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Malik, Amjad; Terry, Marion – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2021
We initiated the study in response to school counsellors' concerns over the effects of noneducational video gaming and texting on students' school performance. The research purpose was to examine the correlations between various factors and academic performance in grade 9. The factors included social relations (e.g., friends), extra-curricular…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Counselor Attitudes
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Rusu, Petruta P.; Hilpert, Peter; Turliuc, Maria N.; Bodenmann, Guy – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory with data from 510 married couples. The results confirm the theoretical factorial structure of the Dyadic Coping Inventory for both partners, indicating convergent validity, discriminate validity, and measurement invariance (across genders…
Descriptors: Coping, Psychometrics, Spouses, Factor Structure
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Inan, Mehmet; Karagözoglu, Cengiz; Dervent, Fatih; Arslantas, Bülent – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
In this study, the university students who participate in sports have been examined in terms of their socialization relative to the participation in sport activities and the locus of control. Students are thought to be engaged in many activities in addition to their lessons during their student tenure at higher education institutions. Their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Athletics, Socialization
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Massey, Douglas S. – American Sociological Review, 1986
Examines the process of integration and settlement among Mexican migrants. The following social and economic developments increase the likelihood that migrants will settle in the United States: (1) bringing family members; (2) making new friends; 3) establishing institutional connections; and (4) obtaining stable, better-paying jobs.(Author/PS)
Descriptors: Braceros, Family Relationship, Immigrants, Interpersonal Relationship
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Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1998
Two tables summarize effects of mentoring in 10 middle schools in De Kalb County (Georgia) and from mentoring programs sponsored by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. Both sets of programs show improved attendance and improved conduct, and the Georgia programs were associated with better grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Behavior Patterns
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Liu, Chenying; Munakata, Tsunetsugu; Onuoha, Francis N. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2005
The mental health of the only-child continues to generate interest in research literature. The present study examines the issue in China, where the one-child phenomenon is highest due to deliberate government policy. Subjects are 299 and 333 students in two high-rank high schools in urban Harebin and rural Qing an Xian, respectively (mean age =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Mental Health, Intimacy