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ERIC ED138357: The Impact of Junior High School and Puberty upon Se... |
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This longitudinal study measured the impact of pubertal |
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development, sex, race, and school type on the self- |
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esteem of 12- and 13-year-old children. One of the |
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questions being investigated was whether the move from a |
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protected elementary school into a larger, more |
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impersonal junior high affected children's self-image |
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more negatively than did a move from 6th to 7th grade |
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within the same school. Subjects were 798 children from |
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18 elementary schools who were interviewed privately once |
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in 6th grade and a year later in 7th grade. There were |
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three main school populations in the sample: (1) K-8 |
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schools, (2) K-6/ junior high schools with comparable |
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social characteristics, and (3) K-6 junior high schools |
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which were predominately black. The interview consisted |
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primarily of multiple choice questions concerning self- |
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esteem, social and school behavior. Results indicated |
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that white girls scored lower in self-esteem than black |
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girls or white and black boys. An analysis of the data |
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comparing white students in K-8 schools with those in K- |
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6/junior high programs indicated that girls moving into a |
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junior high school were more likely to show low self- |
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esteem than girls remaining in a K-8 system. Boys did not |
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appear to be affected by school type. Maturation (as |
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measured by the presence of menstruation), achievement |
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scores and dating behavior also affected self-esteem in |
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girls. Results are discussed. (SB) |
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Date Published: 2015-04-29 10:40:16 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED138357 |
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Item Size: 35966807 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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