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Joy, Jennifer M. – School Community Journal, 2016
Social competence is seen as a critical aspect of academic and social success; however, the construct is often minimized to a set of social skills or the absence of negative behaviors. The current study aims to broaden the understanding of social competence by incorporating the factors associated with the development of social competence and the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Parents
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Rhee, Soo Hyun; Friedman, Naomi P.; Boeldt, Debra L.; Corley, Robin P.; Hewitt, John. K.; Knafo, Ariel; Lahey, Benjamin B.; Robinson, JoAnn; Van Hulle, Carol A.; Waldman, Irwin D.; Young, Susan E.; Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Prediction of antisocial behavior is important, given its adverse impact on both the individuals engaging in antisocial behavior and society. Additional research identifying early predictors of future antisocial behavior, or antisocial propensity, is needed. The present study tested the hypothesis that both concern for others and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Predictor Variables, Altruism, Prediction
Higginbotham, David L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study leveraged the complementary nature of confirmatory factor (CFA), item response theory (IRT), and latent class (LCA) analyses to strengthen the rigor and sophistication of evaluation of two new measures of the Air Force Academy's "leader of character" definition--the Character Mosaic Virtues (CMV) and the Leadership Mosaic…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Personality Development, Military Training, Leadership Training
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Dukes, Richard L.; Stein, Judith A. – Youth & Society, 2011
We examined correlates and predictive associations of tattoos and body piercings among 1,462 Colorado students in grades 9 to 12. More boys (19%) than girls (17%) reported tattoos, but more girls (42%) than boys (16%) reported piercings (earlobes not included). Older students reported more body modification. Structural equation models showed that…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, High School Students, Gender Differences
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Dukes, Richard L.; Stein, Judith A.; Zane, Jazmin I. – Journal of School Psychology, 2010
Using structural equation modeling, concurrent associations were assessed among physical bullying, relational bullying, physical victimization, relational victimization, injury and weapon carrying using data from the population of 1300 adolescent girls and 1362 adolescent boys in grades 7-12 in a Colorado school district. For both genders, being a…
Descriptors: Weapons, Bullying, Secondary School Students, Structural Equation Models
Dunkle, Jason Benjamin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Survey data from a study of 6th grade students in Colorado (n=860) were used to estimate structural equation models in which peer victimization types were hypothesized to have significant relationships with both student engagement and attendance. Then, student engagement and attendance variables were hypothesized to have significant effects on…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement
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Xu, Yili; Fiedler, Mora L.; Flaming, Karl H. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2005
The main purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the structure, mechanisms, and efficacy of community policing and its impact on perceived disorder, crime, quality of life in the community, citizens' fear, and satisfaction with the police. It compares traditional and community policing paradigms on three dimensions: goal, measurement of…
Descriptors: Crime, Police, Quality of Life, Police Community Relationship