Prospective Study of Changes in Global Self-Worth and Strain During the Transition to Middle School

By L. M. Fenzel. 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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Supporting the Development of Emotional Intelligence Competencies to Ease the Transition from Primary to High School (2007, background): “…Galton, Morrison, & Pell, 2000): for example, there is evidence that the transition to high school has a negative effect on pupils’ self-concept (Fenzel, 2000; Harter, Whitesell, & Kowalski, 1992; Watt, 2000), on their subjective evaluation in core curriculum subjects (Elias, Gara, & Ubriaco,…”
Peer Acceptance and Friendship as Predictors of Early Adolescents' Adjustment Across the Middle School Transition (2011, background): “…this transition coincides with declines in academic achievement, self-esteem, interest in school, and level of motivation (e.g., Alspaugh, 1998; Fenzel, 2000; McDougall & Hymel, 1998; Simmons & Blyth, 1987), and increases in psychological distress (Chung, Elias, & Schneider, 1998; Hirsch &…”
Peer Experience as Predictors of Adjustment Across the Middle School Transition (2007, background): “A small number of studies examining the role of peers across this transition report that adolescents’ perceptions of social support from peers predict increases in self-worth and decreases in symptoms of psychopathology across the middle school transition (Fenzel, 2000; Hirsch & DuBois, 1992) and hi”
Is there a universal positivity bias in attributions? A meta-analytic review of individual, developmental, and cultural differences in the self-serving attributional bias. (2004, background): “For example, the transition from grade school to junior high or middle school (at around age 12 or 13) has been documented as a very stressful transition that is associated with declines in self-esteem and competence beliefs (Blyth, Simmons, & Carlton-Ford, 1983; Fenzel, 2000; Hankin et al., 1998; W”
A Theoretically Grounded Exploration of the Social and Emotional Outcomes of Transition to Secondary School (2012, background): “The development of a sense of identity, self-esteem and self-worth, establishing personal values, psychological autonomy, decision-making and problem-solving skills, and behavioural regulation represent key emotional skills, tasks and characteristics built during adolescence (Barber & Olsen, 2004; B”
The impending transition from primary to secondary school: Challenge or threat? (2003, background): “For example, some authors describe this transition as a ‘‘stressful event’’ (Deihl, Vicary, & Deike, 1997, p. 394) or as ‘‘stressful for many students’’ (Fenzel, 2000, p. 93); others call it ‘‘a particularly significant, and sometimes stressful, social event in the changing lives of early…”
Change and stability in children’s social network and self-perceptions during transition from elementary to junior high school (2004, background): “Parents and peer support have been shown to be important predictors for how children adjust to the transition (Berndt, Hawkins, & Jiao, 1999; Fenzel, 2000; Grolnick, Kurowski, Dunlap, & Hevey, 2000; Lord et al., 1994).”
Age and Gender Effects on Global Self-Esteem and Physical Self-Perception in Adolescents (2004, background): “Different developmental psychologists have underlined that the upheaval of this period often has a substantial impact on global self-esteem and the academic and social domains of perceived competence (Fenzel, 2000).”
Looking Good, Sounding Good: Femininity Ideology and Adolescent Girls' Mental Health (2006, background): “…of the association between femininity ideology and mental health, other related research has shown that self-esteem is related bidirectionally to school stress, deviant behavior, and alcohol use among early adolescents (Fenzel, 2000; Kaplan & Lin, 2000; Scheier, Botvin, Griffin, & Diaz, 2000).”
Interpersonal Behavior, Peer Popularity, and Self‐esteem in Early Adolescence (2005, background): “Not surprisingly, a relationship has been found between the experienced peer role strain and levels of self-worth (Fenzel, 2000).”
The Association of Bullying and Victimization with Middle School Adjustment (2003, background): “Difficulties in peer relationships are associated with negative changes in self-concept and feelings of self-worth (Fenzel, 2000; Haynes, 1990; Wenz-Gross, Siperstein, Untch, & Widaman, 1997), which may impair subsequent school adjustment.”