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Carmen Rodríguez-Menéndez; Carmen M. Fernández-García; María Elena Rivoir-González – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2024
Objective: The present study examined the antecedents and consequences of perceived parental autonomy support and psychological control. More specifically, we had three aims: a) to investigate the associations between parents' expectations and beliefs about parenting and perceived parental autonomy support and psychological control; b) to analyse…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Gender Differences, Prosocial Behavior
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DeLuca, Christopher; Pyle, Angela; Braund, Heather; Faith, Laurie – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Currently, kindergarten education is shaped by two priorities: (1) the recognition that early learning must maintain a developmental orientation and support socio-personal growth; and (2) a growing emphasis on standards-based curriculum and the use of assessment to support children's learning. While some researchers have argued these two…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Kindergarten, Young Children, Personal Autonomy
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Corwyn, Robert F.; Bradley, Robert H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2016
Relations between paternal autonomy support and four aspects of adolescent social competence and responsibility at age 16 were examined using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. With controls on maternal autonomy support, significant relations were observed between paternal autonomy support and three of the four…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Fathers, Sons, Personal Autonomy
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Thompson, Aaron M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objectives: The study examined the effects of the Self-Management Training and Regulation Strategy (STARS) on disruptive behavior, authority acceptance, social competency, and student-teacher relations. Method: All fourth- and fifth-grade students (N = 762) in seven schools and 42 classrooms were screened for disruptive behaviors. Using a cluster…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Experimental Groups
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Phelan, Jack – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2008
Many troubled youth show developmental problems in attachments to family, school, and community. Past experience causes them to be reluctant to trust adults as reliable mentors and life teachers. Attachments are repaired and strengthened by establishing healthy relationships. Secure belonging is the foundation to the development of autonomy and…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Ecology, Personal Autonomy, Attachment Behavior
Bridges, Lisa J.; Margie, Nancy Geyelin; Zaff, Jonathan F. – 2001
This paper reviews the research literature on factors contributing to adolescent emotional well-being, focusing on generalized mood/affective states, emotion regulation and coping, and feelings about self, including self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control. Each construct is defined and evidence from research is presented to indicate the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping, Definitions