Sentences with phrase «girls over the course of the study»

The results indicated that relational aggression increased in a linear fashion for girls over the course of the study.

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Boys made significantly greater progress over the course of the study than girls, with boys» reading levels increasing by an average of 8.4 months compared with girls who made an average gain of 7.2 months.»

Wim Meeus and several colleagues report that parental influence on adolescent offending is strongest when an adolescent has no intimate partners; parental support did not influence delinquency for youth who consistently had a romantic partner over the course of the six - year study.88 In another recent study of serious adolescent offenders, girls who self - reported delinquent behavior were more likely to be strongly encouraged in that behavior by their current romantic partner.89 Interestingly, the association between partner encouragement and self - reported offending was strongest among youth reporting warm relationships with their opposite - sex parent.

It followed a composite case study over the course of 8 years, showing the various attempts that had been made in the girl's life to promote attachment and behavioral changes, and why they were or were not helpful given her background of neglect, abuse, and developmental trauma.