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Müller, Christoph M.; Hofmann, Verena; Arm, Sybille – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Early adolescents vary in their susceptibility to peer influence on delinquency. However, it is still less clear which factors explain this variation and how these factors relate to each other. In this study, 10 factors that may moderate peer influence were investigated. A sample of 868 participants was followed across six occasions from seventh…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Peer Influence, Prevention, Gender Differences
Jeon, Minjeong – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) is technically challenging because of the intractable likelihoods that involve high dimensional integrations over random effects. The problem is magnified when the random effects have a crossed design and thus the data cannot be reduced to small independent clusters. A…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Computation, Measurement, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Wei, Xin; Marder, Camille – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Developmental trajectories of two self-concept constructs (self-confidence and importance beliefs) in three domains (academic, social, and self-image) were estimated in a nationally representative sample of approximately 3,500 students with disabilities ages 8 to 17 representing 11 federal disability categories. Students' self-confidence in the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Racial Differences, Concept Formation, Self Concept
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Gupta, Taveeshi; Way, Niobe; McGill, Rebecca K.; Hughes, Diane; Santos, Carlos; Jia, Yueming; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Chen, Xinyin; Deng, Huihua – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2013
This 3-year, longitudinal analysis examined the psychological and social correlates of adhering to gender-typed behaviors in friendships among boys during middle school in United States ("N" = 446, "M"[subscript age] = 11.37 years) and in China ("N" = 368, "M"[subscript age] = 12.20 years). Results indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Friendship, Well Being