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Predictors of Academic Performance in an Adult Education Degree at a Business School in South Africa
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Kotzé, Martina; Massyn, Liezel – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
In South Africa under apartheid, higher education was unavailable to a large segment of the population. Many who enrol for an undergraduate degree today are thus mature students or 'adult learners' 25 years or older who are in full-time employment. Since these students learn differently from their younger peers, institutions need to know what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Adult Education
The Relationship between Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Humor as a Coping Mechanism among Noninstitutionalized Older Adults
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Jones, Cristina Llanos – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The older adult population is growing faster than any other cohort of people. By the year 2011, the baby boomers will start turning age 65, presenting a problem for public policy and health care systems. One of the key components of successful aging is the maintenance of good health. Numerous studies have extensively documented the link between…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Health Conditions
Work Conditions and the Food Choice Coping Strategies of Employed Parents
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Devine, Carol M.; Farrell, Tracy J.; Blake, Christine E.; Jastran, Margaret; Wethington, Elaine; Bisogni, Carole A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: How work conditions relate to parents' food choice coping strategies. Design: Pilot telephone survey. Setting: City in the northeastern United States (US). Participants: Black, white, and Hispanic employed mothers (25) and fathers (25) randomly recruited from low-/moderate-income zip codes; 78% of those reached and eligible…
Descriptors: Telephone Surveys, Coping, Employed Parents, Labor Conditions
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Brock, Stephen E., Ed. – Communique, 2009
This article presents summaries of four recent crisis management publications: (1) "Crisis Intervention for Children/Caregivers Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence," summarized by Donna DeVaughn Kreskey; (2) "Predictors of Trauma Reactions Following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks," summarized by Kelly O'Connor; (3) "Cognitive Coping Styles and PTSD…
Descriptors: Accidents, Crisis Intervention, Terrorism, Traffic Safety
Occupational Stress and Teaching Approaches among Chinese Academics
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Zhang, Li-fang – Educational Psychology, 2009
The primary objective of this study was to examine the predictive power of occupational stress for teaching approaches. Participants were 246 faculty members from a large university in Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China, who completed the Approaches to Teaching Inventory, four scales from the Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Coping, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Becoming an Emerging Adult: Demographic and Cultural Factors, Coping Style, and Coping Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Exploration and Commitment during the Resolution of an Emerging Adult's Identity Crisis
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Gerstacker, Matthew D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Throughout the course of human history, individuals have been forced to face a vast array of stressful situations. Each of these experiences and encounters required adequate management, if not to ensure survival, then to provide education or protection. Simultaneously, human beings were diversifying, establishing groups based on physical and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Public Colleges, Self Efficacy, Conflict
What Factors Predict Women's Disclosure of Sexual Assault to Mental Health Professionals?
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Starzynski, Laura L.; Ullman, Sarah E.; Townsend, Stephanie M.; Long, LaDonna M.; Long, Susan M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Although many sexual assault survivors seek support from mental health sources for adverse psychological symptoms due to sexual assault, many do not. A diverse sample of adult sexual assault survivors was surveyed about their sexual assault experiences, social reactions received when disclosing assault, attributions of blame, coping strategies,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health Workers