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Are Adolescent Sex Offenders' Peer Relationships related to Attachment to Parents? Does Adaptive and Maladaptive Emotion Regulation Mediate that Relationship?
(2014-07-24)
Adolescents who have sexually offended commonly report offending someone within their peer network. However, little research has investigated factors that may contribute to poor quality of peer interactions. The purpose ...
Achievement Motivation in High School: The Role of Teacher-Child Relationship Quality from Third Grade to Sixth Grade
(2012-11-12)
Using longitudinal data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1,364), the purpose of the current study was to fill a significant gap in the ...
The contribution of relationship experiences to adolescent romantic relationship outcomes
(2015-07-28)
This research focused on the role of relationship experiences in adolescent romantic relationships using both basic and applied approaches. Research questions are guided by life course and social cognitive theories which ...
The Association Between Marital Conflict and BMI Among African American Married Couples
(2010-07-09)
Research has repeatedly noted the link between marriage and weight gain, but to date, there has been no satisfactory explanation for those findings. This dyadic study of African American married couples examines one ...
Career Preparation during the Transition from High School
(2010-07-20)
Preparing for an adult career through careful planning, choosing a career, and gaining confidence to achieve career goals is a primary task during adolescence and early adulthood (Erikson, 1968; Skorikov, 2007b). The theory ...
The Portrayal of Gender in the Feature-Length Films of Pixar Animation Studios: A Content Analysis
(2010-04-12)
This study was a content analysis of the portrayal of gender in the feature-length films of Pixar Animation Studios. All ten films currently released from the studio were included in the study (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy ...
Health Related Outcomes among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults
(2010-07-12)
Study I: Using data from Waves I thru IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), the current study compared initial levels, rates of change, and quadratic curvature in three measures of substance ...
Contributions of Social Support, Future Orientation and a School Transition to School Engagement Among High School Adolescents
(2010-12-10)
This study examined how parental involvement, teacher support, future orientation, and a school transition contributed to the academic engagement of high school students. The current study was conducted using a nationally ...
Predicting Dyadic Synchrony in Early Childhood: Maternal, Child, and Contextual Antecedents
(2011-01-05)
Parent-child dyadic synchrony has been found to predict children’s later adjustment outcomes. However, few studies have examined the factors that promote or interfere with the development of synchrony. Using data from the ...
The Role of Identity Styles and Academic Possible Selves on Academic Outcomes for High School Students
(2010-10-20)
The present study investigated the influence of identity styles and academic possible selves on academic outcomes for high school students. Specifically, the present study examined the relationship between identity styles ...