Promotive factors are associated with positive outcomes equally in low- and high-risk contexts, producing gap-maintaining effects identified via main effects¶
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q2 i? Promotive factors benefit higher and lower risk groups comparably, maintaining the gap between groups, and are analytically identified via main effects in linear models. → Slomowitz R. F. 2025
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Slomowitz R. F. 2025¶
Slomowitz R. F., Narayan A. J., & McGrath L. M. (2025). Resilience research in learning disabilities: Guiding principles from developmental psychopathology. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102090
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Definitional/methodological statement in this theoretical paper, drawing on the DP literature: promotive factors yield "comparable improvement for both higher and lower risk groups leading to beneficial but 'gap-maintaining' effects" and are identified via main effects in linear models. No effect size is printed.
"Promotive factors are associated with positive outcomes equally regardless of whether they occur in low- or high-risk contexts (Masten et al., 2023; Masten & Reed, 2009)."
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Related Claims¶
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- Vocabulary was a promotive but not protective factor for word reading: its interaction with phonological awareness was skill-enhancing, benefiting the lower-risk group — related
- Explicit, instructional home numeracy activities acted as protective (not promotive) factors for 1st–2nd grade math performance in Torppa (2025) — related
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Promotive factors are associated with positive outcomes equally in low- and high-risk contexts, producing gap-maintaining effects identified via main effects |
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Promotive factors are associated with positive outcomes equally in low- and high-risk contexts, producing gap-maintaining effects identified via main effects |
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