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"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

Creator:: Tominey, Shauna L. M.
Abstract:: Behavioral self-regulation has emerged as an important predictor of academic success as early as preschool. Few studies, however, have examined ways to improve children's behavioral self-regulation in preschool, prior to formal school entry. This dissertation includes two studies examining a pilot intervention using classroom games to improve behavioral self-regulation with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: studies examining a pilot intervention using classroom games to improve behavioral self-regulation with

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Creator:: Ko, Han-Jung
Abstract:: An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development promotes purpose in life, a defining feature of psychological well-being. Midlife adults consistently report higher purpose in life compared to older adults. However, less is known about the dynamics of purpose in life in the transition from middle to older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: whole life. Sharon R. Kaufman (1987) – Ageless Self It is human nature for individuals to seek a way

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

Creator:: Wang, Helen Yanqing
Abstract:: Guided by Ogbu's cultural-ecological model of human development, this comparative study offers a comprehensive and explicit way of conceptualizing and measuring parenting within the cultural context. Multiple hypotheses are generated for the cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles in Asian Americans and European Americans. The study uses the National Longitudinal Study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Parenting Styles and Adolescent Competencies in Asian Americans and

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

Creator:: Lewis, Kendra M.
Abstract:: Schools are increasingly expected to prevent and decrease violence, substance use, and other problem behaviors linked to academics and prepare students to be contributing members of society. One approach with proven success in promoting positive outcomes related to a broad range of student behaviors and personal characteristics is social-emotional learning,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Studies presented on April 20, 2012. Title: Evaluation of a Social-Emotional and Character Development

School Bullying Intervention Programs and the Eight Positive Youth Development Indicators of High-Quality Youth Programs : A Systematic Review and Analysis

Creator:: Flesch, Jeffrey M.
Abstract:: During the past two decades a wide range of intervention programs have emerged in response to escalating concerns over school bullying. The advent of such programs seems justified as 70 percent of school-aged children and youth identify bullying as a problem in their school (Polanin, et al., 2012; Renshaw &...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: High-Quality Youth Programs: A Systematic Review and Analysis Abstract approved

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Creator:: Lee, Hyo
Abstract:: Eliminating physical activity disparities among ethnic minorities in the U.S. is important. Cultural differences have been found to be plausible contributing factors associated with such disparities. Therefore it is important to investigate and understand the mechanisms by which diverse aspects of cultural experiences affect physical activity participation among ethnic minorities,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; 1991) as a framework. In the first empirical study, the mediating effects of perceived

Theoretical predictors of successfully transitioning from supervised to home-based (unsupervised) exercise programs among elderly women with breast cancer

Creator:: Loprinzi, Paul D.
Abstract:: Supervised exercise interventions can elicit numerous positive health outcomes in breast cancer survivors. However, to maintain these benefits, exercise needs to continue long after the supervised program. This may be difficult, as in this transitional period (i.e., time period immediately following a supervised exercise program), breast cancer survivors are in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: immediately following a supervised exercise program), breast cancer survivors are in the absence of on-site

Emotion regulation and hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence

Creator:: Lewis, Kendra M.
Abstract:: This study posited that maturational growth in emotion regulation should be associated with reduction in hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence. The longitudinal design assessed emotion regulation and hyperactivity in an urban community sample of children in three waves, at ages 10.6, 11.6, and 12.6 years. A parallel growth curve...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: waves, at ages 10.6, 11.6, and 12.6 years. A parallel growth curve model tested whether the initial

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Creator:: Nikuze, Scholastique
Abstract:: African-born population is one of the fastest growing group in the United States. Very little is known about their socio-demographic characteristics, health behavior practices and long-term health. The purpose of this study was to examine hypertension prevalence, health behavior practices and the impact socio-demographic factors have on these outcomes among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the U.S. This dissertation conducted a cross-sectional, quantitative descriptive research study that

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"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

School Bullying Intervention Programs and the Eight Positive Youth Development Indicators of High-Quality Youth Programs : A Systematic Review and Analysis

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Theoretical predictors of successfully transitioning from supervised to home-based (unsupervised) exercise programs among elderly women with breast cancer

Emotion regulation and hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

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