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Family Context Assessment and Positive Parenting Policies
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Barreto, Florencia Belén; González Safont, Llúcia; Roncallo, Claudia Patricia; Acha, Joana; Sánchez de Miguel, Manuel – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This study presents the descriptive data of a family context assessment carried out using a new instrument which includes a wide range of variables identified in recent scientific literature as influencing children's psychological development. Participants were 772 families with children aged between 7 and 11. The results reveal variability…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Stress Variables, Parenting Styles, Self Esteem
School-Based Approaches for the Universal Assessment of Adolescent Psychosocial Strengths
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Paz, Jennica; Kim, Eui Kyung; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J.; Hinton, Tameisha; Piqueras, José A.; Rodríguez-Jiménez, Tíscar; Marzo, Juan C.; Coates, Susan – Grantee Submission, 2020
The assessment of psychosocial strengths in children and adolescents has predominately focused on the measurement of single traits and constructs, such as grit (Christopoulou, Lakioti, Pezirkianidis, Karakasidou, & Stalikas, 2018), optimism (Oberle, Guhn, Gadermann, Thomson, & Schonert-Reichl, 2018), hope (Pedrotti, 2018), and gratitude…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Student Characteristics, Screening Tests, Holistic Approach
Gender Ratio and Cognitive Profiles in Dyslexia: A Cross-National Study
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Jimenez, Juan E.; de la Cadena, Claudia Garcia; Siegel, Linda S.; O'Shanahan, Isabel; Garcia, Eduardo; Rodriguez, Cristina – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze possible gender-related differences in the prevalence of dyslexia. A cross-national comparison of Spain and Guatemala was conducted. Both countries speak the same language but have a different standard of living and educational level. A second purpose of this study was to analyze the cognitive profile of…
Descriptors: Females, Dyslexia, Living Standards, Foreign Countries
Quality of Family Context or Sibling Status? Influences on Cognitive Development
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Freijo, Enrique B. Arranz; Oliva, Alfredo; Olabarrieta, Fernando; Martin, Juan Luis; Manzano, Ainhoa; Richards, Martin P. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
This study analyzes the influence of socioeconomic status, quality of family context and sibling status on cognitive development in a sample of 551 five-year-old children. The regression analyses confirmed the predictive value of socioeconomic status and quality of family context on cognitive development. The quality of family context mediates the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Socioeconomic Status, Cognitive Development, Family Environment