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Parker, Philip; Sanders, Taren; Anders, Jake; Shure, Nikki; Jerrim, John; Noetel, Michael; Parker, Rhiannon; Ciarrochi, Joseph; Marsh, Herb – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Social adjustment is critical to educational and occupational attainment. Yet little research has considered how the school's socioeconomic context is associated with social adjustment. In a longitudinal sample of Australian 4- to 8-year-olds (N = 9369; 51% boys) we tested the association between school average socioeconomic status and social…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Characteristics, Correlation, Social Adjustment
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Soliman, Danielle; Frydenberg, Erica; Liang, Rachel; Deans, Jan – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
Objective: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is at the heart of preschool education. Although there are many SEL programmes to guide early childhood teachers' practice, seldom has empathy been a focus for teaching or assessment. Method: This study examined methods to teach empathy in the early years and investigated skills that promote its…
Descriptors: Empathy, Social Emotional Learning, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Collie, Rebecca J. – Educational Psychology, 2022
This study examined the extent to which students' perceptions of social-emotional instructional support (autonomy-support, competence-support) from teachers is associated with their perceived social-emotional competence and, in turn, behavioural and emotional well-being outcomes. Two types of perceived competence were examined: perceived…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Student Attitudes
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Fogelgarn, Rochelle K.; Burns, Edgar A.; Lewis, Ramon – Educational Action Research, 2021
This study emerged from a state initiative to improve teaching and lift school outcomes in Melbourne, Australia. At the invitation of participating schools, the data presented here were produced for follow-up sessions in a professional development program using the 'Developmental Management Approach'. Fieldnotes of teacher talk intended to give…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Prosocial Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
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Khawaja, Nigar G.; Dhushyanthakumar, Lakshmi – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2020
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), with its three forms (youth, parent and teacher version), is widely used to assess emotional and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents. The present study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the teacher version of the scale (SDQ-T) with adolescents from…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Screening Tests
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Davies, Michael; Elliott, Stephen; Frey, Jennifer; Cooper, Greta – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
Short term experimental studies by DiPerna and colleagues have demonstrated the efficacy of the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) to measure and improve the social skills and academic functioning of students from Preparatory year to Grade 3 and to decrease problem behaviours. This longitudinal school-led project applied the multi-tiered…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Social Emotional Learning, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
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Wu, Marissa Yi-Hsuan; Alexander, Monique Ancrum; Frydenberg, Erica; Deans, Janice – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
A strong emphasis has been placed on social-emotional learning (SEL) during the preschool years; however, there is a dearth of research into the drivers of program success in this setting. This study examined the effectiveness of a formal, teacher-led social-emotional learning program, COPE-Resilience, on the development of 4 to 5-year-old…
Descriptors: Coping, Social Development, Emotional Development, Comparative Analysis
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Shaw, Thérèse; Cross, Donna; Thomas, Laura T.; Zubrick, Stephen R. – British Educational Research Journal, 2015
Increasingly, researchers are required to obtain active (explicit) parental consent prior to surveying children and adolescents in schools. This study assessed the potential bias present in a sample of actively consented students, and in the estimates of associations between variables obtained from this sample. Students (n = 3496) from 36…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Informed Consent, Parent Participation, Bias
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Hemphill, Sheryl A.; Tollit, Michelle; Herrenkohl, Todd I. – Journal of School Violence, 2014
School-based bullying perpetration and victimization is common worldwide and has profound impacts on student behavior and mental health. However, few studies have examined young adult outcomes of bullying perpetration or victimization. Research on factors that protect students who have bullied or been bullied is also lacking. This study examined…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Behavior Problems, Late Adolescents
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Burke, Kylie; Brennan, Leah; Cann, Warren – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
This study examined the efficacy of a program for parents of young adolescents combining behavioral family intervention with acceptance-based strategies. 180 parents were randomly allocated to a 6-session group ABCD Parenting Young Adolescent Program or wait-list condition. Completer analysis indicated parents in the intervention reported…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Social Isolation
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Giallo, Rebecca; Gavidia-Payne, Susana; Minett, Belinda; Kapoor, Aparna – Clinical Psychologist, 2012
Background: There is increasing interest in the experiences and well-being of siblings growing up with a brother or sister with a disability in Australia. However, research to date has primarily obtained parent reports of sibling adjustment and mental health. Therefore, the aim of the current study was threefold: (1) to report on the mental health…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Hyperactivity, Foreign Countries, Siblings
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Lester, Leanne; Cross, Donna – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Chronic victimisation in adolescence is a traumatic experience with potential negative long-term health consequences. Given that victimisation has been shown to increase over the transition from primary to secondary school, longitudinal data from 1810 students transitioning from primary to secondary school were used to identify victimisation…
Descriptors: Victims, Behavior Problems, Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances
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Emerson, Eric; Einfeld, Stewart; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: High rates of conduct difficulties have been reported among children with borderline intellectual disabilities or intellectual disabilities. Little is known about predictors of the persistence of conduct difficulties in the pre-adolescent period in this high-risk group. Methods: Secondary analysis of data from the first three waves of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, One Parent Family, Mental Retardation, Persistence
Reevy, Gretchen M., Ed.; Frydenberg, Erica, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Nearly all chapters in this volume are contemporary original research on personality, stress, and coping in educational contexts. The research spans primary, secondary, and tertiary education. Research participants are students and teachers. The volume brings together contributions from the United States, Australia, Canada, Italy, Scotland, and…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits, Bullying, Self Efficacy
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Larmar, Stephen – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2006
This article reports on the findings of an action research enquiry examining the efficacy of group therapy as a means of facilitating cognitive-behavioural instruction for students who exhibit disruptive behaviours. A curriculum comprising the key tenets of cognitive-behaviour modification was developed and taught over a 9-week period to a group…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Action Research, Cognitive Restructuring