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Kiefer, Sarah M.; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the proposal that social dominance goals are an important, but overlooked, aspect of social goals for young adolescents' academic adjustment. Self-reports of social goals (dominance, intimacy, and popularity goals) early in the school year were used to predict subsequent engagement (self-reports and peer nominations of…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Low Achievement, Early Adolescents, Peer Relationship