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Verkuyten, Maykel; Thijs, Jochem – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
This study conducted among Christian, Muslim, and nonreligious early adolescents living in the Netherlands used intergroup theory for examining religious group evaluations. There was evidence for a religious group divide with a third of the Christian and nonreligious participants explicitly indicating negative feelings toward Muslims, and Muslim…
Descriptors: Muslims, Jews, Early Adolescents, Intergroup Relations
Neal, Jennifer Watling – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Because the mechanism of harm used in social aggression generally involves the manipulation of peer relationships, it is important to consider its social correlates. The current article uses social dominance theory as a frame to review developmental research on social aggression perpetration and three indicators of social position: sociometric…
Descriptors: Aggression, Sociometric Techniques, Early Adolescents, Social Networks
Mata, Jessieka; Ghavami, Negin; Wittig, Michele A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Drawing on social dominance theory and the contact hypothesis, we developed and tested a two-mediator model for explaining gender differences in early adolescents' attitudes toward gay males and lesbians. Data from more than 400 ninth graders were analyzed. As predicted, gender differences in attitudes toward gay males were partially explained by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Homosexuality, Grade 9, Gender Differences
Nishina, Adrienne; Bellmore, Amy – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Peer aggression, victimization, and conflict are common occurrences during early adolescence. In the collection of articles in this special issue, several themes emerged, including the use of social psychological theory, individual difference variables, and social context. This article briefly reviews these articles and presents original data that…
Descriptors: Conflict, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Individual Differences
Ricco, Robert; Pierce, Sara Schuyten; Medinilla, Connie – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
This study seeks to establish the relevance of middle school students' naive beliefs about knowledge and learning in science to their achievement motivation in this domain. A predominantly Hispanic and lower-income sample of 459 middle school students (sixth through eighth grades) completed measures of epistemic beliefs along with several measures…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Early Adolescents
Barker, Erin T.; Bornstein, Marc H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Global self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, and self-reported dieting are interrelated. This study examines the temporal ordering of global self-esteem and appearance satisfaction across the early adolescence transition, from age 10 to age 14, as well as the independent associations of self-esteem and appearance satisfaction on self-reported…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Females, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
Kobus, Kimberly; Henry, David B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Network position ("isolate," "member," "liaison"), peer-group substance use, and their interaction were examined as predictors of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use in a sample of 163 urban sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Two measures of peer substance use were compared: one based on social network analysis…
Descriptors: Smoking, Marijuana, Drinking, Early Adolescents
Wilkins, Natalie J.; Kuperminc, Gabriel P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Elliot and McGregor's (2001) 2 x 2 model of achievement motivation (mastery approach, mastery-avoidance, performance-approach and performance-avoidance) was used among 143 Latino adolescents to examine how achievement motivation changes over time, and whether perception of academic climate influences eventual academic outcomes. A series of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Statistical Analysis, Grade 8, Academic Achievement
Aspy, Cheryl B.; Vesely, Sara K.; Tolma, Eleni L.; Oman, Roy F.; Rodine, Sharon; Marshall, LaDonna; Fluhr, Janene – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Cross-sectional studies suggest that assets are associated with youth abstinence, but whether these relationships are constant across developmental age groups has not been shown. Data for this study were obtained from two independent datasets collected across a 2-year period using in-person, in-home interviews of youth (52% female; 44% Caucasian,…
Descriptors: Role Models, Community Programs, Family Relationship, Adolescents
Ma, Lang; Phelps, Erin; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Lerner, Richard M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
School bullying has negative implications for adolescent academic competence, making it important to explore what factors promote such competence for adolescents who bully and who are bullied. Potential contextual and individual variables linked to academic competence were examined in the context of bullying. Data were derived from the Grades 5…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration
Fanti, Kostas A.; Brookmeyer, Kathryn A.; Henrich, Christopher C.; Kuperminc, Gabriel P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The current study investigates linear and curvilinear associations between overt aggressive behavior and the adolescents' reports of the quality of their friendships over time. Moderation by gender was also investigated. The sample consisted of 246 boys and 253 girls from the sixth and seventh grades of a large public middle school. Findings…
Descriptors: Aggression, Friendship, Gender Differences, Adolescents
Fandrem, Hildegunn; Strohmeier, Dagmar; Roland, Erling – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
This study compares levels of bullying others, victimization, and aggressiveness in native Norwegian and immigrant adolescents living in Norway and shows how bullying is related to proactive and reactive aggressiveness. The sample consists of 2,938 native Norwegians (1,521 girls, 1,417 boys) and 189 immigrant adolescents (97 girls, 92 boys) in…
Descriptors: Bullying, Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Miller, Shari; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Costanzo, Philip; Malone, Patrick S.; Golonka, Megan; Killeya-Jones, Ley A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
This study examined associations among early adolescent romantic relationships, peer standing, problem behaviors, and gender as a moderator of these associations, in a sample of 320 seventh-grade students. Popular and controversial status youth were more likely to have a romantic partner, whereas neglected status youth were less likely to have a…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Intimacy, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
Moilanen, Kristin L.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Criss, Michael M.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The current study examines latent growth models of parental knowledge of boys' behavior from ages 10 to 15, and whether earlier child or family characteristics are related to intercept and growth in parental knowledge. As part of an ongoing longitudinal study on the precursors of antisocial behavior, 288 boys completed interviews at ages 10, 11,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Family Characteristics, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
Masten, Carrie L.; Juvonen, Jaana; Spatzier, Agnieszka – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
By focusing on school-based behaviors, this study examined the validity of a lay assumption that peers match, and even surpass, parents in terms of their importance as socialization agents by early adolescence. Self-reported academic and social behaviors, peer group norms, and perceived parent values were assessed among fourth, sixth, and eighth…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Early Adolescents, Peer Influence, Norms