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The Relationship and Predictability Between Positive Affect and Psychological Well-Being Among 12 Years-Old Children From 29 Countries J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Xavier Oriol-Granado, Mònica González, Jose A. Rodas
This study investigates the role of Positive Affect as a predictor of Psychological Well-Being in 43,653 12-year-old children from 29 countries, using a Structural Equation Model. The model’s potential gender and nationality equivalences were also examined. Data was sourced from the International Child Well-Being Survey. The ‘happy’ item was found to be the most effective in capturing the Positive
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The Relationship Between Cognitive Reappraisal and Psychological Well-Being During Early Adolescence: A Scoping Review J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Christopher Shum, Samantha Dockray, Jennifer McMahon
During early adolescence, individuals can refine their use of cognitive reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy while experiencing instability of psychological well-being through changes to positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction. This scoping review aimed to identify and summarise the key findings from studies that have examined early adolescent cognitive reappraisal and psychological
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The “Me” in Media Multitasking: The Role of Temperament, Media Use Motivations and Executive Functioning in Adolescent Media Multitasking J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Doris Antonia Rogobete, Thea Ionescu, Mircea Miclea
This study aimed to investigate the differential relationship between Temperament, Executive Functioning (EF) and Media Use Motivations and the frequency of two kinds of Media Multitasking (MM) in early adolescence. Results showed differential roles of temperamental Effortful Control, Negative Affectivity and Affiliativeness in predicting academic MM and MM with other media activities. Greater EF deficits
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School Connectedness and Academic Self-Efficacy During Pandemic Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study of Middle School Students’ Science Experiences J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Samantha G. Daley, Michelle E. Heckman, Rebecca L. Rosen, Halil I. Sari
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic changes to the experiences of school for young people around the world as youth and adults navigated changes to instructional format and means of engaging in teaching and learning. School connectedness during the pandemic served a potentially protective role for adolescents during this uncertain time. In this study, we investigate students’ ( n = 64) experiences
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Can Physical Activity Protect Young Adolescents With Difficult Temperaments and Exposed to Family Adversity From Internalizing and Externalizing Problems? Yes, But… J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Fatima Alawie, Elizabeth Olivier, Véronique Dupéré
The study explores whether physical activity (PA) in early adolescence limits the risk of internalizing and externalizing problems in youth with difficult temperaments, from low-income families, or exposed to impaired family functioning. Participants ( N = 1312; 53% girls) were drawn from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD). Results revealed that difficult temperament was associated
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Perceived Economic Stress and Adolescents’ Bullying Victimization: The Roles of Self-Esteem and Student-Student Relationships J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Xingchao Wang, Wenyuan Wang
In the present study, we sought to examine the relationship between perceived economic stress and adolescents’ bullying victimization and extended previous literature by examining the mediating eff...
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Moderating Effects of Student Engagement on the Relationship Between Weight Bias Internalization and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls With Higher Weight J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Jin Suk Ra
This study aimed to examine the moderating effect of student engagement between weight bias internalization and depressive symptoms in Korean adolescent girls with higher weight. Ninety-nine girls ...
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Attachment and Maladjustment: The Role of Effortful Control Development During Middle Childhood J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Joke Heylen, Samuel Budniok, Magali Van de Walle, Rudi De Raedt, Patricia Bijttebier, Simon De Winter, Guy Bosmans
BackgroundLatent growth curve modeling was used to investigate the longitudinal link between attachment, effortful control (EC), and maladaptive development during middle childhood.MethodsIn a comm...
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Construction and Initial Validation of the DECCS Questionnaire to Assess How Students Deal with Emotionally Challenging Classroom Situations (Grades 4–7) J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Juliane Schlesier, Diana Raufelder, Barbara Moschner
This paper describes the development and validation of an instrument to assess how students deal with emotionally challenging classroom situations (the DECCS Questionnaire). The questionnaire is ba...
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The Role of Parental Self-Efficacy Regarding Parental Support for Early Adolescents’ Coping, Self-Regulated Learning, Learning Self-Efficacy and Positive Emotions J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Julia Holzer, Selma Korlat, Elisabeth Pelikan, Barbara Schober, Christiane Spiel, Marko Lüftenegger
Although adolescence is characterized by increasing individuation, parental support represents an important resource especially in early adolescence. This multi-informant study examined the role of...
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Bidirectional Relationships between Parental Anxiety, Internalizing Symptoms, and Peer Victimization and Aggression among Early Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Maite Larrucea-Iruretagoyena, Izaskun Orue
There have been few studies on the bidirectional interaction between the parental and the offspring’s psychological symptoms. It is important to fill in this lacuna to understand the development an...
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Social Contexts, Momentary Mood and Affective Variability in Early Adolescence: An Exploratory Ecological Momentary Assessment Study J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Reubs J. Walsh, Mariët van Buuren, Miriam Hollarek, Hester Sijtsma, Nikki C. Lee, Lydia Krabbendam
The frequency, intensity and variability of emotional experiences increase in early adolescence, which may be partly due to adolescents’ heightened affective sensitivity to social stimuli. While th...
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Social Media Addiction and Aggressive Behaviors in Early Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Nighttime Social Media Use and Sleep Quality J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Shanyan Lin, Claudio Longobardi, Francesca Giovanna Maria Gastaldi, Matteo Angelo Fabris
Social media addiction (SMA) is considered a risk factor for aggressive behaviors in adolescents, while its underlying mechanisms remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the possible mediat...
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Teacher Support as a Protective Factor? The Role of Teacher Support for Reducing Disproportionality in Problematic Behavior at School J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Carlijn Bussemakers, Eddie Denessen
This study investigated whether support from teachers could serve as a protective factor and reduce disproportionality in problematic behavior. Data from the CILS4EU project on 14-year-old European...
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Ethnic In-and Out-Group Friendships Going Into Early Adolescence: Prevalence, Quality, Stability, and the Role of the Network Structure J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Sophie Oczlon, Zsófia Boda, Susanne Schwab, Lisa Bardach, Mike Lehofer, Marko Lüftenegger
The present study sought to investigate the friendship formation of ethnic in-and out-group friendships, as well as differences in stability and quality, while accounting for the network structure ...
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The Influences of Children’s and Maternal Childhood Adversity on Externalizing Problems in Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Jungeun Olivia Lee, Yoewon Yoon, Lei Duan, Monica L. Oxford, Julie A. Cederbaum
Childhood adversities have been linked to externalizing problems in adolescence. However, studies focusing on early adolescence are rare. Even less empirical attention has been given to the unique ...
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The Effects of Parental Nurturance, Harsh Discipline, and Inter-Parental Conflict on Empathy Development in Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Marlon Goering, Sylvie Mrug
Parents play an important role in adolescents’ development of empathy. However, less understood is what dimensions of parental behavior predict changes in empathy during early adolescence and wheth...
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Yearning for Popularity: How are Popularity Goals and Self-Perceived Popularity Related to Aggression and Victimization? J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Sunmi Seo, Joo Young Yang, Kristina L. McDonald
Many adolescents want to be popular. Popularity goals are associated with adolescents’ relational and overt aggression and aggression has been linked to greater risk for victimization. The current ...
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The Development of Early Adolescents’ Social Perspective Taking Through Small-Group Discussion J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Ziye Wen, Tzu-Jung Lin, Michael Glassman, Saetbyul Kim, Shantanu Tilak, Manisha Nagpal, Seung Yon Ha
The current study examined the development of early adolescents’ social perspective taking (SPT) through collaborative small-group discussions. A total of 250 fifth-graders were assigned to three c...
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Peer Community and Teacher Closeness as Moderators of the Association Between Peer Status and Aggression J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Jingu Kim, Antonius H. N. Cillessen
The goal of this study was to examine the unique associations of aggression with peer status in a non-Western context. The moderating effects of peer community and teacher closeness at the classroo...
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Acculturative Stress and Psychological Distress Among Latinx Youth: Moderating Role of Family Cohesion and Conflict J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Eliana C. Pimentel, Claudia A. Delbasso, Gabriel P. Kuperminc
This study examined family cohesion and conflict as moderators of associations between discrimination stress and adaptation stress and psychological distress among Latinx youth. Participants includ...
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Does Mindfulness Matter for Cognitive Reappraisal and Academic Engagement? A Cross-Lagged Panel Model Study in Filipino High School Students J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Weipeng Yang, Kwok Wai Lau
Previous evidence has revealed that mindful individuals tend to pay more attention to specific tasks and demonstrate better work engagement. However, prior investigations commonly used cross-sectio...
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Contribution of School and Family Factors to Racial Disparities in Bullying Involvement J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Sabina Low, Lin Liu
Limited research attention has been devoted to disparate vulnerabilities to social-ecological risk factors and how these may explain group differences in bullying by race. To address this gap, the ...
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Profiles of Parenting Autonomy Support and Control: A person-Centered Approach in Students’ Adjustment to the Transition to Middle School J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Thérèse Bouffard, Andrée-Ann Labranche
The entry of students into middle school constitutes a life transition that involves adaptive challenges at the psychological, academic and social levels. The provision of autonomy support and avoi...
