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Schoberer, Daniela; Mijnarends, Donja M.; Fliedner, Monica; Halfens, Ruud J. G.; Lohrmann, Christa – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the quality of written patient information material available in Austrian and Dutch hospitals and nursing homes pertaining to falls prevention. Design: Comparative descriptive study design Setting: Hospitals and nursing homes in Austria and the Netherlands. Method: Written patient…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Foreign Countries, Patients
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Tillema, Marion; van den Bergh, Huub; Rijlaarsdam, Gert; Sanders, Ted – Language Testing, 2013
It is the consensus that, as a result of the extra constraints placed on working memory, texts written in a second language (L2) are usually of lower quality than texts written in the first language (L1) by the same writer. However, no method is currently available for quantifying the quality difference between L1 and L2 texts. In the present…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Effect Size, Essays
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Mares, Suzanne H. W.; de Leeuw, Rebecca N. H.; Scholte, Ron H. J.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
Facial attractiveness has been associated with many (social) advantages in life, like greater popularity, acceptance, and social competence. Because social evaluations and acceptance are important factors contributing to self-esteem (SE), we hypothesized that high levels of attractiveness would be related to increased levels of SE. To test this…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship, Interpersonal Competence