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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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Kelley, Michelle J.; Decker, Emmeline O. – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study examined middle school students' motivation to read using an adapted version of the Motivation to Read Profile (MRP) Survey. The MRP is comprised of items assessing students' self-concepts as readers and their value of reading. In total, 1080 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students responded. Descriptive and inferential statistics…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Motivation, Surveys, Grade 6
CATE, CHAS. A.; AND OTHERS – 1961
THE ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN AS MANIFESTED IN THEIR SELF-CONCEPTS AND THEIR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR WAS INVESTIGATED. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO OBSERVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL WITHIN A POSITIVE FRAME OF REFERENCE WOULD ENABLE THEM (1) TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT, (2) TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary School Students, Films, Grade 6