Friend influence on early adolescent disruptive behavior in the classroom: Teacher emotional support matters

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 114-125

  Shin, Huiyoung ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom context; Early adolescence; Friend influence; Social network analysis; Teacher emotional support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARKOV CHAIN; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL TEACHER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84999633712     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000250     Document Type: Article

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