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Lohbeck, Annette; Nitkowski, Dennis; Petermann, Franz – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Research on test anxiety of elementary school children has mainly focused on prevalence rates and gender differences. Less work has addressed predictors of test anxiety in elementary school children. According to the control-value theory developed by Pekrun ("Educ Psychol Rev" 18:315-341. doi: 10.1007/s10648-006-9029-9,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Self Concept, Predictor Variables
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Kwon, Kyongboon; Kim, Elizabeth Moorman; Sheridan, Susan M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Positive attitudes toward school have been suggested as a meaningful indicator of school engagement among elementary children. The current study was guided by a social cognitive developmental perspective which suggests that social cognitions, including beliefs, play an important role in children's adjustment outcomes. Objective: The…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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La Greca, Annette M.; Lai, Betty S.; Llabre, Maria M.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Vernberg, Eric M.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: There are no studies of the distinct trajectories of children's psychological distress over the first year after a destructive natural disaster and the determinants of these trajectories. Objective: We examined these issues using an existing dataset of children exposed to Hurricane Andrew, one of the most devastating natural…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Patterns, Natural Disasters
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Fite, Paula J.; Williford, Anne; Cooley, John L.; DePaolis, Kathryn; Rubens, Sonia L.; Vernberg, Eric M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: Little research has examined the locations in which youth are victimized, particularly outside the school context. Further, it is not clear if the locations in which youth are victimized vary as a function of grade level or gender. Objective: The goals of the current study were to: (1) Determine the locations inside and outside of the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Gender Differences, Elementary School Students