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Andrew Blank – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) exhibit considerable variability in their spoken language and executive function (EF) outcomes, despite on-going improvements in sensory aid technology and public health policies that target early diagnosis and intervention. Maternal parenting cognitions and behaviors (e.g., the patterns of…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Fathers, Predictor Variables
Kimberly Beets – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions, this study compared U.S. Census data from 22-24-year-old women in 1980 and 2020 to determine the individual and contextual variables most predictive of bachelor's degree attainment. The regressions were conducted for women overall, women who have ever enrolled in college, mothers, and mothers…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, College Graduates, Time to Degree
Lynda Jean Cruz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the roles of academic stress, maternal support, and their interactive effect as predictors of both in-group and out-group prosocial behaviors as well as civic engagement in order better to understand young adults' adjustment to the college environment. The final sample consisted of 142 young adults (M age = 20.82 years; range =…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Stress Variables, Prosocial Behavior, Young Adults
Anna Johnson Dammann – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sleep is important for child development. Sleep problems in early childhood are associated with negative outcomes across numerous domains, including executive control, internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, and social competence (Astill et al., 2012; Hysing et al., 2016; Spruyt et al., 2019). Little research has focused on moderators…
Descriptors: Sleep, Child Development, Risk, Genetics
Juanita A. Houston – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study examined whether racial identity attitudes, resilience, microaggressions experienced in one's academic program, and coping skills predicted academic resilience for African American/Black, single-parent mothers pursuing doctoral degrees. A mixed-methods approach, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data, was used in this study to…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Resilience (Psychology), Racism, Coping
Rana Rizkallah Sabbagh – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Lebanon has been participating in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assessment (TIMSS) since 2003, however, data indicate a continuous decline in performance of Grade 8 students. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors critical to the achievement of Lebanese Grade 8 students and investigate the reasons for their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Rhodes-Doudna, Caren D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The current study is an "ex post facto" nonexperimental design analyzing archival data collected from previous trials of a large-scale longitudinal study conducted by researchers at JFK Partners, Center of Excellence in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in collaboration with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality Traits, Behavior Problems
Horton, Christan O. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Pregnancy is relatively a distinct research area given the perception of positive lifestyles mothers follow during their pregnancy. While the assumption may have validity, complications do occur during pregnancy and childbirth. It is predicted that every 4.5 minutes an infant is born with a birth defect, and, on average, 1 in 33 infants are born…
Descriptors: Mothers, Empowerment, Adjustment (to Environment), Trauma
Hoyer, Matthew A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The prerequisite of a post-secondary education has grown at an unadulterated rate in the 21st century. During this time, research has clearly demonstrated the fundamental need of a healthy enduring relationship with a mother, father, partner, or friend through the psychological lens of attachment theory to auspiciously aid in the social and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Parent Child Relationship
England, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Increasing elementary school attainment globally remains a key focus for improving internationally child development (UNESCO, 2010), and for girls in particular (UNICEF, 2015). This dissertation was designed to test and explore specific areas to target to improve educational attainment for rural indigenous communities using a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
Choi, Seong Ji – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Problem: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between parenting stress and six specified predictor variables of spirituality among mothers of elementary children attending selected Korean Baptist churches located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The specified predictor variables of spirituality were awareness, instability,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing
Snyder, Kacee Ferrell – ProQuest LLC, 2011
There is limited research available on the relationship between motherhood and career satisfaction. This dissertation examined women who worked as student affairs professionals to develop a greater understanding of the relationship between motherhood and career satisfaction. The following research questions were addressed: Is there a difference…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Statistical Analysis, Mothers, Child Rearing
Neulight, Nina Raquel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation study examined how mothers participated and scaffolded while watching an educational television program at home with their 3- to 5-year-old children; whether maternal participation and scaffolding predicted children's learning of vocabulary, sight words, and reading skills presented in the program; and reasons (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Participation, Educational Television, Television Viewing
Audrey Baumeister – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Hurricane Katrina inflicted traumatic experiences on many children in New Orleans and the surrounding area. The literature has shown a significant relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and lowered academic achievement in children. This longitudinal study investigated the relationships between attendance, academic…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Academic Achievement
Susperreguy Jorquera, Maria Ines – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Early math skills are the strongest predictors of later math achievement in school. This two-wave study addressed three research questions about the role of families in fostering these skills in preschool-aged children. First, how do families talk about math at home? Second, how do these conversations vary across families with different…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Children
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