This article presents a short-term longitudinal study examining bidirectional associations
between academic achievement and positive peer regard among Asian American and …

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the following hypotheses:(1) Positive peer
influences will be significantly related to African American and European American …

The primary purpose of this study was to understand further the heterogeneity of popularity,
by exploring contextual correlates of two dimensions of positive peer regard among seventh …

We explored peer acceptance and friendships during adolescence, and their relationship
with subsequent changes in the level of adolescents' academic achievement. Participants …

Adolescence is a developmental period when youth are increasingly likely to turn to their
peers for support, and it is also a time of increased salience and development of ethnic …

Traditionally, prior research attempted to explain academic success of Asian American in
terms of family influences and ethnic resilience, while leaving the role of peer networks and …

The purpose of the current study was to examine adolescents' perceptions of negative and
positive peer influence (ie, indirect peer association and direct peer pressure) as they …

The primary findings of this study are preliminary support for the promotive effects of positive
peer relations in an educational context with a specific group of First Nations adolescents …

As American school districts become increasingly diverse, understanding the processes that
promote positive intergroup relations is a critical task. The role of cross-ethnic friendships is …

Ethnic differences in peer reactions to academic achievement during adolescence has been
a widely discussed but controversial issue in developmental and education research. Do …