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Behavior and Sleep Among 9- and 10-Year Old Children: Initial Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Chandni Sheth, Rebekah S. Huber, Perry F. Renshaw, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Erin C. McGlade
There has been concern about the potential sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children. This study used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM (ABCD) study to investi...
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Predictors of Employment in Early Adolescence: Results of a Longitudinal Study J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Luc Laberge, Julie Auclair, Marc-Antoine Busque, Alexandre Maltais, Élise Ledoux
The aim was to explore predictors of employment during the school year in adolescents aged 13. We report on a population-based sample of children followed-up from 5 months to this day. Parents and ...
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The Consequences of Social Media Use Across the Transition Into Adolescence: Body Image and Physical Activity J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Mary Page Leggett-James, Brett Laursen
Children and adolescents spend considerable time online. The current study investigated moderators of short-term longitudinal associations from social media use to changes in body satisfaction and ...
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Introduction to the Special Issue “Socio-ecological Predictors, Consequences, and Prevention of Bias-Based Aggression and Cyberaggression in Early Adolescence” J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Sebastian Wachs, Michelle F. Wright
Biased-based aggression and cyberaggression are important societal topics, as these online risks have become more present and visible over the last few years. This special issue, “Socio-ecological ...
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The Role of Gender in the Relation Among Anxiety, Theory of Mind, and Well-Being in Early Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Marcella Caputi, Sandra Bosacki
The relation between cognition and life satisfaction is shaped by several factors. The present research investigated whether mindreading skills are linked to subjective well-being and anxiety durin...
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Low-Income Adolescents’ Future Goals and Current Achievement: Parents as Sources of Resilience During the Transition to Middle School J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-09-14 Marie-Anne Suizzo, Karen M. Jackson, Cambrian Nauman
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 increa...
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Longitudinal Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Preference for Solitude Among Chinese Early Adolescents: Separating Between-Person from Within-Person Effects J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Kejun Zheng, Robert J. Coplan, Xinyin Chen, Yufang Bian
The goal of this study was to explore longitudinal associations between preference for solitude (PFS) and depressive symptoms among early adolescents in mainland China, with a focus on separating b...
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Who Do Students Ask for Help With Classwork? Sources of Help and Changes in Help-Seeking From Peers During Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-09-03 Jessica E. Kilday, Allison M. Ryan
This study used peer nominations to identify who students ask for help in class. We describe the level of friendship affiliation that students' share with their peer helpers, and their classroom be...
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Differentiating Patterns of Vaping, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use Among Early Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-09-02 Hamnah Shahid, Taylor Heffer, Meghan E. Borg, Annelise Buma-Wiens, Teena Willoughby
The current study assessed whether risk factors associated with vaping were distinct from risk factors associated with other substance use (e.g., alcohol, cannabis) during adolescence. Participants...
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COVID-19 Stressful Life Events and Chinese Adolescents’ Mental Health: Examining Resilience, Peer Relationship, and Parenting as Moderators J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-08-05 Yeram Cheong, Qianyu Zhu, Cixin Wang, Minxuan He, Yijun Ye
The current study examines intrapersonal characteristics or factors (i.e., resilience), peer (i.e., quality of peer relationships), and family processes (i.e., parental involvement, critical compar...
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Attachment Representations and Early Adversity in Internationally Adopted Children from Russian Federation Using the Friends and Family Interview J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 María Peñarrubia, Maite Román, Jesús Palacios
Extant literature suggests that adopted children can generate new attachment bonds with adoptive parents, although early adversity leaves an enduring mark. This research was focused on attachment r...
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Coping Style Moderates the Relationship Between Community Violence and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Bria Leigh Gresham, Catheryn A. Orihuela, Sylvie Mrug
Community violence exposure is associated with increased depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study examined whether coping style moderates this relationship over time. Eighty-four low-income, ...
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A Latent Transition Analysis of Internet Addiction in Early Adolescents and Its Contributing Factors J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-17 Xiaojin Hu, Yuling Chen, Zhihang Wang, E. Scott Huebner, Yu Ling
The purpose of the present study was to identify the patterns of Internet addiction in early adolescents and their associated protective factors in order to prevent and/or ameliorate internet addic...
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Intentional Self-Regulation and Executive Functions: Overlap and Uniqueness in Predicting Positive Development Among Youth in Iceland J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-09 Steinunn Gestsdottir, G. John Geldhof, Freyja Birgisdóttir, Jóhanna C. Andrésdóttir
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...
