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af Ursin, Piia; Järvinen, Tero; Pihlaja, Päivi – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
School engagement is critical to learning and long-term academic success. Feeling overwhelmed with school demands form a threat to students' engagement. We examined the roles of person-internal (academic buoyancy) and person-external (social support) factors in mediating the association between academic stress and school engagement among primary…
Descriptors: Role, Social Support Groups, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
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Xu, Jian; Huang, Ya-Ting – Educational Studies, 2021
In this study, the associations between social support, reading confidence and English reading amount were examined using a sample of Grade 5 and Grade 6 primary school students (N = 570) in Hong Kong. It was hypothesised that the effect of parent support, teacher support, and peer support on reading amount was mediated by reading confidence. Age…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Achievement
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Jian, Xu; Ya-Ting, Huang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
In this research, the relationships among social support, including parents', teachers', and peers' support, goal orientation, and reading amount in English were examined directly and indirectly in a sample of Hong Kong senior primary school students (N = 570) using a questionnaire survey. It was assumed that parents', teachers', and peers'…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Gender Differences, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries
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Torrente, Catalina; Nathanson, Lori; Rivers, Susan; Brackett, Marc – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Children's social-emotional skills, such as conflict resolution and emotion regulation, have been linked to a number of highly regarded academic and social outcomes. The current study presents preliminary results from a causal test of the theory of change of RULER, a universal school-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL).…
Descriptors: Children, Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Students
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Fives, Allyn – Reading Psychology, 2016
The current article examines what factors explained the success of a reading program delivered by older adult volunteers to at-risk early readers. The article also examines the direction of the relationship over time (both direct and mediated) between reading achievement, frequency of reading at home, and academic self-beliefs. Two hundred and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Early Reading
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Rice, Lindsay; Barth, Joan M.; Guadagno, Rosanna E.; Smith, Gabrielle P. A.; McCallum, Debra M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Social cognitive models examining academic and career outcomes emphasize constructs such as attitude, interest, and self-efficacy as key factors affecting students' pursuit of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) courses and careers. The current research examines another under-researched component of social cognitive models: social…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Social Support Groups, STEM Education, Structural Equation Models