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Farrell, Ann H.; Vaillancourt, Tracy – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Indirect aggression has been associated with antisocial personality traits like Machiavellianism, but there is a lack of evidence on their longitudinal development across adolescence. Therefore, the joint developmental trajectories of adolescent indirect aggression and Machiavellianism across 3 years of high school (Grades 10 to 12) were…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables
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Makara, Kara A.; Madjar, Nir – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Students' social goals--reasons for engaging in interpersonal relationships with peers-are consequential for students' interactions with their peers at school and for their well-being. Despite the salience of peer relationships during adolescence, research on social goals is generally lacking compared with academic goals, and it is unknown how…
Descriptors: High School Students, Peer Relationship, Goal Orientation, Predictor Variables
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Irvin, Matthew J.; Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation of several individual and contextual difference factors to the perceived educational barriers of rural youth. Data were from a broader national investigation of students' postsecondary aspirations and preparation in rural high schools across the United States. The sample involved more than…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Barriers
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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Wang, Ming-Te – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations at age 29. In the first set of analyses, occupational and lifestyle values, math ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 12, Gender Differences, High School Students