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Does Childhood Reading Disability or Its Continuance into Adulthood Underlie Problems in Adult-Age Psychosocial Well-Being? A Follow-Up Study
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Eloranta, Anna-Kaija; Närhi, Vesa; Ahonen, Timo; Aro, Tuija – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2019
This follow-up study aimed at a better understanding of the associations of reading disability (RD) with adult-age psychosocial well-being. We compared adult-age psychosocial well-being in 48 individuals (20-39 years) with documented childhood RD but without comorbid disabilities to 37 matched controls. The associations of psychosocial well-being…
Descriptors: Correlation, Reading Difficulties, Well Being, Mental Health
Well-Being on Campus: Testing the Effectiveness of an Online Strengths-Based Intervention for First Year College Students
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Koydemir, Selda; Sun-Selisik, Z. Eda – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2016
The present research examined the effectiveness of an 8-week online strengths-based intervention in promoting subjective and psychological well-being of first year university students. The intervention was composed of five modules pertaining to (a) finding and cultivating on character strengths, (b) regulation of emotions and increasing positive…
Descriptors: Well Being, Intervention, Mental Health, College Freshmen
Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Group Recreational Activity for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
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Hesselmark, Eva; Plenty, Stephanie; Bejerot, Susanne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Although adults with autism spectrum disorder are an increasingly identified patient population, few treatment options are available. This "preliminary" randomized controlled open trial with a parallel design developed two group interventions for adults with autism spectrum disorders and intelligence within the normal range: cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Group Counseling, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Parents of Children with and without Intellectual Disability: Couple Relationship and Individual Well-Being
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Norlin, D.; Broberg, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Research on parents of children with intellectual disability (ID) has identified a range of risk and protective factors for parental well-being. In family research, the association between marital quality and depression is a vital field of investigation. Still little research has addressed how aspects of the couple relationship affect…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parents, Children, Well Being
Differential Functioning of the Chinese Version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in Adolescent Gender Groups: Use of a Multiple-Group Mean and Covariance Structure Model
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Wu, Pei-Chen – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The objectives of this study were (a) to investigate whether items of the Chinese version of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II-C; "Chinese Behavioral Science Corporation" in "Manual for the Beck Depression Inventory-II" [in Chinese]. The Chinese Behavioral Science Corporation, Taiwan, 2000) exhibited DIF across adolescent…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Females, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Further Validation of the IDAS: Evidence of Convergent, Discriminant, Criterion, and Incremental Validity
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Watson, David; O'Hara, Michael W.; Chmielewski, Michael; McDade-Montez, Elizabeth A.; Koffel, Erin; Naragon, Kristin; Stuart, Scott – Psychological Assessment, 2008
The authors explicated the validity of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS; D. Watson et al., 2007) in 2 samples (306 college students and 605 psychiatric patients). The IDAS scales showed strong convergent validity in relation to parallel interview-based scores on the Clinician Rating version of the IDAS; the mean convergent…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Disorders, Predictive Validity, Patients