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Jacobs, J.E., Chhin, C.S., & Bleeker, M.M. (2006). Enduring links: Parents’ expectations and their young adult children’s gender-typed occupational choices. Educational Research and Evaluation, 12(4), 395-407. .

Frome, P.M., Alfeld, C.J., Eccles, J.S., & Barber, B.L. (2006). Why don’t they want a male-dominated job? An investigation of young women who changed their occupational aspirations. Educational Research and Evaluation, 12(4), 359-372. .

Linver, M.R., & Davis-Kean, P.E. (2005). The slippery slope: What predicts math grades in middle and high school?. In J.E. Jacbos & S.D. Simpkins (Eds.), Leaks in the pipeline to math, science, and technology careers (Number 110, pp. 49-64). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. .

Eccles, J.S. & Davis-Kean, P.E. (2005). Influences of parents' education on their children's educational attainments: The role of parent and child perceptions. London Review of Education, 3(3), 191-204. .

Osgood, D.W., Ruth, G., Eccles, J.S., Jacobs, J.E., & Barber, B.L. (2005). Six Paths to Adulthood. In R.A. Settersten Jr., F.F. Furstenberg Jr., & R.G. Rumbaut (Eds.), On the frontier of adulthood (pp.320-355). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. .

Barber, B.L., Stone, M.R., & Eccles, J.S. (2005). Adolescent participation in organized activities. In K.A. Moore & L.H. Lippman (Eds.) What do children need to flourish? Conceptualizing and measuring indicators of postitive development (pp. 133-146). New York, NY: Springer. .

Eccles, J.S., Vida, M.N., & Barber, B. (2004). The relation of early adolescents' college plans and both academic ability and task-value beliefs to subsequent college enrollment. Journal of Early Adolescence, 24, 63-77. .

Durkin, K., & Barber, B. (2002). Not so doomed: Computer game play and positive adolescent development. Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 373-392. .

Raymore, L., Barber, B., & Eccles, J. (2001). Leaving home, attending college, partnership and parenthood: The role of life transition events in leisure pattern stability from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30, 197-223. .

Madon, S., Smith, A., Jussim, L., Russell, D.W., Eccles, J.S., Plumbo, P., et al. (2001). Am I as you see me or do you see me as I am? Self-fulfilling prophecies and self-verification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulleting, 27(9): 1214-1224. .

Fuligni, A.J., Barber, B.L., Eccles, J.S., & Clements, P. (2001). Early adolescent peer orientation and adjustment during high school. Developmental Psychology, 37(1), 28-36. .

Barber, B.L., Eccles, J.S., & Stone, M.R. (2001). Whatever happened to the jock, the brain, and the princess? Young adult pathways linked to adolescent activity involvement and social identity. Journal of Adolescent Research, 16(5), 429-455.

Eccles, J. S., Wigfield, A., Schiefele, U. (1997). Motivation to Succeed. In N. Eisenberg (Ed.), Handbook of Child Psychiatry, (5th ed., Vol. volume#3, pp. 1017-1095). New York.

Zweig, J., Barber, B., Eccles, J. (1997). Sexual Coercion and Well-Being in Young Adulthood: Comparisons by Gender and College Status. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 12(2), 291-308.

Eccles, J., Lord, S., Roeser, R., Barber, B., Jozefowicz, D. (1997). The Association of School Transitions in Early Adolescence with Developmental Trajectories through High School. In J. Schulenberg, J. l. Magggs, K. Hurrelmann (Eds.), Health Risks and Developmental Transitions During Adolescence, (pp. 283-321). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Updegraff, K., Eccles, J., Barber, B., O'Brien, K. (1996). Course enrollment as self-regulatory behavior: Who takes optional high school math courses? Learning and individual differences, 8(3), 239-259.

Eccles, J. S., Lord, S. E., Roeser, R. W. (1996). Round holes, square pegs, rocky roads, and sore feet: The impact of stage/environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and families. In S. L. Toth D. Cicchetti (Eds.), Adolescence: Opportunities and Challenges, (Vol. vol. 7, pp. 49-93). New York: University of Rochester Press.

Clark, J., Barber, B. L. (1995). Adolescents in Postdivorce and Always-Married Families: Self-Esteem and Perceptions of Fathers' Interest. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 608-614.

Eccles, J., Wigfield, A. (1995). In the Mind of the Actor: The Structure of Adolescents' Achievement Task Values and Expectancy-Related Beliefs. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 215-225.

Jenkins, C. J., Barber, B. L., Eccles, J. S. (1995). Advice About Life Plans and Personal Problems in Late Adolescent Sibling Relationships. Under review for the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Jussim, L., Eccles, J. (1995). Are Teacher Expectations Biased by Students' Gender, Social Class, or Ethnicity? In Y.-T. Lee, L. Jussim, C. R. McCauley (Eds.), Stereotype Accuracy: Toward Appreciating Group Differences, . Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Barber, B. (1995). Preventive intervention with adolescents and divorced mothers: A conceptual framework for program design and evaluation, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, . In Press.

Fuligni, A. J., Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Barber, B. L. (1994). The Long-Term Effects of Seventh-Grade Ability Grouping in Mathematics. Journal of Early Adolescence (in press).

Barber, B. (1994, September 13, 1994). Speaker: Children of divorced parents can do well. Citizen's Voice, pp. 8-9.

Barber, B. L., Lyons, J. M. (1994). Family Processes and Adolescent Adjustment in Intact and Remarried Families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 23(4), 421-436.

Wigfield, A., Eccles, J. S. (1994). Children's Competence Beliefs, Achievement Values, and General Self-Esteem: Change Across Elementary and Middle School. Journal of Early Adolescence, 14(2), 107-138.

Flanagan, C. A., Eccles, J. S. (1993). Changes in Parents' Work Status and Adolescents' Adjustment at School. Child Development, 64, 246-257.

Eccles, J. S., Jacobs, J. E., Harold, R. D., Yoon, K. S., Arbreton, A., Freedman-Doan, C. (1993). Parents and Gender-Role Socialization During the Middle Childhood and Adolescent Years. In S. Oskamp M. Costanzo (Eds.), Gender Issues in Contemporary Society, (pp. 59-83). Newbury Park: Sage.

Eccles, J. S., Wigfield, A. (1993). In the Mind of the Actor: The Structure of Adolescents' Achievement Task Values and Expectancy-Related Beliefs. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1-28.

Eccles, J., Midgley, C., Buchanan, C., Wigfield, A., Reuman, D., MacIver, D. (1993). Development During Adolescence: The Impact of Stage/Environment Fit on Young Adolescents' Experiences in Schools and Families. American Psychologist, 48(2), 90-101.

Jacobs, J., Eccles, J. (1992). The Impact of Mothers' Gender-Role Stereotypic Beliefs on Mothers' and Children's Ability Perceptions. APA, 63(6), 932-944.

Jussim, L., Eccles, J. (1992). Teacher Expectations II: Construction and Reflection of Student Achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63(6), 947-961.

Fuligni, A., Eccles, J. (1992). Perceived Parent-Child Relationships and Early Adolescents' Orientation Towards Peers, Developmental Psychology, (pp. 38).

Eccles, J., Buchanan, C., Flanagan, C., Fuligni, A., Midgley, C., Yee, D. (1991). Control Versus Autonomy During Early Adolescence. Journal of Social Issues, 47(4), 53-68.

Eccles, J., Lord, S., Midgley, C. (1991). What Are We Doing to Early Adolescents? The Impacts of Educational Contexts on Early Adolescents. American Educational Journal, August, 521-542.

Eccles, J., Midgley, C., Wigfield, A., Reuman, D., MacIver, D., Feldlaufer, H. (1991). Are Junior High Schools Undermining the Academic Motivation of Early Adolescents?, Elementary School Journal, (pp. 1-48).

Eccles, J., Harold, R. (1991). Gender Differences in Sport Involvement: Applying the Eccles' Expectancy-Value Model. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 3(March), 7-35.

Wigfield, A., Eccles, J., MacIver, D., Reuman, D., Midgley, C. (1991). Transitions During Early Adolescence: Changes in Children's Domain-Specific Self-Perceptions and General Self-Esteem Across the Transition to Junior High School. Developmental Psychology, 27(4), 552-565.

Eccles, J., Jacobs, J., Harold, R. (1990). Gender Role Stereotypes, Expectancy Effects, and Parents' Socialization of Gender Differences. Journal of Social Issues, 46(2), 183-201.

Flanagan, C. A. (1990). Change in Family Work Status: Effects on Parent-Adolescent Decision Making. Child Development, 61, 163-177.

Miller-Buchanan, C., Eccles, J., Flanagan, C., Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H., Harold, R. (1990). Parents' and Teachers' Beliefs About Adolescents: Effects of Sex and Experience. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 19(4), 363-394.

Eccles, J., Midgley, C. (1990). Changes in Academic Motivation and Self-Perception During Early Adolescence. In R. Montemayor (Ed.), Early Adolescence as a Time of Transition, (pp. 1-29). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publishing Co.

Eccles, J. S., Wigfield, A., Flanagan, C. A., Miller, C., Reuman, D. A., Yee, D. (1989). Self-Concepts, Domain Values, and Self-Esteem: Relations and Changes at Early Adolescence. Journal of Personality, 57(2), 283-310.

Jussim, L. (1989). Teacher Expectations: Self-fulfilling Prophecies, Perceptual Biases, and Accuracy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57(3), 469-480.

Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H., Eccles, J. (1989). Change in Teacher Efficacy and Student Self- and Task-Related Beliefs in Mathematics During the Transition to Junior High School. APA, 81(2), 247-258.

Eccles, J., Midgley, C. (1989). Stage/Environment Fit: Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms for Young Adolescents. In R. E. Ames C. Ames (Eds.), Research on Motivation and Education, (Vol. 3, pp. 139-186). New York, NY: Academic Press.

Wigfield, A., Eccles, J. S. (1989). Test Anxiety in Elementary and Secondary School Students. Educational Psychologist, 24(2), 159-183.

Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H., Eccles, J. (1989). Student/Teacher Relations and Attitudes Toward Mathematics Before and After the Transition to Junior High School. Child Development, 60, 981-992.

MacIver, D. (1988). Classroom Environments and the Stratification of Students' Ability Perceptions. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1-40.

Feldlaufer, H., Midgley, C., Eccles, J. (1988). Student, Teacher, and Observer Perceptions of the Classroom Before and After the Transition to Junior High School. Journal of Early Adolescence, 8(2), 133-156.

Eccles, J., Wigfield, A., Chambers, B. (1988). The Factor Structure of Children's Achievement Beliefs About Mathematics. , The University of Michigan.

Yee, D., Eccles, J. (1988). Parent Perceptions and Attributions for Children's Math Achievement. Sex Roles, 19(5, 6), 317-333.

Reuman, D. (1988). How Social Comparison Mediates the Relation Between Ability Grouping Practices and Students' Achievement Expectancies in Mathematics. , The University of Michigan.

Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H., Eccles, J. (1988). The Transition to Junior High School: Beliefs of Pre- and Post-transition Teachers. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 17(6), 543-562.

Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H. (1987). Students' and Teachers' Decision-Making Fit Before and After the Transition to Junior High School. Journal of Early Adolescence, 7(2), 225-241.

The University of Michigan, D. o. R. D. a. A. (1987, ). School Doesn't Fit, Why Adolescents and Junior High Sometimes Seem At Odds. Research News, 38, 1-4.

MacIver, D. (1987). Classroom Factors and Student Characteristics Predicting Students' Use of Achievement Standards During Ability Self-Assessment. Child Development, 58, 1258-1271.

Yee, D., Flanagan, C. (1985). Family Environments and Self-Consciousness in Early Adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 3(1), 59-68.

Eccles, J., Midgley, C., Adler, T. (1984). Grade-Related Changes In The School Environment: Effects on Achievement Motivation. In J. Nicholls (Ed.), The Development of Achievement Motivation, (Vol. 3, pp. 282-331). Greeenwich CT: JAI Press.

Yee, D. (1983). Parent Perceptions and Expectations For Children's Math Achievement : University of Michigan.

Maggs, J. L., Frome, P. M., Eccles, J. S., Barber, B. L. Psychological Resources, Adolescent Risk Behaviour and Young Adult Adjustment: Is Risk Taking More Dangerous For Some Than Others? Journal in Adolescence, 15.

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