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Newton, Brian C.; Ghee, Kenneth L.; Langmeyer, Daniel – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
Male and female African-American college students (n = 131) at a large urban predominately White publicly funded institution participated in a survey measuring the effect of a multitude of psychosocial constructs and factors on grade point average (GPA). Part One of the study's analysis focused on three of the six total constructs examined within…
Descriptors: African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Davies, Patrick T.; Windle, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Examined relations among maternal depressive symptoms, family discord, and adolescent psychological adjustment. Found that maternal depressive symptoms were related to subsequent adolescent depressive symptoms, conduct problems, and academic difficulties for girls but not boys. Girls' greater vulnerability to family discord accounted for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Problems