Aggression, academic behaviors, and popularity perceptions among boys of color during the transition to middle school

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2 PART 3, 2013, Pages 265-277

  Xie, Hongling ^a   Dawes, Molly ^a   Wurster, Tabitha J ^a   Shi, Bing ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

African American adolescent boys; Caucasian adolescent boys; Hispanic adolescent boys; Physical aggression; Popularity perceptions; Rule breaking; Social aggression; Studentship; Transition to middle school; Urban adolescent boys

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BULLYING; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PEER GROUP; POPULARITY PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENT BOYS; CAUCASIAN ADOLESCENT BOYS; HISPANIC ADOLESCENT BOYS; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; POPULARITY PERCEPTIONS; RULE BREAKING; SOCIAL AGGRESSION; STUDENTSHIP; TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL; URBAN ADOLESCENT BOYS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84881007546     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12039     Document Type: Article

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