The study aimed at investigating the impact of children temperament, maternal responsiveness and maternal childrearing practices on children externalizing behavior problems and social competence. The study involved 23 child-mother dyads from different socio-economical backgrounds. In the baby’s third month after birth, child temperament and maternal responsiveness were evaluated. In the child’s...

A developmental cascade model linking competence and symptoms was tested in a study of a normative, urban school sample of 205 children (initially 8 to 12 years old). Internalizing and externalizing symptoms and academic competence were assessed by multiple methods at the study outset and after 7, 10, and 20 years. A series of nested cascade models was tested through structural equation modelin...

This paper recasts current theories of regulatory or legislative competition. Building on the recent contribution of Buchanan and Yoon (2000) [Buchanan, J., & Yoon, R. Symmetric tragedies: Commons and anticommons. The Journal of Law and Economics, 43(1), 1–14], we consider alternative ways in which decision-making competence can be allocated among multiple legislative or administrative bodies. ...

Despite significant functional problems in multiple domains, children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) unexpectedly provide extremely positive reports of their own competence in comparison to other criteria reflecting actual competence. This counterintuitive phenomenon is known as the positive illusory bias (PIB). This article provides a comprehensive and critical review of ...

today, effective interpersonal relationships are key factors for success of the organizations. so, we need to examine and understand the social competence that is required for effective interpersonal relationship. humor is a common communicational strategy that it can have an important role in social competence and interpersonal relationship. this research has attempted to examine the impact of...

An initial study examined multiple dimensions of preschool competency (cognitive, social, approaches to learning, and physical/motor) using both variable-oriented and person-oriented approaches, with a Head Start sample (McWayne, Fantuzzo & McDermott, 2004). Variableoriented analyses yielded three higher order classroom competency dimensions: 1) General Classroom Competence, 2) Specific Approac...

In the present research, we conducted 4 studies designed to examine the hypothesis that perceived competence moderates the relation between performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. Each study yielded supportive data, indicating that the correlation between the 2 goals is lower when perceived competence is high. This pattern was observed at the betweenand within-subject level of ana...

In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of physical activity, health-related fitness, and weight status. The conceptual model proposed synergistic relationships among physical activity, motor competence, perceived motor competence, health-related physical fitness,...

A surprisingly small number of signalling pathways generate a plethora of cellular responses ranging from the acquisition of multiple cell fates to proliferation, differentiation, morphogenesis and cell death. These diverse responses may be due to the dose-dependent activities of signalling factors, or to intrinsic differences in the response of cells to a given signal-a phenomenon called diffe...