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Swigert, Tami; Boyd, Barry L. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
This study examined the impact of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGC), and its Keystone Club (KC) component, on the leadership and citizenship development of its alumni. 14 alumni were interviewed using a structured interview technique. The constant comparative method was utilized to identify leadership traits and skills that alumni…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities, Citizen Participation
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Boake, Corwin; Salmon, Paul G. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Factor analyzed the Family Environment Scale (FES) subscale scores of 204 families and correlated them with family demographic characteristics. The obtained factor structure showed two major factors similar to "control" and "acceptance-rejection" dimensions in previous research. Results support the FES as part of multimethod…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Demography, Factor Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Lengua, Liliana J. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The author examined relations among demographic risk (income, maternal education, single-parent status), growth in temperament (fear, irritability, effortful control), and parenting (rejection, inconsistent discipline) across 3 years and the prediction of children's adjustment problems in a community sample (N=190; ages 8-12 years at Time 1).…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Child Rearing, Predictor Variables, Adjustment (to Environment)