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17 October, 2018

School Demands and Coping Resources−Associations with Multiple Measures of Stress in Mid-Adolescent Girls and Boys.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2143, doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102143  Abstract Stress, and stress-related health complaints, are common among young people, espe

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie , , Östberg, V., Låftman S. B., Modin, B. & Lindfors, P.
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29 January, 2019

Augusto Lopez-Claros: Equality for Women = Prosperity for All

Augusto Lopez-Claros, International Economist AbstractGender discrimination is often seen from a human rights perspective; it is a violation of women’s basic human rights, as embedded in the Universal

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03 September, 2020

The Relation Between Gender Egalitarian Values and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement

Frontiers in Psychology, 11:236 Abstract Gender differences in achievement exhibit variation between domains and between countries. Much prior research has examined whether this variation could be due t

Type of publication: Journal articles | Eriksson, Kimmo , Vartanova, Irina
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26 June, 2018

Gender Differences in Resistance to Schooling: The Role of Dynamic Peer-Influence and Selection Processes

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Volume 46, Issue 12, pp 2421–2445. Abstract Boys engage in notably higher levels of resistance to schooling than girls. While scholars argue that peer processes contrib

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jonsson, Jan O. , , Sara Geven & Frank van Tubergen
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28 September, 2018

Disparities in depressive symptoms between heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth in a Dutch cohort: The TRAILS Study

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45(3), 440-456. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0403-0 Abstract Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience elevated levels of depressive symptoms compared to heterosexu

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10 March, 2016

The role of psychosocial school conditions in adolescent prosocial behaviour

School Psychology International, vol. 36,  no. 3,  pp. 283-300. Abstract This study examined how psychosocial conditions at school are associated with prosocial behaviour, a key indicator of positive me

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie , Modin, Bitte & Viveca Östberg
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30 March, 2023
School impacts of violent relgious extremism

School impacts of violent relgious extremism

How does the spread of violent extremism in the Sahel region in Africa affect the access to education for boys and girls?

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14 December, 2023

Peer acceptance and rejection during secondary school: Do associations with subsequent educational outcomes vary by socioeconomic background?

Child Development Abstract Research shows that peer relationships are associated with students' school adjustment. However, the importance of advantageous and disadvantageous factors for students' educa

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie ,
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12 May, 2022
Dreamers

Dreamers

Why are educational inequalities by gender and immigrant background not those we would expect given students’ aspirations, confidence, and stress?

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16 November, 2017

Poor Kids? Economic Resources and Adverse Peer Relations in a Nationally Representative Sample of Swedish Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, First online, DOI 10.1007/s10964-017-0747-8 Abstract There is limited knowledge on the impact of economic resources on adverse peer relations during adolescence. This st

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