Student engagement has been widely studied and has been linked to success in academic
achievement. This paper focuses on contextualizing student engagement in classroom by …

A careful examination of young men's sexuality by health professionals in pediatrics, primary
care, and reproductive health is foundational to adolescent male sexual health and healthy …

Background The importance of supportive social relationships for psychological well-being
has been previously recognized, but the direction of associations between both dimensions …

Disclosure and secrecy with mothers and best friends about personal, bad behavior, and
multifaceted (eg, staying out late) activities were examined using daily diaries among 102 …

Although forming close, egalitarian peer relationships is a central developmental task of
adolescence, little is known about the psychological consequences of power imbalances in …

This study examined patterns of intra‐and interracial best friendships during middle school
and their associations with social and emotional well‐being. We hypothesized that …

To study changes in empathy, prosocial behavior, and school culture, 30 students were
examined twice within two years. Two samples were employed to ensure a wide range of …

The school environment is one key developmental context that is assumed to shape
individual characteristics during adolescence. However, little is known about which school …

The main goal of this study was to investigate direct and indirect effects of attachment to
parents on the formation of friendships, satisfaction with friends, and loneliness over the …

The aim of this study was to test a longitudinal, transactional model that describes how
social withdrawal and friendship development are interrelated in late adolescence, and to …