Family climate and school attachment exert reciprocal positive influences on each other over the middle school years¶
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q3 i? More positive family climate predicts increases in school attachment over time, and higher school attachment predicts increases in positive family climate, across four waves. → Xia 2016
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Xia 2016¶
Xia, M., Fosco, G. M., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016). Examining Reciprocal Influences Among Family Climate, School Attachment, and Academic Self-Regulation: Implications for School Success. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(4), 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000141
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Cross-lag SEM over four waves of the longitudinal study of 979 6th graders showed "a consistent and reciprocal pattern of effects" between family climate and school attachment; specific cross-lag paths were significant in two of three intervals for each direction.
"Our longitudinal findings for family climate and school attachment indicated a consistent and reciprocal pattern of effects over all four time points."
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Related Claims¶
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- Academic self-regulation in 8th grade robustly predicts both GPA and school adjustment in 9th grade — related
- The cross-lagged model holds equally for intervention and control groups and for boys and girls — related
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Family climate and school attachment exert reciprocal positive influences on each other over the middle school years |
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Family climate and school attachment exert reciprocal positive influences on each other over the middle school years |
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