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Comprehension of Pictograms for Pain Quality and Pain Affect in Adults with Down Syndrome
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de Knegt, Nanda C.; Schuengel, Carlo; Lobbezoo, Frank; Visscher, Corine M.; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Boel, Judith A.; Scherder, Erik J. A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at risk for age-related painful physical conditions, but also for under-reporting pain. Pictograms may facilitate self-report of pain, because they seem suitable for the global visual processing in DS and for iconic representation of abstract concepts. Method: Participants (N = 39, M age = 41.2)…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Adults, Pain, Aging (Individuals)
More Questions than Answers: A Study of Question-Answer Sequences in a Naturalistic Setting.
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Van Hekken, Suus M. J.; Roelofsen, Wim – Journal of Child Language, 1982
Examines the changes that occur from ages 5 to 11 in question/answer sequences of Dutch children. Function, content, form of questions, and listener response are analyzed. (EKN)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Development
The Effect of Stimulating Immigrant and National Pupils' Helping Behaviour during Cooperative Learning in Classrooms on Their Maths-Related Talk
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Oortwijn, Michiel Bastiaan; Boekaerts, Monique; Vedder, Paul – Educational Studies, 2008
This study examined whether stimulation of immigrant and national pupils' use of high-quality helping behaviour (experimental condition) during cooperative learning (CL) in classrooms boosts their maths-related talk more than in an educational situation in which such stimulation is largely absent (control condition). A total of 59 elementary-age…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Immigrants
Individual Problems of Self-Definition. An Overview, and a View.
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van der Werff, Jacobus J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Presents a global overview of psychological approaches to the individual problem of self-definition. Self-reflection and the experienced presence of others discussed as two "pillars" of that problem. A developmental sketch is given, and two forms of problems (self-concept contradictions and identity problems) distinguished. Resolutions…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Cognitive Development
Are Anti-Smoking Parenting Practices Related to Adolescent Smoking Cognitions and Behavior?
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Huver, Rose M. E.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; de Vries, Hein – Health Education Research, 2006
The aim of this study was to explain the effects of anti-smoking parenting practices on adolescent smoking cognitions and behavior by showing the mediating effects of cognitions. Data were gathered among Dutch high school students in the control condition of the European Smoking prevention Framework Approach (ESFA). Anti-smoking parenting…
Descriptors: Smoking, Self Efficacy, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing