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Paul L. Morgan; George Farkas; Adrienne D. Woods; Yangyang Wang; Marianne M. Hillemeier; Yoonkyung Oh – School Mental Health, 2023
We analyzed a population-representative cohort (N = 13,611; M[subscript age] at kindergarten, first, and second grade = 67.5, 79.5, and 91.5 months, respectively) to identify kindergarten to second grade factors predictive of being bullies or victims during third to fifth grade. We did so by estimating a block recursive structural equation model…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten
April E. Bell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
According to the National College Attainment Network (NCAN, 2023), each year, thousands of high school graduates leave billions of dollars in federal student aid unclaimed because they do not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To holistically investigate this phenomenon, this dissertation accomplished three goals. The…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Student Financial Aid, Predictor Variables, Longitudinal Studies
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Yilmaz, Lerzan; Tolan, Özlem Çakmak – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2022
This study examines the relationships between resilience level and perceived parental relationship, cognitive emotion regulation, and personality traits in emerging adulthood. The sample of the research consists of undergraduate students whose age range is 18-25. The study was conducted with 609 people, 317 (52%) female and 292 (48%) male…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits
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McCarron, Graziella Pagliarulo; Zhou, Steven; Campbell, Alec; Muscente, Kailee Kodama; Schierbeek, Elizabeth – Journal of Leadership Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore how variables such as student demographics, pre-college leadership activities, and perceived pre-college parenting behaviors predict students' leader self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' confidence in themselves to lead and belief that others will support their leadership [Hannah et al., 2008]) in college and…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Background, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles
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Sun, Jinlu; Cao, Liqun – Journal of School Violence, 2022
Most studies of school bullying in China are atheoretical. To fill the gap in the literature, we introduce criminological theories in an attempt to test propositions broadly derived from these perspectives in the study of physical bullying. Relying on data collected from 12 middle schools (Grades 7 to 9) in three cities with information on both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Middle School Students, Aggression
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Kuang, Xiaoxue; Kennedy, Kerry J. – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
The aim of the study is to explore alienated and disaffected students in Latin America and investigate the development of their civic attitudes. The study has focused on a context that is assuming growing importance globally and about which more needs to be known, especially in terms of its potential for democratic development. The focus is on…
Descriptors: Alienation, Gender Differences, Scores, Social Values
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Chapin, Laurie A. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2021
This longitudinal study of Mexican-American youth and emerging adults examines several ecodevelopmental factors longitudinally predicting high school and college graduation. Data from 1257 Mexican-American youth (including those born in Mexico and whose families are from Mexico) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Hispanic American Students, High School Graduates, College Graduates
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Chavoshi, Saeid; Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Dentakos, Stella; Wright, Lorna – Journal of International Students, 2017
The current study proposes a Developmental Sequence Model to University Adjustment and uses a multifaceted measure, including academic, social and psychological adjustment, to examine factors predictive of undergraduate international student adjustment. A hierarchic regression model is carried out on the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Foreign Students, Grade Point Average, Undergraduate Students
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Khamis, Vivian – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
This study investigated predictors of academic achievement among Palestinian children, including child and parent characteristics, exposure to armed conflict, child strengths, and children's hope. Participants were 1,697 children of both genders. The mean age of participants was 12 years, 10 months. Results of the final hierarchical multiple…
Descriptors: Violence, Conflict, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Silinskas, Gintautas; Dietrich, Julia; Pakarinen, Eija; Kiuru, Noona; Aunola, Kaisa; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Hirvonen, Riikka; Muotka, Joona; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
In the present study, we examined the extent to which the responses of teachers and mothers toward a particular child are similar in respect to their instructional support and affect, and whether child characteristics predict these responses. The data of 373 Finnish child-teacher-mother triads (178 girls, 195 boys) were analysed. Teachers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Mothers
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Adeyemi, Abisola Moradeyo; Adeyemi, Semiu Babatunde – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Educational stakeholders have continued to express concerns over the poor academic performance of Nigerian students at virtually all levels of academic engagements. This paper investigated personal factors as predictors of students' academic performance in the South-Western Nigeria. The study employed the ex post facto design using a survey design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sampling, Psychometrics, Low Achievement
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Stewart, Endya B. – Education and Urban Society, 2008
This research examines the extent to which individual-level and school structural variables are predictors of academic achievement among a sample of 10th grade students abstracted from the National Educational Longitudinal Study database. A secondary analysis of the data produced the following findings. The study results show that individual-level…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship, Grade 10
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Busseri, Michael A.; Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather; Bogaert, Anthony F. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
On the basis of a large-scale survey of high-school youth, the authors compared adolescents reporting exclusively heterosexual, mostly heterosexual, bisexual, and predominately same-sex attraction based on high-risk involvement across a range of risk behaviors. Bisexual and same-sex attracted groups were characterized by heightened high-risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correlation, Sexuality, At Risk Persons
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Eisenhower, Abbey S.; Baker, Bruce L.; Blacher, Jan – Journal of School Psychology, 2007
We investigated the student-teacher relationships (STRs) of 6-year-old children with (n=58) and without (n=82) intellectual disability (ID). We also examined early (age 3) and concurrent (age 6) child behavioral, self-regulatory, and social characteristics as predictors of age 6 STR quality. Children with ID experienced significantly poorer…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Behavior Problems, Teacher Student Relationship, Mental Retardation
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