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Alegre, Albert; Benson, Mark J. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2019
This study examines the factors influencing friendship quality during emergent adulthood. Data were collected on a sample of 393 college students (age range 18-22, M = 20.01). Nine multi-item measures were used as indicators in this study. Seven scales were drawn from the Battery of Adolescent Measures (Benson & Faas, 2014). The other two were…
Descriptors: Friendship, Young Adults, Pragmatics, Measures (Individuals)
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Berman, Ilana S.; Petretric, Patricia; Bridges, Ana J. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Child maltreatment is associated with negative mental health outcomes including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. Maltreatment experiences can result in negative beliefs about safety and wellbeing, which may maintain negative mental health symptoms. Household dysfunction (eg, impaired caregiver) is considered less…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health, Depression (Psychology)
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Baturay, Meltem Huri; Toker, Sacip – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Internet addiction among college students in terms of causes and effects are investigated. Correlation study method is utilized; structural equation modelling is applied to analyze the data. There are fifteen hypotheses generated for the model. The data is collected via numerous instruments proven as reliable and valid by the previous studies.…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students, Games
Nordin, Noradilah Md – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Well-being is essential to promote students' development. The present research investigated the association between life events, perceived stress, smartphone dependency, coping behaviors, and psychological well-being. This cross-sectional study employed convenience sampling, and the sample consisted of 303 undergraduates at one public university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Hartley, Sigan L.; Hickey, Emily J.; DaWalt, Leann; Rodriguez, Geovanna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The broader autism phenotype refers to sub-clinical autism spectrum disorder characteristics involving socially and emotionally aloof and rigid personality traits and social communication difficulties. Relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, including parents, evidence an increased rate of broader autism phenotype. The goal of this…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality Traits
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de Castro, Belinda V.; de Guzman, Allan B. – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2014
The overall intent of this exploratory study is to test a model that considers demographic characteristics, attitudes toward shadow education and shadow education institutions' service attributes as antecedents of satisfaction level and behavioural intentions among a select group of Filipino university students. To test the seven hypotheses in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Structural Equation Models, Student Surveys
Hsiao, Yun-Ju – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the quality of life of families that have at least one child with autism spectrum disorder, parental stress level, and partnerships between the family and professionals. Also, parent perceptions of parental stress, family quality of life, and family-professional partnerships were…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Stress Variables
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Hwang, Wei-Chin; Wood, Jeffrey J. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Objective: Our knowledge of how acculturative processes affect families remains quite limited. This article tests whether acculturative family distancing (AFD) [1], a more proximal and problem-oriented measure of the acculturation gap, influences the mental health status of Asian American and Latino college students. AFD occurs along two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Conflict, Mental Health
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Mazzeo, Suzanne E.; Mitchell, Karen S.; Williams, Larry J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2008
This study evaluated structural equation models of the associations among family functioning, childhood abuse, depression, anxiety, alexithymia, and eating disorder symptomatology in a sample of 412 European American and 192 African American female undergraduates. Additionally, the specific roles of anxiety, depression, and alexithymia as…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Eating Disorders, Children, Depression (Psychology)