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Lindner, Christoph; Retelsdorf, Jan – Educational Psychology, 2020
In the present study we investigated which role manipulated (i.e., experimentally induced) and perceived (i.e., self-reported) self-control depletion plays in students' (N = 176 seventh graders) achievement-related experiences and behaviour during a test of English as a foreign language, while controlling for trait self-control. Our successful…
Descriptors: Self Control, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Performance Factors
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Uysal, Burcu; Stemmler, Mark; Weiss, Maren – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2019
Immigrant boys show higher rates of antisocial behaviour. However, results of previous studies showed some contradictory findings in terms of intercultural differences in antisocial behaviour. In our study, we used an intercultural comparison of antisocial behaviour based on two different definitions of migration status (nationality vs. migration…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Antisocial Behavior, Violence, Delinquency
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Raufelder, Diana; Scherber, Sandra; Wood, Megan A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Although positive teacher-student relationships are known to aid students' academic self-regulation, the emotional aspects of teacher liking are often neglected within research. The present study used a large sample of seventh- and eighth-grade students (N = 1,088; M[subscript Age] = 13.7) in secondary schools in Germany to investigate whether the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Adolescent Attitudes
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Greve, Werner; Thomsen, Tamara – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2013
In a cross-sectional study with 541 German students (mean age: 12.61 yrs) and (for a subsample of N = 350) one of their parents, developmental conditions for a particular resource of self-regulation ("Flexibility of Goal Adjustment"; Brandtstadter & Renner, 1990) are investigated. Theoretical ยจ arguments and empirical results from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Parents, Self Control
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Antoniou, Faye; Souvignier, Elmar – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2007
Teaching reading strategies and guiding students towards self-regulated reading routines are promising approaches to fostering reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate in a sample of 73 fifth to eighth graders with learning disabilities (IQ higher than 85 and reading skills below…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities