Early adolescent friendships and academic adjustment: Examining selection and influence processes with longitudinal social network analysis

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2462-2472

  Shin, Huiyoung ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Early adolescence; Friends; Peer influence; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EGO; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EGO; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84925627028     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037922     Document Type: Article

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