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Amai, Kyoko; Emi, Kiriko – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
The existence of young adolescents who do not seek help for their distress has been widely recognized, but few studies have focused on non-help-seekers, except for those related to help-seeking barriers. The current study sought to qualitatively determine a non-help-seeking adolescent's perception toward a variety of supportive behaviors from…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Secondary School Students
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Deno, Minako; Yamagata, Shinji; Silvers, Jennifer A.; Tonegawa, Akiko; Endo, Toshihiko – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2021
Differences in the frequency and differentiation of anger expression strategies, such as overt and constructive, and interpersonal contexts, such as parents and peers, were examined by sex and age in a community-based sample of 655 Japanese adolescents aged 9 to 16 years. The results revealed significant age-related differences in overt anger…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Umeda, Maki; Shimoda, Haruki; Miyamoto, Karin; Ishikawa, Hanako; Tachimori, Hisateru; Takeshima, Tadashi; Kawakami, Norito – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Objectives: The present study aims to examine sociodemographic correlates and comorbid mental disorders among adult with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) using the national representative data of Japan. Methods: Analysis was conducted on the cross-sectional data derived from the World Mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Hayashi, Hajimu; Shiomi, Yuki – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This study examined whether children understand that people selectively conceal or express emotion depending upon the context. We prepared two contexts for a verbal display task for 70 first-graders, 80 third-graders, 64 fifth-graders, and 71 adults. In both contexts, protagonists had negative feelings because of the behavior of the other…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5
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Clark, Andrew E.; Kamesaka, Akiko; Tamura, Teruyuki – Education Economics, 2015
It is commonly believed that education is a good thing for individuals. Yet, its correlation with subjective well-being is most often only weakly positive, or even negative, despite the many associated better individual-level outcomes. We here square the circle using novel Japanese data on happiness aspirations. If reported happiness comes from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Aspiration
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Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Alessandri, Guido; Eisenberg, Nancy; Kupfer, A.; Steca, Patrizia; Caprara, Maria Giovanna; Yamaguchi, Susumu; Fukuzawa, Ai; Abela, John – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Five studies document the validity of a new 8-item scale designed to measure "positivity," defined as the tendency to view life and experiences with a positive outlook. In the first study (N = 372), the psychometric properties of Positivity Scale (P Scale) were examined in accordance with classical test theory using a large number of…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Testing, Test Theory
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Goto, Aya; Nguyen, Quang Vinh; Nguyen, Thi Tu Van; Pham, Nghiem Minh; Chung, Thi Mong Thuy; Trinh, Huu Phuc; Yabe, Junko; Sasaki, Hitomi; Yasumura, Seiji – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
We conducted this cross-sectional study among 392 Japanese and 294 Vietnamese mothers who attended routine child health visits in a Japanese city and at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam, in order to investigate the prevalence and associated sociodemographic, parenting, and psychological characteristics of low maternal confidence in child rearing…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Mothers, Self Efficacy, Child Health
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Hilton, Jeanne M.; Anngela-Cole, Linda; Wakita, Juri – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Researchers in both Japan and in the United States have documented that bullying is a common and potentially damaging form of violence among children. The authors' review highlights distinct cross-cultural patterns of personal, family, peer, and school characteristics that predict gender differences in bullying and victimization. Cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Cross Cultural Studies, Bullying
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Schreiner, Andrea S.; Morimoto, Tomoko – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The present study examined the relationship between caregiver mastery and depressive symptoms among family stroke caregivers in western Japan (N = 100). Family caregivers were identified from a sample of rehabilitation hospitals; participation rate was 100 percent for all eligible caregivers. Care-givers with high mastery were found to have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Depression (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology