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Evaluating the Role of Protected Natural Areas for Environmental Education in Italy
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De Dominicis, Stefano; Bonaiuto, Marino; Carrus, Giuseppe; Passafaro, Paola; Perucchini, Paola; Bonnes, Mirilia – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2017
Two quasi-experimental field studies (N = 419; 248) tested the effects of an outdoor environmental education program based in local Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) on 3rd-to-6th-grade students' proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors. Results show the program increases children's place attachment, proenvironmental attitudes, ethics and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Intervention, Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design
The Role of Active Listening in Teacher-Parent Relations and the Moderating Role of Attachment Style
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Castro, Dotan R.; Alex, Cohen; Tohar, Gilad; Kluger, Avraham N. – International Journal of Listening, 2013
This study tested the perceived effectiveness of "Listening-Ask questions-Focus on the issue-Find a first step" method (McNaughton et al., 2008) in a parent-teacher conversation using a scenario study (N?=?208). As expected, a scenario based on this method compared with a scenario of a conversation omitting the four steps of the method…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Listening Skills, Attachment Behavior, Vignettes
Insecure Attachment and Eating Pathology in Early Adolescence: Role of Emotion Regulation
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van Durme, Kim; Braet, Caroline; Goossens, Lien – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
The present study investigated whether associations exist between attachment dimensions toward mother and different forms of eating pathology (EP) in a group of early adolescent boys and girls, and whether these associations were mediated by maladaptive emotion regulation (ER) strategies. Developmentally appropriate self-report questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Correlation, Security (Psychology), Self Control, Questionnaires
Children's Social Competence within Close Friendship: The Role of Self-Perception and Attachment Orientations
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Scharf, Miri – School Psychology International, 2014
The associations between self-perception and attachment orientations and three aspects of children's competence within friendships were examined: "Managing conflict", "seeking support", and "giving support". Questionnaires were completed by 260 4th- and 5th-grade students. Homeroom teachers reported on the children's…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Self Concept, Attachment Behavior, Questionnaires
Justice in the Family: The Moderating Role of Social Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Interactional Justice from Parents
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Buser, Trevor J.; Buser, Juleen K.; Kearney, Anne – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2012
For this study, the researchers recruited a sample of college men and women (N = 874) and examined the relationships among nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in the past year, social self-efficacy, and two dimensions of interactional justice (IJ) from parents (specifically, interpersonal justice and informational justice). Results indicated that both…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Injuries, Attachment Behavior, Role
Attachment in Adolescence: Overlap with Parenting and Unique Prediction of Behavioural Adjustment
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Scott, Stephen; Briskman, Jacqueline; Woolgar, Matthew; Humayun, Sajid; O'Connor, Thomas G. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: Attachment theory was conceptualized by Bowlby as relevant across the life span, from "cradle to grave". The research literature on attachment in infants and preschool-aged children is extensive, but it is limited in adolescence. In particular, it is unclear whether or not attachment security is distinguishable from other qualities of…
Descriptors: Age, Child Rearing, Attachment Behavior, Adolescents
Role of Special Olympics for Mothers of Adult Athletes with Intellectual Disability
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Weiss, Jonathan A. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
The role of Special Olympics in the lives of mothers of adult athletes was examined. Forty-six mothers participated in a longitudinal study, completing a parenting stress questionnaire, a measure of their child's maladaptive behavior, and a survey of athlete involvement in Special Olympics at two time periods, 42 months apart. Results confirm that…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Athletes, Adjustment (to Environment)