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Jiajun Mo; Debora L. Roorda; L. Andries van der Ark; Bram Orobio de Castro – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2025
This study examined whether social mistrust in early adolescence was general or referent-specific. We used a multi-trait multi-method approach to examine the validity of mistrust measures across social referents (mistrust toward people in general, toward peers, and toward teachers), using questionnaires and an online task. Sixth graders (N = 1243,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Early Adolescents, Trust (Psychology)
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Brass, Nicole; McKellar, Sarah E.; North, Elizabeth A.; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
This study examined group differences by grade (fifth graders in elementary school and sixth graders in middle school) and gender in academic (behavioral and emotional engagement, academic self-concept, and worry) and socio-emotional adjustment (self-esteem, social satisfaction, social self-concept, and worry). Self-report data were collected from…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
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Chung, Sara; Zhou, Qing; Eisenberg, Nancy; Wolchik, Sharlene – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
Given the increasing societal concerns about youth's mental health problems in the context of rapid sociocultural changes in urban China, studying the links of appraisals and coping to Chinese children's adjustment can inform cultural adaptations of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions for this population. In a school-based sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Elementary School Students, Adolescent Attitudes