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Dennis, Tracy A.; Buss, Kristin A.; Hastings, Paul D.; Bell, Martha Ann; Diaz, Anjolii; Adam, Emma K.; Miskovic, Vladimir; Schmidt, Louis A.; Feldman, Ruth; Katz, Lynn Fainsilber; Rigterink, Tami; Strang, Nicole M.; Hanson, Jamie L.; Pollak, Seth D.; Dahl, Ronald E.; Silk, Jennifer S.; Siegle, Greg J.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.; Cicchetti, Dante; Rogosch, Fred A.; Fox, Nathan A.; Kirwan, Michael; Reeb-Sutherland, Bethany; Gunnar, Megan R.; Obradovic, Jelena; Boyce, W. Thomas; Molenaar, Peter C. M.; Gates, Kathleen M. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2012
In the past decade, there has been a dramatic growth in research examining the development of emotion from a physiological perspective. However, this widespread use of physiological measures to study emotional development coexists with relatively few guiding principles, thus reducing opportunities to move the field forward in innovative ways. The…
Descriptors: Physiology, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Development, Measurement
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Bridges, Edwin – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to conduct a critical analysis of the origins and implementation of problem-based learning in educational administration as a window into the limitations of this approach and more generally administrator preparation. Design/methodology/approach: The author reviewed the published work of the originator from…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Principals, Administrator Education, Management Development
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Chan, Ko Ling – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The present study developed the Child Abuse Risk Assessment Scale (CARAS), an actuarial instrument for the assessment of the risk of physical child abuse. Data of 2,363 Chinese parents (47.7% male) living in Hong Kong were used in the analyses. Participants were individually interviewed with a questionnaire assessing their perpetration of child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, At Risk Persons, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Regan, Kelley; Evmenova, Anna; Baker, Pam; Jerome, Marci Kinas; Spencer, Vicky; Lawson, Holly; Werner, Terry – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
In an effort to expand existing research on the barriers of instructors experience in online learning environments (OLEs), a qualitative study was conducted at a large mid-Atlantic university. Six instructors teaching in different OLE formats (e.g., asynchronous, hybrid, and synchronous via videoconferencing) participated in two focus groups in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Distance Education, Online Courses
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de Winter, C. F.; Bastiaanse, L. P.; Hilgenkamp, T. I. M.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Echteld, M. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and the metabolic syndrome are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In older people with intellectual disability (ID), CVD is a substantial morbidity risk. The aims of the present study, which was part of the Healthy Ageing in Intellectual Disability (HA-ID) study, were (1) to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Physical Activities, Independent Living, Human Body
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Miller, Marybeth – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: The implementation of service-learning as a teaching and learning method has been well grounded in education, yet the discipline of physical education teacher education (PETE) has been slow to establish itself in this experiential learning paradigm. This study examined the role that service-learning plays in teacher candidates'…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Communication Strategies, Physical Education, Service Learning
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Siegenthaler, Eliane; Munder, Thomas; Egger, Matthias – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: Mental illness in parents affects the mental health of their children. A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent mental disorders or psychological symptoms in the offspring were performed. Method: The Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases were searched for randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Hyperactivity, Mental Health, Psychology
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Randall, Edin T.; Bohnert, Amy M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
The current study examined the curvilinear links between involvement in organized activities (OA) and sport activities specifically and various indicators of psychological and social development. Participants included 150 9th and 10th graders (57% females) from an urban, selective-enrollment high school. Eligibility for admission is based on city…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Family Income, Standardized Tests, Adolescents
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Clark, M. Carolyn; Dirkx, John M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
This article concludes a volume on emotions and adult learning with a conversation about the book itself. In this article, the authors reflect on the ways in which the preceding articles contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of emotions in adult learning.
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Psychological Patterns, Adult Basic Education, Personal Narratives
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Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
"Fortune of others" emotions, such as envy and gloating over the other's misfortune, are complex emotions experienced in situations where events are presumed to be desirable or undesirable for another person. The present paper explores the notion that individuals with AS and HFA are impaired in understanding of envy and gloating. We tested the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rating Scales
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Ball, Richard; Chernova, Kateryna – Social Indicators Research, 2008
This paper uses data from the World Values Survey to investigate how an individual's self-reported happiness is related to (i) the level of her income in absolute terms, and (ii) the level of her income relative to other people in her country. The main findings are that (i) both absolute and relative income are positively and significantly…
Descriptors: Income, Psychological Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Surveys
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Shapiro, Adam; Keyes, Corey Lee M. – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The positive link between marriage and physical and psychological well-being is well established, but whether marriage is associated with social well-being is not. Using nationally representative data from the MIDUS study (N = 3,032), the present study examines the degree to which there are marital status differences in perceived social…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Well Being, Marriage, Psychological Patterns
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Wierzbicka, Anna – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2008
Aneta Pavlenko (henceforth A.P.) is a pioneer in the study of "languages and emotion" in general and "emotions and bilingualism" in particular. If I voice in this commentary some disagreements, I do so in order to engage in a constructive discussion, conscious of how much she has done in this area, and also, of how much we share in our respective…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Psychological Patterns, Literary Criticism
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Ashby, Jeffrey S.; Rice, Kenneth G.; Kutchins, Carolyn B. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
The authors investigated the association between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism and relationship quality in 197 engaged couples. When both partners were maladaptive perfectionists, they were more likely to be grouped into less functional couple types. Couples in which both partners were adaptive perfectionists tended to cluster in more…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Marriage, Evaluation Methods
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Drago, Valeria; Finney, Glen R.; Foster, Paul S.; Amengual, Alejandra; Jeong, Yong; Mizuno, Tomoiuki; Crucian, Gregory P.; Heilman, Kenneth M. – Brain and Cognition, 2008
Lesion studies demonstrate that the right temporal-parietal region (RTP) is important for mediating spatial attention. The RTP is also involved in emotional experiences that can be evoked by art. Normal people vary in their ability to allocate spatial attention, thus, people who can better allocate attention might also be more influenced by the…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Spatial Ability, Art, Psychological Patterns
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