scholarly journals Middle School Friendships and Academic Achievement in Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Hélène Véronneau ◽  
Thomas J. Dishion
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis

It’s More the Exception Rather Than the Rule: African American Families’ Neighborhoods and Youth’s Academic Performance During Middle School

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn P. Witherspoon ◽  
Deborah Rivas-Drake ◽  
Meeta Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
African American ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
African American Families ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
The Social

Neighborhoods are an important part of the social milieu of adolescence and academic performance. Using experiential neighborhood profiles, this study examined risks and assets to determine how neighborhood structural and relational dynamics were associated with academic achievement during early adolescence. The sample included 723 African American socioeconomically diverse families ( Myouth age = 12.27 years, SD = 0.55). Results showed that neighborhood structural disadvantage was unrelated to academic achievement, whereas neighborhood profiles were associated with academic performance in eighth grade, after adjusting for seventh grade GPA. Neighborhood profiles characterized by positive social relationships were associated with higher achievement. Authors discuss the importance of examining neighborhood risks and supports for African American youth’s academic adjustment.

Being overweight in early adolescence: Fat bias in middle school

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Rex-Lear ◽  
Amy M. Waldrip ◽  
Kenya Malcolm ◽  
Jennifer Knack ◽  
Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Early Adolescence
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