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Anja Stevic; Desirée Schmuck; Marina F. Thomas; Kathrin Karsay; Jörg Matthes – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
During early adolescence children are increasingly using their smartphones not only throughout the day, but also before or even during the nighttime. Prior research has revealed that children's school performance might suffer because of late-night smartphone use. To gain a further understanding of the consequences of nighttime smartphone use on…
Descriptors: Sleep, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Attention Span
Ida Gran Andersen; Emil Smith – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Although women's representation in STEM fields and occupations has increased, science and math continue to be stereotyped as male domains. This paper links psychological and sociological explanations for gendered disparities in STEM by examining the relationship between the local "micro-situational" female learning environment and the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Educational Environment
Julia Jensen; Olaf Köller; Friederike Zimmermann – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
This study examined whether adolescent students' externalizing behavior and prosocial behavior affects their academic achievement (i.e., school grades and standardized test scores) in two major academic domains (i.e., mathematics and German) over and above well-established determinants of school achievement (i.e., prior achievement, intelligence,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Prosocial Behavior, Academic Achievement, Prediction
Gestsdottir, Steinunn; Geldhof, G. John; Birgisdóttir, Freyja; Andrésdóttir, Jóhanna C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
This study examined relations between intentional self-regulation (ISR) and executive functions (EFs) among 84 Icelandic youth in Grade 6 (mean age 11.7 years; 51% girls) and their contributions to healthy and problematic outcomes a year later. ISR was indicated by the Selection, Optimization and Compensation model (SOC) and Self-Regulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Executive Function, Correlation
Oberle, Eva; Ji, Xuejun Ryan; Molyneux, Tonje Mari – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
This study examined pathways from prosocial behaviour in the beginning of the school year to emotional health and academic achievement in the end of the year, taking into account the mediating role of peer acceptance. Participants were 734 grade 4 to 7 students in public elementary schools (51% female) in Western Canada. As expected, pathway…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents
Fréchette-Simard, Catherine; Plante, Isabelle; Duchesne, Stéphane; Chaffee, Kathryn E. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
This study aimed to examine the evolution of test anxiety during the transition to secondary school, a challenging period that includes a set of contextual factors that could potentially increase students' test anxiety. In addition, to further understand the contribution of different individual factors that might increase the susceptibility to…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Suizzo, Marie-Anne; Jackson, Karen M.; Nauman, Cambrian – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Adolescents growing up in low-income communities experience decreases in school engagement during their transition to middle school due to multiple stressors. Holding goals for their futures increases their resilience, yet research on the types of goals that are most beneficial and on parents' influence on the formation of future goals is limited.…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Adolescent Attitudes, Aspiration, Academic Achievement
Ma, Ting-Lan; Zarrett, Nicole; Puente, Kayla; Liu, Yangyang; Vandell, Deborah L.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Yu, Mark Vincent B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
In this study, we identified (1) subgroups of youth during middle childhood who displayed distinct profiles of social emotional learning (SEL) skills including cooperation, prosocial behaviors, work habits, emotion regulation, and self-control; and (2) how these profiles predict longitudinal academic and social functioning during early…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Cooperation, Prosocial Behavior, Self Control
Spadafora, Natalie; Al-Jbouri, Elizabeth; McDowell, Hannah; Andrews, Naomi C. Z.; Volk, Anthony A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Classroom incivility is a critical concept relating to the academic and psychosocial well-being of children and youth. However, there has yet to be research investigating whether there are social benefits to this behavior in early adolescence. Therefore, the goal of this study was to explore the relationship between classroom incivility and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Well Being, Behavior Problems, Academic Achievement
Wang, Chenxu; Yang, Yang; Jiang, Zhehao; Niu, Xiaoxiao; Liu, Yu; Jia, Xuji; Lin, Lin; Zhang, Yunyun – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
This study used a cross-lagged panel analysis to explore the effect of impulsivity and academic achievement on the development of suicidal ideation in adolescents using three-time assessments with an interval of 6 months. A total of 211 adolescents (104 boys, 107 girls with a mean age of 13.62 ± 0.68 years in the third assessment) completed the…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Suicide, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
Vannucci, Anna; Fagle, Tessa R.; Simpson, Emily G.; Ohannessian, Christine McCauley – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This study examined gender differences in a moderated-mediation model examining whether perceived social support moderated depressive symptom and academic achievement mediation pathways from peer victimization to substance use among 1,334 U.S. early adolescents (11-14 years, 50% girls, 51% White). Surveys were administered in schools at three…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Depression (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Peer Relationship
Virtanen, Tuomo E.; Räikkönen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Määttä, Sami; Vasalampi, Kati – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This longitudinal study covering two educational transitions examined 1,821 Finnish students' participation in and identification with school and their associations with students' academic achievement and truancy. The students were surveyed (a) at the end of primary school, (b) at the beginning of lower secondary school, (c) at the end of lower…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Truancy, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students
Tyler, Corine P.; Geldhof, G. John; Settersten, Richard A., Jr.; Flay, Brian R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Black and Latinx youth are situated in a maladaptive discriminatory context in the United States; however, prosociality may be one way that youth can promote their own positive development in the face of these experiences. We examined the longitudinal associations between discrimination and prosociality among 380 Black and Latinx early adolescents…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Self Esteem, Prediction, Prosocial Behavior
Zhang, Feng; Jiang, Ying; Huang, Silin; Ming, Hua; Ren, Yi; Wang, Lei – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
The correlations between a low family socioeconomic status (SES) and adolescents' poor academic outcomes have been widely documented. However, the mechanisms through which family SES is associated with adolescents' academic achievement are not well understood. Therefore, this study examined the mediating roles of different types of parental…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Social Mobility
Jo, Eunjin; Lee, Minhye; Lee, Woogul – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
We aimed to investigate the inter- and intra-individual relationships between early adolescents' achievement goals, metacognitive monitoring, and academic outcomes. Korean sixth graders responded to achievement goal questionnaires, solved four quizzes, monitored their own confidence in these four quizzes, and took a final exam. Given the nested…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Student Motivation