Benjamin Lira
Biographic Data
| ID | 5742040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Lira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Lira |
| SIGNATURE | LIRA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5328-0657 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A potential exodus
Introduction The alarming dropout rates among university students in Peru deplete the country’s human resources and reduce prospects for personal growth and societal development. Explaining those rates calls for a comprehensive and holistic approach beyond the students’ socio-economic characteristics. This study seeks to identify the socio-demographic, academic and psychological variables that predict dropout intention among university students i…
Need-relevant parenting and Peruvian high school students’ affect and academic achievement
This study examined the mediating role of need-related experiences in the relation between need supportive and need thwarting parenting, positive and negative affect and grades among 304 high school students ( M age = 14.91; SD age = 0.91; 53% female) from a Peruvian private school. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and considering latest empirical findings, a dual pathway, involving a bright and dark path, was hypothesized with need sa…
The Global Temperament Project
Data from 83,423 parent reports of temperament (surgency, negative affectivity, and regulatory capacity) in infants, toddlers, and children from 341 samples gathered in 59 countries were used to investigate the relations among culture, gender, and temperament. Between-nation differences in temperament were larger than those obtained in similar studies of adult personality, and most pronounced for negative affectivity. Nation-level patterns of neg…
Psychometric analysis of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) in Chile
Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically
What is the social, emotional, and academic impact of attending school remotely rather than in person? We address this issue using survey data collected from N = 6,576 high school students in a large, diverse school district that allowed families to choose either format in fall 2020. Controlling for baseline measures of well-being collected 1 month before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as demographics, high school students who attende…
Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically
What is the social, emotional, and academic impact of attending school remotely rather than in person? We address this issue using survey data collected from N = 6,576 high school students in a large, diverse school district that allowed families to choose either format in fall 2020. Controlling for baseline measures of well-being collected 1 month before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as demographics, high school students who attende…
The Global Temperament Project
Data from 83,423 parent reports of temperament (surgency, negative affectivity, and regulatory capacity) in infants, toddlers, and children from 341 samples gathered in 59 countries were used to investigate the relations among culture, gender, and temperament. Between-nation differences in temperament were larger than those obtained in similar studies of adult personality, and most pronounced for negative affectivity. Nation-level patterns of neg…
Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically
What is the social, emotional, and academic impact of attending school remotely rather than in person? We address this issue using survey data collected from N = 6,576 high school students in a large, diverse school district that allowed families to choose either format in fall 2020. Controlling for baseline measures of well-being collected 1 month before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as demographics, high school students who attende…
Psychometric analysis of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) in Chile
The Global Temperament Project
Data from 83,423 parent reports of temperament (surgency, negative affectivity, and regulatory capacity) in infants, toddlers, and children from 341 samples gathered in 59 countries were used to investigate the relations among culture, gender, and temperament. Between-nation differences in temperament were larger than those obtained in similar studies of adult personality, and most pronounced for negative affectivity. Nation-level patterns of neg…
A potential exodus
Introduction The alarming dropout rates among university students in Peru deplete the country’s human resources and reduce prospects for personal growth and societal development. Explaining those rates calls for a comprehensive and holistic approach beyond the students’ socio-economic characteristics. This study seeks to identify the socio-demographic, academic and psychological variables that predict dropout intention among university students i…
Need-relevant parenting and Peruvian high school students’ affect and academic achievement
This study examined the mediating role of need-related experiences in the relation between need supportive and need thwarting parenting, positive and negative affect and grades among 304 high school students ( M age = 14.91; SD age = 0.91; 53% female) from a Peruvian private school. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and considering latest empirical findings, a dual pathway, involving a bright and dark path, was hypothesized with need sa…
Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Behavioral and Psychological Studies (1 work)