The Determinants of Undergraduate GPA: The Relative
Importance of Family Background, High School Resources, and Peer Group Effects,
Not exact matches
There is a tendency to highlight the
importance of cognitive achievements and the
family's socioeconomic
background for people's success in the future, but this study shows that children's self - regulation, which comprises children's social skills and processing
of emotions, directs the future development in a profound way in different domains
of life.
33 And in a twist, the proposal also highlighted the
importance of economic integration: «Although desegregation rules focus exclusively on students» race or ethnic
background,
family income levels better determine children's preparation for school and academic success.»
Melissa places an
importance on looking at all psychosocial factors
of her clients» lives - from
family background to current job stress - and sees how they impact the issues that clients bring to therapy.
Conclusions: This study emphasises the
importance of cognitive and behavioural development in childhood, as well as deprivation,
family background and childhood health in indicating future adult health and mental well - being, emphasising time - persistent effects and important indications for men and women.
Personal factors that may compromise a parent's responsiveness include depression, perception
of the parent's own child - rearing history as negative, or beliefs and attitudes that detract from a parent's sense
of importance in his or her child's life.19 However, other factors, such as higher levels
of social support from friends and
family, can buffer some
of these negative social - personal factors13 as well as predict which parents move from a non-responsive to a responsive style with intervention.20 This is an encouraging finding, as parenting interventions can be developed to provide a level
of social support mothers from high - risk social
backgrounds need in order to develop responsive parenting styles.21