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Siyuan Huang; Xishan Huang; Ruonan Luo; Ikue Suzuki; Lin Zou; Miao Chen – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
This study explores the relationship between perceived parental conflict, self-compassion, shame, and social anxiety and its internal mechanisms through two studies. Study 1 took 612 middle school students (285 women, 327 men, M = 14.18 years, SD = 1.72) as participants, and the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Anxiety, Interpersonal Competence, Anxiety Disorders
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Ke Zhang; Kezhu Ding; Zhanyu Yu – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
This study examined 1337 children or adolescents from various educational stages (primary, junior, and senior high school levels) along with their parents. First, we examined the effects of parental education anxiety, children's academic anxiety, children's self-academic achievement expectation, and parental self-blame on the progression of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students
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Guo, Yungui; Luo, Shiyu; Tan, Yu – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
In the era of knowledge economy, how to promote knowledge sharing behavior of university students deserves close attention from academic and practical circles. As a character strength, purpose in life can predict individuals' thriving and positive development, but its predictive effect on knowledge sharing behavior has not been explored. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, World Views, Quality of Life
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Cross, Fernanda L.; Marchand, Aixa D.; Medina, Michael; Villafuerte, Andrea; Rivas-Drake, Deborah – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
This study examined the direct association between parental educational expectations and adolescents' academic self-efficacy, as well as the moderating influence of parental academic socialization messages. Participants were 148 Latino parent--adolescent dyads with the majority of Mexican origin (80.4%). Most of the parent participants were…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Self Efficacy, Academic Ability, Self Concept
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Mallinson, Sarah H.; Hill, Andrew P.; Hall, Howard K.; Gotwals, John K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The authors adopted the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism to examine the unique and interactive effects of two dimensions of perfectionism (personal standards perfectionism [PSP] and evaluative concerns perfectionism [ECP]) on personal and interpersonal indicators of participant experience in youth sport (enjoyment, physical self-worth, and friendship…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interaction, Self Concept, Athletics
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Marques, Susana C.; Lopez, Shane J.; Fontaine, Anne Marie; Coimbra, Susana; Mitchell, Joanna – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
This study investigated the characteristics of students who report extremely high levels of hope. A sample of 682 students (ages 11-17) completed measures of hope, school engagement, life satisfaction, self-worth, and mental health. Academic achievement was obtained from students' school records. Based on their hope scores, students were divided…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics
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Gilman, Rich; Rice, Kenneth G.; Carboni, Inga – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Although studies examining multidimensional perfectionism among adolescents have increased over the past two decades, most continue to focus on psychological outcomes such as anxiety or depression. The purpose of this study was to examine two social outcomes that may differ among perfectionistic subtypes: "social perspective taking"…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Perspective Taking, Motivation, Interpersonal Relationship
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Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Recent findings suggest that perfectionism is highly prevalent among children and adolescents, and perfectionism can be quite destructive in terms of its links with anxiety, depression, and suicide. In this article, we provide an overview of recent research illustrating the costs and consequences of perfectionism among children and adolescents. We…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Children, Adolescents
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Coren, Sidney A.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study extends past findings of heightened problems among affluent youth by examining adjustment patterns among boys in two academically elite, independent high schools: one for boys only and the other co-educational. Both samples manifested disproportionately high rates of internalizing and externalizing symptoms, but only the co-educational…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Males, High School Students, Private Schools
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Lyman, Emily L.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study involved two academically-gifted samples of 11th and 12th grade youth at the socioeconomic status (SES) extremes; one from an exclusive private, affluent school, and the other from a magnet school with low-income students. Negative and positive adjustment outcomes were examined in relation to multiple dimensions of perfectionism…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 11, Grade 12, High School Students
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Merydith, Scott P.; Prout, H. Thompson; Blaha, John – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
This study investigated the relationship between the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 (CBCL/4-18) and two modified measures of social desirability, the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale and the Edwards Social Desirability Scale with a sample of 65 parents of normal children from grades K-7. Results from correlational and multiple regression…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Check Lists, Social Desirability
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Gilman, Rich; Meyers, Joel; Perez, Laura – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
One factor that contributes to adolescent positive mental health is active engagement. Engagement is defined as any activity that is initiated to attain an outcome. In general, two forms of activities exist that correspond with engagement: solitary, non-structured, and non-cooperative pursuits, often without adult supervision (e.g., playing video…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Self Esteem, Learning Activities, School Psychologists