Achievement

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Family obligation and the transition to young adulthood.

Changes in a sense of obligation to assist, support, and respect the family were examined among an ethnically diverse group of 745 American individuals as they began to move from secondary school into young adulthood. A sense of family obligation ...
Andrew J Fuligni, Sara Pedersen (Dev Psychol, 200209)
family-obligation-transition-young-adulthood.asp

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Predictors and consequences of aggressive-withdrawn problem profiles in early grade school.

Identified first-grade children who exhibited 4 different behavior problem profiles from an initial sample of 754: aggressive-withdrawn (n = 63.8%) aggressive only (n = 165, 22%), withdrawn only (n = 94, 12%), and nonproblem (n = 432, 57%). Group ...
Alvin D Farmer, Karen L Bierman, (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 200209)
predictors-consequences-aggressive-withdrawn-problem-profiles-early.asp

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Stereotype performance boosts: the impact of self-relevance and the manner of stereotype activation.

The activation of positive stereotypes has been shown to produce academic performance boosts. Evidence regarding the role of self-relevance in producing such effects has been mixed. The authors propose that the subtlety of stereotype activation plays a ...
Margaret Shih, Nalini Ambady, Jennifer A Richeson, Kentaro Fujita, Heather M Gray (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200209)
stereotype-performance-boosts-impact-self-relevance-manner-stereotype.asp

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The dynamics of threat and challenge appraisals prior to stressful achievement events.

Research on cognitive appraisal of stressful achievement events has emphasized threat appraisals and anxiety. The present research also focused on challenge and positive emotion. Study 1 used hypothetical scenarios of stressful events. Study 2 explored ...
Natalie Skinner, Neil Brewer (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200209)
dynamics-threat-challenge-appraisals-prior-stressful-achievement.asp

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Self-esteem and persistence in the face of failure.

In 2 studies, the authors examined self-esteem, persistence, and rumination in the face of failure. Study 1 manipulated degree of failure and availability of goal alternatives. When an alternative was available, high self-esteem (HSE) participants ...
Adam Di Paula, Jennifer D Campbell (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200209)
self-esteem-persistence-face-failure.asp

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Childrens perceptions of popular and unpopular peers: a multimethod assessment.

Childrens perceptions of popular and unpopular peers were examined in 2 studies. Study 1 examined the degree to which 4th-8th-grade boys and girls (N = 408) nominated the same peers for multiple criteria. Children viewed liked others as prosocial and ...
Kathryn M LaFontana, Antonius H N Cillessen (Dev Psychol, 200209)
children-s-perceptions-popular-unpopular-peers-multimethod-assessment.asp

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Social inequality in educational achievement and psychosocial adjustment throughout childhood: magnitude and mechanisms.

The paper examines the hypothesis that social inequalities in childrens developmental resources level off during adolescence against an alternative hypothesis that they continue to exert their influence throughout all of childhood. Using data from the ...
Amanda Sacker, Ingrid Schoon, Mel Bartley (Soc Sci Med, 200209)
social-inequality-educational-achievement-psychosocial-adjustment.asp

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Achievement goal profiles in school physical education: differences in self-determination, sport ability beliefs, and physical activity.

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is a major public health issue as trends show inadequate levels of physical activity for health and rising levels of obesity. Understanding motivation for physical activity in youth by assessing their motivational profiles ...
C K John Wang, Nikos L D Chatzisarantis, Christopher M Spray, Stuart J H Biddle (Br J Educ Psychol, 200209)
achievement-goal-profiles-school-physical-education-differences-self.asp

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Love and achievement motives in womens and mens suicide notes.

It is often assumed that women kill themselves because of love and men because of achievement problems. The authors evaluated the suicide notes of 56 U.S. adult women and men with regard to love and achievement motives. Love themes were significantly ...
Silvia Sara Canetto, David Lester (J Psychol, 200209)
love-achievement-motives-women-s-men-s-suicide-notes.asp

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Perceptions of goal-directed activities of optimists and pessimists: a personal projects analysis.

In this research the authors examined the relationship between optimism and personal projects in a community sample. Three hundred twenty-five community volunteers completed the Personal Projects Analysis (PPA; B. R. Little, 1983) and measures of ...
Todd Jackson, Karen E Weiss, Jessie J Lundquist, Adam Soderlind (J Psychol, 200209)
perceptions-goal-directed-activities-optimists-pessimists-personal.asp