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Sexting as a Predictor of First-Time Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk Early Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Jaclyn Bogner, Wendy Hadley, Daschel Franz, David H. Barker, Christopher D. Houck
“Sexting” (electronic transmission of sexual pictures/messages) among early adolescents is associated with early sexual activity, a marker of increased sexual risk. The current study is a secondary...
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Pathways From Prosocial Behaviour to Emotional Health and Academic Achievement in Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-07-05 Eva Oberle, Xuejun Ryan Ji, Tonje Mari Molyneux
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 analyses taking into account the clustered structure of the
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Racial Discrimination and Private Regard Among Black Early Adolescents: Testing Between- and Within-Person Associations Over Time J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Justin A. Lavner, Sierra E. Carter, Ariel R. Hart, Olutosin Adesogan, Steven R. H. Beach
The current study examined concurrent and longitudinal associations between experiences of racial discrimination and private regard (i.e., feelings about being Black and other Black people) among 346 Black early adolescents who completed four assessments over two years. Between-person (interpersonal) and within-person (intrapersonal) effects were tested to provide a rigorous and comprehensive examination
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“I Didn’t Want Him to Disappear” Parental Decision-Making on Access to Puberty Blockers for Trans Early Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Cal Horton
Puberty can be a particularly challenging time for adolescents who are transgender. Access to puberty blocking medication, commonly called ‘puberty blockers', is considered an integral component of gender affirmative healthcare. Existing literature provides little insight into how parents of trans children entering into early adolescence navigate decision-making related to puberty blockers. This unique
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Understanding Subtypes of Bullying Victims Using Target Congruence and Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theories: A Latent Class Analysis J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Sujung Cho, Insun Park
Prior research on bullying victimization has often explored the behavior from a binary perspective in which victims and non-victims are examined. However, there has been an increasing amount of literature taking a more nuanced approach towards different subtypes of victims in recent years. This study sought to examine heterogeneous patterns of victimization and identify correlates associated with different
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The Impact of the Positive Education Program Flourishing Students on Early Adolescents’ Daily Positive and Negative Emotions Using the Experience Sampling Method J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Mari Laakso, Åse Fagerlund, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Rejane A. O. Figueiredo, Johan G. Eriksson
The current experience sampling study examined the change in distinct daily positive and negative emotions of 136 students (aged 10–12) participating in the Flourishing Students program. Students completed smartphone-based questionnaires covering emotions, daily activities, and social context at eight semi-random intervals for six days. Using a cluster randomized design, 70 students participated in
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Bias-Based Cyberbullying Among Early Adolescents: Associations With Cognitive and Affective Empathy J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-29 Sameer Hinduja, Justin W. Patchin
Bias-based cyberbullying involves repeated hurtful actions online that devalue or harass one’s peers specific to an identity-based characteristic. Cyberbullying in general has received increased scholarly scrutiny over the last decade, but the subtype of bias-based cyberbullying has been much less frequently investigated, with no known previous studies involving youth across the United States. The
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“But There’s Only So Much You Can Do…” Parent Support-Giving within the Context of Peer Victimization J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-29 Leanna M. McWood, Cynthia A. Frosch, Christine M. Wienke Garrison, Stephen A. Erath, Wendy Troop-Gordon
Little is known regarding the processes that occur when parents support their child who is being victimized by peers. The current study utilized in-depth interviews with 11 fourth- through sixth-grade early adolescents and their mothers as to the processes that occurred when the mothers attempted to help their child cope with peer victimization. Findings indicated a support-giving process that often
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A Latent Growth Analysis of Individual Factors Predicting Test Anxiety During the Transition From Elementary to Secondary School J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Catherine Fréchette-Simard, Isabelle Plante, Stéphane Duchesne, Kathryn E. Chaffee
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 test anxiety during this transition, the study examined
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Types of Social Media Use and Digital Stress in Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Lizzy Winstone, Becky Mars, Claire M. A. Haworth, Judi Kidger
Evidence on how different types of social media use contribute to digital stress in early adolescence is lacking. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 13–14-year-olds. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, coded and thematically analysed. Themes were generated based on digital stressors specific to passive social media use (time-wasting and digital guilt, and exposure to harmful content); private
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Associations Between Peer-Perceived and Felt Gender Typicality and Peer Status in Early Adolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Margaret Kleiser Polk, Lara Mayeux
