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Morgan, Ness T.; Robinson, M. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2003
In recent years, university counseling centers have been challenged to provide services that are accessible to an increasingly diverse student population. With this focus, this study examined students' help-seeking attitudes and behaviors in relation to their gender, racial background, and their student status (graduate or undergraduate). Based on…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Guidance Centers, Student Behavior, College Students
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Shechter, Hava; Salomon, Gavriel – Journal of Peace Education, 2005
Empathy for the adversary is part of peace education. Does the vicarious experience of suffering affect empathy towards the suffering of an adversary? Specifically, does the visit of Israeli youth to Auschwitz affect their empathy toward the Palestinians? Three hundred and nine high school students participated in the study: One half went on the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Peace, Empathy, Foreign Countries
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Banerjee, Suparna – Research in Dance Education, 2005
This paper is a reflection on the process of dance choreography, an assignment for pedagogical evaluation at postgraduate level in an Indian university. It is also a recapitulation and reconstruction of my experiences while undergoing a Master's course in Bharatanatyam (a style of classical dance) in the Centre for Performing Arts (CPA),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Dance Education, Graduate Study
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O'Keefe, Maura; Lebovics, Shirley – Prevention Researcher, 2005
It is estimated that between 3.3 million and 10 million children in the U.S. witness physical violence between their parents each year. This type of violence ranges from overhearing some form of violent behavior from their bedrooms, to seeing severe acts of violence such as beatings or assaults with guns and knives. In many cases, these youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Family Violence, Truancy, Adolescents
Wiginton, Kristin; Rhea, Deborah J.; Oomen, Jody – American Journal of Health Education, 2004
Promoting the development of positive interpersonal communication skills has been identified as one of the National Health Education Standards. The propensity to feel shame has been linked to ineffective conflict resolution and is a key component in the development of certain destructive behavioral patterns. This study sought to determine the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Health Education, Conflict Resolution, Communication Skills
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Schreiner, Andrea S.; Morimoto, Tomoko – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The present study examined the relationship between caregiver mastery and depressive symptoms among family stroke caregivers in western Japan (N = 100). Family caregivers were identified from a sample of rehabilitation hospitals; participation rate was 100 percent for all eligible caregivers. Care-givers with high mastery were found to have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Depression (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
Friedman, Dorian – National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2006
When faced with threats to physical or psychological well-being, our bodies and brains respond in a variety of self-protective ways, including the production of stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Our ability to turn this response on and off is critical to healthy functioning in society, and scientists now believe that significant…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Neurological Organization, Depression (Psychology), Brain
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Burry, Caroline Long; Wright, Lois – Child Welfare, 2006
Permanency planning for infants with prenatal substance exposure is challenging due to characteristics of the infants and the ongoing substance use or relapse of the parents. Visitation is a primary mechanism through which child welfare workers determine and support permanency planning. Productive use of visitation for permanency planning for…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Welfare, Prenatal Influences, Drug Use
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Saint-Jacques, Marie-Christine; Cloutier, Richard; Pauze, Robert; Simard, Marie; Gagne, Marie-Helene; Poulin, Amelie – Child Welfare, 2006
This study focuses on the impacts of serial transitions on externalized and internalized behavior disorders, anxiety, and depression among children in child protection services. The research was carried out with a sample of 741 children. The findings demonstrate that the number of times a family is blended is a stronger predictive factor for…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Depression (Psychology), Child Abuse, Behavior Disorders
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Aalsma, Matthew C.; Lapsley, Daniel K.; Flannery, Daniel J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
The relationship among three personal fables ("omnipotence," "invulnerability," "personal uniqueness"), narcissism, and mental health variables was assessed in a large, cross-sectional sample of adolescents drawn from Grades 6 (n = 94), 8 (n = 223), 10 (n = 142), and 12 (n = 102). Participants responded to the New Personal Fable Scale, the…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Personality Traits
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Constantine, Madonna G.; Flores, Lisa Y. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
We tested a hypothesized path model that examined the relationships among psychological distress, perceived family conflict, and various career-related constructs in a sample of 329 African American, Asian American, and Latino/Latina American college students. Across each subsample of participants, we found that greater levels of psychological…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables, College Students, Conflict
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Van Veen, Klaas; Sleegers, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2006
This exploratory study examines how teachers perceive their work within the current context of educational reform. A cognitive social-psychological approach to emotions offers the theoretical framework for understanding what teachers have at stake within the context of the reforms. Six Dutch secondary school teachers with strongly differing…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Educational Change, Psychological Patterns, Social Psychology
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Almond, Louise; Canter, David; Salfati, C. Gabrielle – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
This study investigates the variations in characteristics that exist among youths who sexually harm (YSH). Three conceptually distinct sets of background characteristics are hypothesized from the literature relating to whether the YSH was abused, delinquent or impaired. Forty-one characteristics were drawn from an extensive and detailed review of…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Multidimensional Scaling, Family Environment, Psychological Patterns
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Anderson, Darlene H.; Fisher, Adam; Marchant, Michelle; Young, K. Richard; Smith, Jennifer A. – Beyond Behavior, 2006
Preventative strategies are critical for the 5-15% of students at risk at the secondary level of intervention within the three-tier model of positive behavior support, and on the verge of developing more severe problem behavior. Two case studies illustrate how the use of social skills instruction and a self-management system can effectively…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Positive Reinforcement
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Andrade, Naleen N.; Hishinuma, Earl S.; McDermott, John F., Jr.; Johnson, Ronald C.; Goebert, Deborah A.; Makini, George K., Jr.; Nahulu, Linda B.; Yuen, Noelle Y. C.; McArdle, John J.; Bell, Cathy K.; Carlton, Barry S.; Miyamoto, Robin H.; Nishimura, Stephanie T.; Else, Iwalani R. N.; Guerrero, Anthony P. S.; Darmal, Arsalan; Yates, Alayne; Waldron, Jane A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objectives: The prevalence rates of disorders among a community-based sample of Hawaiian youths were determined and compared to previously published epidemiological studies. Method: Using a two-phase design, 7,317 adolescents were surveyed (60% participation rate), from which 619 were selected in a modified random sample during the 1992-1993 to…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Identification, Incidence, Anxiety
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