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Michal Dolev-Cohen; Inbar Levkovich – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2024
This qualitative study sought to examine how Israeli middle grades teachers perceive students' peer rejection in their classes. Using a phenomenological paradigm in a sample of 28 homeroom teachers, the study examined teacher perceptions of adolescent peer rejection and its causes, teachers' coping methods, and the support provided by the school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Students
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Gilor, Orit; Klibanski, Hagit; Kfir, Drora – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
The participation of children with disabilities in leisure activities is more limited than that of their peers without disabilities, despite the recognised social and emotional benefits derived from leisure activities. The aim of this study was to understand the difficulties encountered by organisational staff responsible for such activities and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Barriers
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Benatov, Joy; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Shira, Barzilay; Apter, Alan; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W.; Sarchiapone, Marco; Balazs, Juit; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Corcoran, Paul; Cosman, Doina; Haring, Christian; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Kereszteny, Agnes; Podlogar, Tina; Postuvan, Vita; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Varnik, Airi; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Peer victimization is a major stressor adolescents often face in the school environment, and has been linked to depression and suicidal risk. This study analyzed the associations between three behavioral coping strategies (avoidance, seeking social support from adults/peers, and retaliation) and depression and suicidal ideation. Participants…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Bullying, Victims, Coping
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Heiman, Tali; Olenik-Shemesh, Dorit – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The use of the internet among teenagers has increased in recent years and nearly 92% of all teenagers in Israel surf the internet. This study examined the characteristics of involvement in cyberbullying among 114 adolescents in the Muslim Arab sector, and its relationships with emotional aspects. The students completed questionnaires regarding…
Descriptors: Internet, Adolescents, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
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Manor-Binyamini, Iris – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare perceptions of coping as experienced by 240 mothers of adolescents with and without developmental disability in the Druze community in Israel. Method The mothers completed the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Grandparents Functional Support Assessment, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation…
Descriptors: Mothers, Coping, Adolescents, Developmental Disabilities
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Zilka, Gila Cohen – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2017
Aim/Purpose: Awareness of eSafety and potential online dangers for children and teenagers. Background: The study examined eSafety among children and teenagers from their own perspectives, through evaluations of their awareness level of eSafety and of potential online dangers. Methodology: This is a mixed-method study with both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Knowledge Level, Children, Adolescents
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Goldberg, Shira; Israelashvili, Moshe – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Based on notions posited by problem behavior theory, the primary goal of the current study was to examine the possibility that adolescents who engage in NSSI are not a homogeneous group but are rather divided into 2 subgroups: (a) adolescents who exclusively engage in NSSI, and (b) adolescents who are involved in NSSI alongside other problem…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Comorbidity
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Manor-Binyamini, Iris; Abu-Ajaj, Othman – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This is the first study that examines the coping of siblings of children with developmental disabilities in comparison with siblings of children without disabilities in the Bedouin community in Israel. For this purpose, the study examines the components of self-esteem, stress, and growth. Data were collected from 200 adolescents. The findings of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Siblings, Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Ben Shlomo, Shirley; Taubman - Ben-Ari, Orit – Journal of Family Social Work, 2012
The current study examines the contribution of optimism, self-mastery, perceived social support, and background variables (age, physical health, economic status) to mental health following the transition to grandparenthood. The sample consisted of 257 first-time Israeli grandparents (grandmothers and grandfathers, maternal and paternal) who were…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Physical Health, Mental Health, Adolescents
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Kosner, Anna; Roer-Strier, Dorit; Kurman, Jenny – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
This article examines how young immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union during their adolescence perceive and cope with the resulting changes in their family roles. Data collected via interviews and focus groups from adolescents and young adults ("N" = 34) revealed six distinct roles: language broker, family navigator,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Role, Coping
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Scharf, Miri; Mayseless, Ofra; Kivenson-Baron, Inbal – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
Adjustment to the transition from high school to military service in Israel was examined in a longitudinal study with a sample of 120 late-adolescent girls. During their senior year in high school (Time 1) the young women were administered the Adult Attachment Interview. Their coping and adjustment to the new environment were assessed (at two…
Descriptors: Military Service, Females, Attachment Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Guterman, Neil B.; Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Vorhies, Vanessa; Ismayilova, Leyla; Leshem, Becky – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
We examined help-seeking and internal obstacles to receiving psychosocial support in the wake of community violence exposure in a sample of 1,835 Arab and Jewish adolescents living in Israel. Paper and pencil surveys conducted in schools examined adolescents' personal victimization and witnessing of community violence in the past year, and then…
Descriptors: Jews, Violence, Arabs, Adolescents
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Tatar, Moshe; Amram, Sima; Kelman, Talia – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2011
Exposure to terrorism poses a challenge for children and adolescents as well as parents. For many years, Israeli citizens have been exposed to ongoing terrorist attacks. The present article is aimed at revealing the reactions of Israeli parents when facing terrorist attacks and their perceptions regarding the help-seeking behaviours of their…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Mothers, Adolescents, Coping
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Dvir, Orly; Weiner, Anita; Kupermintz, Hagai – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2012
The issue of children living in residential group care in Israel completely without family ties is studied in order to explore the feelings of staff and uncover possible characteristics of these children. Data were collected through focus groups, questionnaires, and life stories of children who left group care at 18 years of age. Results reveal…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Residential Programs
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Kaniel, Shlomo; Siman-Tov, Ayelet – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2011
The main purpose of this research is to compare the differences between how mothers and fathers cope with autistic children based on a multivariate model that describes the relationships between parental psychological resources, parental stress appraisal and parental adjustment. 176 parents who lived in Israel (88 mothers and 88 fathers) of…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Locus of Control, Mothers, Autism
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