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Feng Zhang; Silin Huang – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
Exploring the factors that benefit academic persistence may facilitate adolescents' positive outcomes to increase the likelihood of future success, especially for adolescents with low family socioeconomic status (SES). Previous research has highlighted the merits of both motivational beliefs (e.g., self-efficacy and interests) and learning…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Low Income Students, Social Influences
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Mischel, Jenny; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2020
The aim of this exploratory study was to examine middle school students' (N = 88) perceptions of bullying, school climate and social support and coping. Data were collected using online surveys (n = 80) and face-to-face interviews (n = 8). Quantitative analyses revealed that prevalence of teasing, victimization, and bullying experiences…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Bullying, Educational Environment
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Dawes, Molly; Sterrett, Brittany I.; Norwalk, Kate E.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Hamm, Jill V. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2021
Teachers are often at the forefront of efforts to help students struggling socially at school and their support may be particularly critical during the early adolescent developmental period after youth transition to middle school when social concerns become increasingly salient to students. Given their daily interactions with students, teachers…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Social Influences