Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2007):

Peer group contexts of girls' and boys' academic experiences.

Full Abstract

Girls have caught up with boys in math course taking in high school but reasons for taking math still differ by gender. This study, therefore, investigated gender differences in the linkage between peer relations and math course taking by applying multilevel modeling to a nationally representative data set that includes peer networks and school transcripts (N= 6,457 American 9th to 11th graders, aged 13-19). For all adolescents, math course taking was associated with the achievement of their close friends and, to a lesser extent, their coursemates. These associations tended to be stronger toward the end of high school and weaker among adolescents with a prior record of failure in school. Each of these patterns was somewhat more consistent among girls.

Author information

Author/s: Crosnoe, Robert (R); Riegle-Crumb, Catherine (C); Field, Sam (S); Frank, Kenneth (K); Muller, Chandra (C);

Affiliation: Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A1700, Austin, TX 78712-1088, USA. crosnoe(-atsign-)mail.la.utexas.edu

Grants: P01-HD31921 (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS) ; R01 HD40428-02 (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS) ; R03 HD047378-01 (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS) ; R24 HD042849 (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Child development (Child Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Jan-Feb; vol 79 (issue 1) : pp 139-55

Dates: Created 2008/02/13; Completed 2008/05/16;

PMID: 18269514, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Achievement Age Factors Female Friends - psychology Gender Identity Humans Male

Male Mathematics Multivariate Analysis Peer Group Social Conformity Social Identification Underachievement

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