The Predictive Effect of Kinetic Family Drawing on Middle School Students’ Parent-child Optimism Bias

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Peng Yue ◽  
Li Liyan ◽  
Jiang Jiali ◽  
Li Ziying ◽  
Lei Xiuya
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Optimism Bias ◽  
Predictive Effect ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Relationship between Internet Addiction and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12869
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Yi ◽  
Guangming Li
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Predictive Effect

Internet addiction and depressive symptoms are extremely common problems among teenagers, and the coping strategy has been proved to be closely related to internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Based on three waves of data from a sample of Chinese middle-school students (N = 1545, Mage = 14.88 years old, SD = 1.81; 55.00% females), this study examines the longitudinal relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among adolescents ultilizing the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Results revealed a unidirectional predictive effect of depressive symptoms at T2 on internet addiction at T3, but not vice versa, the effect was more significant in the male group. Positive coping strategies had a significant negative predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms, while negative coping style had a significant positive predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Effective identification and intervention of depressive symptoms may be beneficial to the intervention and prevention for internet addiction, and we should pay attention to the cultivation of middle school students’ positive coping strategies.

Scientific process skills test development within the topic “Matter and its Nature” and the predictive effect of different variables on 7th and 8th grade students’ scientific process skill levels

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cemal Tosun
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Predictive Effect ◽  
Out Of School

The aim of this study was to develop a Scientific Process Skills Test (SPST) in the context of “Matter and its Nature”. It was investigated whether there was a predictive effect of demographical features and participating out-of-school learning opportunities across the 7th and 8th grade students’ Scientific Process Skill (SPS) levels. Quantitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected from 289 middle school students for the validity and reliability of the test. The SPST consisted of 30 items and entailed three sub-dimensions (“basic scientific process skills, causal scientific process skills and experimental scientific process skills). The reliability coefficient of the test was calculated using the KR-20 formula and was found to be 0.84. The SPST was applied to 472 middle school students with the aim of determining whether there is a predictive effect of gender, grade level, school location, parent's education level and participation in out-of-school learning opportunities across the 7th and 8th grade students’ SPS levels. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine the effects of demographical features and out-of-school learning opportunities on students’ SPS levels. As a result, it was determined that the grade level, gender or mother's education level were important predictor variables that affect middle school students’ SPS levels. It was also determined that out-of-school learning opportunities such as participating in science fairs, designing projects or reading scientific journals had an important predictive effect on students’ SPS levels.

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