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ERIC Number: EJ503709
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
School Adjustment in Sixth Graders: Parenting Transitions, Family Climate, and Peer Norm Effects.
Kurdek, Lawrence A.; And Others
Child Development, v66 n2 p430-45 Apr 1995
Examined whether sixth graders' adjustment to the school context (assessed by grades, achievement scores, and disruptive behaviors) was affected by factors from both the family context (as represented by the number of divorce-related parenting transitions and perceptions of current family climate) and the peer context (represented by peer norms supporting academic excellence). (DR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Divorce, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Influence, Grade 6, Grades (Scholastic), Middle Schools, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Student Adjustment
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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