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Torrente, Catalina; Nathanson, Lori; Rivers, Susan; Brackett, Marc – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Children's social-emotional skills, such as conflict resolution and emotion regulation, have been linked to a number of highly regarded academic and social outcomes. The current study presents preliminary results from a causal test of the theory of change of RULER, a universal school-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL).…
Descriptors: Children, Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Students
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Frost, David M.; Meyer, Ilan H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
The authors examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse community sample of 396 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that internalized homophobia was associated with greater relationship problems…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Homosexuality, Depression (Psychology), Social Bias
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Bagner, Daniel M.; Storch, Eric A.; Roberti, Jonathan W. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale (LSDS) in a sample of African-American and Hispanic-American children. Participants were a non-clinical sample (N = 186) of children ages 11 to 13 in the fifth and sixth grades in a school in the Metropolitan New York area. Confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: African American Children, Hispanic Americans, Children, Psychological Patterns
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Kidd, Sean A. – Youth & Society, 2006
Homeless youth are a population at a high risk for suicidal behavior. A previous exploratory study emphasized the importance of feeling trapped or helpless, which appeared to mediate the impact of other risk variables. Confirmatory work was needed to test this inductively derived model. Two hundred eight homeless youths completed surveys on the…
Descriptors: Suicide, Homeless People, Youth, At Risk Persons