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Liu, Sihan; Wang, Xinyi; Ying, Jiefeng; Shi, Jialin; Wu, Xinchun – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Prior studies have emphasized the importance of parents' educational involvement (a type of cognitive involvement) to academic engagement, although little is known about emotional involvement. Aims: This study investigated whether and how different facets of involvement (cognitive vs. emotional, paternal vs. maternal) are…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Geldhof, G. John; Little, Todd D. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2011
Self-regulation represents a core aspect of human functioning that influences positive development across the life span. This chapter focuses on the action-control model, a key facet of self-regulation during childhood and early adolescence. The authors discuss the development of action-control beliefs, paying particular attention to their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Age Differences, Children
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Maqsud, Muhammad – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 120 (60 boys, 60 girls) middle school students in Bophuthatswana on the relation of academic achievement to self-concept and locus of control. Finds that measures of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are related negatively to school achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes