Peer and school problems in the lives of urban adolescents: Frequency, difficulty, and relation to adjustment |
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Authors: | Albert D. Farrell Terri N. Sullivan Wendy Kliewer Kevin W. Allison Elizabeth H. Erwin Aleta L. Meyer Layla Esposito |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 842018, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined the occurrence of problem situations in the peer and school domains and their relation to adjustment among urban adolescents. Students from three urban middle schools (N = 176) serving a predominantly African American population rated 61 problem situations identified in a previous qualitative study and completed measures of adjustment. Ratings of frequency and difficulty confirmed the relevance of these situations for this population. Confirmatory factor analyses suggested that covariation in the frequency and difficulty of problem situations could be represented by separate factors representing peer situations involving friends, other peer situations, and school situations. The number of different problem situations experienced was significantly correlated with physical and relational aggression, delinquency, depression, anxiety, and self-worth. Several of these relations were strongest for peer situations that did not involve friends. There were few gender differences in the strength of these relations. |
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Keywords: | Stressors Problem situations Urban adolescents Peers School |
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