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Publication Date: 2004
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Children's Help Seeking and Impulsivity
Puustinen, Minna; Kokkonen, Marja; Tolvanen, Asko; Pulkkinen, Lea
Learning & Individual Differences, v14 n4 p231-246 2004
The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between students' (100 children aged 8 to 12) help-seeking behavior and impulsivity. Help-seeking behavior was evaluated using a naturalistic experimental paradigm in which children were placed in a problem-solving situation and had the opportunity to seek help from the experimenter, if needed. Impulsivity was analyzed using the Hyperactivity-Impulsivity Scale from the Teacher Rating Form of the Multidimensional Peer Nomination Inventory (TR-MPNI), Circle Tracing Task (CTT), Matching Familiar Figures (MFF), and Impulsiveness and Venturesomeness scales from the Eysenck Junior I[subscript 6] questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that impulsivity was not related to children's question asking. Different correlational patterns were found for question asking and other help-seeking variables (i.e., performance scores and mean reflection time preceding question asking). The two Eysenck Junior I[subscript 6] scales showed no significant correlations with other measures. The importance of considering the many sidedness of both help-seeking and impulsivity constructs is discussed.
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Conceptual Tempo, Structural Equation Models, Measures (Individuals), Children, Student Behavior, Naturalistic Observation, Behavior Rating Scales, Hyperactivity, Experimental Groups, Correlation, Problem Solving
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