Advisor | Valrie, Cecelia R. | en_US |
Author | Ladd, Rebecca J. | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2013-06-06T12:20:18Z | |
Date Available | 2015-06-05T06:30:12Z | |
Date of Issue | 2013 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1801 | |
Description | This study examined the predictive value of sex, socioeconomic status (SES), disease severity, family achievement-orientation, and family relationship quality for predicting grade retention in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Additionally, this study investigated the extent to which family achievement-orientation and family relationship quality moderated relationships between the other predictor variables and grade retention. Data were extracted from a nationally representative database, the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease. Participants included 185 children and adolescents with SCD ranging in age from 7-16 years old. Older age and poorer reading achievement were significant predictors of grade retention. In addition, it was found that family achievement-orientation moderated the relationship between age and grade retention, such that high family achievement-orientation buffered against the negative effects of older age on grade retention. Additional research should study the influence of other dimensions of family functioning on grade retention and as a protective factor against other factors. Clinical implications include the identified need for psychosocial interventions that promote achievement-orientation in family members of children and adolescents with SCD. | en_US |
Extent | 49 p. | en_US |
Format Medium | dissertations, academic | en_US |
Language | | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Psychology | en_US |
Subject | Family functioning | en_US |
Subject | Grade retention | en_US |
Subject | Sickle cell disease | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Promotion (School) | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Grade repetition | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Sickle cell anemia in children | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Sickle cell anemia in adolescence | |
Title | Predictors of Grade Retention in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease | en_US |
Type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
Department | Psychology: Clinical Psychology | en_US |
Degree | M.A. | en_US |