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Intra-and Interpersonal Factors Buffer the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Mental Well-Being among Middle Schoolers
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Brinkman, Jesse; Garnett, Bernice; Kolodinsky, Jane; Wang, Weiwei; Pope, Lizzy – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a significant predictor of feelings of isolation in children, as well as suicide ideation and depression. Using a census of public middle school-aged children, we seek to determine whether FI is associated with suicide ideation and feelings of hopelessness and how individual and school community factors can…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Hunger, Well Being, Mental Health
The Predictive Influence of Family and Community Demographic Variables on Grade 7 Student Achievement in Language Arts and Mathematics
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Wolfe, Adam – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This correlational, explanatory, longitudinal study sought to determine the combination of community and family-level demographic variables found in the 2010 U.S. Census data that most accurately predicted a New Jersey school district's percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the 2010, 2011, and 2012 NJ ASK 7 in Language Arts and…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Community Involvement, Grade 7, Academic Achievement
Middle School Characteristics That Predict Student Achievement, as Measured by the School-Wide California API Score
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Paredes, Josie Abaroa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate, through quantitative research, effective middle school characteristics that predict student achievement, as measured by the school-wide California API score. Characteristics were determined using an instrument developed by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), which asked middle…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Prediction, Academic Achievement