Gender-typical characteristics are associated with popularity and acceptance, suggesting that gender typicality is an important component of how adolescents are perceived by peers. The current study addressed the contributions of self- and peer-perceived gender typicality in predicting popularity and liking among same- and other-sex peers. Participants were 131 7th and 8th graders from a rural, midwestern
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Investigating Early Adolescent Sex Differences in Hippocampal and Amygdala Volumes, Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-21 Daniel Jamieson, Zack Shan, Dashiell Sacks, Amanda Boyes, Jim Lagopoulos, Daniel F. Hermens
Adolescence is a period of significant brain development and decreased sleep quality, making it an ideal period to investigate early indicators of anxiety disorders such as psychological distress. The amygdala and hippocampus have been implicated in the neurobiology of anxiety symptoms. Sex-based differences in anxiety symptoms and sleep quality suggest sex-specific indicators may be preferable to
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Examining the Associations Between Latinx Adolescents’ Coping and School Functioning J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Rayni Thomas, Melissa Y. Delgado, Rajni L. Nair, Lorey A. Wheeler, Katharine H. Zeiders, Norma J. Perez-Brena
Stress and coping frameworks posit that active coping may help mitigate stress experiences of individuals, such as the stress resulting from structural racism or anti-immigrant sentiments (i.e., sociocultural stress) Latinx adolescents experience in the United States. Active coping has been linked to better school functioning in mixed-ethnic adolescent populations. The current study examined the associations
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Chinese Adolescents’ Perceptions of Parental Socialization Goals: Variations by Ethnicity and Gender J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Meng-Run Zhang, Florrie Fei-Yin Ng
This research examined ethnic and gender variations in early adolescents’ reports of parental socialization goals among the majority Han and two Muslim ethnic minority groups (Hui and Kazakhs) in China. 1584 adolescents (mean age = 13.49; 54.6% girls) listed and ranked the five most important goals from parents. Achievement outcomes were emphasized the most across ethnicities. According to adolescents
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The Satisfied Lives of Gifted and Gritty Adolescents: Linking Grit to Career Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Mantak Yuen, Eric Fung, Jiahong Zhang, Serene Chan, Florence Wu
Passion and perseverance for long-term goals (often referred to as grit) has been found to be associated with well-being in typically developing students and adults. However, previous studies primarily relied on a two-factor model of grit, underpinned by perseverance of effort and consistency of interests. This model has received considerable theoretical and methodological criticisms. The research
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The Impact of Impulsivity and Academic Achievement on Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Chenxu Wang, Yang Yang, Zhehao Jiang, Xiaoxiao Niu, Yu Liu, Xuji Jia, Lin Lin, Yunyun Zhang
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 Barratt Impulsivity Scale, the Monthly Exam, and the Suicidal
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The Relationships Between Home-Based Parental Involvement, Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Adolescents J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-15 Manying Hsieh
This study examined the relationships among home-based parental involvement, study habits, and academic achievement using structural equation modeling. The sample consisted of 566 eighth-grade students in Taiwan, and their mean age was 14.35. The data for home-based parental involvement and study habits was collected in the first survey wave in September 2016, and the data for academic performance
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Development of Perceived Family Support and Positive Mental Health in Junior High School Students: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-11 Shiyue Hu, Dan Cai
The study aimed to explore the development trend of positive mental health and the interaction between adolescents’ perceived family support and positive mental health. A 3-year longitudinal survey of perceived family support and positive mental health (resilience and self-efficacy) for four waves was conducted with 564 junior high school students (297 girls, mean age = 11.12 ± 0.38 years at baseline)
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The Effect of Attachment Priming on State Attachment Security in Middle Childhood: The Moderating Roles of Trait Attachment and State Attachment Volatility J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-07 Bien Cuyvers, Martine W. F. T. Verhees, Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Angela C. M. Rowe, Eva Ceulemans, Guy Bosmans
Recent studies showed that attachment security can change within persons, suggesting that there might be an interplay between a rather stable (trait) and rather variable (state) part of attachment. The study’s first aim was to investigate whether attachment priming could influence the level of state attachment. The second aim was to explore possible moderators explaining individual differences in the
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Validating the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory Measure of Emotion Regulation for Children in Preadolescence J. Early Adolesc. (IF 2.229) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Heather P. House, Logan B. Kochendorfer, Laura E. Brumariu, Kathryn A. Kerns
Emotion modulation is achieved through various strategies. We further validated a measure of emotion regulation (ER), the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory (NERI), designed by Zimmermann and Iwanski (2014) to assess emotions and ER strategies in situations intended to induce sadness, fear, or anger. U.S. children 9–14 years old (n = 105) completed an adapted version of the NERI and measures of