- PMD: 6
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Session 2: Promoting Social and Emotional Development
- Live Chat:
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
2:45 PM–3:45 PM
(Posters available on demand at any time during the convention week and for sixty days thereafter.)
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- learn about the research advances on social predictors of grit.
- further their understanding of how perceived parental support and strengths-based parenting practices relate to young adults grit levels in college.
- gain knowledge of the concept and the measurement of strengths-based parenting and recommendations on helping parents adopting a strengths-based approach to parenting.
Description
Grit positively predict students’ academic success, but predictors of grit remain unclear. This study examined the predictability of perceived parental support and strengths-based parenting on grit in young adults (N = 502, ages 18–25). Results supported the previous finding that perceived family support is a stronger predictor of grit and revealed that strengths-based parenting knowledge incrementally contributed to the levels of grit beyond general family support. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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Presenter(s)
Lauren E. Fennimore, University of Memphis
Xu (Lilya) Jiang, University of Memphis
