Transactional Relationships Between Latinos’ Friendship Quality and Academic Achievement During the Transition to Middle School

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 108-138

  Sebanc, Anne M ^a   Guimond, Amy B ^b   Lutgen, Jeff ^a  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b InVision Analytics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; academic school transitions; friendship; goals; Hispanic Latino Latina; middle school

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER; GIRL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT;

EID: 84949310221     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431614556347     Document Type: Article

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