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Glastra, Folke J.; de Brabander, Cornelis J. – Frontline Learning Research, 2021
In this study on motivations concerning professional development (PD) we interviewed 95 primary school teachers in the Netherlands. We coded these data using the Unified Model of Task-specific Motivation (de Brabander & Martens, 2014) in different decision contexts concerning who decides about teacher participation in PD: school board, teacher…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Professional Development, Decision Making, Context Effect
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Van Berkel, Sheila R.; Van der Pol, Lotte D.; Groeneveld, Marleen G.; Hallers-Haalboom, Elizabeth T.; Endendijk, Joyce J.; Mesman, Judi; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Sharing is an important indicator of internalised prosocial values. We examined predictors of sharing of 302 preschoolers with their younger siblings in a one-year longitudinal study. Sharing was observed during different home visits, once with father and once with mother. We examined the following predictors: both children's externalising…
Descriptors: Influences, Siblings, Parents, Parent Influence
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Mooij, Ton – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Teachers conceptualise and interpret violent behaviour of secondary students in different ways. They also differ in their estimates of the relevance of student and contextual school variables when explaining the severity of violence experienced by students. Research can assist here by explicating the role of different types of contextual school…
Descriptors: Violence, Student Behavior, Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics
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Levecque, Katia; Van Rossem, Ronan; De Boyser, Katrien; Van de Velde, Sarah; Bracke, Piet – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2011
Previous research in the United States suggests that depression related to economic hardship decreases with age. We test whether this pattern can be generalized to other developed nations. Based on data from 23 countries in the European Social Survey (2006-2007), multilevel analyses show that the moderating role of age depends on the…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Economic Status, Government (Administrative Body), Foreign Countries
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van de Goor, Ien; Spijkerman, Renske; van den Eijnden, Regina; Knibbe, Ronald – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2011
This study examines relations between drinking patterns, going-out behavior, and illicit substance use among Dutch adolescents ages 15 to 24 who reported alcohol use at least once per week (N = 711). Logistic regression analyses indicated that adolescents reporting heavy drinking patterns showed higher risks of lifetime and current illicit…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drinking, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Mollenhorst, Gerald; Volker, Beate; Flap, Henk – Social Forces, 2008
Social contexts in which confidants get to know each other affect the composition of their personal networks, inter alia the similarity among confidants. Results from analyses on a representative sample of the Dutch population between 18 and 65 years of age (SSND 2000), support the idea that differences in similarity among confidants can be…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Social Influences, Context Effect, Interpersonal Relationship
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de Schipper, Elles J.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne; Geurts, Sabine A. E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
In this study of the multiple determinants of professional caregiving, 237 caregivers (age range: 18-56 years) from 64 Dutch child care centers were extensively observed during their interactions with the children (0-4 years) in their usual care group. The choice of potential determinants of the caregiving quality was guided by Belsky's [Belsky,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Rearing, Child Care Centers, Child Care