How Do My Friends Matter? Examining Latino Adolescents’ Friendships, School Belonging, and Academic Achievement

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1110-1125

  Delgado, Melissa Y ^a   Ettekal, Andrea Vest ^b   Simpkins, Sandra D ^c   Schaefer, David R ^d  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescence; Friendships; Latinos; School belonging

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939630249     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-015-0341-x     Document Type: Article

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