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Mello, Zena R.; Walker, Erica B.; Finan, Laura J.; Stiasny, AnneMarie; Wiggers, Isaac C. S.; McBroom, KrisAnn A.; Worrell, Frank C. – Applied Developmental Science, 2018
In this study, we compared the time perspectives of runaway and nonrunaway adolescents by examining relationships among time perspective, psychological outcomes, and risky behavior within runaways. Participants included 163 runaway and 581 nonrunaway adolescents who completed a self-report survey. Several dimensions of time perspective were…
Descriptors: Runaways, Adolescents, Time Perspective, Psychological Patterns
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Allman, Melissa J.; DeLeon, Iser G. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Perception of time, in the seconds to minutes range, is not well characterized in autism. The required interval timing system (ITS) develops at the same stages during infancy as communication, social reciprocity, and other cognitive and behavioral functions. The authors used two versions of a temporal bisection procedure to study the perception of…
Descriptors: Autism, Time Perspective, Psychological Evaluation, Differences
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McKay, Michael T.; Percy, Andrew; Goudie, Andrew J.; Sumnall, Harry R.; Cole, Jon C. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
The Temporal Focus Scale (TFS) is a 12-item self-report measure of cognitive engagement with the temporal domains of past, present and future. Developed in college student samples, a three-factor structure with adequate reliability and validity was documented in a series of independent studies. We tested the factor structure of the scale in a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Drinking, College Students, Factor Structure
Elias, Janilyn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Education agencies are driven by the need to remove disruptive and dangerous students from classrooms without suspending or expelling them to home or the streets (Bear, 1998). As stated in the National Association of State Boards of Education (1994), the term "alternative education" refers to nontraditional educational services ranging from…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables