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Direct linkArbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P.; Faulkner, Guy E.; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2010
The objective of this study was to examine the pattern of relations between missing weight and height (BMI) data and a range of demographic, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and academic measures in a young sample of elementary school children. A secondary analysis of a large cross-sectional study, PLAY-On, was conducted using self-reported…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Ethnicity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Beran, Tanya N.; Hughes, Ginger; Lupart, Judy – Educational Research, 2008
Background: Bullying occurs largely at school. Given that the primary purpose of schools is to enhance student learning, it is important to examine the relationship between bullying and academic achievement. Purpose: A model of childhood bullying and school achievement using several family and school characteristics was developed. Sample: The…
Descriptors: Bullying, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Antisocial Behavior
Veronneau, Marie-Helene; Vitaro, Frank; Pedersen, Sara; Tremblay, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
This 17-year longitudinal study tested whether low peer-perceived acceptance and association with aggressive-disruptive friends during preadolescence predicted students' failure to graduate from secondary school. Participants were 997 Caucasian, French-speaking boys from low-socioeconomic status, urban neighborhoods. The boys were recruited in…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Longitudinal Studies, Peer Influence
Seifert, Tim; Schulz, Henry – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
Previous research has indicated that pubertal development and the transition from middle or elementary school to junior high may present problems for some preadolescents. The effects of these transitions on achievement, psychological well-being, and social relations were examined using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Puberty, Well Being, Child Development
Peer reviewedMatthews, Dona J.; Keating, Daniel P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 1995
Studied diversity in high-level competence with 122 students identified as academically gifted, in grades 6-8. Results, which contradicted linear, single-scale models of intelligence, supported a three-factor solution: linguistic, logical-mathematical, and social. Specialization and generalization developed in tension with each other, yielding…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Behavior Development
Chen, Xinyin; Zappulla, Carla; Coco, Alida Lo; Schneider, Barry; Kaspar, Violet; De Oliveira, Ana Maria; He, Yunfeng; Li, Dan; Li, Boshu; Bergeron, Natasha; Tse, Hennis Chi-Hang; DeSouza, Amanda – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to examine relations between self-perceptions of competence and social, behavioural, and school adjustment in Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese, and Italian children. Self-perception data were collected through children's self-reports. Information about social behaviours, peer acceptance, and school achievement was…
Descriptors: Shyness, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Peer Acceptance
Download full textMorris, Pamela; Michalopoulos, Charles – 2000
This report examines effects of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) for three age groups of children (younger cohort aged 3-5, middle cohort aged 6-11, and older cohort aged 12-18) at the 36-month interview. A companion report on effects of the SSP on adults is available separately. Chapter 1 describes the SSP incentive, project design, and SSP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, After School Programs, Behavior
