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Download full textPracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Direct linkLorentzen, Catherine; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Jenum, Anne Karen; Holme, Ingar – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
This study examines whether a community-based physical activity intervention influenced movement in stages of change in physical activity in an adult population, whether any such effect was mediated by psychosocial influences, and whether any such mediations were moderated by sociodemographic or anthropometric factors. The 3-year-long…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Intervention, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Shields, Nancy; Nadasen, Kathy; Pierce, Lois – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to community violence (neighborhood, school, police, and gang violence) and psychological distress in a sample of children living in the Cape Town, South Africa area. Another objective was to identify variables that moderate and mediate the…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Early Intervention, Violence, Safety
Peer reviewedMcKinney, J. P. – Human Development, 1980
Investigates the validity of a semiprojective measure of "engagement" with respect to the differential effects of family size. Engagement style refers to the perception one has of oneself as either doing (agent) or being done to (patient). Subjects were 51 male college students ranging in age from 18 to 26 years. (SS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Employed Parents, Family Influence
Hill, Nancy E. – 1993
A study examined age and sex differences in engagement style and locus of control and their influence on African-American parent-adolescent relationships. The study subjects were 71 students in 9th grade and 57 students in 11th grade from 4 high schools in a large midwestern city; 46 college freshmen attending a large midwestern university; and 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students, Blacks
Peer reviewedBlack, Maureen M.; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997
Studied factors associated with sexual intercourse and substance use among young, low income, African-American adolescents. Found that sexual activity was associated with parental conflict and having sexually active friends. Boys reported less parental monitoring and family and community support than girls and were more likely to report sexual…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons
