{"title":"The Dynamic Longitudinal Relationships Between Family Functioning, Anxiety and Academic Disengagement Among Adolescents From the COVID-19 Pandemic to Post-Pandemic Era","authors":"Siyan Wen, Haiping Hao, Lei Jin, Houchao Lyu","doi":"10.1002/jad.70210","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70210","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Previous studies have predominantly focused on the pairwise cross-sectional relationships among family functioning, anxiety, and academic disengagement at the between-person level. However, they lack a dual perspective that combines the family system and emotional security to explore the dynamic interplay among them by separating within- and between-person differences from the COVID-19 pandemic to post-pandemic era.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study examined the longitudinal relationships between family functioning, anxiety, and academic disengagement in 636 Chinese adolescents (baseline <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 15.48, SD = 0.73; 55.87% girls). Three waves of data were collected from November 2021 to March 2023 in a middle school in Henan Province, China, with each separated by an 8-month interval.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The random intercept cross-lagged panel model revealed the following key findings: At the between-person level, family functioning was negatively correlated with academic disengagement, while anxiety was positively correlated with academic disengagement. At the within-person level, T1 family functioning negatively predicted T2 anxiety, while T2 anxiety positively predicted T3 academic disengagement. Moreover, T1 anxiety negatively predicted T2 family functioning. Additionally, T1 family functioning negatively predicted T2 academic disengagement more strongly in boys than in girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings illustrate the dynamic relationship between family functioning, anxiety, and academic disengagement from the COVID-19 pandemic to post-pandemic era. Parents should prioritize maintaining healthy family functioning, and interventions should focus on enhancing adolescents' emotional regulation skills to alleviate anxiety, ultimately reducing academic disengagement. Additionally, these strategies should be tailored to account for gender differences.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2265-2274"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148303706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting Nomophobia: Emotional and Relational Regulation Through Smartphones in Adolescence and Young Adulthood.","authors":"Julla Jose","doi":"10.1002/jad.70291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Smartphone use among adolescents and young adults is often framed as problematic, particularly in relation to nomophobia. However, such perspectives may overlook the developmental and relational contexts in which smartphone use occurs. This study examined how Filipino young people with moderate to severe nomophobia experienced smartphone use within their emotional and relational lives.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative multiple-case study, guided by a constructivist perspective, was conducted in 2024 with 12 Filipino participants aged 18-22 years (6 female, 6 male). Participants completed the NMP-Q, ASQ, and ICQ as descriptive case measures, took part in semi-structured interviews, and four joined a focus group discussion. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis with within- and cross-case comparison.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants described smartphones as accessible tools for distraction, emotional relief, connection, private processing, and online support. Phones also carried personal and relational meaning, including being described as extensions of the self. Smartphone use varied across contexts: for some, it supplemented interpersonal support; for others, it became more central when direct support felt limited or emotionally exposing. Participants also moved between interpersonal and more self-directed forms of coping while regulating their smartphone use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Experiences commonly characterized as nomophobia may, for some young people, be intertwined with emotional and attachment-relevant processes rather than dysfunction alone. Developmentally, smartphones may become part of how young people negotiate increasing independence while continuing to rely on relationships for emotional support and regulation. Smartphone use may therefore be better understood through its function, relational context, flexibility, and degree of impairment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parental and Adolescent Internalizing Problems: The Role of Inappropriate Parenting Practices.","authors":"Petra Kožljan","doi":"10.1002/jad.70286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescence is a developmental period marked by increased vulnerability to internalizing problems. Parental internalizing symptoms represent a key risk factor, yet mechanisms of transmission and differential maternal and paternal contributions remain insufficiently understood. This study examined the role of inappropriate parenting practices in the intergenerational transmission of internalizing problems and tested measurement invariance across family members.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected in Croatia during the 2021/2022 school year using a cross-sectional survey design. The sample included 361 family triads (N = 1083; adolescents aged 14-17 years, M = 15.14, 55% female; biological mothers and fathers). Adolescents and parents completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), and adolescents reported on parenting practices using the Parents as Social Context Questionnaire (PASCQ). Structural Equation Modeling was conducted following tests of measurement invariance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Full measurement invariance was established for internalizing symptoms and partial invariance for parenting practices. In the joint triadic model, maternal internalizing problems directly predicted adolescents' internalizing problems, whereas paternal internalizing problems did not retain a significant unique direct effect. Separate analyses indicated that paternal effects were consistent with an indirect pathway via maternal internalizing problems. Inappropriate parenting practices were significant independent predictors of adolescent internalizing problems but did not mediate associations between parental and adolescent symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings highlight distinct maternal and paternal pathways of risk and underscore the importance of modeling parental interdependence in family research. Preventive efforts should address both parental mental health and parenting practices within the broader family system.</p>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabella Muscolino, Samantha Dockray, Maria Dempsey, Eleonora Tomei
{"title":"Body, Emotions, and Hormones: A Systematic Review of Body Dissatisfaction, Emotion Regulation, and Puberty in Adolescence","authors":"Isabella Muscolino, Samantha Dockray, Maria Dempsey, Eleonora Tomei","doi":"10.1002/jad.70238","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70238","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Body dissatisfaction often arises from a discrepancy between perceived and ideal body images, posing a risk for psychological issues like depression and eating pathologies, particularly during adolescence. Puberty's rapid physical changes may exacerbate the feeling of dissatisfaction, additionally pubertal changes also influence cognitive processes, such as emotion regulation. This study aimed to map the relationships of puberty, emotion regulation, and body dissatisfaction to advance a developmentally informed theory of body dissatisfaction and enhance possibilities for future intervention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Searches for English language publications between 2000 and 2025 were conducted in five databases (Ebsco, Jstor, Proquest, Sciencedirect, Scopus). After removal of duplicate records, a total of 3658 studies were identified. Studies were included if they involved participants aged 6–18 and addressed associations of at least two of: emotion regulation, body dissatisfaction, and puberty/pubertal hormones. Following title and abstract screening, 259 studies were full text screened, resulting in 103 studies suitable for data extraction.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings indicate a relationship between body dissatisfaction, emotion regulation, and puberty. The strength of the correlation varies, partly influenced by pubertal stage. Positive body image predicted positive emotional responses to pubertal onset, while increased negative affect was associated with greater body dissatisfaction. If pubertal development is more advanced at an earlier age, negative effects on psychological well-being persist into adolescence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review highlights the need for a developmentally informed theoretical framework to understand how puberty can pre-empt or exacerbate body image concerns, particularly in the presence of emotion dysregulation. This systematic review provides preliminary evidence supporting an interplay between puberty, emotion regulation, and body dissatisfaction in adolescence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2207-2244"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.70238","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parent-Adolescent Digital Communication and Relationship Quality in the United States: A Systematic Review","authors":"Eunyoung Park, Jodi Dworkin","doi":"10.1002/jad.70233","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70233","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite the growing centrality of digital communication in family life, little is known about its role in parent-adolescent relationships, especially when parents and adolescents share a household. This review was designed to synthesize U.S.-based research on digital communication and relationship quality in these families across theoretical foundations, conceptualizations, measurements, and associations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted systematic searches following the PRISMA guidelines in four online databases: Academic Search Premier, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Based on the predefined eligibility criteria, the search yielded 10 studies. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Across studies spanning multiple disciplines, digital communication was most often conceptualized and measured as frequency of use across different modalities (text messaging, voice calls, social media), while parent-adolescent relationship quality was captured along cognitive and emotional dimensions. Findings on the association between digital communication and relationship quality were inconsistent. This inconsistency appeared to stem in part from how the constructs were defined and measured, and from the use of frequency-based approaches that aggregated communication serving different purposes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review demonstrates that digital communication plays a distinct supplementary role in parent-adolescent relationships, bridging physical and emotional distance rather than replacing face-to-face interaction. Its influence is shaped less by how often communication occurs and more by its purpose, the modalities used, adolescents' device ownership, and the gender composition of the dyad. By synthesizing how parent-adolescent digital communication has been theorized, conceptualized, and measured, this review provides a foundation for future research on digitally mediated family life.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2180-2194"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.70233","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148521236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parental Psychological Control and Academic Engagement: A Vicious Cycle Moderated by Teacher Autonomy Support","authors":"Xiaochen Chen, Jiayi Hou","doi":"10.1002/jad.70224","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70224","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental psychological control has been linked to poor adolescent academic outcomes, yet little is known about how adolescents’ academic engagement may influence parenting or the role of school factors in these dynamics. This study examined the reciprocal relationship between parental psychological control and adolescents’ academic engagement and explored the moderating role of perceived teacher autonomy support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A three-wave longitudinal study was conducted with 582 adolescents from one public middle school in southern China (<i>M</i><sub>age T1</sub> = 13.01 years, SD = 0.32; 47.42% female). Data were collected in December 2023 (T1), June 2024 (T2), and December 2024 (T3) through surveys administered to students. Parental psychological control, academic engagement, and teacher autonomy support were assessed using established scales. Cross-lagged panel analyses, including both traditional and random-intercept models, were used to test the bidirectional associations between parental psychological control and academic engagement, and to examine the moderating role of teacher autonomy support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analyses revealed a significant bidirectional relationship: higher parental psychological control predicted lower academic engagement over time, and lower academic engagement predicted increased parental psychological control. Teacher autonomy support moderated this cycle, with higher autonomy support buffering the negative effect of parental psychological control on subsequent academic engagement.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results suggest that parental psychological control and academic engagement form a reciprocal cycle that is mitigated by teacher autonomy support. The results underscore the need to consider multiple ecological systems when addressing adolescents’ academic adjustment and suggest that autonomy-supportive teaching practices can help mitigate risks stemming from less optimal parenting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2404-2416"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148399336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beatriz Santos, Paula Mena Matos, Helena Carvalho, Mónica Costa, Filipa Nunes, Marlene Moretti, Catarina Pinheiro Mota
{"title":"Emotion Regulation and Psychological Adjustment in Residential Care: Relational and Gender Dynamics","authors":"Beatriz Santos, Paula Mena Matos, Helena Carvalho, Mónica Costa, Filipa Nunes, Marlene Moretti, Catarina Pinheiro Mota","doi":"10.1002/jad.70219","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70219","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adolescents in residential care settings often face significant emotional and relational challenges related to prior experiences of adversity. Emotion regulation and the quality of relationships with professional caregivers are key factors in their psychological adjustment, and sex may play a role in how these processes develop. However, these associations have been little explored in residential care, particularly using longitudinal designs. This study examined whether the youth-caregiver relationship quality mediates the association between emotion regulation and psychological adjustment, and whether these associations differ between boys and girls in residential care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sample comprised 242 adolescents (55.4% girls and 44.6% boys) aged 12–18 (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 15.55, SD = 1.67) from 21 Portuguese residential care facilities, followed over 20 months across three time points. A moderated mediation model through multigroup analysis by sex was tested, using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A significant indirect effect was observed only among boys in residential care: lower emotion regulation at T1 predicted greater perceived relationship quality at T2, which predicted lower anger control problems at T3. A significant autoregressive effect was also found for boys, suggesting greater temporal stability in anger control problems compared to girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlight the protective role of youth-caregiver relationships in residential care, particularly for boys’ psychological adjustment. Even boys with emotion regulation difficulties can achieve more positive adjustment outcomes when supported by consistent and responsive caregiving relationships. These findings also underscore the importance of considering differences between boys and girls in understanding emotional and relational processes in residential care settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2338-2347"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148377443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianlu Zhang, Su Yeong Kim, Kennedy Baines, Yang Hou
{"title":"Age-Varying Associations of Maternal Knowledge and Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms in Dyadic and Cultural Contexts","authors":"Tianlu Zhang, Su Yeong Kim, Kennedy Baines, Yang Hou","doi":"10.1002/jad.70222","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70222","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Extensive research has documented the influence of parental knowledge on adolescents’ mental health. Although adolescence is marked by rapid developmental changes, how the influence of parental knowledge varies across age remains understudied, particularly within dyadic and culturally informed frameworks that consider adolescents’ disclosure, perceptions of parental knowledge, and cultural values.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data was drawn from a three-wave longitudinal study of Mexican immigrant families in central Texas (2012–2020; <i>N</i> = 604, 483, 334 across waves), including adolescents aged 11 to 18 years old (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 12.9, 13.7, 17.6 across waves; 54.3% female, and 75.3% U.S.-born at Wave 1). Time-varying effect models (TVEM) were used to examine age-varying associations between mother-reported parental knowledge and adolescents’ depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating roles of adolescent-reported disclosure, perceived parental knowledge, and <i>respeto</i> socialization.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Higher mother-reported parental knowledge was associated with adolescents’ lower depressive symptoms during early adolescence. This association emerged mainly among adolescents who reported lower levels of disclosure or parental knowledge, or experienced lower levels of <i>respeto</i> socialization.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlight early adolescence as a sensitive period during which parental awareness is particularly protective, especially when adolescent disclosure is limited and cultural socialization processes are less strongly endorsed. Interventions should therefore move beyond promoting adolescent disclosure alone and support parents in maintaining developmentally appropriate awareness of adolescents’ daily lives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2379-2392"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jad.70222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148370333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Stenhaug, Věra Skalická, Stian Solem, Frode Stenseng
{"title":"Is Worry Associated With Social Exclusion in School? Within-Person Relations From Age 10 to 16","authors":"Andreas Stenhaug, Věra Skalická, Stian Solem, Frode Stenseng","doi":"10.1002/jad.70223","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jad.70223","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The need-to-belong theory stipulates that social exclusion should influence cognitive processing. However, no longitudinal studies have examined its effects on cognitive processing (e.g., worry) associated with internalizing problems. In this study, we investigated whether social exclusion in school predicts worry from childhood to adolescence, and whether these associations differ by gender.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sample consisted of 655 Norwegian 10-year-olds who were assessed biennially from age 10 to 16 between 2013/2014 and 2020/2021. Assessments included teacher-reported data on social exclusion in school and self-reported levels of worry. To examine prospective within-person effects of social exclusion in school on worry, a random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RICLPM) was utilized.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results showed that worry increased with age, whereas social exclusion in school did not. RI-CLPM revealed that increased social exclusion in school at age 12 predicted increased worry at age 14, but only for girls. No gender differences were observed in the levels of social exclusion in school, suggesting higher reactivity to social exclusion in girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study extends partial support for the need-to-belong theory in a real-world context, during an important developmental transition in children's lives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":"98 7","pages":"2393-2403"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148413387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to \"Peer Status Beyond Adolescence: Types and Behavioral Associations\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jad.70284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70284","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}