Although research has documented the link between classroom climate and children's
learning, evidence about whether and how classroom characteristics are linked to academic …

The goal of this study was to apply aspects of the heuristic model advanced by Eisenberg,
Cumberland, and Spinrad (1998) to the study of socialization that takes place in preschool …

Background Good quality friendships and relationships are critical to the development of
social competence and are associated with quality of life and mental health in childhood and …

The current paper presents two related sets of findings on the classroom context in high
needs elementary schools. First, we investigated change over one school term in teacher …

The association among mothers', fathers', and infants' risk and cognitive and social
behaviors at 24 months was examined using structual equation modeling and data on 4,200 …

OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity and bullying both are pervasive public health problems.
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between childhood obesity and …

The primary goal of this article is to situate the findings from evidence-based studies of
social emotional learning (SEL) interventions into a broader social context by reframing the …

This book provides an overview of recent research on the relationship between noncognitive
attributes (motivation, self efficacy, resilience) and academic outcomes (such as grades or …

Most interventions for at-risk youth are group based. Yet, research indicates that young
people often learn to become deviant by interacting with deviant peers. In this important …

Despite wide recognition of the important role of student bystanders in influencing peer
aggression in schools, little is currently known about what influences students to intervene in …