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Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Raver, C. Cybele – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Children growing up in poverty have a higher likelihood of exposure to multiple forms of adversity that jeopardize their chances of academic success. The current paper identifies school mobility, or changing schools, as 1 such poverty-related risk. Using a sample of low-income, predominantly ethnic-minority children (n = 381) in Chicago, this…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Low Achievement
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Pomerantz, Eva M.; Kempner, Sara G. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This research examined if mothers' day-to-day praise of children's success in school plays a role in children's theory of intelligence and motivation. Participants were 120 children (mean age = 10.23 years) and their mothers who took part in a 2-wave study spanning 6 months. During the first wave, mothers completed a 10-day daily interview in…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Intelligence