Early childhood is a critical period for emotional development and behavioral regulation. Increasing digital device use among young children has raised concerns about its association with tantrum behavior, although research examining addiction-related use rather than screen duration alone remains limited. This study aimed to examine the relationship between gadget addiction levels and tantrum behavior among children aged 4–6 years at Widya Santhi Buana Kindergarten, West Denpasar District. A quantitative correlational approach with a cross-sectional design was employed, involving 45 parents or guardians recruited through total sampling. Data were collected on April 15, 2026, through online questionnaires administered using Google Forms. The instruments comprised an adapted Digital Addiction Scale for Children with 25 items, which demonstrated high internal consistency during pilot testing (Cronbach’s α = .977), and the 31-item Rating Scale of Angry Emotional Behavior and Temper Tantrum. Univariate analysis summarized the distributions of gadget addiction levels and tantrum behavior, while Spearman’s rank correlation assessed their relationship. The results showed that 48.9% of children were classified as having moderate gadget addiction levels. Regarding tantrum behavior, 53.3% were classified as exhibiting no tantrum behavior, whereas 22.2% were classified as exhibiting severe tantrum behavior. A strong, positive, and statistically significant correlation was identified between gadget addiction levels and tantrum behavior (ρ = .641, p < .001). Higher parent-reported gadget addiction levels were therefore associated with greater tantrum severity within the participating group. The cross-sectional design and reliance on parent-reported measures limit causal interpretation. These findings may inform parent education concerning supervised device use and consistent family rules. Further research should include larger samples, examine parenting styles and other relevant factors, and use longitudinal designs to clarify the direction of the relationship.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most common disabilities in South African schools. However, there is still limited information about children with ASD and their schooling needs in South Africa. Teachers may find it particularly taxing to address behavioral challenges while simultaneously seeking to provide fair and accessible learning opportunities for all learners. This study identifies effective behavioural strategies to help manage the challenging behaviour of learners with ASD. The study conducted observations and semi-structured interviews as part of a qualitative multiple-case study design. The data were analysed inductively, and the results revealed that teachers relied largely on their own informal strategies. These included attempts to meet the child's individual needs, providing positive reinforcement to improve behavioural regulation, practicing positive communication, and using structured routines and regulation breaks. The implementation of these strategies was carried out without formal training or systematic guidance. Learner facilitators also provided valuable support to learners with ASD. These approaches address the inclusion of learners with unique learning capabilities in mainstream learning environments through teacher initiative. This was done to address behavioural challenges in populations with limited systemic support. Given the exploratory, small-scale nature of this study, findings are intended to offer in-depth insight rather than generalisable conclusions. Additionally, recommendations are provided to assist mainstream schools and teacher training.
Background: Bullying remains a significant adolescent health and school safety concern. Self control may influence students' behavioral regulation and involvement in bullying. Objectives: This study examined the association between self control and bullying behavior among students at SMPN 1 Cikembar, Sukabumi Regency, Indonesia. Methods: A correlational cross sectional study included 293 students selected from a population of 1,059 using proportional stratified random sampling. Self control and bullying behavior were assessed using questionnaires based on the Brief Self Control Scale and Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. Associations were analyzed using the Chi square test and prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: High self control was reported by 185 students (63.1%), while 184 (62.8%) demonstrated low bullying behavior. High bullying behavior occurred in 56.5% of students with low self control compared with 25.9% of those with high self control. Low self control was significantly associated with higher bullying prevalence (PR = 2.18; 95% CI: 1.62–2.92; X² = 27.22; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Lower self control was significantly associated with bullying behavior, without establishing causality. School prevention programs should integrate behavioral assessment, counseling, and coordinated teacher and parent support.
زمینه: زورگویی همچنان یکی از نگرانی‌های مهم سلامت نوجوانان و ایمنی مدارس است. خودکنترلی ممکن است بر تنظیم رفتاری دانش‌آموزان و مشارکت آن‌ها در رفتارهای زورگویی تأثیرگذار باشد. هدف: این پژوهش به بررسی ارتباط بین خودکنترلی و رفتار زورگویی در میان دانش‌آموزان مدرسه متوسطه اول دولتی شماره ۱ چیکمبار، شهرستان سوکابومی، اندونزی پرداخت. روش‌ها: این مطالعه مقطعی همبستگی شامل ۲۹۳ دانش‌آموز بود که از جمعیت ۱۰۵۹ نفره با استفاده از نمونه‌گیری تصادفی طبقه‌بندی‌شده متناسب انتخاب شدند. خودکنترلی و رفتار زورگویی با استفاده از پرسشنامه‌هایی بر اساس Brief Self Control Scale و Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire ارزیابی شد. ارتباطات با استفاده از آزمون کای‌اسکوئر و نسبت شیوع (PR) با فاصله اطمینان ۹۵٪ (CI) تحلیل گردید. یافته‌ها: ۱۸۵ دانش‌آموز (۶۳/۱٪) خودکنترلی بالا و ۱۸۴ نفر (۶۲/۸٪) رفتار زورگویی پایین را گزارش کردند. رفتار زورگویی بالا در ۵۶/۵٪ از دانش‌آموزان با خودکنترلی پایین در مقایسه با ۲۵/۹٪ از افراد با خودکنترلی بالا مشاهده شد. خودکنترلی پایین به طور معناداری با شیوع بالاتر رفتار زورگویی مرتبط بود (PR = 2.18؛ ۹۵٪ CI: 1.62–2.92؛ X² = 27.22؛ p < 0.001). نتیجه‌گیری: خودکنترلی پایین به طور معناداری با رفتار زورگویی مرتبط بود، بدون آنکه رابطه علیت اثبات شود. برنامه‌های پیشگیری مدرسه‌ای باید ارزیابی رفتاری، مشاوره و حمایت هماهنگ معلمان و والدین را دربرگیرد.
Sleep quality is fundamental to college students’ physical and psychological health and academic functioning. Amid increasing digitalization and stress, sleep problems remain prevalent among college students. Previous research has shown that physical activity, cognitive processing styles, and behavioral regulation patterns are associated with sleep outcomes, but these variables have often been examined separately, with limited attention to their integrated association structure. Based on cross-sectional survey data, this study used latent-variable structural equation modeling to examine the sequential indirect association pattern among physical activity, negative attentional bias, bedtime procrastination, and sleep quality. Using cluster sampling, data were collected from 921 college students from four universities in East China (439 males, 482 females; M_age = 20.34, SD = 1.59). Measures included the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), Negative Attentional Bias Scale, Bedtime Procrastination Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Structural equation modeling and bootstrap methods examined indirect associations. Results indicated that physical activity was significantly associated with lower PSQI scores, indicating better sleep quality (B_total = −0.072, β _total = −0.440, p < 0.001). Negative attentional bias and bedtime procrastination both showed significant partial indirect associations. The simple indirect associations through negative attentional bias and bedtime procrastination accounted for 20.8 and 15.3% of the total association, respectively. The sequential indirect association “physical activity → negative attentional bias → bedtime procrastination → sleep quality” was also significant, although its proportion was relatively small (4.2%). Overall, the total indirect association accounted for 40.3% of the total association. Multi-group structural analysis indicated that the association structure was broadly comparable across gender groups, although associations involving bedtime procrastination appeared stronger among female students. By integrating cognitive processing and behavioral regulation perspectives, this study provides a more integrative view of the association between physical activity and sleep quality. The findings suggest that college students’ sleep problems may be embedded within a broader system of health behaviors and psychological processes. Given the cross-sectional design, future longitudinal or experimental studies should examine the dynamic associations among these variables.
BACKGROUNDS: Individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) attending higher-education institutions face challenges in their everyday life. Nevertheless, research regarding participation and quality of life (QoL) in this population is limited. AIM: To explore determinants of participation and QoL in university students with probable DCD (pDCD) through structural equation modelling (SEM). METHODS: A cross-sectional comparative and correlational design. A random sample of 297 undergraduate university students was divided into three groups based on cutoff scores of the Adolescents & Adults Coordination Questionnaire: pDCD; n = 40, borderline pDCD (BpDCD) n = 45 and typically developing (TD) n = 212. Measures included self-report questionnaires relating to pDCD, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, executive functions (EF), including metacognition and behavioral regulation, as well as participation and QoL. RESULTS: Students with pDCD reported reduced participation and QoL and impairment in EF and ADHD compared to TD students. SEM results showed that pDCD had a direct significant effect on EF, ADHD symptoms and participation and an indirect effect on QoL, mediated most strongly by participation. ADHD and behavioral regulation had a direct effect on QoL, whereas the relationship between metacognition and QoL was mediated by participation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Through a SEM model, this study demonstrated that pDCD in university students is associated with reduced participation and QoL, and emphasized the role of EF, ADHD and participation in explaining QoL. These findings offer important insights for the assessment and intervention of higher-education students with pDCD.
زمینه‌ها: افراد مبتلا به اختلال هماهنگی رشدی (DCD) که در مؤسسات آموزش عالی تحصیل می‌کنند، در زندگی روزمره خود با چالش‌هایی مواجه هستند. با این حال، پژوهش‌ها درباره مشارکت و کیفیت زندگی (QoL) در این جمعیت محدود است. هدف: بررسی تعیین‌کننده‌های مشارکت و کیفیت زندگی در دانشجویان دانشگاه با DCD محتمل (pDCD) از طریق مدل‌سازی معادلات ساختاری (SEM). روش‌ها: طرح پژوهش مقطعی، مقایسه‌ای و همبستگی. نمونه تصادفی ۲۹۷ دانشجوی کارشناسی دانشگاه به سه گروه بر اساس امتیازهای برش پرسشنامه هماهنگی نوجوانان و بزرگسالان تقسیم شدند: pDCD؛ n = 40، pDCD مرزی (BpDCD) n = 45 و رشد یافته معمولی (TD) n = 212. ابزارها شامل پرسشنامه‌های خودگزارش‌دهی مرتبط با pDCD، علائم نقص توجه و بیش‌فعالی (ADHD)، کارکردهای اجرایی (EF) شامل فراشناخت و تنظیم رفتاری، همچنین مشارکت و کیفیت زندگی بودند. نتایج: دانشجویان با pDCD کاهش مشارکت و کیفیت زندگی و اختلال در EF و ADHD را نسبت به دانشجویان TD گزارش کردند. نتایج SEM نشان داد که pDCD اثر مستقیم معناداری بر EF، علائم ADHD و مشارکت دارد و اثر غیرمستقیم بر کیفیت زندگی که عمدتاً توسط مشارکت میانجی‌گری می‌شود. ADHD و تنظیم رفتاری اثر مستقیم بر کیفیت زندگی داشتند، در حالی که رابطه بین فراشناخت و کیفیت زندگی توسط مشارکت میانجی‌گری شد. نتیجه‌گیری و اهمیت: این مطالعه از طریق مدل SEM نشان داد که pDCD در دانشجویان دانشگاه با کاهش مشارکت و کیفیت زندگی همراه است و نقش EF، ADHD و مشارکت را در تبیین کیفیت زندگی برجسته کرد. این یافته‌ها بینش‌های مهمی برای ارزیابی و مداخله در دانشجویان آموزش عالی با pDCD ارائه می‌دهد.
Objective This study identified latent profiles of sport participation motivation among higher vocational college students and examined their associations with campus sports culture. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in 2026 among students from three higher vocational colleges in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces using convenience sampling. Campus sports culture and sport participation motivation were assessed using the Campus Sports Culture Scale and the Chinese version of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3. Latent profile analysis was performed in Mplus 8.3, followed by chi-square tests and the R3STEP three-step procedure to examine demographic differences and associations between campus sports culture and profile membership while accounting for classification uncertainty. Results Four motivational profiles were identified: the Low-to-Moderate Flat Profile (5.8%), Autonomous Orientation Profile (33.1%), High Controlled–Amotivation Profile (8.4%), and Moderate Mixed-Motivation Profile (52.6%). The Moderate Mixed-Motivation Profile was the largest subgroup. With the Low-to-Moderate Flat Profile as the reference category, higher overall campus sports culture scores were associated with greater odds of membership in the Autonomous Orientation, High Controlled–Amotivation, and Moderate Mixed-Motivation Profiles, with the strongest association observed for the Autonomous Orientation Profile. At the dimensional level, material culture was associated with all three profiles, whereas spiritual and behavioral culture were associated with the Autonomous Orientation and Moderate Mixed-Motivation Profiles. Institutional culture was not significantly associated with profile membership. Conclusion Sport participation motivation among higher vocational college students showed substantial heterogeneity, with mixed motivational regulation being the most common pattern. Campus sports culture was differentially associated with motivational profile membership, particularly with profiles containing stronger autonomous regulation. These findings suggest that accessible sport resources, an active participation climate, and recognition of sport value may be relevant considerations when developing profile-sensitive physical activity programs in higher vocational colleges.
