Peer victimization is a well-known national and international problem, contributing to a range of emotional, social, and behavioral consequences.
Students were surveyed to evaluate associations between peer victimization, psychological distress, student engagement, and academic achievement.
Cluster analyses with the three global scores of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents™ (RSCA) were used to determine personal resiliency profiles within normative (641) and outpatient clinical (285) samples of youth aged 9 to 18 years.
Survey data were used to determine resiliency profiles of a normative and an outpatient clinical sample of youth. This research examined the background characteristics associated with each profile and compared the profiles of the normative sample to those of the clinical samples.
Objectives: The present analysis sought to explore the normative rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying among military-connected and nonmilitary-connected youth in public schools in Southern California.
Military-connected and nonmilitary-connected public school students participated in a study examining the rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying.
Children and adolescents of National Guard members who recently returned from deployment participated in the Passport Towards Success (PTS) program, which teaches youth strategies for effective coping, problem-solving, and emotional expression.
Although recent scholarship has emphasized the importance of examining the rewards of raising children in understanding variations in psychological consequences of parenthood, empirical research remains focused on the demands of parenthood.
A nationally representative random sample of parents participated in a study examining the association between age of children and adult psychological well-being.