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Quality of Sibling Relationship and Family Functioning in Greek Families with School-Age Children
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Tsamparli, Anastasia; Halios, Helias – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2019
The aim of the current study is to examine the quality of sibling relationships in relation to family functioning in Greek families with typically developing school-age children. The sample: 251 intact Greek families with two children (251 parents -- 1 parent participated from each family -- and 251 children). Research instruments: (a) the Family…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Gender Differences, Birth Order, Foreign Countries
Patterns of Early-Life Social and Environmental Exposures and Child Cognitive Development, Rhea Birth Cohort, Crete, Greece
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Kampouri, Mariza; Kyriklaki, Andriani; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Koutra, Katerina; Anousaki, Despoina; Sarri, Katerina; Vassilaki, Maria; Kogevinas, Manolis; Chatzi, Leda – Child Development, 2018
Early-life exposures are critical for later child cognitive development. McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) were used to assess cognitive development of 700 preschoolers (M[subscript age] = 4.2 years), derived from the "Rhea" birth cohort, in Greece. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied on prospectively collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development, Child Development, Early Experience
Reading Achievement, Birth Order and Family Size.
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Hatzitheologou, E. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1997
Examined the relationship between reading achievement and birth order in 503 Greek children. Found that birth order was not related to vocabulary knowledge or reading comprehension at second grade, but total reading achievement and reading comprehension were higher for first- and second-born sixth graders than for later-born sixth graders. (KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Order, Children, Family Size
Self-Esteem of Greek Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Argyrakouli, Effi; Zafiropoulou, Maria – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2003
This study examined the self-esteem of 50 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities living in central Greece and 50 similar mothers of non-disabled children. Results indicated significantly lower self-esteem for mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. The best predictor of positive maternal self-esteem in the disabled group…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Size