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Psychometric Analysis of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students
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Chen, Lung Hung; Tsai, Ying-Mei; Chen, Mei-Yen – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Peterson et al. in "J Happiness Stud" 6(1):25-41, 2005) in Taiwanese students. The participants were 578 undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 18.64, SD = 1.02) and completed the OHQ, satisfaction with life scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Life Satisfaction, Factor Analysis
Development of an Emotionality and Suicidal Tendency Scale for Prisoners in Hong Kong.
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Wu, Kitty K.; Lu, C. C.; Chan, C. M. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Examines a scale that assesses prisoners' (N=1,655) emotional states and suicidal tendency. Results indicate that the scale has both high test-retest reliability and internal consistency. Subscales showed significant discriminant power in differentiating the high- and low-risk groups which were classified according to various measures of suicidal…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries, Predictive Measurement, Prisoners
Gender Differences in the Effects of Strain on the Delinquency of South Korean Youth
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Morash, Merry; Moon, Byongook – Youth & Society, 2007
General strain theory (GST) was tested as an explanation of violent and status offense delinquency of South Korean girls and boys. One research objective was to determine whether Korean girls and boys differed in their experience of each type of strain and in the levels of conditioning effects that might moderate the connections of strain to…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Gender Differences, Delinquency, Stress Variables
Predicting Academic Achievement of Greek Secondary School Students from Family Background and California Psychological Inventory Scores.
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Repapi, Myrto; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1983
Family background data and California Psychological Inventory (CPI) protocols were obtained from 1643 Greek students from 19 schools in the City of Athens. The CPI measures showed sufficient predictive validity in this cross-cultural application to warrant further research at higher educational levels, and in special subgroups such as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Predictive Measurement