Showing papers in "Journal of Early Adolescence in 2021"
TL;DR: This paper examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning, and found that 80% of the families were negatively affected.
Abstract: We examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning. Families (n = 105, 80% whit...
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TL;DR: This paper found that emotional eating, defined as eating in response to affect, may increase during early adolescence, a time of heightened emotionality and increased prevalence of emotional disorders, and they investigated emotional eating in early adolescence.
Abstract: Emotional eating, defined as eating in response to affect, may increase during early adolescence, a time of heightened emotionality and increased prevalence of emotional disorders We investigated
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TL;DR: In this article, the developmental dynamics between positive youth development, being bullied in adolescence, gender, and sociocultural risk factors were investigated in a study with 3,509 participants.
Abstract: In the current study, we investigated the developmental dynamics between positive youth development, being bullied in adolescence, gender, and sociocultural risk factors. Participants were 3,509 ma...
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TL;DR: This paper investigated what teachers considered difficult bullying situations, how they responded to these situations, and which barriers they encountered, and found that teachers experienced difficulties in identifying bullying that happens out of sight, estimating the seriousness of reported incidents, addressing persistent aggressive and bullying behavior, and finding solutions with parents to reduce bullying.
Abstract: Although anti-bullying programs often include a component that focuses on strengthening teachers’ abilities in identifying and addressing bullying, it is not clear which bullying situations teachers find difficult to address and what type of support is needed. In the current qualitative study, we investigated what teachers considered difficult bullying situations, how they responded to these situations, and which barriers they encountered. We used data from individual in-depth interviews conducted with 38 Dutch elementary school teachers. Qualitative analysis showed that teachers experienced difficulties in (a) identifying bullying that happens out of sight, (b) estimating the seriousness of a reported incident, (c) addressing persistent aggressive and bullying behavior, and (d) finding solutions with parents to reduce bullying. Teachers used a variety of strategies in their efforts to address these situations. The results give insight into teachers’ needs regarding specific training and support in anti-bullying programs and preservice teacher programs.
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TL;DR: Early adolescents are frequent users of online communication tools (OCTs) as discussed by the authors, and yet, they have limited knowledge about how OCTs influence this population and their friendships, and they sought opinions of 938 A...
Abstract: Early adolescents are frequent users of online communication tools (OCTs). Yet, we have limited knowledge about how OCTs influence this population and their friendships. We sought opinions of 938 A...
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TL;DR: This paper examined gender differences in a moderated-mediation model examining whether perceived social support moderated depressive symptom and academic achievement mediation pathways from peer v... and found that social support was associated with depression.
Abstract: 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 v...
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TL;DR: In this article, the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents' depressive symptoms was investigated, and the main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) t...
Abstract: Knowledge about the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms is scarce. The main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) t...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided key prevalence rates for experiences with cyberbullying among tweens (children between the ages of 9 and 12 years old) and also interested in the extent to which the bullying affected their experiences.
Abstract: The goal of this study was to provide key prevalence rates for experiences with cyberbullying among tweens (children between the ages of 9 and 12 years old). We were also interested in the extent t...
14 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the longitudinal linkages among Chinese early adolescents' unsociability, peer rejection, and loneliness, and found that early adolescents are more likely to seek attention from other peers.
Abstract: In this study, we explored the longitudinal linkages among Chinese early adolescents’ unsociability, peer rejection, and loneliness. Participants were N = 445 primary school students in Shanghai, P...
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TL;DR: The authors found that adolescents, particularly early adolescents, are vulnerable to stress created by negative peer interactions and that stress can lead to increased mental health problems and reduced academic engagement in early adolescents.
Abstract: Adolescents, particularly early adolescents, are vulnerable to stress created by negative peer interactions. Stress, in turn, can lead to increased mental health problems and reduced academic engag...
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TL;DR: Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents as discussed by the authors, and it is associated with low academic performance, higher risky...
Abstract: Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky ...
TL;DR: In this paper, it is suggested that phubbing is a new form of social rejection, yet little is known about how people who are being "phubbed" interpret it within different relationships.
Abstract: Phubbing is suggested to be a new form of social rejection, yet little is known about how people who are being “phubbed” interpret it within different relationships. Based on the social information...
TL;DR: In this paper, the adverse impact of a low family socioeconomic status (SES) on rural-to-urban migrant children's academic achievement has been widely demonstrated, however, knowledge regarding the mechanisms und...
Abstract: The adverse impact of a low family socioeconomic status (SES) on rural-to-urban migrant children’s academic achievement has been widely demonstrated. However, knowledge regarding the mechanisms und...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of seventh and eighth grade youth mentors in providing support and companionship to younger peer mentees, focusing on outcomes for mentees rather than outcomes for the mentees.
Abstract: Most peer mentoring studies have focused on outcomes for mentees. This investigation examines seventh- and eighth-grade youth mentors’ roles in providing support and companionship to younger peer m...
TL;DR: In this article, a particular area of concern for psychologists is cyber delinquency in adolescence, owing to its association with several mental health issues and its potential link with offline delinquency.
