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de Groot, Renate; van Dijk, Martin; Savelberg, Hans; van Acker, Frederik; Kirschner, Paul – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Knowledge about the beneficial role of physical activity (PA) for health and school performance is growing. Studies investigating the link between PA and school absenteeism due to illness are lacking. Therefore, we investigated associations between habitual PA and school absenteeism due to illness in adolescents and explored whether…
Descriptors: Attendance, Physical Activities, Self Concept Measures, Self Esteem
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Kurland, Robert M.; Siegel, Harold I. – NACADA Journal, 2013
We used 2 studies to examine attachment security and college student success. In the 1st study, 85 first-semester students provided information on attachment dimensions and psychological, ethical, and social indices. More anxious students performed worse academically in college than they had in high school and indicated they would be more willing…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Success, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
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Awori, Beatrice Bunyasi; Mugo, John K.; Orodho, John A.; Karugu, G. K. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010
Several factors had been cited as contributing to the perpetually dismal academic achievement of girls with hearing impairment in Kenya. Personal esteem factors had not been adequately explored. The study used Carl Roger's client-centered theory and an Expost facto design. Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used to measure self-esteem dimensions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Secondary Schools, Self Esteem