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Leggett-James, Mary Page; Laursen, Brett – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Children and adolescents spend considerable time online. The current study investigated moderators of short-term longitudinal associations from social media use to changes in body satisfaction and physical activity. Participants (144 girls, 152 boys) were third-sixth grade students (ages 8-13) attending public schools in Florida (USA).…
Descriptors: Social Media, Physical Activity Level, Self Concept, Elementary School Students
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Tomasetto, Carlo; Alparone, Francesca Romana; Cadinu, Mara – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Previous research on stereotype threat in children suggests that making gender identity salient disrupts girls' math performance at as early as 5 to 7 years of age. The present study (n = 124) tested the hypothesis that parents' endorsement of gender stereotypes about math moderates girls' susceptibility to stereotype threat. Results confirmed…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Mothers, Sexual Identity, Elementary School Students
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Bradley, Robert H.; Corwyn, Robert F. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: This study examines the differential susceptibility hypothesis as it pertains to relations between infant temperament, parenting, and behavior problems in first grade. Method: Data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care were used in a series of hierarchical regression analyses focused on interactions between three aspects of…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Infants
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Geva, Ronny; Yosipof, Rina; Eshel, Rina; Leitner, Yael; Valevski, Aviva Fattal; Harel, Shaul – Exceptional Children, 2009
This long-term, prospective study evaluated repeatedly school readiness and adjustment at kindergarten and first grade of children with extreme intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR; n = 20) in relation to controls (n = 19). Methods included individual testing of cognitive competence, self-perception, motivation, loneliness and academic…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Birth, School Readiness, Social Adjustment