Reciprocity and Change within the Affective Family Environment in Early Adolescence

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stemmler ◽  
Anne C. Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Measurement Point ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Relationship Patterns ◽  
Longitudinal Sample

This study examined: (1) the extent and change of affective relationships between young adolescents and their parents over a two-year period; and (2) the amount of reciprocity or concordance of family feelings. Relationship patterns were examined longitudinally from the child’s sixth to eighth grade in school (Petersen, 1984). Mothers, fathers, and adolescents completed the Lowman Inventory of Family Feelings (LIFF; Lowman, 1974, 1980). The results are based on a longitudinal sample of 54 complete triads and between 128 and 284 dyads depending on measurement point and informant. Family feelings were positive overall, but declined by eighth grade. Here, no differences in results depending on the gender of the adolescent or the parent were detected. Nonreciprocity of family feelings was only present in sixth grade but not in eighth grade. At sixth grade, boys especially, shared less positive family feelings. Results indicate the importance of studying the quality and change of parent-offspring relationships across adolescence.

Mutual antipathies during early adolescence: More than just rejection

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa R. Witkow ◽  
Amy D. Bellmore ◽  
Adrienne Nishina ◽  
Jaana Juvonen ◽  
Sandra Graham
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Psychosocial Correlates ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Maladaptive Behaviour ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Opposite Sex

Recent research suggests that having a mutual antipathy, in comparison to not having an antipathy, is associated with a host of negative outcomes. However, the methods used may not have adequately controlled for rejection and therefore may have provided an incomplete description of the psychosocial correlates of having a mutual antipathy. With a sample of approximately 2000 sixth-grade students, the goal of the present study was to disentangle the effects of rejection from those of having mutual antipathies and assess whether or not involvement in a mutual antipathy reflects maladaptive behaviour for young adolescents. When controlling for rejection, and including only students who received at least one rejection nomination, having a mutual antipathy was not necessarily associated with increased maladjustment. Additionally, when compared to boys and girls with no antipathies, those involved in at least one same-sex antipathy had different psychosocial adjustment profiles than those involved in at least one opposite-sex antipathy. The results indicate the need to carefully choose comparison groups when examining the correlates of mutual antipathies.

A Description of Middle School Male Singers’ Voice Change and Voice Part Assignment

2021 ◽  
pp. 875512332110182
Author(s):  
Ryan Austin Fisher ◽  
Nancy L. Summitt ◽  
Ellen B. Koziel
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Voice Change ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Public Middle School ◽  
Middle School Choir ◽  
Choral Programs ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
The Voice

The purpose of this study was to describe the voice change and voice part assignment of male middle school choir members. Volunteers ( N = 92) were recruited from three public middle school choral programs (Grades 6-8). Participants were audio-recorded performing simple vocal tasks in order to assess vocal range and asked to share the music they were currently singing in class. Results revealed 23.91% of participants’ voices could be categorized as unchanged, 14.13% as Stage 1, 3.26% as Stage 2, 10.87% as Stage 3, 26.09% as Stage 4, and 21.74% as Stage 5. The majority of sixth-grade participants were classified as unchanged or in Stage 1 of the voice change and the majority of eighth-grade participants were classified in Stages 4 to 5 of the voice change. Of the participants labeled “tenors” in their choir, over 60% were classified as either unchanged voices or in Stage 1 of the voice change.

Young People’s Embodiment of Physical Activity: The Role of the ‘Pedagogized’ Family

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Symeon Dagkas ◽  
Thomas Quarmby
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Personal Histories ◽  
The Uk

Drawing from Bourdieu, this study investigated the multifaceted influences that operate in and through combinations of family and social class with regard to the embodiment of physical activity in young adolescents in the UK. The findings suggest that pedagogical practices within the family environment are crucial to the development of embodied dispositions toward physical activity and health. The results illustrate that the family operates as a “pedagogical” field where personal histories and prevailing social circumstances exert a strong influence on children’s embodied physicalities.

