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Gasser, Luciano; Malti, Tina; Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, Eveline – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2012
The authors investigated 7- and 9-year-old children's moral understanding of retaliation as compared to unprovoked aggression with regard to their aggressive behavior status. Based on peer ratings, 48 children were selected as overtly aggressive and 91 as nonaggressive. Their moral understanding of retaliation and unprovoked aggression was…
Descriptors: Aggression, Moral Values, Attribution Theory, Children
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Peets, Katlin; Hodges, Ernest V. E.; Kikas, Eve; Salmivalli, Christina – Developmental Psychology, 2007
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children's hostile attributions and behavioral strategies in response to peer provocation and rebuff situations will depend on the relationship with the target peer (i.e., friend, enemy, neutral). The sample consisted of 144 fourth graders (75 boys and 69 girls; mean age=10.47 years,…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Social Adjustment, Friendship, Peer Relationship
Brown, Tracy Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2008
A large proportion of American students are not psychologically connected or engaged to what is occurring in their classes; in addition, they fail to take school seriously, have lost interest in school, and do not value or seek out success (Steinberg, Brown, & Dornbusch, 1996). In addition, the relationship in a mathematics classroom between…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement
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Collins, Julie A. – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2003
An examination of the literature on the characteristics of at-risk students largely cites demographics, socio-economic factors and minority status as identifying factors (DeRidder, 1988; Green and Scott, 1995; Peng, Lee, and Walberg, 1992; Rodriguez, 1997). According to the National Center for Education Statistics (1994), minority students of low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Resilience (Psychology)