The present study examined the developmental course of perceived efficacy for self-regulated learning and its contribution to academic achievement likelihood remaining in school a sample 412 Italian students (48% males 52% females ranging age from 12 22 years). Latent growth curve analysis revealed progressive decline self-regulatory junior senior high school, with experiencing greater reduction. lower efficacy, higher grades controlling socioeconomic status. Reciprocal cross-lagged models...

SUMMARY Aims – The present study is part of a longitudinal project aimed at identifying the personal characteristics and developmental pathways conducive to successful adaptation from childhood adulthood. examined concurrent impact self-efficacy beliefs on subjective well-being in adolescence, namely positive thinking happiness. Positive has been operationalized as latent dimension underlying life satisfaction, self-esteem optimism. Happiness difference between negative affects, they are...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects a pilot school-based intervention called CEPIDEA, designed promote prosocial behavior in early adolescence. took place middle school located small city near Rome. group included 151 students (52.3% males; M age = 12.4), and control 173 (50.3% females; 13.0). Both groups were assessed at three time points, each 6 months apart. A Latent Growth Curve analysis revealed that group, compared showed an increase helping along with decrease...

Forgiveness has been proven to be an effective way of regulating negative affect and decreasing depression. This study aimed at examining the relationship among constructs particularly relevant adolescents' well-being, including forgivingness (dispositional forgiveness) anger, depression Hedonic Balance (HB). Specifically, using a structural equation modelling approach, fully mediational role different facets anger in between forgiveness was tested 773 adolescents, which 69% girls. Results...

Two studies were conducted to examine the structural path of influence through which perceived self-efficacy regulate positive and negative affect in concert with manage parental social relationships contributes young adults' global life satisfaction two diverse cultural contexts. The first prospective study was Italy 462 participants equally distributed by sex (18 20 years at Time 1; 21 23 2); second Bolivia 307 aged 18 24 years. Findings substantially corroborated posited among variables...

Early school leaving is a problem that, especially in adolescence, can lead to maladaptive development. It is, therefore, essential provide quality, equitable, and inclusive education. Following the Positive Youth Development perspective, aim of this study was identify possible strengths resources adolescents. Specifically, we analyzed three protective factors dropout intentions academic aspirations: positivity, self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL), engagement. The participants...

This study aims to explore the utility of resilient, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled personality prototypes in discriminating adolescents with respect their academic social functioning success. One‐hundred twelve male 95 female Italian (mean age = 17 years old) participated filled out a number self‐report questionnaires aimed at assessing Big Five traits, indicators, internalizing externalizing problems. Prototype membership, corresponding overcontrolled types, was derived from cluster...

This research investigates teachers' educational practices in kindergarten and primary schools. Teachers should be able to ensure effective teaching-learning processes, but also support a positive school climate thanks good classroom management. Self- evaluation instruments can help teachers reflect on their own improve professional skills. The aims of this study are (1) analyse the internal validity new self-evaluation instrument, named Teachers' Educational Practices Questionnaire (TEP-Q)...

Investigation of the mechanisms that promote prosocial action and curb aggressive behavior can inform development targeted approaches to fostering children's skills reducing their outbursts. The aim this study was examine role sympathy as a crucial intervening variable between both emotion regulation emotional lability/negativity, conduct. Participants were 1045 primary-school aged Italian children (M = 8.57, SD 0.78). We adopted multi-informant approach used structural equation modeling...

Substantial evidence has been collected over decades of research on the relationships between optimal classroom management and student learning. In addition, there is a growing body teachers' beliefs, in which their with practices viewed as significant. This study investigated sample 1,056 Italian teachers working from pre-primary to secondary school, analyse differences by school level teaching experience, associations three categories beliefs: self-efficacy, beliefs intelligence...

The ER89 (Block & Kremen, 1996) is a self-report scale measuring ego-resiliency in community contexts. present study examined the psychometric properties of brief version ER 89 (ER89-R: Alessandri, Vecchio, Steca, Caprara, 2007) Colombian high-vulnerable population. Participants were 947 young and adults (427 males, 520 females), ranging age from 16 to 66 years (M = 32.4, SD 11.6), living fourteen town halls beneficiaries four programs for individuals situations extreme poverty or...

Research Findings: In the present study, we investigated roles of children's social competence and immigrant background in prediction quality relationships with peers teachers school adjustment. Participants were N = 212 children (Mage 58.32 months, SD 10.72; n 98 an background) their (two per class). One teacher each class assessed behavior problems, whereas other rated attachment adaptation to school. Social acceptance was via peer sociometric nominations. Among results, evidenced greater...