Journal of Research on Adolescence
The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence
Edited by:
Jacquelynne S. Eccles, University of Michigan Associate Editors: Bonnie Barber, Murdoch University, Australia Christy M. Buchanan, Wake Forest University Linda Burton, Pennsylvania State University, Sumru Erkut, Wellesley College Margaret Kerr, University of Orebro, Sweden, Ingrid Schoon, University of London Stephen T. Russell, University of Arizona
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 7/31 Family Studies; 21/55 Psychology, Developmental
Impact Factor: 1.862
Multidisciplinary and international in scope, the Journal of Research on Adolescence (JRA) significantly advances knowledge in the field of adolescent research. Employing a diverse array of methodologies, this compelling journal publishes original research and integrative reviews of the highest level of scholarship. Featured studies include both quantitative and qualitative methodologies applied to cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development and behavior. Articles pertinent to the variety of developmental patterns inherent throughout adolescence are featured, including cross-national and cross-cultural studies. Attention is given to normative patterns of behavior as well as individual differences rooted in personal or social and cultural factors.
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TopHighlights
- Violence in the Transition to Adulthood: Adolescent Victimization, Education, and Socioeconomic Attainment in Later Life
Ross Macmillan and John Hagan - The Postsecondary Educational Progress of Youth From Immigrant Families
Andrew J. Fuligni and Melissa Witkow - Adolescent Self-Consciousness: Longitudinal Age Changes and Gender Differences in Two Cohorts
Jane L. Rankin, David J. Lane, Frederick X. Gibbons and Meg Gerrard - Adolescent Identity Formation and Rites of Passage: The Navajo Kinaaldá Ceremony for Girls
Carol A. Markstrom and Alejandro Iborra - Correlates of Wisdom-related Performance in Adolescence and Adulthood: Age-graded Differences in "Paths" Toward Desirable Development
Ursula Staudinger and Monisha Pasupathi
