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Dimitra Hartas – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
Concerns about mental health difficulties and reduced wellbeing in adolescents are on the rise in public discourses and the media. This study utilised data from the Millennium Cohort Study (Waves 6 and 7) to examine 17- year- olds' mental health and wellbeing in relation to gender and personality traits, and longitudinal differences in social and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Late Adolescents, Well Being, Mental Health
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Schwinger, Malte; Trautner, Maike; Pütz, Nadine; Fabianek, Salome; Lemmer, Gunnar; Lauermann, Fani; Wirthwein, Linda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Self-handicapping is a maladaptive strategy that students employ to protect their self-image when they fear or anticipate academic failure. Instead of increasing their effort, students may harm their chances of success by procrastinating, strategically withdrawing effort, or engaging in destructive behaviors like drug abuse, so that potential…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Self Destructive Behavior, Time Management, Withdrawal (Psychology)
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology