Educational researchers and practitioners assert that supportive school and classroom
climates can positively influence the academic outcomes of students, thus potentially …

In this chapter we review theoretical and empirical advances in research on adolescent
development in interpersonal and societal contexts. First, we identify several trends in …

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between children's and adolescents' experiences
with cyberbullying and traditional bullying and psychological health, physical health, and …

For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, coming out (ie, disclosure of
LGBT identity to others) can be a key developmental milestone, one that is associated with …

This longitudinal study was designed to investigate whether or not social connectedness
predicts psychological well‐being over time. Structural equation modeling was used to …

Cyberbullying victims fear that parents or other authority figures will remove their technology,
the means by which victimisation is occurring. To understand the importance of studying …

The nature and extent of bullying among school children is discussed, and recent attention
to the phenomenon by researchers, the media, and policy makers is noted. The Olweus …

This paper presents a meta‐analytic review of 33 studies, with a total of 29 552 participants,
that examined the concurrent association between peer victimization and academic …

School-level school climate was examined in relation to self-reported peer victimization and
teacher-rated academic achievement (grade point average; GPA). Participants included a …

Bullying has emerged as a behavior with deleterious effects on youth; however, prevalence
estimates vary based on measurement strategies employed. We conducted a systematic …