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Heterogeneity in the Developmental Trajectories of Chinese Youth Educational Aspirations: Identifying Predictors and Outcomes
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Hou Xie; Kaylin Ratner; Suzanne G. Fegley; Michael J. Nakkula – Child Development, 2025
This study investigated the development of educational aspirations (EAs) among Chinese youth (n = 2228, 48.61% female, 87.66% Han, M[subscript age_2010] = 11.48 years) for 6 years. Five latent classes of EA trajectories were identified. They varied greatly during early adolescence but converged around an associate degree in middle adolescence and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Academic Aspiration, Age Differences, Academic Achievement
The Role of Immigration Background, Intergroup Processes, and Social-Cognitive Skills in Bystanders' Responses to Bias-Based Bullying toward Immigrants during Adolescence
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Gönültas, Seçil; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn – Child Development, 2021
This study examined how intergroup processes and social-cognitive factors shape bystander responses to bias-based and general bullying. Participants included sixth and ninth graders (N = 179, M = 13.23) who evaluated how likely they would be to intervene if they observed bullying of immigrant-origin and nonimmigrant-origin peers. Adolescents'…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 9
Development of Expectancies about Own- and Other-Gender Group Interactions and Their School-Related Consequences
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Andrews, Naomi C. Z.; Martin, Carol L.; Field, Ryan D.; Cook, Rachel E.; Lee, Jieun – Child Development, 2016
This study examined children's expectancies about interactions with own- and other-gender peers. Goals were to examine expectancies about the outcomes related to own- versus other-gender group interactions, assess cohort and temporal changes in expectancies, and assess the effect of expectancies on school-related outcomes. Students in second and…
Descriptors: Expectation, Interaction, Peer Relationship, Grade 2
Preliminary Models of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Homesickness: Review and Empirical Synthesis.
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Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D. – Child Development, 1998
Examined predictors and sequelae of homesickness in 293 boys, ages 8 to 16 years, who spent two weeks at an overnight camp. Found that the "homesick disposition" and little prior separation together accounted for 69% of the variance in self-reported homesickness. Interpersonal attitudes and perceived control predicted 70% of the variance…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Experience
The Peer Group as a Context for the Development of Young Adolescent Motivation and Achievement.
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Ryan, Allison M. – Child Development, 2001
Used social network analysis to investigate the peer group as context for socialization of young adolescents' school motivation and achievement. Found that students' Fall peer context predicted changes in liking and enjoyment of school and achievement over the year. Students' peer context was unrelated to changes in their beliefs about the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Expectation, Longitudinal Studies
Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Self-Processes and Contextual Cues
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Wentzel, Kathryn R.; Filisetti, Laurence; Looney, Lisa – Child Development, 2007
Peer- and teacher-reported prosocial behavior of 339 6th-grade (11-12 years) and 8th-grade (13-14 years) students was examined in relation to prosocial goals, self-processes (reasons for behavior, empathy, perspective taking, depressive affect, perceived competence), and contextual cues (expectations of peers and teachers). Goal pursuit…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Early Adolescents