Changes in Perceived Social Support and Socioemotional Adjustment Across the Elementary to Junior High School Transition

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 519-530

  Martínez, Rebecca S ^a   Aricak, O Tolga ^b   Graves, Misha N ^a   Peters Myszak, Jessica ^a   Nellis, Leah ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Junior high school transition; Social support; Socioemotional adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953761113     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9572-z     Document Type: Article

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