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Teachers' Behaviour and Children's Academic Achievement: Evidence of Gene-Environment Interactions
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Guimond, Fanny-Alexandra; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Children's academic achievement is considerably influenced by genetic factors, which rarely operate independently of environmental influences such as teachers' behaviour. Praise and punitive discipline are commonly used management strategies by teachers. However, their effects on the genetic expression of children's academic…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Academic Achievement, Genetics, Positive Reinforcement
Joint Trajectories of Peer Cyber and Traditional Victimization in Adolescence: A Look at Risk Factors
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Viau, Sarah-Jeanne; Denault, Anne-Sophie; Dionne, Ginette; Brendgen, Mara; Geoffroy, Marie-Claude; Côté, Sylvana; Larose, Simon; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
This study aimed to identify joint trajectories of peer cyber and traditional victimization from ages 13 to 17 and individual, family, peer, and school risk factors associated with group membership. The sample was composed of 1,194 adolescents (54.2% girls). Cyber and traditional victimization were assessed at ages 13, 15, and 17. The results…
Descriptors: Victims, Peer Relationship, Adolescents, At Risk Persons