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A Bifactor Model of School Engagement: Assessing General and Specific Aspects of Behavioral, Emotional and Cognitive Engagement among Adolescents
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Stefansson, Kristjan K.; Gestsdottir, Steinunn; Geldhof, G. John; Skulason, Sigurgrimur; Lerner, Richard M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
School engagement involves cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that overlap conceptually. This conceptual ambiguity has led to measures that have either consisted of one general factor or separate correlated factors. However, neither approach can sufficiently account for both the uniqueness and the overlap of the subcomponents. The…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Adolescents, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Intentional Self Regulation in Middle Adolescence: The Emerging Role of Loss-Based Selection in Positive Youth Development
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Gestsdottir, Steinunn; Bowers, Edmond; von Eye, Alexander; Napolitano, Christopher M.; Lerner, Richard M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Intentional self regulation describes how people make choices, plan actions to reach their goals, and regulate the execution of their actions, making processes of intentional self regulation central to healthy human functioning. Prior research has confirmed the presence of three processes of intentional self regulation--elective selection (ES),…
Descriptors: Self Control, Depression (Psychology), Metacognition, Adolescents
The Structure and Function of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation in Middle Adolescence: Theoretical and Applied Implications
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Gestsdottir, Steinunn; Lewin-Bizan, Selva; von Eye, Alexander; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Lerner, Richard M. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
Intentional self-regulation is a core facet of human functioning, involving people's modulation of their thoughts, attention, emotions, and behaviors to react to environmental demands and to influence their own development. Using data from Grades 8, 9, and 10 of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), the structure of intentional…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Grade 8, Adolescents, Grade 9