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Ren, Kexin; Wang, Yiqiao; Weinraub, Marsha; Newcombe, Nora S.; Gunderson, Elizabeth A. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Parents provide motivational and cognitive support within the same interaction, yet researchers have investigated these separately. We examined two key aspects of parental support, praise (motivational support) and spatial language (cognitive support), from fathers and mothers during three tasks with their first-grade children (6-7-year-olds; N =…
Descriptors: Fathers, Mothers, Positive Reinforcement, Language Usage
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Prince, Kort C.; Ho, Edward A.; Hansen, Sharon B. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
This study examined the effects of the Living Skills school-based intervention program as a method of improving school adjustment and the social lives of at-risk elementary school students. Youth participants were referred to the program by teachers or school counselors based on perceptions of risk due to rejection and isolation, aggressive and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, At Risk Students, Student Adjustment