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Park, Crystal L.; Williams, Michelle K.; Hernandez, Paul R.; Agocha, V. Bede; Carney, Lauren M.; DePetris, Andrea E.; Lee, Sharon Y. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
Psychological factors have been implicated in STEM persistence but remain poorly understood. In particular, the role of self-regulation--the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional skills that allow individuals to work efficiently toward their desired goals, especially when under stress--has received minimal attention. Psychological factors may be…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Self Management, Student Behavior
Brown, James Dean – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this article is to examine the literature on teaching statistics for useful ideas that teachers of language testing courses can draw on and incorporate into their teaching toolkits as they see fit. To those ends, the article addresses eight questions: What is known generally about teaching statistics? Why are students so anxious…
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Anxiety, Coping
Evans-Palmer, Teri – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2010
This quantitative study was sparked by a keen interest in art teachers who practice humor in challenging school environments. Stressors unique to art education can cause teachers to lose heart in such a way that their ability to perform is compromised. To teach effectively, teachers must maintain resilience to cope with stress. Pedagogical humor,…
Descriptors: Art Teachers, Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Humor
Wallace, Sam Loc; Lee, Jayoung; Lee, Sang Min – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2010
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether effective coping strategies play an important role to reduce burnout levels among sexual or substance abuse counselors. The authors examined whether coping strategies mediated or moderated relations between job stress and burnout in a sample of 232 abuse-specific counselors. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Substance Abuse, Role Conflict, Figurative Language
Robinson, Jude – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2009
This article considers previously ignored aspects of verbal communication, humor and laughter, as critical components of social interaction within group discussions. Drawing on data from focus groups, Robinson uses a feminist perspective to explore how mothers living in areas of poverty in Liverpool, UK, use humor and laughter to discuss their…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Smoking, Child Rearing, Interpersonal Relationship
Philbrick, Kathilyn D. – Executive Educator, 1991
Humor cannot solve every problem facing school administrators, but it can reduce the psychological gap between boss and staff, create camaraderie, increase problem-solving abilities, and help people cope. Administrators can look for humor, find a model, develop perspective, get support, revamp the office environment, start a "funny" file, swap…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor

Talbot, Laura A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Assesses the correlation of burnout among community college nursing faculty members and their use of humor to mediate academic stress related to burnout. Differences in burnout between high versus low humor usage respondents showed a higher sense of personal accomplishment with high humor usage. Of those with low humor usage, workload was related…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Coping, Humor, Personality Traits
Esteban, Esther J. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
In a larger research study that investigated the conceptualizations, experiences, and coping behaviors of 294 male and female college students exposed to parental verbal abuse, this paper identifies and measures seven culture-specific coping behaviors in the Philippine setting, as experienced by 143 highly abused students identified in the study.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Verbal Communication, Coping, College Students