title: The Impact of Children's Social Adjustment on Academic Outcomes.
abstract: This study tested whether social adjustment added to the prediction of academic outcomes above and beyond prior academic functioning. School records and peer-, teacher-, and self-report measures were collected for 1,255 third grade children in the fall and spring of the school year. Social acceptance by and aggression with peers were included as measures of social adjustment. Academic outcomes included math and reading GPA, classroom behavior, academic self-esteem, and absenteeism. As expected, support for the causal model was found where both forms of social adjustment contributed independently to the prediction of each area of academic adjustment. Gender differences in the patterns of results were present, particularly for the impact of aggression on academic adjustment. Discussion focuses on the implications for social-emotional literacy programs to prevent negative academic outcomes.
authors: 3-C Institute for Social Development, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Melissa E
authors: ME
authors: Derosier
authors: Stacey W
authors: SW
authors: Lloyd
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