Allison M. Ryan
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View article: Connecting engagement to classroom friendships and popular peers' prosocial behaviour
Connecting engagement to classroom friendships and popular peers' prosocial behaviour Open
Background There are many ways to leverage support from friendships, and it is important for how students engage with learning in the classroom. Further, friendships are embedded within the larger classroom peer group, which might have dif…
View article: Better Together: Integrating Content‐Area Curriculum in the Primary Literacy Classroom
Better Together: Integrating Content‐Area Curriculum in the Primary Literacy Classroom Open
Integrating content‐area and literacy instruction in primary‐grade classrooms creates authentic and engaging opportunities for students to build background knowledge and literacy skills. Furthermore, when students engage in meaningful dial…
View article: How peer status and ability track shape behavioral disengagement over the transition from primary to secondary school
How peer status and ability track shape behavioral disengagement over the transition from primary to secondary school Open
The transition from primary to secondary school is often associated with an increase in behavioral disengagement, which undermines students' academic development. Prior studies examined the average development of behavioral disengagement a…
View article: The Limitations of Intergroup Friendship: Using Social Network Analysis to Test the Pathways Linking Contact and Intergroup Attitudes in a Multigroup Context
The Limitations of Intergroup Friendship: Using Social Network Analysis to Test the Pathways Linking Contact and Intergroup Attitudes in a Multigroup Context Open
Recent research on intergroup contact theory has emphasized the potency of cross-group friendship for reducing prejudice. Evaluating this claim requires consideration of competing friend influence and selection processes. Few studies have …
View article: Belonging in diverse contexts: Sociability among same-ethnic and cross-ethnic peers.
Belonging in diverse contexts: Sociability among same-ethnic and cross-ethnic peers. Open
Ethnically and racially diverse schools provide students opportunities to socially interact with both same- and cross-ethnic peers that can shape their sense of belonging within a school. This study investigates the extent to which same- o…
View article: This Article Corrects: “A Chemist with a Strange Etiology of Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report of a Rare Toxicological Emergency”
This Article Corrects: “A Chemist with a Strange Etiology of Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report of a Rare Toxicological Emergency” Open
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View article: The structure of educational inequity: Adolescents’ access to parent education through friendship networks and its impact on academic outcomes
The structure of educational inequity: Adolescents’ access to parent education through friendship networks and its impact on academic outcomes Open
Parents and friends are important influences on adolescents’ academic outcomes. We examine whether and how adolescents’ social networks compensate for or enhance the effects of their parents’ education on academic outcomes. Among a large e…
View article: Early adolescent social status and academic engagement: Selection and influence processes in the United States and China.
Early adolescent social status and academic engagement: Selection and influence processes in the United States and China. Open
This research evaluated the role of high-status peers in youth’s academic engagement. Youth (mean age = 12.7 years) in the United States and China (N = 934) made social status (i.e., sociometric popularity, perceived popularity, and admira…
View article: School Attachment and Violent Attitudes Preventing Future Violent Behavior Among Youth
School Attachment and Violent Attitudes Preventing Future Violent Behavior Among Youth Open
Evidence derived from social information theories support the existence of different underlying cognitive mechanisms guiding violent behavior through life. However, a few studies have examined the contribution of school variables to those …
View article: Characteristics of likability, perceived popularity, and admiration in the early adolescent peer system in the United States and China.
Characteristics of likability, perceived popularity, and admiration in the early adolescent peer system in the United States and China. Open
High social status youth are often influential in the peer system. Thus, they may serve as agents of cultural socialization if they exhibit characteristics that reflect cultural values (e.g., interdependence). This research examined the be…
View article: Adolescents’ Friendships, Academic Achievement, and Risk Behaviors: Same‐Behavior and Cross‐Behavior Selection and Influence Processes
Adolescents’ Friendships, Academic Achievement, and Risk Behaviors: Same‐Behavior and Cross‐Behavior Selection and Influence Processes Open
This study examined to what extent adolescents’ and their friends’ risk behaviors (i.e., delinquency and alcohol use) hinder or promote their academic achievement (grade point average [GPA]), and vice versa. Longitudinal data were used ( N…