Cross-Class Friendship and Academic Achievement in Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Lessard, Leah M.; Juvonen, Jaana
Titel	Cross-Class Friendship and Academic Achievement in Middle School
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 55 (2019) 8, S.1666-1679 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000755
Schlagwörter	Friendship; Academic Achievement; Middle School Students; Parent Background; Peer Relationship; Grade 6; Grade Point Average; Standardized Tests; Achievement Tests; Scores; Learner Engagement; Socioeconomic Status; Student Diversity; Urban Schools; Public Schools; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freundschaft; Schulleistung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Elternhaus; Peer-Beziehungen; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Kalifornien
Abstract	Academic achievement disparities based on parental education are robust during the middle school years. The current study examined whether cross-class friendship (i.e., reciprocal relationships between peers with different levels of parental education) decrease class-based achievement differences during a developmental phase when friends are particularly important. Relying on a sample of 4,288 sixth grade students (M = 12.03 years) from 26 ethnically diverse middle schools, multilevel analyses were conducted predicting seventh-grade grade point average, standardized achievement test scores, and teacher-rated academic engagement. The associations between parental education and academic achievement were reduced when students had at least 1 cross-class friendship at sixth grade. The findings are discussed in terms of how socioeconomic diversity of school-based friendships can level the academic playing field. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01