Middle School Development Study

We are conducting a research project to learn earn more about factors that promote physical, socioemotional, and cognitive development in middle schoolers. Specifically, we are examining how children’s social relationships, coping strategies, thinking patterns, and health behaviors influence their day-to-day functioning. Your child will be asked to answer questions about their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, physical health, ways of coping with stress, school, neighborhood, and relationships with peers, family members, and teachers. Your child will privately answer these questions during their weekly “bonus period” at school. We will ask you to answer questions about your child, including their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, physical health, ways of coping with stress, and relationships. We will also ask a teacher to answer questions about your child’s social relationships, emotions, behaviors, and academic performance. Participation is completely voluntary. There are no known serious risks for participating. Children, parents, and teachers will be compensated for their time. 

If you and your teen would like to learn more about the study, please fill out the form below and a member of your research team will contact you in 24-48 hours.