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  • Profiles of Children’s Cognitive Self-Regulation Around the Transition to School

    Creator:
    Miao, Alicia J.
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    Cognitive self-regulation and the behavioral manifestations of cognitive self-regulation are important aspects of school readiness, yet less is known about the variation in measurement modalities within children. In this dissertation, two studies examined the makeup, antecedents, and consequents of constellations of cognitive self-regulation (CSR) measures around the transition to formal...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland Cognitive self-regulation and the behavioral manifestations of

  • Early Predictors of Academic Achievement and Externalizing Problems for Children in Low-Income Families

    Creator:
    Duncan, Robert J.
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    Empirical studies and theory have identified many early predictors of children's academic achievement and externalizing problems. Moreover, research shows that children's early cognitive abilities and behavioral problems are strong predictors of later academic achievement and externalizing problems. The current dissertation studies extend previous work and unpack how early predictors relate...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland Empirical studies and theory have identified many early predictors of

  • Temperamental reactivity and children's social competence

    Creator:
    Nolen-Morse, Jessica M.
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    The current study examined relations between temperamental reactivity at 6 months and social competence in first grade, including if emotion regulation at 54 months played a role as mediator and/or moderator between temperamental reactivity and social competence in first grade. Previous studies have shown that children who are high on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _________________________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland The current study examined relations between temperamental reactivity at

  • Early family risk and children's academic achievement

    Creator:
    Sektnan, Michaella A.
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    Children who have multiple family risk factors are at increased risk for poor developmental outcomes, including poor academic achievement. The present study focused on charting the pathways through which early family risk – as indexed by ethnic minority status, low maternal education, low family income, and chronic maternal depressive symptoms...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Academic Achievement. Abstract approved: Megan M. McClelland Children who