Ružica Brečić
Biographic Data
| ID | 5762332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ružica Brečić |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ružica |
| FAMILY NAME | Brečić |
| SIGNATURE | BREČIĆ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zagreb |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3327-2187 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
National disparities favoring males are reflected in girls’ implicit associations about gender and academic subjects
Based on data for N = 2,756 children (1,410 girls; M age = 8.10 years) from 16 data sets spanning five nations, this study investigated relations between national gender disparities and children's beliefs about gender and academic subjects. One national-level gender disparity involved inequalities in socioeconomic standing favoring adult males over females (U.N. Human Development Index). The other involved national-level gaps in standardized math…
Am I a good person? Academic correlates of explicit and implicit self-esteem during early childhood
Implicit and explicit self-esteem are not commonly measured in the same children. Using a cross-sectional design, data from 354 Croatian children (184 girls) in Grade 1 (Mage = 7.55 years) and Grade 5 (Mage = 11.58 years) were collected in Spring 2019. All children completed explicit and implicit self-esteem measures; math and language grades were obtained. For the explicit measure, older children showed lower self-esteem than younger children, a…
Nutritional, environmental and economic implications of children plate waste at school
Objective: This study aims at comparing two Italian case studies in relation to schoolchildren’s plate waste and its implications, in terms of nutritional loss, economic cost and carbon footprint. Design: Plate waste was collected through an aggregate selective weighting method for 39 d. Setting: Children from the first to the fifth grade from four primary schools, two in each case study (Parma and Lucca), were involved. Results: With respect to …
Development of children’s implicit and explicit attitudes toward healthy food
This cross-sectional study investigates the implicit and explicit food attitudes of 1,412 Croatian children (5-9 years old) and extends our knowledge regarding how those attitudes relate to food behavior, while accounting for the potential influence of age and environmental variables such as watching television and poverty. While our findings corroborate previous work to show that children's explicit attitudes tend to be more positive toward unhe…
Development of Math Attitudes and Math Self-Concepts
Three hundred and ninety-one children (195 girls; Mage = 9.56 years) attending Grades 1 and 5 completed implicit and explicit measures of math attitudes and math self-concepts. Math grades were obtained. Multilevel analyses showed that first-grade girls held a strong negative implicit attitude about math, despite no gender differences in math grades or self-reported (explicit) positivity about math. The explicit measures significantly predicted m…
Development of children’s implicit and explicit attitudes toward healthy food
This cross-sectional study investigates the implicit and explicit food attitudes of 1,412 Croatian children (5-9 years old) and extends our knowledge regarding how those attitudes relate to food behavior, while accounting for the potential influence of age and environmental variables such as watching television and poverty. While our findings corroborate previous work to show that children's explicit attitudes tend to be more positive toward unhe…
Development of Math Attitudes and Math Self-Concepts
Three hundred and ninety-one children (195 girls; Mage = 9.56 years) attending Grades 1 and 5 completed implicit and explicit measures of math attitudes and math self-concepts. Math grades were obtained. Multilevel analyses showed that first-grade girls held a strong negative implicit attitude about math, despite no gender differences in math grades or self-reported (explicit) positivity about math. The explicit measures significantly predicted m…
Development of children’s implicit and explicit attitudes toward healthy food
This cross-sectional study investigates the implicit and explicit food attitudes of 1,412 Croatian children (5-9 years old) and extends our knowledge regarding how those attitudes relate to food behavior, while accounting for the potential influence of age and environmental variables such as watching television and poverty. While our findings corroborate previous work to show that children's explicit attitudes tend to be more positive toward unhe…
Am I a good person? Academic correlates of explicit and implicit self-esteem during early childhood
Implicit and explicit self-esteem are not commonly measured in the same children. Using a cross-sectional design, data from 354 Croatian children (184 girls) in Grade 1 (Mage = 7.55 years) and Grade 5 (Mage = 11.58 years) were collected in Spring 2019. All children completed explicit and implicit self-esteem measures; math and language grades were obtained. For the explicit measure, older children showed lower self-esteem than younger children, a…
Nutritional, environmental and economic implications of children plate waste at school
Objective: This study aims at comparing two Italian case studies in relation to schoolchildren’s plate waste and its implications, in terms of nutritional loss, economic cost and carbon footprint. Design: Plate waste was collected through an aggregate selective weighting method for 39 d. Setting: Children from the first to the fifth grade from four primary schools, two in each case study (Parma and Lucca), were involved. Results: With respect to …
National disparities favoring males are reflected in girls’ implicit associations about gender and academic subjects
Based on data for N = 2,756 children (1,410 girls; M age = 8.10 years) from 16 data sets spanning five nations, this study investigated relations between national gender disparities and children's beliefs about gender and academic subjects. One national-level gender disparity involved inequalities in socioeconomic standing favoring adult males over females (U.N. Human Development Index). The other involved national-level gaps in standardized math…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agricultural science (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Biology (1 work)