Sentences with phrase «higher development traits»

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Therefore, the aims of my PhD were to 1) determine thermal tolerance ranges of early development and survival of coral larvae 2) assess the extent to which this tolerance varies across space, specifically I aimed to test whether high latitude species have a broader tolerance and 3) test whether difference between adult coral assemblages across a hypothesized dispersal barrier (Great Barrier Reef to Lord Howe Island) can be predicted by life history traits related to the dispersive larval stages (e.g., mode of larval development, mode of larval nutrition), adult ecology, and / or environmental parameters.

A distinguishing trait of the world's best school systems - systems that regularly outperform the school systems in the United States - is that they «invest in high - quality preparation, mentoring and professional development for teachers and leaders, completely at government expense,» according to an international analysis.39 If U.S. school districts were to heed that finding, they would, for starters, provide mentoring for all novice principals for at least a year.

As the founder of Fast Lane Learning, she constructed and implemented Math in the Fast Lane, a research - based, high - impact framework for math success, and Planet Literacy, a series of professional development courses that build content literacy in conjunction with Common Core literacy standards and help students develop effective reading traits and vocabulary.

Character Development and Leadership Dr. Joe Hodel authored this research - based curriculum and its accompanying textbook, which is designed to improve character and leadership traits among high school, middle school and alternative school students.

Secondary vocational school students» unique learning experiences, social expectations, future planning, and stage of mental development determine their various personality traits and strengths, which will likely differ from those of high school students.

The concept of resilience and closely related research regarding protective factors provides one avenue for addressing mental well - being that is suggested to have an impact on adolescent substance use.8 — 17 Resilience has been variably defined as the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation in the context of risk or adversity.9, 10, 12, 13, 18 Despite this variability, it is generally agreed that a range of individual and environmental protective factors are thought to: contribute to an individual's resilience; be critical for positive youth development and protect adolescents from engaging in risk behaviours, such as substance use.19 — 22 Individual or internal resilience factors refer to the personal skills and traits of young people (including self - esteem, empathy and self - awareness).23 Environmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco and alcohol use.

Reduced emotional distance (i.e., increased warmth) within the family pictures was more strongly related to reduced conduct problems in high CU compared to low CU children, further adding support to the notion that parental warmth is of unique importance to the development of children with CU traits (hypothesis c).

The second aim was to analyze whether both fine - grained dimensions (fear, anger, discomfort, sadness, activity level, approach, high intensity pleasure, impulsivity, attentional shifting, attentional focusing, inhibitory control) and higher order temperamental factors (negative affectivity, surgency, and effortful control) represent unique correlates of CU traits and ODD - related problems, during this time of development.

Regarding early childhood data, the study conducted by Wagner et al. (2016) focused on the prediction that children with higher CU traits and ODD symptoms manifested during development have deficits in processing emotional relevant cues, such as gazing toward caregivers, as early as infancy.

At the child level, temperamental features evident in infancy and toddlerhood such as irritability, restlessness, irregular patterns of behaviour, lack of persistence and low adaptability increase the risk of behaviour problems7, 8,9 as do certain genetic and neurobiological traits.10, 11 At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the development of young children's aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.14

The DAAM posits that reduced serotonin neurotransmission may be integral to the pattern of amygdala activation it describes and hence to the development of the three deficits which, in turn, lead to high levels of CU traits.

However, it is expected that the presence of high scores in this trait early in life will alter the development of appropriate social cues and increase the likelihood of disruptive behavior.

Further, youth high on CU traits but with enhanced orienting to distressing stimuli had stronger histories of abuse, supporting the possibility that there may be environmentally influenced pathways in the development of these traits.