Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Early Adolescents | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Intimacy | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Friendship | 4 |
| Gender Differences | 4 |
| Peer Relationship | 4 |
| Age Differences | 3 |
| Peer Acceptance | 3 |
| Social Influences | 3 |
| Adjustment (to Environment) | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Adolescent Research | 2 |
| Child Development | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| Journal of Consulting and… | 1 |
| Journal of Early Adolescence | 1 |
| Journal of Educational… | 1 |
| Journal of Research on… | 1 |
Author
| Aikins, Julie Wargo | 1 |
| Allen, Joseph P. | 1 |
| Azmitia, Margarita | 1 |
| Biggs, Brigdet K. | 1 |
| Bowker, Julie C. | 1 |
| Brown, Christia Spears | 1 |
| Freitas, Miguel | 1 |
| Greenhoot, Andrea F. | 1 |
| Ho, Martin | 1 |
| Kiefer, Sarah M. | 1 |
| Marsh, Penny | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Research | 7 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Middle Schools | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| New York | 1 |
| Portugal (Lisbon) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSalomon, Ilyssa; Brown, Christia Spears – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2021
Sexual harassment is a common experience among middle and high school students across the United States. Being the target of and even witnessing sexual harassment is associated with a number of negative consequences for adolescents. This study sought to explore early adolescent boys' and girls' reasoning about (a) perpetrating sexual harassment…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Grade 7, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents
Ribeiro, Olívia; Santos, António J.; Freitas, Miguel; Rosado, António; Rubin, Kenneth H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade (N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Questionnaires
Bowker, Julie C.; Thomas, Katelyn K.; Spencer, Sarah V.; Park, Lora E. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2013
The present study of 150 adolescents ("M" age = 13.05 years) examined the associations between appearance-based rejection sensitivity (Appearance-RS) and psychological adjustment during early adolescence, and evaluated three types of other-gender peer experiences (other-gender friendship, peer acceptance, and romantic relationships) as…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Relationship, Gender Differences
Simon, Valerie A.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Child Development, 2008
This prospective study examined romantic partner selection and socialization among a sample of 78 young adolescents (6th-8th graders). Independent assessments of adolescent and romantic partner adjustment were collected before and after relationships initiated via peer nomination and self-report. Prior to their relationship, adolescents and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7
Vernberg, Eric M.; Greenhoot, Andrea F.; Biggs, Brigdet K. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
This study examined how relocation to a new community affects intimacy and companionship in close friendships by comparing experiences of early adolescents who began their 7th or 8th grade school year in a new community (111 boys, 96 girls) with those of residentially stable agemates (30 boys, 38 girls). Drawing from a developmental contextual,…
Descriptors: Place of Residence, Student Adjustment, Grade 7, Grade 8
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
Radmacher, Kimberley; Azmitia, Margarita – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2006
Two studies addressed age- and gender-related patterns in early adolescents' and emerging adults' conceptions of intimacy in friendships. Forty-one early adolescents and 96 emerging adults in Study 1 and 174 emerging adults in Study 2 described a time when they felt especially close to a friend. Narratives were coded for intimate behaviors and…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Gender Differences, Intimacy, Friendship
Marsh, Penny; Allen, Joseph P.; Ho, Martin; Porter, Maryfrances; McFarland, F. Christy – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2006
Although success in managing evolving peer relationships is linked to critical adolescent outcomes, little is known about the specific factors that lead to success or failure in peer relationship development across adolescence. This longitudinal study examines the role of adolescents' level of ego development as a predictor of the future course of…
Descriptors: Friendship, Early Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Longitudinal Studies
