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Zhang, Li-fang – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2016
This research aimed at identifying the statistically predictive relationship of personality traits to teaching approaches. The NEO Five-Factor Inventory and the Approaches to Teaching Inventory were administered to 268 academics from six elite universities in mainland China. Results showed that personality traits significantly contributed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, College Faculty, Gender Differences
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Wang, Shuo; Zhou, Ya; Yu, Shi; Ran, Li-Wen; Liu, Xiang-Ping; Chen, Yu-Fei – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: This study tested the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), compared with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in alleviating academic procrastination. Method: A total of 60 (53.3% male) undergraduates suffering from academic procrastination were randomly assigned to two treatment groups (ACT and CBT) and a control group.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Psychotherapy, Comparative Analysis
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Wang, Jennifer M.; Hartl, Amy C.; Laursen, Brett; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn; Rubin, Kenneth H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2016
Youth aggression is a serious global issue, but research identifying personality traits associated with aggression has focused on adults. Little is known about whether similar associations exist during adolescence; even less is known about these associations across cultures. This study examined links between personality and physical aggression in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Aggression, Personality Traits, Asians
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Hong, Wei; Abela, John R. Z.; Cohen, Joseph R.; Sheshko, Dana M.; Shi, Xiao Ting; Hamel, Anton Van; Starrs, Claire – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
The current study tested the vulnerability and sex differences hypotheses of the response styles theory of depression (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991). Participants included 494 tenth-grade students (M = 15.25 years, SD = 0.47) recruited from two secondary schools in Beijing, China. Participants completed self-report measures assessing rumination and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severity (of Disability), Depression (Psychology), Adolescents