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Leifer, Myra; Shapiro, Jeremy P. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1995
Longitudinally examined the effects of foster care placement versus remaining at home upon the psychological function of 64 African American, sexually abused girls 5-16 years old. Both groups showed declines in affective distress and depression. Overall, there were no significant differences in the psychological function of the girls who remained…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Blacks, Child Abuse
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Smetana, Judith; Crean, Hugh F.; Campione-Barr, Nicole – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2005
Adolescents and parents view parents' regulation of some aspects of adolescents' lives as legitimate, but they disagree as to how much personal freedom adolescents should have. Too much parental control over personal issues in early adolescence leads to feelings of psychological control, but increasing autonomy over personal issues in later…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Parent Role, Power Structure
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Young, Susan; Heptinstall, Ellen; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Chadwick, Oliver; Taylor, Eric – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: The aim of the study was to clarify the developmental risk associated with hyperactive behaviour in girls in a longitudinal epidemiological design. Methods: This was investigated in a follow-up study of girls who were identified by parent and teacher ratings in a large community survey of 6- and 7-year-olds as showing pervasive…
Descriptors: Females, Hyperactivity, Adolescents, Followup Studies
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Boer, Henk; Mashamba, M. Tshilidzi – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
We assessed the usefulness of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and protection motivation theory (PMT) to predict intended condom use among 201 adolescents from Venda, South Africa. Results indicated that both the TPB and the PMT could significantly predict intended condom use, although the level of explained variance was limited. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Health Behavior
Rha, Ilju; Williams, Michael D.; Heo, Gyun – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore learner engagement and motivation related to "Flow" particularly in WBI settings. In the "Flow" state people are absorbed in their activities while irrelevant thoughts and perceptions are screened out. In this article, we attempted to identify some of the critical elements of learner…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Time on Task, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Lewis, Charlie; Lamb, Michael E. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2003
Although it is often assumed that men have an important influence on their children's development, the supportive evidence can be difficult to locate and summarize. In this paper, we analyse the evidence with respect to four emergent themes. First, men often appear to interact with their children less sensitively than mothers do, and many children…
Descriptors: Play, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Fathers
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Flammer, August; Schmid, David – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2003
210 children (110 girls and 100 boys) were interviewed individually about causes that lead to success or to failure in school tests. They were presented fictitious scenarios about an unknown peer who had either success or failure in a dictation task and a sums task. The free answers were taken as mirroring means-ends beliefs of the interviewed…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Content Analysis, Interviews, Academic Achievement
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McNeal, Ralph B, Jr.; Hansen, William B.; Harrington, Nancy Grant; Giles, Steven M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
Prevention research continues to focus on school-based substance use programs aimed at adolescents. These programs are designed to reduce substance use and risk behavior by targeting key mediators, such as normative beliefs, which in turn reduce substance use. All Stars is a newly developed program that was recently evaluated in a randomized field…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Substance Abuse, Program Effectiveness, Sexuality
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Smith, Mark; Willner, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Aim: This study examined the responses of care managers and direct care staff to vignettes of inappropriate sexual behaviour (ISB) by a man with an intellectual disability. The aim was to identify psychological factors that influenced their assessment of risk and the perceived need for risk management strategies. Method: The vignettes varied in…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Topography, Mental Retardation, Risk Management
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Gore, Paul A., Jr.; Leuwerke, Wade C.; Krumboltz, John D. – Counseling Psychologist, 2002
Computers and other communication technologies have irrevocably changed the nature of work, the workforce, and interpersonal relationships. This article suggests that these changes have resulted in a blurring of the distinction between life roles and an increase in feelings of meaningless and isolation. The authors argue that the dissolution of…
Descriptors: Models, Psychologists, Counseling Psychology, Industrial Psychology
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Williams, Trish; Connolly, Jennifer; Pepler, Debra; Craig, Wendy – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
The present study examined the link between sexual orientation and adjustment in a community sample of 97 sexual minority (gay male, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning) high school students, taking into account their experiences of peer victimization and social support within peer and family contexts. Adolescents were identified in a large-scale…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, High School Students, Adolescents
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Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynn S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
In this article, we test: (a) the relation between school-based extracurricular participation and indicators of positive and negative development across a range of activity contexts, and (b) a mediation model linking activity participation, prosocial peers, and development. Extensive survey information was collected from a predominately White…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 12
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Discussion Groups, Content Analysis, Games
Directions in Rehabilitation Counseling, 1992
This volume of 12 separate lessons--each written by either a medical or mental health professional--provides expert information on a wide variety of medical and psychological issues in rehabilitative counseling. The lessons, each of which concludes with a few multiple-choice questions, are as follows: (1) "Adaptive Styles in the Etiology of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Counseling
Sottile, James M., Jr. – 1994
This paper reviews the theory and practice of teacher ethics. It defines ethics and examines the content of the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession adopted by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1975. An informal survey of 30 teachers found that none had a specific course or workshop in the area of ethics. When prompted to give…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics
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