TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - A new school, a fresh start? Change and stability in peer relationships and academic performance in the transition from primary to secondary school
JO  - Journal of youth and adolescence
A1  - Lorijn, Sofie J.
A1  - Zwier, Dieuwke
A1  - Laninga-Wijnen, Lydia
A1  - Huisman, Mark
A1  - Veenstra, René
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Previous studies on peer relationships in school transitions neglected individual differences, or did not examine the relation with academic performance in secondary school. This study followed 649 students from their last year of primary school to their first year in secondary school (M(age) at T1 = 11.6 (SD = 0.6); 53.6% girls). <br><br>RESULTS revealed that students became more attached to peers, less lonely, and were stable in victimization across the transition. Particularly students with more negative peer experiences in primary school enjoyed a "fresh start" in terms of peer experiences in secondary school. Students who had more co-transitioning peers experienced greater reductions in loneliness. Changes in peer experiences over the transition did not relate to academic performance in secondary school.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-01991-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -