Adolescent Social Connectedness and Young Adult Achievement: The Linking and Moderating Role of Self-Esteem Trajectories.
Social bonds are key for adolescent psychosocial development; how youth perceive their connectedness with family, school, peers, and communities varies widely, which may be interrelated with self-esteem over time. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 8760), resear...
| Published in: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 974 - 990 |
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