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Bidirectional Association between Effortful Control and Intentional Self-Regulation and Their Integrative Effect on Deviant Adolescent Behaviors
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Liu, Yih-Lan; Chang, Hui-Tzu – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
Effortful control and intentional self-regulation are two constructs associated with children's and adolescent self-regulation that have historically been the subject of research in separate fields, where temperament research has primarily focused on effortful control, and positive development research has focused on intentional self-regulation.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Self Control, Self Management
Association of Weight with Sociometric Status in Classrooms of Taiwanese Adolescents
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Lu, Hsin-Hui; Chen, Duan-Rung – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
This study examined the association between adolescents' obesity and sociometric status among their peers across 1 year. The participants were 2,528 junior high school students from Taiwan (mean age = 13.31 years). The negative associations discovered between obesity and sociometric status were both concurrent and cumulative. Moreover, the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Body Weight, Obesity, Junior High School Students
Executive Function as a Mediator in the Link between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Social Problems
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Tseng, Wan-Ling; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Cognitive processes and mechanisms underlying the strong link between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social problems remain unclear. Limited knowledge also exists regarding a subgroup of youth with ADHD who do not have social problems. This study investigated the extent to which executive function (EF) mediated the…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Cognitive Processes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Interpersonal Competence
Relations of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity to Preadolescent Peer Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Aggressive and Prosocial Behaviors
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Tseng, Wan-Ling; Kawabata, Yoshito; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Banny, Adrienne M.; Lingras, Katherine A.; Crick, Nicki R. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
This study examined the structural relations of preadolescents' inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, aggressive and prosocial behaviors, and peer functioning. There were 739 fourth (n = 239) and fifth (n = 500) graders (52.23% boys) in Taiwan who participated in this study. Preadolescents' inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity were…
Descriptors: Females, Rating Scales, Preadolescents, Prosocial Behavior
Students' Reports of Violence against Teachers in Taiwanese Schools
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Chen, Ji-Kang; Astor, Ron Avi – Journal of School Violence, 2009
This study reports preliminary findings of a national survey on student violence against teachers in Taiwanese schools; 14,022 students from elementary to high school (grades 4 to 12) participate in this study. Students were given a structured and anonymous questionnaire including a scale for reporting their violent behavior against teachers.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
Predictors of Student Fear of School Violence: A Comparative Study of Eighth Graders in 33 Countries
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Akiba, Motoko – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
Ensuring a safe learning environment for students is a major responsibility of educators and policymakers around the world. Based on the secondary analyses of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data collected from 33 countries in 1999, the study found that 8th graders who witnessed their friends' violence…
Descriptors: Violence, Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis