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Gadermann, Anne M.; Guhn, Martin; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate the substantive aspect of construct validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale adapted for Children (SWLS-C; Gadermann et al. in Soc Indic Res 96:229-247, "2010"). Specifically, the study examined the cognitive processes of children when responding to the items of the SWLS-C to find out how they…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Children
Usher, Ellen L.; Pajares, Frank – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine whether constructs drawn from invitational theory serve as additional sources of self-efficacy beliefs of students in Grade 6 (N = 468). The hypothesized sources and the invitational constructs each correlated with academic self-efficacy. Invitations, mastery experience, and physiological state predicted…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Epistemology, White Students, African American Students