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01-09-2013 | Empirical Research

Changes in Academic Adjustment and Relational Self-worth Across the Transition to Middle School

Auteurs: Allison M. Ryan, Sungok Serena Shim, Kara A. Makara

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 9/2013

Abstract

Moving from elementary to middle school is a time of great transition for many early adolescents. The present study examined students’ academic adjustment and relational self-worth at 6-month intervals for four time points spanning the transition from elementary school to middle school (N = 738 at time 1; 53 % girls; 54 % African American, 46 % European American). Grade point average (G.P.A.), intrinsic value for schoolwork, self-worth around teachers, and self-worth around friends were examined at every time point. The overall developmental trajectory indicated that G.P.A. and intrinsic value for schoolwork declined. The overall decline in G.P.A. was due to changes at the transition and across the first year in middle school. Intrinsic value declined across all time points. Self-worth around teachers was stable. The developmental trends were the same regardless of gender or ethnicity except for self-worth around friends, which was stable for European American students and increased for African American students due to an ascent at the transition into middle school. Implications for the education of early adolescents in middle schools are discussed.

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Titel: Changes in Academic Adjustment and Relational Self-worth Across the Transition to Middle School
Auteurs: Allison M. Ryan
Sungok Serena Shim
Kara A. Makara
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 9/2013
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-013-9984-7

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