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Does Anybody Care? Conceptualization and Measurement Within the Contexts of Teacher-Student and Peer Relationships by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…Based on the premise that the experience of care is a fundamental component of motivation to learn, this paper explores the conceptual underpinnings of care…”
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Emotional Support and Expectations From Parents, Teachers, and Peers Predict Adolescent Competence at School by Wentzel, Kathryn R., Russell, Shannon, Baker, Sandra

“…We examined perceived emotional support and expectations from parents, teachers, and classmates in relation to Mexican American adolescents' (n = 398) social…”
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Peer Social Acceptance and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Study by Wentzel, Kathryn R, Jablansky, Sophie, Scalise, Nicole R

“…Using meta-analytic techniques, we examined systematically the evidence linking peer social acceptance to academic achievement. Based on 72 studies that…”
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Open science reforms: Strengths, challenges, and future directions by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…In this article, I comment on the potential benefits and limitations of open science reforms for improving the transparency and accountability of research, and…”
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Do Friendships Afford Academic Benefits? A Meta-analytic Study by Wentzel, Kathryn R., Jablansky, Sophie, Scalise, Nicole R.

“…Using meta-analytic techniques, we examined systematically the evidence linking friendship to academically related outcomes, asking: To what extent is…”
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Emotional Support, Social Goals, and Classroom Behavior: A Multilevel, Multisite Study by Wentzel, Kathryn R, Muenks, Katherine, McNeish, Daniel, Russell, Shannon

“…We examined the mediating role of students' interpersonal and academically related social goals in linking students' perceptions of teacher and peer personal…”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Social and Emotional Learning by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

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Social supports from teachers and peers as predictors of academic and social motivation by Wentzel, Kathryn R., Battle, Ann, Russell, Shannon L., Looney, Lisa B.

“…Young adolescents’ perceptions of teachers’ and peers’ multiple classroom supports were examined in relation to motivational outcomes (interest and social goal…”
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Critical Connections: Health and Academics by Michael, Shannon L., Merlo, Caitlin L., Basch, Charles E., Wentzel, Kathryn R., Wechsler, Howell

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND While it is a national priority to support the health and education of students, these sectors must better align, integrate, and…”
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Accommodating Small Sample Sizes in Three-Level Models When the Third Level is Incidental by McNeish, Daniel, Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…Small samples sizes are a pervasive problem when modeling clustered data. In two-level models, this problem has been well studied, and several resources…”
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Are Effective Teachers Like Good Parents? Teaching Styles and Student Adjustment in Early Adolescence by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…This study examined the utility of parent socialization models for understanding teachers' influence on student adjustment in middle school. Teachers were…”
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Parental Aspirations for Their Children’s Educational Attainment: Relations to Ethnicity, Parental Education, Children’s Academic Performance, and Parental Perceptions of School Climate by Spera, Christopher, Wentzel, Kathryn R., Matto, Holly C.

“…This study examined parental aspirations for their children’s educational attainment in relation to ethnicity (African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic),…”
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Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Self-Processes and Contextual Cues by Wentzel, Kathryn R., Filisetti, Laurence, Looney, Lisa

“…Peer- and teacher-reported prosocial behavior of 339 6th-grade (11-12 years) and 8th-grade (13-14 years) students was examined in relation to prosocial goals,…”
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Editor's Statement by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…Educational Psychologist Editor's Statement…”
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Social Relationships and Motivation in Middle School: The Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers by Wentzel, Kathryn R

“…Adolescents' supportive relationships with parents, teachers, and peers were examined in relation to motivation at school (school- and class-related interest,…”
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Commentary: The Role of Goals and Values in Critical-Analytic Thinking by Wentzel, Kathryn R.

“…Scholars from a broad range of disciplines recently came together for 2 days of discussion concerning the nature of critical-analytic thinking (CAT)…”
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Friend Influence on Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Motivational Factors and Friendship Characteristics by Barry, Carolyn McNamara, Wentzel, Kathryn R

“…This study examined motivation (prosocial goals), individual characteristics (sex, ethnicity, and grade), and friendship characteristics (affective quality,…”
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Social-Motivational Processes and Interpersonal Relationships: Implications for Understanding Motivation at School by Wentzel, Kathryn R

“…Social-motivational processes and socialization experiences can play a critical role in students' academic success. However, the search for specific mechanisms…”
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Friendships in Middle School: Influences on Motivation and School Adjustment by Wentzel, Kathryn R, Barry, Carolyn McNamara, Caldwell, Kathryn A

“…In this 2-year longitudinal study ( n = 242), the authors examined relations of having a reciprocated friend and characteristics of a reciprocated friend to…”
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Motivational Interventions That Work: Themes and Remaining Issues by WENTZEL, KATHRYN R., WIGFIELD, ALLAN

“…We highlight major themes emerging from the articles in this special issue. These themes include (a) the importance of theoretical frameworks and clearly…”
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