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The Journal of Early Adolescence is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Education and Development, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', The Journal of Early Adolescence, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Early Childhood Education and Development Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Youth Development and Social Support Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
ISSN0272-4316
Citation impact (2-yr)1.14
h-index123
i10-index1,074
Total citations76,741
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Arizona
Journal websitejea.sagepub.com
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Papers published in The Journal of Early Adolescence per year

72
2014
70
2015
63
2016
47
2017
47
2018
57
2019
63
2020
47
2021
64
2022
60
2023
57
2024
54
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Early Adolescence by publication year

3K
2014
1.4K
2015
1.9K
2016
1.1K
2017
973
2018
889
2019
898
2020
657
2021
667
2022
329
2023
119
2024
29
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Early Adolescence

The Influence of Parenting Style on Adolescent Competence and Substance Use

Diana Baumrind · 1 Feb 1991

An overview of the Family Socialization and Developmental Competence longitudinal program of research (FSP) is followed by a presentation of the hypotheses and findings pertaining to family patterns as determinants of adolescent competence, and of types of adolescent substance users. Data include clusters derived from comprehensive ratings of parents and their children completed independently within-…

3,943 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Classroom Belonging among Early Adolescent Students

Carol Goodenow · 1 Feb 1993

Early adolescents'sense of classroom belonging and support-of being liked, respected, and valued by fellow students and by the teacher-was investigated among 353 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade middle school students. Focusing on one academic class, students completed scales of classroom belonging and support, expectancies for success, and intrinsic interest and value; course grades and effort ratings…

1,585 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Stages of Ethnic Identity Development in Minority Group Adolescents

Jean S. Phinney · 1 Feb 1989

Stages of ethnic identity development were assessed through in-depth interviews with 91 Asian-American, Black, Hispanic, and White tenth-grade students, all American born, from integrated urban high schools. Subjects were also given questionnaire measures of ego identity and psychological adjustment. On the basis of the interviews, minority subjects were coded as being in one of three…

1,455 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Positive Youth Development, Participation in Community Youth Development Programs, and Community Contributions of Fifth-Grade Adolescents

Richard M. Lerner, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Jason B. Almerigi et al. · 5 Jan 2005

The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), a longitudinal investigation of a diverse sample of 1,700 fifth graders and 1,117 of their parents, tests developmental contextual ideas linking PYD, youth contributions, and participation in community youth development (YD) programs, representing a key ecological asset. Using data from Wave 1 of the study, structural equation…

1,450 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Structure of Ethnic Identity of Young Adolescents from Diverse Ethnocultural Groups

Robert E. Roberts, Jean S. Phinney, Louise C. Mâsse et al. · 1 Aug 1999

The purpose for this study was to examine the structure and construct validity of a measure of ethnic identity among young adolescents from diverse ethnic groups. Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades (N = 5,423) from diverse ethnic groups completed the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), measures of psychological well-being and a measure of…

1,141 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

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What reference style does The Journal of Early Adolescence use?
The Journal of Early Adolescence uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', The Journal of Early Adolescence, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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