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Rebecca J. Collie; Richard M. Ryan – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
In this study, we investigated perceived social-emotional competence (PSEC) among 373 Australian secondary school students in relation to parent ratings of social-emotional skills, and perceived teacher and parental autonomy support. Using bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling, we examined five dimensions of PSEC (perceived competence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
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Thorlacius, Örnólfur; Gudmundsson, Einar – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
The study examined the psychometric properties of the Children's Emotional Adjustment Scale--Preschool Version (CEAS-P), a new behavioral rating scale completed by parents. The scale measures preschoolers' emotional functioning across three competency-based factors (Temper control, Social assertiveness, Anxiety control) anchored on healthy…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Preschool Children, Behavior Rating Scales, Mothers
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O'Farrelly, Christine; Hennessy, Eilis – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Unlike the transitions children make between settings, those they undertake between age groups within early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings are seldom studied. Accordingly, this exploratory study followed seven preschool children (three boys and four girls) as they moved to new rooms in five ECCE settings. Structured observations of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
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Mayorga, Magaly Noblega – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This article shows risk and protective factors for both physical and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. The study was carried out in a shanty town of Lima, Peru, which has a strong community organization. One hundred ninety-two women between 25 and 59 years old (M = 34.09, SD = 6.5) were interviewed; 44.3% had secondary…
Descriptors: Risk, Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Family Violence
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Tom, Shelley R.; Schwartz, David; Chang, Lei; Farver, Jo Ann M.; Xu, Yiyuan – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study reports two separate cross-sectional investigations that focus on bully/victim problems among Hong Kong school children. Study 1 included 1361 children (670 boys, 691 girls; mean age = 12.6 years) and Study 2 included 288 children (153 boys, 135 girls; mean age = 9.6 years). Children's social and academic functioning was assessed with…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime, Correlation
Langelier, Regis – 1981
The standard assertion training package includes a selection of techniques from behavior therapy such as modeling, behavior rehearsal, and role-playing along with lectures and discussion, bibliotherapy, and audiovisual feedback. The effects of a standard assertion training package with and without videotape feedback on self-report measures of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Modification, Feedback
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Diaz-Guerrero, R. – Human Development, 1979
Discusses the meaning of coping style and reviews research tasks which appear to be particularly sensitive measures of cross-cultural differences in active-passive coping style. (SS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Assertiveness, Associative Learning, Children
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Dyer, Kevin; Teggart, Tom – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Victims and perpetrators of bullying experience a variety of psychological problems. The aim of the current pilot study was to explore the bullying experiences of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) service-users. The investigation was conducted as a cross-sectional survey at a community-based specialist CAMH service. A modified version of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Bullying, Mental Health, Assertiveness
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Rotenberg, Ken J.; McDougall, Patricia; Boulton, Michael J.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Fox, Claire; Hymel, Shelley – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2004
Trustworthiness was examined in children and early adolescents from two countries. In Study 1,505 children in the fifth and sixth school years in the United Kingdom (mean age = 9 years 7 months) were tested across an 8-month period. In Study 2,350 sixth- through eighth-grade Canadian children and early adolescents (mean age = 12 years 11 months)…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Peer Groups, Trust (Psychology)