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Ropovik, Ivan; Greger, David – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Motivation and self-concept count among the educationally most relevant factors and the evaluation of many educational interventions requires their valid measurement. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the Students' Approaches to Learning questionnaire measuring 10 distinct motivational and…
Descriptors: Measurement, Learning Motivation, Intervention, Self Concept
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Eckert, Tanya L.; Eggleston, Brittany N.; Hamsho, Narmene F.; Williams, Natalie L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study explored the concordance between 70 third-grade students' preintervention and postintervention acceptability ratings of a writing intervention administered over 7 weeks. In addition, the association between students' preintervention and postintervention acceptability ratings and intervention effectiveness was examined. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Writing (Composition)
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Hutchison, Morica; Russell, Beth S.; Wink, Mackenzie N. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
Childhood exposure to traumatic experiences and subsequent psychological symptoms increase the risk for lifelong behavioral and mental health problems, including depression diagnoses, reduced adaptive coping strategies, substance abuse, and early death, with negative impacts on children's social development and academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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La Salle, Tamika P.; Wang, Cixin; Parris, Leandra; Brown, Jacqueline A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationships between suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), school climate, and student demographics among middle school students. The study was conducted with a sample of 152,191 middle school students across 607 schools within 182 school districts in a southeastern state. Results support…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Suicide, Ethnicity, Middle School Students
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Jaureguizar, Joana; Ibabe, Izaskun; Straus, Murray A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This study focused on violent and prosocial behaviors by adolescents toward parents and teachers, and the relation between such behaviors and adolescents' perceptions about the family and school environment. Gender differences in child-to-parent violence and student-to-teacher violence were also studied. The sample comprised 687 adolescents from…
Descriptors: Violence, Prosocial Behavior, Adolescents, Foreign Countries