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Peers and academic achievement: A longitudinal study on selection and socialization effects of in-class friends

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  • Janna Fortuin
  • Mitch van Geel
  • Paul Vedder

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The present study was conducted to analyze whether in-class friends influence each other's grades, and whether adolescents tend to select friends that are similar to them in terms of academic achievement. During 1 academic year, 542 eighth-grade students (M age = 13.3 years) reported on 3 different occasions on their in-class friendship networks. At these occasions their report card grades for 3 subjects were copied from their files. We tested whether academic achievement functions as a selection criterion for friendship, and whether academic achievement is influenced by in-class friends, using social network analytic techniques. Socialization effects for Dutch and English language grades, but not for mathematics grades, were found. We found no support for selection effects of grades.

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  • Janna Fortuin & Mitch van Geel & Paul Vedder, 2016. "Peers and academic achievement: A longitudinal study on selection and socialization effects of in-class friends," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 109(1), pages 1-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:109:y:2016:i:1:p:1-6
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.917257
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    2. Ge, Ting & Wang, Lin, 2019. "Multidimensional child poverty, social relationships and academic achievement of children in poor rural areas of China," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 209-217.
    3. Xiaohong Liu & Mo Zhou & Jidong Guo, 2023. "Effects of EFL Learners’ Perceived Social Support on Academic Burnout: The Mediating Role of Interaction Engagement," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
    4. David Benjamin Weyrauch & Christoph Valentin Steinert, 2022. "Instrumental or intrinsic? Human rights alignment in intergovernmental organizations," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 89-115, January.

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