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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Poulin, Francois; Nadeau, Karine; Scaramella, Laura V. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
Young adolescents who encounter difficulties with peers can consult with their parents to help solve these problems. In this context, this study examines the contribution of adolescents' disclosure, parental advice giving, and parental intrusiveness into adolescents' social and behavioral adjustment. Young adolescents (N = 93; 49% girls; mean age…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Parent Role, Peer Relationship
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Kiesner, Jeff; Poulin, Francois; Dishion, Thomas J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
The influence of using substances with friends on future individual use was examined in the context of parental monitoring rules and the ecology of peer activities. A 1-year longitudinal study design included a combined sample of North Italian and French Canadian adolescents (N = 285, 53% girls, M = 14.25 years). Data analyses were conducted using…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, French Canadians, Adolescents, Ecology
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Chan, Alessandra; Poulin, Francois – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
Short-term stability in adolescents' self-reported friendship networks was examined as a function of (1) participants' gender, (2) friendship status (best vs. secondary), (3) friendship gender composition (same sex vs. opposite sex), and (4) friendship contexts (school only vs. nonschool only vs. multiple). Adolescents (N = 102) took part in five…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Friendship, Adolescents, Gender Differences