Abstract: Cyber delinquency in adolescence is a particular area of concern for psychologists owing to its association with several mental health issues and its potential link with offline delinquency. This l...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of intervention programs in reducing cyberbullying and improving socio-economic conditions in schools is studied. But few interventions have been studied for their effectiveness in reducing online bullying.
Abstract: Schools have prioritized fighting cyberbullying by implementing intervention programs. Yet few interventions have been studied for their effectiveness in reducing cyberbullying and improving socio-...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors that influence the perceived social costs of interacting with gender atypical peers and examined the relationship between peer processes and the perceived costs of interaction with them.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence the perceived social costs of interacting with gender-atypical peers. Our study examined the relationship between peer processes ...
TL;DR: In this article, a longitudinal study covering two educational transitions examined 1,821 Finnish students' participation in and identification with school and their associations with students' academic achievem ing.
Abstract: This longitudinal study covering two educational transitions examined 1,821 Finnish students’ participation in and identification with school and their associations with students’ academic achievem...
TL;DR: The authors found that children's expectations for how their teacher responds to students' aggression moderate concurrent links between peer victimization and adjustment, and they extended this study and found that the effect of teacher response on students' adjustment was significant.
Abstract: Evidence suggests that children’s expectations for how their teacher responds to students’ aggression moderate concurrent links between peer victimization and adjustment. This study extends this wo...
TL;DR: In this paper, a three-component model of the supervision partnership conceptualization of attachment (accessibility, availability and availability) was validated by validating a three component model of attachment.
Abstract: The goal of this study was to expand current attachment models by validating a three-component model of the supervision partnership conceptualization of attachment (accessibility and availability o...
TL;DR: This paper examined the experience of friendship dissolution among early adolescents, including the number of friendship dissolutions, the reasons for the dissolution, and the ways in which the friendship dissolution was handled.
Abstract: The current study examined the experience of friendship dissolution among early adolescents, including the number of friendship dissolutions, the reasons for the dissolution, and the ways in which ...
TL;DR: In this paper, prospective associations linking parental responses to peer victimization (i.e., coping suggestions, school contact) with adolescents' coping and experiences of peer victimisation were examined.
Abstract: Prospective associations linking parental responses to peer victimization (i.e., coping suggestions, school contact) with adolescents’ coping and experiences of peer victimization were examined. Pa...
TL;DR: This paper found that students who repeat a grade are at higher risk of dropping out of high school than those who do not repeat any grade, and that repeated any grade versus never repe...
Abstract: Students who repeat a grade are at a higher risk of dropping out of high school. Previous research has examined this in a methodologically aggregated way (e.g., repeated any grade versus never repe...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how two coping strategies together moderate the relationship between peer victimization and adjustment among young adolescents, and found that they can moderate the difference between the two strategies.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how two coping strategies together moderate the relationship between peer victimization and adjustment among young adolescents Sixth-grade adolescents from
TL;DR: It was found that emerging adolescents’ perceived gender roles, as well as their ability to consider another’s beliefs, play a role in their expression of empathetic concern, and neither gender nor gender-role orientation was found to contribute to participants’ Theory of Mind understanding.
Abstract: The current study examined the roles of gender, and gender-role orientation in young adolescents’ empathetic concern. In addition, this study aimed to explore the contribution of Theory of Mind in ...
TL;DR: In this article, a review aimed at identifying specific features of PYD interventions with a PA component that appear most promising at reducing bullying behaviors among pre-and early adolescents is presented.
Abstract: This review aimed at identifying specific features of PYD interventions with a PA component that appear most promising at reducing bullying behaviors among pre- and early adolescents. We reviewed a...
TL;DR: The proliferation of digital gadgets and increased media consumption among adolescents has raised interest and concern regarding possible effects on cognitive functioning as discussed by the authors, which has been investigated in a number of studies, e.g.
Abstract: The proliferation of digital gadgets and increased media consumption among adolescents has raised interest and concern regarding possible effects on cognitive functioning. Research investigating th...
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of perceived parents disapproval of peer relations and perceived parental monitoring on youth's engagement in organized sports activi cation was investigated, and the results showed that perceived parents' disapproval of peers and perceived parent monitoring had a negative effect on their engagement in sports.
Abstract: The aim of the present study was (a) to investigate the effect of perceived parents’ disapproval of peer relations and perceived parental monitoring on youth’s engagement in organized sports activi...
TL;DR: In this article, the correlations between a low family socioeconomic status (SES) and adolescents' poor academic outcomes have been widely documented, and the mechanisms through which family SES is associated with poor academic performance have been investigated.
Abstract: 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 ...
TL;DR: This article used latent growth curve analysis to extend research on associations between early puberty and adverse peer relations by examining the role of pubertal timing in the developmental trajectories of infants and adolescents.
Abstract: We used latent growth curve analysis to extend research on associations between early puberty and adverse peer relations by examining the role of pubertal timing in the developmental trajectories o...