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    Exuberance and externalizing behavior in early childhood: moderating effects of gender, emotion regulation strategy knowledge, and effortful control
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2025) Wright, Kait, author; Barrett, Karen, advisor; Hepburn, Susan, committee member; Anderson, Sharon, committee member
    While social and emotional learning (SEL) content that addresses the regulation of negative emotions has garnered significant attention from early childhood educators and researchers, there is evidence to suggest that some children may especially benefit from increased focus on regulating positive emotions. Children with exuberant temperaments, characterized by high extraversion and surgency and low effortful control, face an increased risk for social and behavioral problems. SEL content specific to exuberance may help these children gain greater control in intensely positive emotional experiences, empowering them to make safe and prosocial choices. The present study investigates the relationship between temperamental exuberance and externalizing behavior problems in preschool age children and the potential influence of factors such as knowledge of exuberance regulation strategies, effortful control, and gender. Using parent reported data on child temperament and behavioral difficulties and scores from baseline assessments of children's knowledge of emotion regulation strategies, this work employs a hierarchical linear regression to test three models of moderation in which exuberance is included as a predictor of externalizing behavior problems, along with one of the secondary predictors. Initial analysis indicated that exuberance accounted for a significant portion of variance in externalizing behaviors. Moderation analyses further revealed that while neither emotion regulation knowledge nor effortful control significantly impacted the relationship between exuberance and externalizing behavior problems, gender was a significant moderator of this relationship.
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    Raising critical consciousness in adolescents: an evaluation of the FAIR curriculum
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Garcia, Michelle, author; Zimmerman, Toni, advisor; Haddock, Shelley, committee member; Anderson, Sharon, committee member
    There is some evidence that critical consciousness, sociopolitical awareness and action, may be beneficial to youth development. However, there is a paucity of research throughout the critical consciousness literature evaluating replicable diversity awareness interventions intended to raise levels of critical consciousness. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the FAIR: "Fairness for All Individuals through Respect" program in raising levels of critical consciousness among youth. Critical consciousness was measured using the newly validated Critical Consciousness Scale. No significant differences in critical consciousness scores from pre-test to post-test were found in the intervention group, who participated in the FAIR program, compared to the control group. There were several limitations in the study that prevent the researchers from drawing definitive conclusions.