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Direct linkPennell, Claire; Boman, Peter; Mergler, Amanda – Contemporary School Psychology, 2015
This study was an examination of the strength of relations among covitality, and its underlying constructs of belief in self, emotional competence, belief in others, and engaged living, and two outcome variables: subjective well-being and depression. Participants included 361 Australian secondary school students (75 males and 286 females) who…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Well Being, Depression (Psychology), Secondary School Students
Mu, Guanglun Michael – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The relationship between Heritage Language (HL) and ethnic identity has gained significant research ground in social psychological and poststructural scholarship, with empirical evidence largely emerging from the North American settings. There is little pertinent sociological work conducted outside North America. To fill this gap, this…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Social Capital, Self Concept, Foreign Countries
Garcia de Blakeley, Marta; Ford, Ruth; Casey, Leanne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
Research into second language anxiety (SLA) has largely focused on second language learners rather than immigrants. However, living in an environment where the target language (TL) is the language of everyday communication may constitute a significant source of anxiety that generalises beyond the language classroom [Pappamihiel, N. E. 2001.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
Rigby, Ken; Bortolozzo, Giulio – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2013
Previous research has indicated that harm to the mental health of children who are repeatedly victimised by their peers at school can be ameliorated through social or emotional support provided by other students. In this study we examined whether student provictim attitudes are related to more basic attitudes to self and attitudes to others.…
Descriptors: Validity, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
Morawska, Alina; Walsh, Anthony; Grabski, Melanie; Fletcher, Renee – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2015
Parents play an essential role in the development of children's sexuality, yet often feel uncomfortable and anxious about how best to communicate with their children about sexual matters. This study had three main aims: (1) to examine parental views and confidence in relation to communicating with their child about sexuality; (2) to explore…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Communication Strategies, Sexuality
De Castella, Krista; Byrne, Don; Covington, Martin – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make some students particularly vulnerable to underachievement and disengagement from school. The…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Fear, High School Students, Foreign Countries
Bartsch, Dianna – Clinical Psychologist, 2007
The current study addressed the frequency of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) symptoms among university students and investigated the predictors of dysmorphic concern. Six hundred and nineteen Australian university students completed measures assessing BDD, dysmorphic concern, self-esteem, depression, life satisfaction, self-oriented and socially…
Descriptors: College Students, Life Satisfaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Hedley, Darren; Young, Robyn – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
The present study investigated the relationship between social comparison processes and depressive symptoms in 36 participants (34 males and two females) aged 10 to 16 years with Asperger syndrome. Participants completed the Social Comparison Scale and the Children's Depression Inventory. Depressive symptoms were significantly correlated with the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Membership, Asperger Syndrome, Depression (Psychology)
Download full textMarsh, Herbert W. – 1986
The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a construct validity approach for testing whether the separation of positive and negative item subscales is substantively meaningful in self-concept research. Results from three published studies using the Self Description Questionnaire (SDQ) III were reanalyzed. The SDQ III measures 13…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Correlation, Foreign Countries
