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Curby, Timothy W.; Brown, Chavaughn A.; Bassett, Hideko Hamada; Denham, Susanne A. – Infant and Child Development, 2015
Identifying and understanding the predictors of preliteracy skills can set the stage for success in a child's academic career. Recent literature has implicated social-emotional competence as a potential component in helping children learn preliteracy skills. To further understand the role of social-emotional competence in preliteracy, the…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Competence, Predictor Variables
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Saaranen, Terhi; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Turunen, Hannele; Kiviniemi, Vesa; Vertio, Harri – Health Education Research, 2007
This study aimed to develop a theoretical basis for the promotion of school staff's occupational well-being. The "Content Model for the Promotion of School Community Staff's Occupational Well-being" describes the four aspects of the promotion of occupational well-being ("working conditions", "worker and work",…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Nurses, Occupational Safety and Health, Foreign Countries
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Driver, Simon – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2008
The purpose was to examine psychosocial factors that influence the physical activity behaviors of adults with brain injuries. Two differing models, based on Harter's model of self-worth, were proposed to examine the relationship between perceived competence, social support, physical self-worth, affect, and motivation. Adults numbering 384 with…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Head Injuries, Brain
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Guillet, Emma; Sarrazin, Philippe; Fontayne, Paul; Brustad, Robert J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006
An empirical research study based upon the expectancy-value model of Eccles and colleagues (1983) investigated the effect of gender-role orientations on psychological dimensions of female athletes' sport participation and the likelihood of their continued participation in a stereotypical masculine activity. The model (Eccles et al., 1983) posits…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Females, Athletes, Athletics