Cultural fit is widely believed to affect the success of individuals and the groups to which they belong. Yet it remains an elusive, poorly measured construct. Recent research draws on computational linguistics to measure cultural fit but overlooks asymmetries in cultural adaptation. By contrast, we develop a directed, dynamic measure of cultural fit based on linguistic alignment, which estimat...

The mechanism of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) is a complex interactive process involving cognitive selfregulation. Self-regulation is enacted by learners when they form specific learning strategies that they actively or subconsciously adopt in order to enhance their learning experience. Our research concerns the development of a framework that allows for Mixed Initiative Interactions (MII) to ...

How to develop the character of leaders is a challenging question pursued by managers, psychologists, and consultants. To address this question, the authors introduce a developmental model for character growth. The model proposes that the integration of the leader’s core values and beliefs into the self-identity is at the heart of character development. The supporting character strengths of age...

Abstract The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ; Capaldi & Rothbart, 1992) was revised and updated to better assess aspects of temperament related to selfregulation in adolescents. Scales measuring aggression and depressive mood were included to examine relationships between temperament and traits relevant to socialization.177 adolescents, aged 10-16, and 62 parent participants co...

This study examined the effects of perceived parental involvement and autonomy support on academic performance and substance use among 171 adolescents. Participants reported their perception of parental involvement and autonomy support, reasons for doing school work, ability to control their attention and behavior, school grade, classroom disruptive behavior and substance use. Teacher and schoo...

The present study demonstrated that a more differentiated view oJ positive parenting practices is necessary in the study oJ children's acquisition oJ self-regulation. Here, the unique contributions oJ maternal warmth and responsiveness to distress to children 's self-regulation were tested in a sampie oJ 1 02 German mothers and their kindergarten children (51 girls and 51 boys). Behavior regula...

The linkages of achievement-related boredom with students’ appraisals and performance outcomes were examined in a series of 5 exploratory, cross-sectional, and predictive investigations. Studies 1 and 2 assessed students’ boredom in a single achievement episode (i.e., state achievement boredom); Studies 3, 4, and 5 focused on their habitual boredom (i.e., trait achievement boredom). Samples con...

In this chapter, we review and integrate efforts related to the internal conflict people experience over their often automatic prejudiced tendencies. We first describe the Should-Would Discrepancy questionnaire, which assesses people’s awareness of responding with greater prejudice than their standards prescribe. Results from numerous studies showing awareness of prejudice-related discrepancies...

This study investigates the measurement invariance as a function of gender and educational level of the Homework Behavior Questionnaire (Ktpc), an instrument developed to assess students’ homework selfregulation strategies. A sample of 1400 elementary and middle school students was used. Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit of the theoretical model composed of three dime...

The purpose of this study was to assess differences in selfregulation of attitudes towards engaging in exercise and eating a healthy diet between physical education teacher education (PETE) students and general education (GE) students, and between male students and female students. Participants were university students (n = 194) at a university in the Intermountain West in the U.S. Results show...