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Zhang, Junhua; Zhang, Yu; Xu, Fang – World Journal of Education, 2019
Compared with non-left-behind children, left-behind children in China have lower social adaptation and the underlying reasons deserve further study. This systematic review and meta-analysis included 29 studies published between 2006 and 2019. Protective factors of Left-behind children's social adaptation were resilience (r=0.574), self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, At Risk Persons, Social Adjustment
Whannell, Patricia; Whannell, Robert; Allen, Bill – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
This article describes the findings of an action research project which examined the link between academic self-efficacy and the study behaviours of students in a tertiary bridging program at a regional university in Australia. It describes the gap which exists between students' instruction in, and knowledge of, being a self-directed learner and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Turner, S.; Alborz, A.; Gayle, V. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Earlier studies of young people with Down's syndrome have investigated a relatively limited range of variables which may influence their academic attainment. The relative strength of such influences and how they may vary during the school career, has also been under-researched. Aims: The aim of the paper is to identify the contemporary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coping, Parent Influence, Path Analysis
Shields, Nancy; Nadasen, Kathy; Pierce, Lois – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to community violence (neighborhood, school, police, and gang violence) and psychological distress in a sample of children living in the Cape Town, South Africa area. Another objective was to identify variables that moderate and mediate the…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Early Intervention, Violence, Safety
Markstrom, Carol A.; Marshall, Sheila K. – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
The psychosocial inventory of ego strengths (PIES) was devised as a measure of Erikson's eight ego strengths. The present investigation extended previous research through examination of the validity and reliability of the PIES among 502 high school students. The study also included an appraisal of Erikson's ego strengths as indices of psychosocial…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Concept, Psychometrics, Age Differences

Rimmerman, Arie; Stanger, Varda – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
This study of 60 mothers of young children with physical disabilities in Israel failed to support hypothesis that mothers with "internally" focused locus of control would demonstrate greater utilization of their support system. Analysis indicated that mother's age, child's level of functioning, and existence of additional members of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coping, Family Problems, Foreign Countries
Rosen, Robert H. – 1981
The Children's Perception of Support Inventory (CPSI) which assesses the extent to which children perceive their families and peer networks as understanding, responsive, and supportive is described. This measure was constructed (1) to differentiate children on family and peer-support scales and to demonstrate the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Coping

Brandtstadter, Jochen; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Findings from two studies of middle to late adulthood indicate that elderly people are effective in maintaining a sense of control and a positive view of self and personal development. Argues that the resiliency of the elderly hinges on the interplay between activities that alleviate developmental losses and accommodative processes by which…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns
Westfall, Amy; Pisapia, John – 1994
A study of resilient at-risk students was commissioned by the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium to identify factors that students believed contributed to their academic success. Sixty-two resilient and academically successful at-risk students from six school divisions took part in in-depth interviews. Factors identified by students were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Coping, Disadvantaged Youth