TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tibken, Catharina
A1  - Richter, Tobias
A1  - Linden, Nicole von der
A1  - Schmiedeler, Sandra
A1  - Schneider, Wolfgang
T1  - The role of metacognitive competences in the development of school achievement among gifted adolescents
JF  - Child Development
N2  - Gifted underachievers perform worse in school than would be expected based on their high intelligence. Possible causes for underachievement are low motivational dispositions (need for cognition) and metacognitive competences. This study tested the interplay of these variables longitudinally with gifted and non-gifted students from Germany (N = 341, 137 females) in Grades 6 (M = 12.02 years at t1) and 8 (M = 14.07 years). Declarative and procedural metacognitive competences were assessed in the domain of reading comprehension. Path analyses showed incremental effects of procedural metacognition over and above intelligence on the development of school achievement in gifted students (β = .139). Moreover, declarative metacognition and need for cognition interactively predicted procedural metacognition (β = .169), which mediated their effect on school achievement.
KW  - metacognitive competences
KW  - high intelligence
KW  - school
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-258376
VL  - 93
IS  - 1
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gesell, Nathalie
A1  - Niklas, Frank
A1  - Schmiedeler, Sandra
A1  - Segerer, Robin
T1  - Mindfulness and romantic relationship outcomes: the mediating role of conflict resolution styles and closeness
JF  - Mindfulness
N2  - Objectives
The association of mindfulness and romantic relationship outcomes such as partnership quality and satisfaction is well-established; however, the mechanisms of action are not yet clear. The current study tested conflict resolution styles and closeness as possible mediating factors. We hypothesized that trait mindfulness would increase the use of constructive conflict resolution styles (positive problem solving), decrease the use of destructive styles (conflict engagement, withdrawal, and compliance), and promote feelings of closeness between partners, which in turn would predict positive relationship outcomes (namely partnership quality, partnership satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction).

Methods
A total of 209 individuals (86% German, 76% female, mean age = 32 years) living in a relationship (31% married) participated in an online questionnaire.

Results
Mediation analyses revealed that positive problem solving mediated the association between mindfulness and partnership quality with b = .09 (95% CI = .03–.17), mindfulness and partnership satisfaction with b = .07 (95% CI = .02–.13), and mindfulness and sexual satisfaction with b = .04 (95% CI = .00–.10). Furthermore, a mediating role of withdrawal and closeness was shown for individual relationship outcomes.

Conclusions
Findings suggest that more positive problem solving, less withdrawal, and more closeness are mechanisms by which mindfulness is associated with positive relationship outcomes. The results of our study thus broaden our understanding of the processes that underlie fulfilling romantic relationships and, in turn, underline the positive effects of mindfulness.
KW  - mindfulness
KW  - trait mindfulness
KW  - romantic relationship
KW  - relationship satisfaction
KW  - closeness
KW  - conflict resolution
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235080
SN  - 1868-8527
VL  - 11
ER  -