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Social Problem Solving Moderates Emotion Reactivity in Predicting Suicide Ideation among College Students
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Arthur M. Nezu; Christine Maguth Nezu; Jessica Stern; Alexandra P. Woods – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To evaluate the hypothesis that social problem solving (SPS) moderates strong emotion reactivity (ER) to stressful events in predicting suicide ideation (SI). Participants: 200 college students: mean age = 20.33; 75% women; 58% white. Methods: Participants completed the following self-report inventories: Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation,…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Problem Solving, Emotional Response, Predictor Variables
A Path Analysis of Social Problem-Solving as a Predictor of White Racial Identity
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Carr, Amanda G.; Caskie, Grace I. L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
This study examined (a) whether a developmental model or a model in which all subscales' measurement errors are correlated best explains the relationships among White racial identity (WRI) statuses, and (b) social problem-solving (SPS) skills as a predictor of WRI. Path analysis was conducted with a sample of 255 White undergraduate students from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Error of Measurement, Private Colleges, Racial Identification
Not Just Fun, But Serious Strategies: Using Meta-Cognitive Strategies in Game-Based Learning
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Kim, Bokyeong; Park, Hyungsung; Baek, Youngkyun – Computers & Education, 2009
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of the meta-cognitive strategies on the academic and gaming achievements. Exploring the effects of those achievements on the social problem solving of students is also of interest. For this purpose, the MMORPG [Massively Multiple Online Role Playing Game] "Gersang" was used. The…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving
An Empirical Study of the Construct Validity of Social Creativity
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Mouchiroud, Christophe; Bernoussi, Aurore – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
Creativity can be broadly defined as a combination of interacting individual and environmental resources leading to the production of valuable solutions. This paper concentrates on the type of creativity that can be expressed in solving social problems. After reviewing the potentially relevant psychological and contextual variables intervening in…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Creativity, Prevention, Parenting Styles
Social Problem Solving and Strategy Use in Young Children
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Green, Vanessa A.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Rechis, Ruth; Patterson, Meagan M.; Hughes, Julie Milligan – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2008
In the present study, the authors investigated what prosocial-assertive, passive, and coercive strategies 6-year-olds (N = 257) would propose in response to stories about 2 socially challenging situations: displacing another child in a game and obtaining a toy from another child. The scenarios also varied the gender composition of the characters.…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Females, Males
High-Impact Applied Social Psychology.
Saks, Michael J. – 1978
Research in social psychology will be more useful to society if researchers incorporate evaluation research into their inquiries. Evaluation research is interpreted to include overall assessment of a program or project as well as methodological procedures used to assess implementation and outcome of social and cultural action programs.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs