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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Early adolescent"”.
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Meaning and process in early adolescent friendship conversations
… (two to ten years in duration) of female, early adolescent dyads. Ten early adolescent girls between the ages of 11 and 13 were studied. The purpose of this study was twofold; first, to determine the characteristics of best friendship projects and how they manifested within early adolescent …
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Assessing the Career Awareness of Early Adolescent Learners
… during the elementary school years. Because early detection of low-level career awareness can facilitate programming changes that will minimize premature circumscription of STEM career choices, an instrument that measures a student's level of career awareness at the early adolescent stage of …
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Validation of a self-report inventory for at-risk early adolescent students
… in other specific behaviors that relate to adolescent development. However, identifying youth who are at-risk or engage in risky behaviors is difficult, because no one behavior alone constitutes being at-risk. Current literature has suggested schemes for identifying at-risk students at an …
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Lived Narratives of Educators: Emotional Intelligence for DEI in Early Adolescent Classrooms
… principles into their instructional practices in early adolescent classrooms. Using narrative inquiry, the research examined the lived experiences of seventh- and eighth-grade educators in the Crestview Heights District (pseudonym), who were nominated for their emotionally responsive and inclusive …
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Early Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Sensory Preference Differences: An Exploratory Study
… self-injury (NSSI) occurs in 13% to 20% of adolescents, and is often indicative of deeper internal or social problems. A close review of current explanatory models of NSSI suggested that underlying individual sensory preferences may contribute substantial explanations for the self-regulatory …
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Health status of early adolescent non-caregivers and caregivers of a family member
… the differences in health status between early adolescent noncaregivers and caregivers of a family member. Specifically, the study evaluated how the variables of length of time as a caregiver and gender affect the early adolescent caregiver's health status. Three hypotheses guided the …
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Preventative interventions for early adolescent substance use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Substance use among adolescents remains a significant public health concern globally, with far-reaching implications for physical health, psychological wellbeing, and academic achievement. While there is a growing emphasis on preventative interventions, there is limited literature that addresses …
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EARLY ADOLESCENT NICOTINE EXPOSURE HAS LONG-LASTING EFFECTS ON COCAINE-INDUCED BEHAVIORS IN MICE
… is one of the most commonly used drugs among adolescent populations. Given the fact that adolescence is a unique developmental stage, during which nicotine has long-term effects on future drug-taking behavior, it is essential to understand how early exposure to nicotine during adolescence may …
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Early adolescent students’ argumentation in a worldwide science education activity about global lunar phases
This qualitative study examined early adolescents’ argumentation using the Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) framework. The CER framework is a tool for verbal and written discourse that supports students with constructing scientific arguments to learn about the natural world as they engage in …
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Social status in the early adolescent peer system in the United States and China
… peers in the academic domain (Study 2) during early adolescence. Beginning with the entry into middle school, 3 times over 12 months, 934 youth (mean age = 12.7 years) in the United States and China made behavioral (i.e., prosocial behavior and academic engagement) and social status (i.e., …
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Housing awareness, importance, preferences, and satisfaction of pre- and early-adolescent children in Appalachian Kentucky
… of housing held by pre- and early-adolescent children were investigated. The awareness, satisfaction, and importance attributed to housing by this consumer age group, who are often perceived as unconcerned or unopinionated, may be indicative of future housing demand and …
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Investigation of anxiety symptoms in a cognitive-stress mediational model of depression in early adolescent girls
… in comprehensive model of depression for early adolescent girls. Participants included 203 girls, aged 9-14, along with their mothers. Participants completed self-report measures of the family environment, cognitive triad, and negative life events. Mothers of participants completed a …
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Friendship Quality of Early Adolescent Girls in relation to Maternal and Paternal Parenting, Social Anxiety, and Interpersonal Skill
… to increased risk for isolation and depression. Early adolescence is a period of transition when the basis of friendship shifts from the ability to be a good play partner to the ability to engage in more complex interpersonal skills such as self-disclosure, provision of emotional support, and …
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Early adolescent girls in transition in a peri-urban northern Thai community: perceptions of gender role and sexuality
… a major asset. These young girls entered the preadolescent period with ambiguous feelings about their gender stereotypes. On the one hand, they perceived that women should be strong, independent, and equal to men. They don't want to be "goody goody girls" who are weak and are easily humiliated by …
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A prospective investigation of the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage, life stress, and social support on early adolescent adjustment
… the alarming rate at which children and adolescents are experiencing serious problems while growing up and later, ""rotten"" outcomes as adults. Frequent problems relating to emotional and behavioral adaptation, as well as high rates of academic failure have been documented in this work. …
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Examining curriculum and noncurriculum effects of a middle school-based drug prevention program on early adolescent drug outcomes
… of a comprehensive drug prevention program on early adolescent drug outcomes. The study assessed the immediate impact of the drug curriculum and a one year follow-up to determine long term curriculum outcome differences with students in a comparison school that received a traditional …
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Middle school teachers and their engagement with early adolescent LGBTQ2+ students - a quantitative inquiry on barriers to equity
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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