Young Adolescents' Perceptions of the Family Environment

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda A. Richardson ◽  
Nancy L. Galambos ◽  
John E. Schulenberg ◽  
Anne C. Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
The Family

A Genetic Study of the Family Environment in the Transition to Early Adolescence

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 769-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirby Deater‐Deckard ◽  
David W. Fulker ◽  
Robert Plomin
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Genetic Study ◽  
The Family

Differences by Level of Technology Use on Students' Motivation, Anxiety, and Classroom Learning Environment in Mathematics

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hersholt C. Waxman ◽  
Shwu-Yong L. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Classroom Learning Environment ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
South Central

This study examined whether students' 1) motivation, 2) anxiety, and 3) classroom learning environment in mathematics significantly differed according to the degree of implementation of technology in the mathematics classroom. The participants were 1955 sixth-grade and 1940 eighth-grade students who were randomly chosen from a multi-ethnic school district in the south central region of the United States. The sixth-grade results indicate that students in classes where technology was slightly used had significantly higher Involvement, Satisfaction, and Achievement Motivation than students in classes where technology was moderately or infrequently used. The eighth-grade results revealed that students in classes where technology was slightly used had significantly higher Affiliation, Parent Involvement, and Achievement Motivation, but students in classes where technology was moderately used had significantly higher Satisfaction and significantly lower Mathematics Anxiety.

Adolescent Changes in Aerobic Fitness Are Related to Changes in Academic Achievement

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Raine ◽  
John R. Biggan ◽  
Carol L. Baym ◽  
Brian J. Saliba ◽  
Neal J. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Illinois Standards Achievement Test ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Reading And Mathematics

There is a growing trend of decreasing physical fitness among adolescents, which may result not only in poorer physical health, but also in poorer academic achievement. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in aerobic fitness and academic achievement in reading and mathematics during middle school. Methods: This study employed a prospective, longitudinal cross-sectional design. Fifty-two adolescents were followed from sixth grade through eighth grade. In the spring, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students completed Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run tests measuring aerobic fitness. In addition, students also completed Illinois Standards Achievement Test academic achievement tests in reading and mathematics. Results: Changes in aerobic fitness between sixth and eighth grade were positively related to changes in academic achievement in both reading and mathematics between sixth and eighth grade. Conclusion: These data suggest that changes in aerobic fitness may modulate changes in academic achievement. These findings highlight the importance of physical activity and have broad relevance for educational systems and policies.

scholarly journals The model for evaluation of motor activity of schoolchildren

2013 ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Ю. О. Павлова
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level

The problems of development and implementation of methods for evaluation of children physical activity level were analyzed. The factors that have influence oт physical activity were analyzed and according data results the model for investigation of physical activity was developed. The components of this model were educational environment, demographic, social, psychological and medical factors. The complex methodic for evaluation of physical activity was constructed according to the proposed model. The 305 pupils of the sixth and eighth grades take part in investigation. 49% of eighth grade pupils and 57% of sixth grade pupils have medium level of physical activity. Boys had higher level of physical activity compared with girls. Generally among schoolgirls of eighth grade was in 8,4 times less person with high level of physical activity then in sixth grade. The developed technique can be used at research of health and healthy lifestyles of students and for evaluation of effectiveness of prevention programs. 

Developmental Changes in Attitudes toward Cigarette Smokers during Early Adolescence

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Botvin ◽  
Gilbert J. Botvin ◽  
Eli Baker
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Social Image ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Many

Attitudes of 104 sixth, 137 seventh, and 110 eighth graders concerning the social image of cigarette smoking were examined to identify potential developmental differences. Significant differences were found between the attitudes of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders; sixth graders had the least positive attitudes and the eighth graders the most positive attitudes. A significant interaction of sex × grade was also evident; the sixth grade boys had the least favorable attitudes toward smokers. No significant differences were evident between students who had friends who smoke and those who did not. These findings suggest that, in addition to the many other developmental changes occurring during early adolescence, there is a shift toward a more positive social image of cigarette smoking that is unrelated to the smoking status of friends.

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