Jacquelynne S. Eccles

Funded Research:

A Longitudinal Study of School Dropout and Substance Use (NIDA)

Activity Involvement and Pathways to Educational Attainment (Grant, WT)

An Examination of the Social and Cultural Influences on Adolescent Literacy Motivation and Development (NICHD)

Building A Research Community On Genomics And Racial Ethnic Identity (NSF)

Children in Transition to Adulthood: Family and Siblings Connections (NICHD)

Developing and Enacting Racial / Ethnic Identities (NICHD)

Enhancing the PSID Child Development Supplement (NICHD)

Identity and Activities (Grant, WT)

Parental Unions, Parental Transfers and Child Well-Being (NICHD)

Risk and Promotive Effects on Adolescence Development (NICHD)

Social Identity in Context: Behavioral Engagement and Commitment to Educational and Other Institutions (Russell Sage Foundation)

Transitions From Preschool Through High School: Family, Schools and Neighborhoods (NICHD)

Youth Program Quality Intervention (Grant, WT)

Ph.D., University of California

Dr. Eccles' research interests include: family and school influences on development; development in high-risk settings; development of self-esteem, activity preferences, and task choice; adolescent development; identity formation; transition into adulthood; biosocial influences and development; gender role development; and role of ethnicity in development and socialization.

Recent Publications

Books

Watt, Helen M. G., and Eccles, Jacquelynne S. 2008. Gender and occupational outcomes : longitudinal assessments of individual, social, and cultural influences. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Abstract.

Meece, J., and Eccles, Jacquelynne S. 2008. Handbook of research on schools, schooling and human development. London: Routledge.

Mahoney, Joseph L., Reed W. Larson, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles. 2005. Organized activities as contexts of development: extracurricular activities, after-school and community programs. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Downey, Geraldine, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Celina Chatman. 2005. Navigating the future : social identity, coping, and life tasks. New York: Russell Sage.

Eccles, Jacquelynne S., and J. Gootman. 2002. Community Programs to Promote Youth Development. Washington DC: National Academy Press.

Wigfield, Allen L., and Jacquelynne S. Eccles. 2001. Development of Achievement Motivation. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Abstract.

Journal Articles

Eccles, Jacquelynne S. 2008. "The value of an off-diagonal approach." Journal of Social Issues, 64(1): 227-232. DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00558.x. Licensed Access. Worldcat.

Messersmith, E.E., Garrett, J.L., P.E. Davis-Kean, O. Malanchuk, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles. 2008. "Career development from adolescence through emerging adulthood - Insights from information technology occupations." Journal of Adolescent Research, 23(2): 206-227. DOI:10.1177/0743558407310723. Licensed Access. Worldcat.

Peck, S.C., Roeser, R.W., N. Zarrett, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles. 2008. "Exploring the roles of extracurricular activity quantity and quality in the educational resilience of vulnerable adolescents: Variable- and pattern-centered approaches." Journal of Social Issues, 64(1): 135-155. DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00552.x. Licensed Access. Worldcat.

Fredricks, J.A., and Eccles, Jacquelynne S. 2008. "Participation in extracurricular activities in the middle school years: Are there developmental benefits for African American and European American youth?" Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(9): 1029-1043. DOI:10.1007/s10964-008-9309-4. Licensed Access. Worldcat.

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