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ERIC Number: EJ447636
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
A Prospective Study of Life Stress, Social Support, and Adaptation in Early Adolescence.
DuBois, David L.; And Others
Child Development, v63 n3 p542-57 Jun 1992
Examined the relationship between students' stress and social support in junior high school and the same students' psychological distress and school performance two years later. Stress and support variables predicted subsequent psychological distress. Stresses, but not supports, predicted subsequent school performance. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, High School Students, High Schools, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Distress