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Noona Kiuru; Dawn DeLay; Katja Tervahartiala; Juho Polet; Riikka Hirvonen – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background and Aims: Peer relationships during adolescence play an important role in shaping academic outcomes. The present study examined friend influences on emotions towards math, as well as the role of temperament in these influences. Sample: The sample consisted of 350 Finnish students (mean age 13.29 years; 64% girls) who were involved in…
Descriptors: Friendship, Peer Influence, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes
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Gartstein, Maria A.; Bridgett, David J.; Young, Brandi N.; Panksepp, Jaak; Power, Thomas – Infancy, 2013
Effortful control (EC) refers to the ability to inhibit a dominant response to perform a subdominant one and has been shown as protective against a myriad of difficulties. Research examining precursors of EC has been limited to date, and in this study, infancy contributors to toddler EC were examined. Specifically, parent/family background…
Descriptors: Infants, Self Control, Parent Background, Mothers
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Kashdan, Todd B.; Breen, William E. – Behavior Therapy, 2008
The purpose of the present study was to examine social anxiety as a predictor of positive emotions using a short-term prospective design. We examined whether the effects of social anxiety on positive emotions are moderated by tendencies to openly express or suppress emotions. Over the course of a 3-month interval, people with excessive social…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Social Psychology, Emotional Problems