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Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Caemmerer, Jacqueline M.; Mason, Benjamin A. – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
At school entry, girls are rated by teachers as more competent on measures of social skills than boys. It is less clear if this higher rating is stable or grows over time. To address this question, multiple group curve of factors models investigated gender-specific growth trajectories across seven waves of measurement in a large, longitudinal…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Age Differences
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Marija Džida; Gordana Keresteš; Andreja Brajša-Žganec – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Research has shown links between emotion regulation strategies and child mental health. However, it is not well known how the characteristics of children may moderate these links. The aim of this study was to explore whether environmental sensitivity--the ability to perceive and process information about the environment--moderates links between…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Self Control, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems
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Yurtseven, Ramazan; Akkas Baysal, Ögr. Üyesi Emine; Ocak, Gürbüz – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
Decision making and problem solving skills are two important issues resulting with students' academic achievement. The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between primary school students' decision making skills and problem solving skills. The sample of research, which was carried out through relational survey model, consisted of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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van der Ploeg, Rozemarijn; Stoltz, Sabine E. M. J.; van den Berg, Yvonne H. M.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; de Castro, Bram O. – Educational Psychology, 2022
This study aimed to shed light on the prevalence of chronic peer victimisation among Dutch elementary school children and factors associated with (non-)disclosure of such experiences by victims. 5,961 students from 73 schools participated (51.5% male; M[subscript age] = 9.96; 77.7% native Dutch). Results showed that 12.3% of all children were…
Descriptors: Self Disclosure (Individuals), Peer Relationship, Elementary School Students, Gender Differences
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Faber Taylor, Andrea; Butts-Wilmsmeyer, Carrie; Jordan, Catherine – Environmental Education Research, 2022
Science lessons in nature are appealing and potentially supportive of children's learning, but little is known about how and for whom they are effective. A within-subjects, experimental, mixed methods design was employed with 92 4th-graders to determine if, why and for whom science learning is better through outdoor, nature-based instruction (NBI)…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Grade 4
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Burnell, Kaitlyn; Andrade, Fernanda C.; Hoyle, Rick H. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: M[subscript age] = 12.36, 52% female, 57%…
Descriptors: Correlation, Adolescents, Self Control, Information Technology
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Low, Sabina; Smolkowski, Keith; Cook, Clayton; Desfosses, Danielle – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study examined the impact of a commonly adopted elementary universal social-emotional learning program, Second Step, on student social-emotional and academic outcomes following 2 years of implementation. The cluster-randomized wait-list control trial included 61 schools, 321 teachers, and 8,941 early elementary students across 2 states, with…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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McBride, Ron E. – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2017
This study examines motivational self-regulations (SR) among at-risk elementary school students participating in the physical activity component of an after school program (ASP) in a rural Southwest U.S. school district. Motivational regulations examined gender differences and were used to predict student performance on an endurance task. One…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Self Control, At Risk Students, Elementary School Students
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Frey, Karin S.; Newman, Jodi Burrus; Onyewuenyi, Adaurennaya C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
Coders used real-time focal-child sampling methods to observe the playground behavior and victimization experiences of 600 third to sixth grade youth. Person-centered analyses yielded three profiles that specified aggressive function (reactive, proactive) and form (direct, indirect), and conformed to social-information-processing functional…
Descriptors: Aggression, Victims, Playgrounds, Child Behavior
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Ladd, Gary W.; Kochenderfer-Ladd, Becky; Visconti, Kari Jeanne; Ettekal, Idean; Sechler, Casey M.; Cortes, Khaerannisa I. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Little is known about the skills children need to successfully collaborate with classmates on academic assignments. The purposes of this study were to identify grade-schoolers' collaborative skills, evaluate the importance of identified skills for collaborative work, and determine whether differences in skill use were related to children's social…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Academic Ability
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Lin, Yu-Chu; Morgan, Paul L.; Hillemeier, Marianne; Cook, Michael; Maczuga, Steve; Farkas, George – Behavioral Disorders, 2013
We examined three questions. First, do reading difficulties increase children's risk of behavioral difficulties? Second, do behavioral difficulties increase children's risk of reading difficulties? Third, do mathematics difficulties increase children's risk of reading or behavioral difficulties? We investigated these questions using (a) a sample…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
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Wyman, Peter A.; Cross, Wendi; Brown, C. Hendricks; Yu, Qin; Tu, Xin; Eberly, Shirley – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
A model for teaching children skills to strengthen emotional self-regulation is introduced, informed by the developmental concept of scaffolding. Adult modeling/instruction, role-play and in vivo coaching are tailored to children's level of understanding and skill to promote use of skills in real life contexts. Two-hundred twenty-six…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Self Control
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Gable, Sara; Krull, Jennifer L.; Chang, Yiting – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
The current study examines the social and behavioral development of school-age children with different histories of overweight onset. Eight thousand children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) participated. Three groups of children were identified for analysis: (1) those who were persistently overweight from…
Descriptors: Obesity, Family Characteristics, Children, Kindergarten
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Lakes, Kimberley D.; Hoyt, William T. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
The impact of school-based Tae Kwon Do training on self-regulatory abilities was examined. A self-regulation framework including three domains (cognitive, affective, and physical) was presented. Children (N = 207) from kindergarten through Grade 5 were randomly assigned by homeroom class to either the intervention (martial arts) group or a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Intervention, Self Control
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Lehman, Elyse Brauch; Olson, Vanessa A.; Aquilino, Sally A.; Hall, Laura C. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2006
Elementary school children in three grade groups (Grades K/1, 3, and 5/6) completed either the auditory or the visual 1/9 vigilance task from the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS) as well as subtests from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition and auditory or visual processing subtests from the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Performance Tests, Cognitive Tests, Intelligence Tests
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