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Wong, Agnes S. K.; Moreno, Matthew; Burns, Samantha; Woodruff, Earl – Journal of Research in Reading, 2023
Background: Research has suggested that background music can have a positive or negative effect that can influence the affective state of individuals. Although research has demonstrated that fear negatively influences our cognitive performance, there is a research gap in understanding the combined effects of different background music tempo and…
Descriptors: Fear, Music, Reading Comprehension, College Students
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Konishi, Chiaki; Hymel, Shelley; Wong, Tracy K. Y.; Waterhouse, Terry – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study examined the association between school climate and bystander responses to bullying. Participants included 26,176 secondary students (grades 8-12; 13,224 girls) from 76 schools across Western Canada, who were asked to complete a self-reported, district-wide, school-based survey. Results from a contextual effects model in a two-level…
Descriptors: School Culture, Bullying, Audiences, Student Reaction
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Tyrer, Freya; Kiani, Reza; Rutherford, Mark J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: There is a need to systematically compare and contrast mortality predictors and disparities in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) for global prevention strategy development. Method: Bibliographic databases and grey literature were searched using systematic review methodology and the machine learning tool "Abstrackr."…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Death, Predictor Variables, Prevention
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Sun, Li; Semovski, Valbona; Stewart, Shannon L. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021
School disruption (SD) places students at risk of early school departure and other negative psychological outcomes. Based on the data derived from a sample of Ontario children and youth, this study aims to identify risk factors associated with SD among 1,241 school-aged students. A logistic regression model revealed that substance use, family…
Descriptors: Risk, Risk Assessment, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries
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Wickstrom, Hanna; Fesseha, Ellen; Jang, Eunice Eunhee – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2020
Mathematics achievement of Canadian elementary students has recently declined on provincial standardized testing. Despite a current emphasis on accountability-driven education, limited research has acknowledged the relation between heterogeneous student need and patterns of student achievement, specifically in regard to students with individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Predictor Variables
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Caron, Vicky; Jeanneret, Nuria; Giroux, Mathieu; Guerrero, Lucila; Ouimet, Mélanie; Forgeot d'Arc, Baudouin; Soulières, Isabelle; Courcy, Isabelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Quality of life is important for the development and evaluation of interventions for autistic people. It is a multidimensional concept, anchored in a sociocultural context and based on a person's subjective assessment of their life. The aim of this study is to examine whether the determinants of perceived quality of life vary by country (or…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Quality of Life, Clinical Diagnosis
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Quinlan, Heather Mary; Hadden, Kellie Lynn; Storey, David Paul – Youth & Society, 2022
The purpose of the current study was to explore whether selfcompassion predicted psychological distress over and above childhood maltreatment and attachment orientation in high-risk youths. Fifty-one youths (31 males, 20 females) aged 17 to 24, recruited from a community non-profit organization in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Emotional Disturbances, Child Abuse, At Risk Persons
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Ranellucci, John; Hall, Nathan; Muis, Krista; Lajoie, Susanne; Robinson, Kristy – Canadian Journal of Education, 2017
The effects of three interventions designed to boost academic achievement among mastery-oriented students were evaluated on interest-based studying, social desirability, and perceived goal difficulty. Undergraduate students (N = 177) completed relevant self-report measures at the beginning and the end of the semester and were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intervention, Social Desirability, Undergraduate Students
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Lakhan, Calvin – Journal of Environmental Education, 2018
This study used Azjen's Theory of Planned Behavior to examine how pro-recycling and pro-environmental messaging delivered by religious leaders affects stated recycling behavior among ethnic minorities. Using data collected from 12 religious institutions in three Ontario, Canada, communities, a promotion and education program was developed to: (1)…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Recycling, Conservation (Environment), Religious Factors
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Pandya, Samta P. – Religious Education, 2018
Based on a one-year longitudinal experimental study with 3,782 kindergarten school children across 15 countries, this article examines the association between prayer and happiness. Results show that the post-test scores on the faces scale were higher for the participant group who had taken the prayer lessons vis-à-vis the comparison group.…
Descriptors: Scores, Cross Cultural Studies, Christianity, Pretests Posttests
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Tomasone, Jennifer R.; Meikle, Natasha; Bray, Steven R. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objective: To examine the independent and combined effects of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables and trait self-control (TSC) in the prediction of fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) among first-year university students. Participants: Seventy-six first-year undergraduate university students. Methods: In their first week of class…
Descriptors: Self Control, Eating Habits, Food, Guidelines
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Sharp, Paul; Caperchione, Cristina – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objectives: To assess the effects of a 12-week pedometer-based intervention on the physical activity behavior, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and psychological well-being of first-year university students. Participants: First-year university students (N = 184) were recruited during September 2012 and randomly assigned to an intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials, College Freshmen, Health Related Fitness
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Washington, Karla N. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2013
Purpose: To determine whether (a) expressive grammar intervention facilitated social and emergent literacy outcomes better than no intervention and (b) expressive grammar gains and/or initial expressive grammar level predicted social and emergent literacy outcomes. Method: This investigation was a follow-up to a recently published study exploring…
Descriptors: Intervention, Expressive Language, Grammar, Emergent Literacy
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Bal, Aydin; Perzigian, Aaron B. T. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
The purpose of the present research review is to identify effective, high quality school-based interventions for immigrant students with disabilities or academic and behavioral problems. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to synthesize international research studies. Initial and criteria-based selection processes yielded six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Intervention, Disabilities
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Frenette, Priscilla; Dodds, Linda; MacPherson, Kathleen; Flowerdew, Gordon; Hennen, Brian; Bryson, Susan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
While early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is essential for ensuring timely access to early intervention services, there is limited existing literature investigating factors that delay this diagnosis. This population-based cohort study explored the age at which children in Nova Scotia, Canada, are diagnosed with ASDs and the factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Age
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