Previous literature has demonstrated that peer support is instrumental for the promotion of adaptive academic and mental health outcomes; however, limited research has examined prospective directional associations between peer support and adjustment within college settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the longitudinal associations…

Anti-bullying interventions often assume that knowing how it feels to be bullied increases empathy for victims. However, longitudinal research on actual experiences of bullying and empathy is lacking. This study investigated whether within-person changes in victimization predicted changes in empathy over 1 year using random-intercept cross-lagged…

This study investigates integrating social media into secondary school curriculum and its impact on interaction between peers as well as students and their instructor. In doing so, the study highlights different platforms that educators use, how they integrated it within their classroom, and if it increased or decreased collaboration and…

As previous research indicated that children with special educational needs are at risk of social exclusion, this study investigated the link between teachers' beliefs about children's social peer interactions and their teaching practices. Using a qualitative case study examining seven teachers from four inclusive classes at one preschool in…

The aim of the present study was to investigate the use of specific coping strategies by bullied adolescents, taking account of the distinction between pure victims and bully-victims, as well as gender-specific patterns. Participants were 967 adolescents aged 11-16 years, who responded to self-report questionnaires on school bullying…

A growing body of research illustrates consensus between researchers and practitioners that developing rapport facilitates cooperation and disclosure in a range of professional information gathering contexts. In such contexts, rapport behaviors are often intentionally used in an attempt to facilitate a positive interaction with another adult,…

The present study aimed to identify gender and age differences in motivation toward physical education (PE) and to explore the relationship between bullying roles, in PE and in the educational context in general, and motivation toward PE. A total of 1352 schoolchildren (49.7% girls) from 5th year of Compulsory Primary Education to 1st year of…

Background/purpose: Mathematics education develops critical thinking and problem-solving skills, yet middle school students often face challenges, including didactical, epistemological, and ontogenic obstacles, that influence their academic orientation. This study investigates how Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs) can address these challenges by…

Social gaming--online gameplay involving digital interactions with others--is a common form of social media use among adolescents. Research on this topic has neglected the social aspect of gaming and the potential role of social gaming in adolescent development. In this article, we define social gaming, drawing on interdisciplinary theories to…

A common theme across psychological research on belonging in school has been a focus on the social--on the quality of students' connections to others in the school environment. In this review, I argue that when a student indicates that they do or do not "feel like I belong at my school," social connections are necessary but not…

Despite the over-representation of immigrant children assessed as requiring special needs education, research into their social and educational experiences in the Nordics is limited. This qualitative study explored the experiences of five Syrian students in need of special support, and their parents in Norway. A thematic analysis was conducted…

In this brief reflection, I discuss how trust is integral to our approach to academic development. The value of engaging with an academic development programme is not only gained knowledge and skills of academic practice and increased trust in self and being trusted as an expert in return. We develop participants' trust in their own judgements and…

Providing opportunities for students to talk directly with their peers is a critical dimension to facilitating discussions in mathematics and science, including argumentation-focused discussions in which students construct arguments and critique others' arguments. Research suggests that supporting student-to-student talk and facilitating…

Although students are encouraged to disclose peer sexual harassment, no studies have investigated disclosure among adolescents. This study investigated the extent of peer sexual harassment disclosure, to whom students make disclosures, and different characteristics associated with disclosure. Three-wave annual data from middle-school students (T1:…

While research abounds on musicians' precarity, emerging student musicians remain understudied, especially amidst migration for opportunity. This timely study addresses critical gaps by qualitatively exploring the experiences of popular music students who migrate to London for education and prospective careers. Set during the UK's recent…