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Rudolph, Karen D.; Caldwell, Melissa S.; Conley, Colleen S. – Child Development, 2005
This research examined the hypothesis that a tendency to base one's self-worth on peer approval is associated with positive and negative aspects of children's well-being. A sample of 153 fourth through eighth graders (9.0 to 14.8 years) reported on need for approval, global self-worth, social-evaluative concerns, anxiety and depression, and…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Social Adjustment, Depression (Psychology), Preadolescents
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Caldwell, Melissa S.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Troop-Gordon, Wendy; Kim, Do-Yeong – Child Development, 2004
This study examined reciprocal-influence models of the association between relational self-views and peer stress during early adolescence. The first model posited that adolescents with negative self-views disengage from peers, creating stress in their relationships. The second model posited that exposure to peer stress fosters social…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Stress Variables, Peer Relationship, Self Concept