هدف: این مطالعه به شناسایی نیمرخ‌های پنهان انگیزش مشارکت ورزشی در میان دانشجویان دانشکده‌های فنی و حرفه‌ای پرداخت و ارتباط آن‌ها را با فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی مورد بررسی قرار داد. روش‌ها: یک پیمایش مقطعی آنلاین در سال ۲۰۲۶ در میان دانشجویان سه دانشکده فنی و حرفه‌ای در استان‌های جیانگسو و ژجیانگ با استفاده از نمونه‌گیری در دسترس انجام شد. فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی و انگیزش مشارکت ورزشی با استفاده از مقیاس فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی و نسخه چینی پرسشنامه تنظیم رفتاری در ورزش-۳ (Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3) ارزیابی شدند. تحلیل نیمرخ پنهان با نرم‌افزار Mplus 8.3 انجام شد و سپس آزمون‌های کای دو و روش سه‌مرحله‌ای R3STEP برای بررسی تفاوت‌های جمعیت‌شناختی و ارتباط بین فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی و عضویت در نیمرخ‌ها با در نظر گرفتن عدم قطعیت طبقه‌بندی به کار رفت. نتایج: چهار نیمرخ انگیزشی شناسایی شد: نیمرخ مسطح پایین تا متوسط (۵.۸٪)، نیمرخ جهت‌گیری خودمختار (۳۳.۱٪)، نیمرخ کنترل‌شده بالا–بی‌انگیزگی (۸.۴٪) و نیمرخ انگیزش مختلط متوسط (۵۲.۶٪). نیمرخ انگیزش مختلط متوسط بزرگ‌ترین زیرگروه بود. با در نظر گرفتن نیمرخ مسطح پایین تا متوسط به عنوان گروه مرجع، نمرات بالاتر فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی با احتمال بیشتر عضویت در نیمرخ‌های جهت‌گیری خودمختار، کنترل‌شده بالا–بی‌انگیزگی و انگیزش مختلط متوسط همراه بود که قوی‌ترین ارتباط برای نیمرخ جهت‌گیری خودمختار مشاهده شد. در سطح ابعادی، فرهنگ مادی با هر سه نیمرخ ارتباط داشت، در حالی که فرهنگ معنوی و رفتاری با نیمرخ‌های جهت‌گیری خودمختار و انگیزش مختلط متوسط مرتبط بودند. فرهنگ نهادی ارتباط معناداری با عضویت در نیمرخ‌ها نداشت. نتیجه‌گیری: انگیزش مشارکت ورزشی در میان دانشجویان دانشکده‌های فنی و حرفه‌ای ناهمگونی قابل توجهی نشان داد و تنظیم انگیزشی مختلط الگوی غالب بود. فرهنگ ورزشی دانشگاهی به طور متفاوتی با عضویت در نیمرخ‌های انگیزشی مرتبط بود، به ویژه با نیمرخ‌هایی که تنظیم خودمختار قوی‌تری داشتند. این یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که منابع ورزشی در دسترس، فضای مشارکت فعال و ارزش‌گذاری ورزش می‌تواند در توسعه برنامه‌های فعالیت بدنی حساس به نیمرخ در دانشکده‌های فنی و حرفه‌ای مورد توجه قرار گیرد.
