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Leslie Morrison Gutman
Researcher at Institute of Education
Publications - 51
Citations - 3821
Leslie Morrison Gutman is an academic researcher from Institute of Education. The author has contributed to research in topics: Academic achievement & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 44 publications receiving 3583 citations. Previous affiliations of Leslie Morrison Gutman include University of Michigan & University of London.
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The role of protective factors in supporting the academic achievement of poor African American students during the middle school transition.
TL;DR: In this paper, the main and interactive effects of psychological, family, and school factors on students' grade point average across the middle school transition were examined for 62 African American families living in poverty.
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Academic growth curve trajectories from 1st grade to 12th grade: effects of multiple social risk factors and preschool child factors.
TL;DR: Significant interactions between risk and child factors for students' grade point average (GPA) revealed that child factors had significant effects only for low-risk students and higher IQ and better mental health improved the GPA trajectories of low- risk children but did not influence the GPA trajectory of high-risk children.
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The academic achievement of African American students during early adolescence: an examination of multiple risk, promotive, and protective factors.
TL;DR: Adolescents had lower grade point averages, more absences, and lower achievement test scores as their exposure to risk factors increased as their exposed to multiple risks increased.
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Financial Strain, Neighborhood Stress, Parenting Behaviors, and Adolescent Adjustment in Urban African American Families
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical model linking financial strain, neighborhood stress, parenting behavior, and adolescent adjustment was used to identify the mediator between economic hardship and parent and adolescent behaviors.
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Stage-Environment Fit During Adolescence: Trajectories of Family Relations and Adolescent Outcomes
TL;DR: Within the framework of stage-environment fit theory, the authors examined the contribution of family relations to adolescent outcomes concurrently and longitudinally, as well as the moderating effects of gender and ethnicity in these associations.