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Carr, Deborah; Friedman, Michael A. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2005
We investigate the frequency and psychological correlates of institutional and interpersonal discrimination reported by underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese I, and obese II/III Americans. Analyses use data from the Midlife Development in the United States study, a national survey of more than 3,000 adults ages 25 to 74 in 1995. Compared…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Social Bias
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Stein, Bradley D.; Jaycox, Lisa H.; Elliott, Marc N.; Collins, Rebecca; Berry, Sandra; Marshall, Grant N.; Klein, David J.; Schuster, Mark A. – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
To examine the emotional and behavioral impact of terrorism on children across the country, telephone interviews were conducted with a national probability sample of 395 parents of 5- to 18-year-old children from November 9 to 28, 2001. Parents reported on child emotional and behavioral reactions to terrorism, parent-child discussions about…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Terrorism, Learning Activities, Bullying
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Yoder, Kevin A.; Hoyt, Dan R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
This study used a sample of 501 families from the Mississippi Delta region to examine the feasibility of the Family Stress Model for understanding adolescent suicidal ideation. The results indicated that family economic pressure was related to parental depressive symptoms, which, in turn, was related to parental hostile behavior and physical…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Suicide, Adolescents, Anxiety
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Martini, Tanya S.; Root, Carol A.; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Social Development, 2004
The present study investigated the effects of situational (child situational emotions) and dispositional (child temperament) child variables on mothers' regulation of their own hostile (anger) and nonhostile (sadness and anxiety) emotions. Participants included 94 low and middle income mothers and their children (41 girls; 53 boys) aged 3 to 6…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Middle Class, Emotional Response, Personality Traits
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Gotlib, Ian H.; Traill, Saskia K.; Montoya, Rebecca L.; Joormann, Jutta; Chang, Kiki – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Although children of bipolar parents are at heightened risk for developing emotional disorders, the processes underlying this vulnerability are not well understood. This study examined biases in the processing of emotional stimuli as a potential vulnerability marker of bipolar disorder. Methods: Sixteen children of bipolar parents who…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Cognitive Structures, Memory, Psychological Patterns
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Curry, Vicky – Journal of School Violence, 2003
On May 21, 1998 Kipland Kinkel entered Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, gunned down two students and injured scores more, after murdering his parents the night before. There is a dearth of research focused on the effects of such violence in school settings where the perpetrator is a peer of his victims. We do not know if, how, or under…
Descriptors: Proximity, High Schools, Violence, Adolescents
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Pfefferbaum, Rose L.; Gurwitch, Robin H.; Robertson, Madeline J.; Brandt, Edward N., Jr.; Pfefferbaum, Betty – Prevention Researcher, 2003
Following the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the authors examined emotional distress among youth who were not physically present at the disaster site. This research continued even two years after the bombing as the trial of Timothy McVeigh was beginning. The authors found an association between…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Mass Media Effects, Emotional Response, Stress Variables
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Unnever, James D.; Colvin, Mark; Cullen, Francis T. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2004
In his recent "Crime and Coercion," Colvin contends that individuals exposed to coercive environments develop social-psychological deficits that enhance their probability of engaging in criminal behavior. Using a sample of 2,472 students from six middle schools, the authors test core propositions of Colvin's differential coercion theory.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Crime, Middle School Students, Incidence
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Reber, Rolf; Flammer, August – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
In this study, 434 children and adolescents completed the Control-, Agency-, and Means-ends beliefs Interview (CAMI). Moreover, we asked for current mood-state and achievement-related affect after success and failure at school. There was no gender difference in achievement-related affective expression in children (9 and 10 years old), but there…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Males
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Barclay, Colette – Teacher Development, 2004
Dunblane Primary School, Scotland, and Columbine High School, USA. Two headline tragedies that have led to trauma for their pupils and staff. Trauma that could be devastating because of the psychological impact and the practical requirements a crisis brings. Children's social and personal development can be negatively affected, their academic…
Descriptors: Play, Crisis Management, Administrator Role, Foreign Countries
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Sukhodolsky, Denis G.; Golub, Arthur; Stone, Erin C.; Orban, Lisa – Behavior Therapy, 2005
Two components of multimodal anger control training were compared in a randomized study. The first component, social problem-solving training, utilized the techniques of cognitive restructuring, attribution retraining, and solution generation that targeted social-cognitive deficits implicated in anger and aggression. The second component, social…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Cognitive Restructuring, Problem Solving, Coping
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Pallos, Henrik; Yamada, Naoto; Okawa, Masako – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2005
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of emotional disturbance among Japanese graduate students and the underlying factors of their emotional disturbance. We conducted a cross sectional survey using the Japanese version of the 30-item General Health Questionnaire at 31 graduate schools from 12 university campuses in and around…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Graduate Students, Mental Disorders, Foreign Countries
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Leff, Michelle K.; Moolchan, Eric T.; Cookus, Bridget A.; Spurgeon, Loretta; Evans, Lisa A.; London, Edythe D.; Kimes, Alane; Schroeder, Jennifer R.; Ernst, Monique – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2003
Purpose: To examine smoking initiation in a group of adolescents at risk for developing substance abuse. Methods: Fifty-nine adolescents (25 control and 34 at risk adolescents) participated in a longitudinal study of behavioral and cognitive predictors of development of substance abuse. Aggression, conduct problems, hyperactivity, impulsivity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Hyperactivity, Depression (Psychology)
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Berger, Bonnie G. – Quest, 2004
This paper focuses on the tangled web of obesity and exercise as it relates to subjective well-being. Many overweight individuals have low levels of subjective well-being as a reflection of "anti-fat" biases and sociocultural considerations. Since exercise helps balance the energy intake-output equation and is associated with mood benefits,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Well Being, Exercise
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Richards, Jane; Encel, Jason; Shute, Rosalyn – High Ability Studies, 2003
This study compared the emotional and behavioural adjustment of a group of 33 intellectually gifted adolescents with a matched group of 25 adolescents of average ability, using the Behaviour Assessment System for Children. It is the first study to comprehensively examine the psychological adjustment of intellectually gifted adolescents using both…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Academically Gifted, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment
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