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Pathological Video Game Symptoms from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study of Trajectories, Predictors, and Outcomes
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Coyne, Sarah M.; Stockdale, Laura A.; Warburton, Wayne; Gentile, Douglas A.; Yang, Chongming; Merrill, Brett M. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
The aim of this study was to examine trajectories of pathological video game symptoms over a 6-year period from adolescence to emerging adulthood. We also examined a number of predictors and outcomes for different trajectories. Participants included 385 adolescents (M age = 15.01 at the initial time point) who completed multiple questionnaires…
Descriptors: Video Games, Adolescents, Young Adults, Predictor Variables
Loneliness and Peer Relations in Adolescence
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Woodhouse, Susan S.; Dykas, Matthew J.; Cassidy, Jude – Social Development, 2012
The present study examined whether adolescent loneliness would be lower within the context of positive relationships with peers. The core conceptual model predicted that hypothesized links between peer-rated social behaviors or victimization and loneliness would be mediated by social acceptance. Relationship experiences (i.e., social acceptance,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Social Behavior, Sociometric Techniques, Adolescents
Gender, Popularity and Notions of In/Authenticity amongst 12-Year-Old to 13-Year-Old School Girls
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Read, Barbara; Francis, Becky; Skelton, Christine – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2011
This paper draws on data from a research project investigating gendered identities and interactions of high-achieving students in Year Eight in England (12-13 years old), particularly in relation to students' "popularity" amongst their peers. As part of this study 71 students were interviewed from nine different schools in urban, rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Sexual Identity, Peer Acceptance
Pathways to Adult Marijuana and Cocaine Use: A Prospective Study of African Americans from Age 6 to 42
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Fothergill, Kate E.; Ensminger, Margaret E.; Green, Kerry M.; Robertson, Judith A.; Juon, Hee Soon – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2009
This study examines pathways to adult marijuana and cocaine use in a cohort of African Americans from Woodlawn, an inner city community in Chicago. Assessments were conducted in first grade (age 6), adolescence (age 16), early adulthood (age 32), and in mid-adulthood (age 42). The "social adaptation life course" framework guided the…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Marijuana, Cocaine, Drug Use
Psychosocial Precursors and Correlates of Differing Internalizing Trajectories from 3 to 15 Years
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Letcher, Primrose; Smart, Diana; Sanson, Ann; Toumbourou, John W. – Social Development, 2009
Psychosocial precursors and correlates of parent-reported internalizing behavior trajectories across the age span of 3-15 years were explored using a community-based cohort of Australian children. Six internalizing trajectories had previously been identified for both girls (N = 810) and boys (N = 874) in this sample, comprising stable low, high,…
Descriptors: Shyness, Behavior Problems, Females, Peer Relationship
Psychosocial and Health-Related Characteristics of Adolescent Television Viewers.
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Page, Randy M.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1996
Examined relationship between television viewing frequency and adolescents' health-related and psychosocial characteristics. Found that shyness and exercise frequency predicted television viewing frequency. Among females, exercise frequency, shyness, loneliness, and perceived attractiveness predicted viewing frequency. Light viewers exercised more…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Health