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Hughes, Diane; Hagelskamp, Carolin; Way, Niobe; Foust, Monica D. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
The current study examined relationships between adolescents' and mothers' reports of ethnic-racial socialization and adolescents' ethnic-racial identity. The sample included 170 sixth graders (49% boys, 51% girls) and their mothers, all of whom identified as Black, Puerto Rican, Dominican, or Chinese. Two dimensions of ethnic-racial socialization…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Socialization, Mothers, Racial Identification
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Witherspoon, Dawn; Schotland, Marieka; Way, Niobe; Hughes, Diane – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
Cluster analyses and hierarchical linear modeling were used to investigate the impact of perceptions of connectedness to family, school, and neighborhood contexts on academic and psycho-social outcomes for 437 urban ethnically diverse adolescents. Five profiles of connectedness to family, school, and neighborhood were identified. Two profiles were…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Early Adolescents, Profiles, Urban Youth
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Fredriksen, Katia; Rhodes, Jean; Reddy, Ranjini; Way, Niobe – Child Development, 2004
The influence of the sleep patterns of 2,259 students, aged 11 to 14 years, on trajectories of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and grades was longitudinally examined using latent growth cross-domain models. Consistent with previous research, sleep decreased over time. Students who obtained less sleep in sixth grade exhibited lower initial…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Sleep, Grades (Scholastic), Depression (Psychology)