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Stathis Grapsas; Judith van de Wetering; Jenna Spitzer; Astrid M. G. Poorthuis; Sander Thomaes – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The sustainability motive-alignment hypothesis posits that adolescents will be motivated to act sustainably when they view sustainable behavior as aligned with their motives for autonomy and peer status. Based on this hypothesis, we developed the Sustainability Motive-Alignment Scale (SMAS), a brief self-report scale of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Adolescents, Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
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Sahar El-sana; Patricia M. Greenfield; Michael Weinstock – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The ecologies of Bedouin communities in Israel have changed in recent generations. This mixed-method study examines how such changes have augmented psychological mindedness and a willingness to accept professional psychological help. Twenty-one adolescent girls, their mothers, and their grandmothers responded to dilemmas regarding aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Metacognition, School Psychology
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Barthel, Dana; Kriston, Levente; Guo, Nan; Yao, Esther Doris; Armel, Koffi Ekissi Jean; Fordjour, Daniel; Mohammed, Yasmin; Kotchi, Carine Esther Bony; Eberhardt, Kirsten Alexandra; Hinz, Rebecca; Ehrhardt, Stephan; Bindt, Carola – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
There is a lack of feasible and psychometrically sound instruments assessing social-emotional development in young children in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) in two West-African…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Ma, Ting-Lan; Simpkins, Sandra; Puente, Kayla – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
This cross-sectional study examined why Latinx adolescents participated in organized activities in comparison to White adolescents. This study, utilizing phone interviews for surveying, included 236 participants (53% female) of Latinx (64%) and White (36%) descent from four Southwest middle schools to answer these overarching questions: (1) What…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, White Students, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents