TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Examination of peer rejection and depressive symptoms as mediators of the link between rule-breaking behavior and poor academic performance
JO  - Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment
A1  - Fite, Paula
A1  - Wimsatt, Amber
A1  - Vitulano, Michael
A1  - Rathert, Jamie
A1  - Schwartz, Sonia
SP  - 164
EP  - 171
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - The current study further evaluated the association between rule-breaking behavior and academic performance by examining peer rejection and depressive symptoms as potential mediators of this association. Study hypotheses were examined using a sample of 147 school-age children (54.4% male) ranging from five to 13 years of age ( M = 8.22, SD = 1.99). A meditational path model was estimated, and findings suggested that peer rejection mediated the association between rule-breaking behavior and academic performance two months later when also considering the stability of academic performance. That is, high levels of rule-breaking behavior were associated with high levels of peer rejection, which in turn was associated with poor academic performance. Depressive symptoms were not indicated as a mediator of this association. <br><br>FINDINGS and their implications are discussed. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0882-2689
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-011-9269-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -