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Werneck, André O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Agostinete, Ricardo R.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Ronque, Enio R. V.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Cyrino, Edilson S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Aim: To investigate the association of parental and adolescents' screen time with self-rated health and to examine the mediating effects of psychosocial factors (social relationships and distress) on this association. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 984 Brazilian adolescents (10- to 17-year-olds). Self-rated health, screen time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Parents, Adolescents
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You, Sukkyung; Kim, Euikyung; No, Unkyung – School Psychology International, 2015
Recently, research studies and media have reported on the detrimental effects violent video games have on the social behaviors of adolescents. For example, previous studies have found that playing video games is positively associated with aggressive behaviors and negatively associated with prosocial behaviors. However, very few studies have…
Descriptors: Violence, Video Games, Social Behavior, Self Control
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Yang, Shu Ching – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This study examined a sample of adolescent online game players and explored the relationships between their gender, preference for video games (VG), hostility, aggressive behavior, experiences of cyberbullying, and victimization. The path relationships among the variables were further validated with structure equation modeling. Among the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Aggression, Bullying, Victims
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Lamb, Richard; Annetta, Leonard; Vallett, David – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: Creativity is the production of the new, original, unique, and divergent products and ideas mediated through lateral thinking. Evidence suggests that high levels of creativity and fluency are important in the continued development of student interest, efficacy and ultimately career impact in the sciences. Method: In this study, 559…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Instructional Design, Science Instruction, Creative Thinking
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Sarriera, Jorge Castella; Abs, Daniel; Casas, Ferran; Bedin, Livia Maria – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper's main objective is to show relations between interest in media, perceived social support and adolescents' personal well-being. For this purpose, 1,589 Brazilian adolescents answered a questionnaire containing Cummins' Personal Well-Being, Vaux's Social Support Appraisals and Casas' interest in media scales. The media in study are: The…
Descriptors: Video Games, Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Data Analysis
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Lampard, Amy M.; Jurkowski, Janine M.; Davison, Kirsten K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Parents' rules regarding child television, DVD, video game, and computer use (screen time) have been associated with lower screen use in children. This study aimed to identify modifiable correlates of this behavior by examining social-cognitive predictors of parents' restriction of child screen time. Low-income parents ("N" = 147) of…
Descriptors: Low Income, Screening Tests, Correlation, Television Viewing