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Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Educational and Health Development of Children and Youths

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Dear Colleagues,

The educational and health development of children and youths is in fact susceptible to the impacts of various cultural, environmental, and individual contexts simultaneously. These contexts include religion and spirituality in the cultural domain; society, school, and family in the environmental domain; and personality and behavioural choices in the individual domain, all of which have profound and interactive effects on the educational and health development of children and youths. Educational development is defined as academic performance, learning motivations, and the educational paths of children and youths; health development refers to the physical and mental health of children and youths. The ways in which different contexts contribute to the development of children and youths separately and simultaneously deserve further research. Moreover, the mechanisms formed by the impacts of these contexts in relation to the educational and health development of children and youths need greater scrutinization through sophisticated research. The current topic titled “Educational and Health Development of Children and Youths” focuses on the contributions, processes, and/or interactions of the cultural, social, school, family, and individual contexts in relation to child and youth development. This topic welcomes empirical research and review papers examining how the different contexts contribute to the educational and health development of children and youths. Papers collected under this topic are expected to have practical values for educators, human service practitioners, and health professionals for positive child and youth development. Dr Jerf Yeung Dr Hui-Fang Chen

Dr. Jerf W. K. Yeung
Dr. Huifang Chen
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Keywords

  • educational development
  • learning motivations
  • mental and behavioral development
  • health issues
  • cultural influences
  • religion and spirituality
  • social environment
  • school atmosphere and environment
  • teacher–student relationships
  • family functioning and socialization
  • parent–child interactions
  • individual disposition and temperament
  • personality, self-control, and self-efficacy

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Behavioral Sciences
behavsci
2.5 2.6 2011 27 Days CHF 2200 Submit
Religions
religions
0.7 1.3 2010 22.8 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Social Sciences
socsci
1.7 2.6 2012 28.9 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Youth
youth
- - 2021 32.8 Days CHF 1000 Submit

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Peer Attachment and Self-Control: Implication on Social Anxiety in Young Adults
by Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Diogo Mateus, Inês Carvalho Relva and Mónica Costa
Soc. Sci. 2024, 13(9), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090445 - 26 Aug 2024
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Peers emerge as emotionally present figures in the lives of young adults, capable of protecting them from the challenges that can cause the development of social anxiety. In the context of anxiety, self-control highlights a relevant potential, which is positively correlated with mental [...] Read more.
Peers emerge as emotionally present figures in the lives of young adults, capable of protecting them from the challenges that can cause the development of social anxiety. In the context of anxiety, self-control highlights a relevant potential, which is positively correlated with mental health and academic path. The present study aims to understand the role of peer attachment and self-control in the development of social anxiety in young adults in the university context. The sample comprised 407 young adults aged between 18 and 25 (M = 20.90; SD = 2.32). Self-report instruments were used: the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), the Scale of Anxiety and Avoidance in Performance and Social Interaction Situations (EAESDIS) and the Low Self-Control Scale. This study concludes that alienation from peers plays a positive role in anxiety and avoidance, as does short temper, with risk-taking and egocentricity negatively predicting social anxiety. The results are discussed, considering the importance of peer relationships in young university students’ adaptive processes and mental health. Full article
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Classification of Student Leadership Profiles in Diverse Governance Settings: Insights from Pisa 2022
by Deniz Görgülü, Fatma Coşkun, Mete Sipahioğlu and Mustafa Demir
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 718; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080718 - 16 Aug 2024
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Student leadership prepares students for responsibilities, such as taking on specific tasks and assuming leadership roles in their future personal and professional lives. Developing students’ leadership profiles is among the important goals of educational systems aiming for future generations to take responsibility and [...] Read more.
Student leadership prepares students for responsibilities, such as taking on specific tasks and assuming leadership roles in their future personal and professional lives. Developing students’ leadership profiles is among the important goals of educational systems aiming for future generations to take responsibility and advance their countries. With this perspective in mind, the PISA assessment includes items to measure students’ leadership behaviors. This study aims to extract student leadership profiles from the leadership-related items in the PISA 2022 application, using data from Cambodia, Peru, Paraguay, and Guatemala, which have different governance systems and cultural characteristics. The second purpose of the research is to determine the distribution of the identified leadership profiles in these countries and explain them in the context of governance and cultural characteristics. Latent class analysis was used to determine student leadership profiles. Accordingly, two-class and three-class latent models were found to be the most suitable models to explain student profiles. While the distinction between student profiles is more pronounced in the two-class model, the three-class model provides more detailed information about student profiles. In this respect, two-class and three-class latent models are reported comparatively. In the two-class latent model, students are labeled as the “Shy or Lack of Self-Confidence Group” and the “Active Leader or Influential Group”. In the three-class latent model, students are labeled as the “Moderate or Passive Leader Group”, the “Strong Leader or Influential Group”, and the “Avoidant or Leadership-Uncomfortable Group”. In both models, it is one of the striking findings that Cambodian students are in the low leadership profile, and Peruvian students are in the high leadership profile. Full article
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The Relationship between Parental Educational Involvement and Learning Engagement among Chinese Middle School Students: The Mediating Effect of Gratitude and Hope
by Fang Chen, Jinhong Wang, Wenyuan Zhang, Peijuan Li, Yadi Zeng and Hongyu Zou
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 687; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080687 - 8 Aug 2024
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Despite the extensive body of literature on the correlation between family dynamics and academic achievement among students, there remains a notable gap in research investigating the influence of parental educational involvement on student learning engagement. Based on the developmental–ecological model of student engagement [...] Read more.
Despite the extensive body of literature on the correlation between family dynamics and academic achievement among students, there remains a notable gap in research investigating the influence of parental educational involvement on student learning engagement. Based on the developmental–ecological model of student engagement and relevant theoretical frameworks, this study used the quantitative analysis method to construct a chain mediation model to test the relationship between parental educational involvement and the learning engagement of middle school students, as well as the potential mediating role of gratitude and hope. This study employed a cross-sectional study using whole-cluster random sampling to measure middle school students aged 11–18 years old in two schools over a one-week period. Through the use of self-reporting surveys, this study assessed the levels of parental educational involvement, gratitude, hope, and learning engagement among 754 middle school students (48% female; Mage = 14.83, SD = 1.65) in Hubei Province, China. The mediation effect was analyzed using regression analysis and the chained mediation model and tested via the Bootstrap method. The findings suggested that parental educational involvement significantly positively related to learning engagement among middle school students, while gratitude and hope serve as partial mediators in the relationship between parental educational involvement and learning engagement. These findings revealed the psychological mechanisms underlying the relationship between parental educational involvement and learning engagement among middle school students, providing valuable insights for enhancing their level of learning engagement. Full article
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Connections between Parental Emotion Socialization and Internalizing Problems in Adolescents: Examining the Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Moderating Effect of Gender
by Xiaowei Guo, Ruichao Jiao and Jingxin Wang
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080660 - 1 Aug 2024
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To explore the mediating effect of emotion regulation strategies on the correlation between parental emotion socialization and internalizing problems in adolescents, as well as the moderating effect of gender, a questionnaire survey was administered to 1078 junior high school students (Mage = [...] Read more.
To explore the mediating effect of emotion regulation strategies on the correlation between parental emotion socialization and internalizing problems in adolescents, as well as the moderating effect of gender, a questionnaire survey was administered to 1078 junior high school students (Mage = 13.96 ± 1.00). The results revealed that supportive parental emotion socialization was negatively correlated with adolescents internalizing problems, whereas non-supportive parental emotion socialization was positively correlated with such problems. Cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression strategies functioned as parallel mediators in the relationship between supportive parental emotion socialization and adolescent internalizing problems, while only expressive suppression mediated the correlation between non-supportive emotion socialization and adolescent internalizing problems. Gender did not exhibit a moderating effect on the mediation model. These findings suggest that supportive parental responses to adolescents’ negative emotions can reduce the incidence of depression and anxiety by cultivating increased utilization of cognitive reappraisal strategies and decreased reliance on expressive suppression strategies among adolescents, whereas non-supportive responses exacerbate the occurrence of depression and anxiety by promoting greater utilization of expressive suppression strategies. In addition, no significant gender differences were observed in the mediation effects. These findings emphasize the importance of prevention programs focusing on parental emotion socialization in adolescence. Full article
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