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Tunkkari, Mari; Aunola, Kaisa; Hirvonen, Riikka; Silinskas, Gintautas; Kiuru, Noona – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study examined adolescent and maternal factors of the quality of maternal homework involvement and the extent to which the factors predicted adolescents' subsequent achievement through adolescents' and mothers' perceptions of the quality of maternal homework involvement. The sample consisted of 847 Finnish adolescents and their 662 mothers…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Homework
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Sainio, Petra; Eklund, Kenneth; Hirvonen, Riikka; Ahonen, Timo; Kiuru, Noona – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study examined the role of learning difficulties in academic emotions and achievement across the transition to lower secondary school among 848 Finnish adolescents. Reading difficulties (RD) and math difficulties (MD) were identified based on test scores in Grade 6 and 7. Students with difficulties were identified as having resolving,…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Student Adjustment
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Lahdelma, Pinja; Tolonen, Maria; Kiuru, Noona; Hirvonen, Riikka – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Academic emotions (e.g., enjoyment of learning or anxiety) play a significant role in academic performance and educational choices. An important factor explaining academic emotions can be students' temperament and the goodness-of-fit between their temperament and their social environment, including parents. Objective: This study…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Goodness of Fit, Social Environment
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Kiuru, Noona; Aunola, Kaisa; Vuori, Jukka; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The present study investigated to what extent the members of adolescents' peer groups share similar educational expectations, and to what extent overall and school-related adjustment are associated with these expectations. Three hundred and ninety-four ninth-graders facing the transition to secondary education filled in questionnaires measuring…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Negative Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration