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Cooley, Morgan E.; Mihalec-Adkins, Brittany P.; Womack, Bethany – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Youth in foster care face many academic risks, including diminished engagement in school and behavior problems that further threaten learning and academic achievement. However, school engagement is responsive to contextual change, leaving many opportunities to intervene upon school engagement and boost overall functioning. The present study…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Adolescents, At Risk Students, Learner Engagement
Pikulski, Paige J.; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Casline, Elizabeth P.; Hale, Amy E.; Drake, Kelly; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Poor school connectedness (SC), defined as students' feelings of belonging, safety, and fairness at school, is a risk factor for negative psychosocial outcomes. Few studies have examined the specific relationship between SC and anxiety. This study examined the relation between SC and anxiety within a group of 114 clinically anxious youth (mean age…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student School Relationship, Educational Environment, Age Differences
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Xiong, Junmei; Hai, Man; Wang, Jintao; Li, Ye; Jiang, Guangrong – School Psychology International, 2020
The current study examined the associations among cumulative risk, psychological capital and adolescents' anxiety/depression and life satisfaction. Chinese adolescents (N = 1473, grades 7 to 12, ages 12 to 18, 52.1% female) completed self-report cumulative risk, psychological capital, anxiety/depressive symptoms and life satisfaction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Anxiety
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Klika, J. Bart; Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Lee, Jungeun Olivia – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
Physical child abuse is a predictor of antisocial behavior in adolescence and adulthood. Few studies have investigated factors that moderate the risk of physical child abuse for later occurring outcomes, including antisocial behavior. This analysis uses data from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study to investigate the prediction of antisocial behavior…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Children
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Smithyman, Thomas F.; Fireman, Gary D.; Asher, Yvonne – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
Prior research has demonstrated that victims of peer victimization show reduced psychological adjustment, social adjustment, and physical well-being compared with nonvictims. However, little research has addressed whether this maladjustment continues over the long term. This study examined adjustment in 72 high school students who had participated…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Victims, Bullying, Comparative Analysis