The relation of connection, regulation, and support for autonomy to adolescents' functioning.
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How is adolescent functioning related to experiences of connection, regulation, and supportfor autonomy at home, in school, and with peers? Using datafrom the Maryland Adolescent Growth in Context (MAGIC) study (an ongoing longitudinal study of 1,387 African Amenrican and European American adolescents and theirfamilies), it was found that: (a)family demographic characteristics helped predict only academicperformance; (b) although positive experiences on one indicator predicted positive experiences on the other two, each of the three types of experience explained a unique amount of variance in adolescentfunctioning (e.g., regulation related most strongly to externalizing behaviors; in contrast, supportfor autonomy related to all aspects offunctioning); (c) although adolescents with positive interactions in one context were likely to have positive interactions in the other contexts, characteristics of each context explained unique amounts of variance infifuctioning (e.g., experiences with siblings emerged as uniquely important predictors of mental health).
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Connectedness and engagement with school is a key determinant of academic achievement and educational attainment as well as child and adolescent health.
“A compelling body of research demonstrates that connectedness and engagement with school is a key determinant of academic achievement and educational attainment 37-43 as well as child and adolescent health”
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The Discussion (pp. 19–20) links positive school regulation with higher GPA and connectedness and emotional support with indicators of adolescent development. But the study reports associations, not that school connectedness and engagement are a key determinant of achievement or health. It mentions going on to college only as a possible later outcome, rather than measuring educational attainment. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Eccles, J. S., Early, D., Fraser, K., Belansky, E., & McCarthy, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Colorado
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1997-04
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 263-286
- ISSN
- 0743-5584 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6895
- OpenAlex
- W2121345753
- Cited by
- 305
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Research (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- adolescent functioning, family ties, emotion regulation, autonomy support, family environment, school context, peer context, academic performance, externalizing problems, adolescent mental health, sibling relationships, African American adolescents, European American adolescents
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