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Schiel, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2021
For many years, ACT has studied the relationships between high school students' educational experiences and successful educational outcomes, such as college persistence and graduation. As ACT continues this work, there are opportunities to learn about students' other experiences as well, including negative ones that could hinder academic…
Descriptors: High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Academic Persistence, College Graduates
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Stover, Carla Smith; Connell, Christian M.; Leve, Leslie D.; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Scaramella, Laura V.; Conger, Rand; Reiss, David – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Previous studies have linked marital conflict, parenting, and externalizing problems in early childhood. However, these studies have not examined whether genes account for these links nor have they examined whether contextual factors such as parental personality or financial distress might account for links between marital conflict and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Financial Problems, Aggression, Mothers
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Falconier, Mariana K. – Family Relations, 2010
A dyadic model of economic strain was applied to the study of anxiety and depression as mediating mechanisms in the economic strain-psychological aggression relation. Data came from self-report questionnaires completed by 143 Argentinean clinical couples. Structural equation modeling analysis indicated that anxiety and depression increased for…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Psychology, Depression (Psychology)
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Chan, Ko Ling – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: The current study investigated the prevalence and impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on adult sexual victimization (ASV) in Hong Kong, China. This study also examines correlates of demographic characteristics, depression, suicidal ideation, and self-esteem with ASV. Methods: A total of 5,049 Chinese adult respondents were…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Victims of Crime, Adults
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Beach, Scott R.; Schulz, Richard; Castle, Nicholas G.; Rosen, Jules – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To examine racial differences in (a) the prevalence of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment since turning 60 and in the past 6 months and (b) the experience--perpetrator, frequency, and degree of upset--of psychological mistreatment in the past 6 months. Design and methods: Random digit dial telephone recruitment and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Racial Differences, Marital Status, Incidence
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1981
The proceedings of this subcommittee of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging explore the incidence and causes of elder abuse and consider ways of dealing with the problem. Statements of victims of elder abuse and statements of social service personnel are included. Legal aspects of the problem and the possibility of government…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Financial Problems