related to self-esteem, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, among 2 cohorts of girls over a period of 4 years, from elementary through middle school. Methods: A multiethnic sample of 656 elementary school girls recruited from 13 schools in Hayward, CA, and Tucson,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Risk, Adolescents
Simon, Valerie A.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Child Development, 2008
This prospective study examined romantic partner selection and socialization among a sample of 78 young adolescents (6th-8th graders). Independent assessments of adolescent and romantic partner adjustment were collected before and after relationships initiated via peer nomination and self-report. Prior to their relationship, adolescents and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7
