UNLABELLED The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) study is a longitudinal investigation of a cohort (N=1376) of Pacific infants born in New Zealand (NZ), and their mothers and fathers. OBJECTIVES The PIF study aimed to determine: (1) the prevalence of disciplinary and nurturing parenting practices used with children at 12 months of age, and (2) the demographic, maternal and lifestyle factors asso...

Since the time of Plato, philosophers and educational policy-makers have assumed that the study of mathematics improves one's general 'thinking skills'. Today, this argument, known as the 'Theory of Formal Discipline' is used in policy debates to prioritize mathematics in school curricula. But there is no strong research evidence which justifies it. We tested the Theory of Formal Discipline by ...

The academic discipline of social medicine has struggled to fi nd a precise definition for over a century. This struggle is exemplified by the classic social medicine course book, The Social Medicine Reader, edited by faculty from the Department of Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which offers an expansive view of social medicine’s concerns [1–4]. These concerns...

introduction: psychological constructs such as locus of control, personality traits, self-esteem and religiosity orientation play an important role in creating discipline desired behavior. this research aimed to investigate the relationship between locus of control, personality trait, self-esteem and religiosity with discipline desired behavior. materials and methods: this is a descriptive anal...

This study aims to determine the increase in student discipline through cognitive behavioural counselling SMP Negeri 1 Dawarblandong, Mojokerto Regency students. The research population was all students class IX, and sample consisted of seven with low levels discipline. Test post-test. Data analysis techniques using SPSS experimental methods. In this design, researcher used an model, namely a d...