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Park, Irene J. K.; Wang, Lijuan; Williams, David R.; Alegría, Margarita – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Although prior research has consistently documented the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and poor mental health outcomes, the mechanisms that underlie this link are still unclear. The present 3-wave longitudinal study tested the mediating role of anger regulation in the discrimination-mental health link among 269 Mexican-origin…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
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Mammarella, Irene C.; Ghisi, Marta; Bomba, Monica; Bottesi, Gioia; Caviola, Sara; Broggi, Fiorenza; Nacinovich, Renata – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
The main goal of the present study was to shed further light on the psychological characteristics of children with different learning disability profiles aged between 8 and 11 years, attending from third to sixth grade. Specifically, children with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD), reading disabilities (RD), or a typical development (TD) were…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Learning Disabilities, Children, Preadolescents
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Ra, Jin Suk; Cho, Yoon Hee – Journal of School Nursing, 2017
This study examined psychosocial factors influencing smoking intention in Korean male middle school students. We used a descriptive cross-sectional design, based on the biopsychosocial model, to analyze data from 309 male adolescents aged 14-16 years in middle school. Of the psychological factors examined, stress and risk-taking tendency were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Intention, Health Behavior, Males
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Uusitalo-Malmivaara, Lotta; Lehto, Juhani E. – Open Review of Educational Research, 2016
This study investigated the overall happiness, school-related happiness, and depression of traditionally bullied and cyberbullied 12-year-old Finnish students. Among the more than 700 participants, traditional bullying (26%) was more frequent than cyberbullying (18%). Receiving insulting text messages or being the subject of offensive comments on…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
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Lee, DongHun; Han, Yoonsun; Park, ManSik; Roh, SeakZoon – School Psychology International, 2015
The absence of an approach which encompasses several micro-systems in Korea may leave important factors of youth risk behaviors undetected. Thus, an examination of a broad set of ecological factors within the micro-system--including individual characteristics as well as immediate family, peer, and school environments surrounding the youth--that is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delinquency, Antisocial Behavior, Crime
Murphy, J. Michael; Pagano, Maria E.; Nachmani, Joan; Sperling, Peter; Kane, Shirley; Kleinman, Ronald E. – Online Submission, 1998
Objective: To determine if a relationship exists between participation in a school breakfast program and measures of psychosocial and academic functioning in school-aged children. Methods: Information on participation in a school breakfast program, school record data, and in-depth interviews with parents and children were collected in 1 public…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Program Effectiveness, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement