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Direct linkZhang, Guohua; Tu, Xiaolian; Ding, Nani; Lau, Joseph T. F.; Wang, Pengcheng; Yang, Xue – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This three-wave longitudinal study tested the prospective relationships between college adjustment, self-esteem, and mental health status (ie, subjective well-being, anxiety, and depression). Participants: The study recruited 265 Chinese undergraduate students. Methods: Demographic, college adjustment, self-esteem, and mental health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Student Adjustment, Self Esteem
Yu, Wei; Cheng, Gang; Huang, Jiajia; Ding, Fangyuan; Jia, Yuncheng – School Psychology International, 2022
This short-term longitudinal study investigated the developmental trajectory of first-year students' depressive mood and the role of personality dimensions after the transition to high school. Chinese first-year high school students (251 males, 295 females) completed surveys to determine depressive mood and personality dimensions. The latent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), High School Freshmen, Student Adjustment
Download full textBobic, Jasminka; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Bakotic, Marija; Macan, Jelena – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
The present study aimed to investigate the course of symptoms of depression in female university students over a four-year period, while also exploring the predictive value of four personality traits with regard to symptoms of depression. The sample comprised 74 female first-year university students. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Females, Personality Traits
Keeler, L. A.; Skidmore, B.; Leenstra, T.; MacDonald, J. R.; Stewart, D. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2021
The present research aimed to test the effectiveness of peer-supported, physical activity (PA) intervention for university students with depression. The 8-10 week intervention was structured to fulfill the basic psychological needs (BSN) of competence, autonomy, and relatedness outlined in the self-determination theory. Two studies were completed…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Physical Activities, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Matlock Cole, Ki Lynn; Turner, Ronna C.; Gitchel, W. Dent – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2018
The generalized partial credit model (GPCM) is often used for polytomous data; however, the nominal response model (NRM) allows for the investigation of how adjacent categories may discriminate differently when items are positively or negatively worded. Ten items from three different self-reported scales were used (anxiety, depression, and…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Cole, Ki Matlock; Turner, Ronna L.; Gitchel, Wallace D. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This study uses the nominal response model to investigate the effects of extreme response styles. The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) is a commonly used scale for the identification of anxiety disorders. In some cases, the response options are not extreme, ranging from "A little of the time" to "Most of the time;" in other…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Rating Scales, Response Style (Tests)
Missett, Tracy C. – Roeper Review, 2013
Researchers of the gifted have traditionally advanced the theory, though they are often without data to support it, that an association between intellectual and/or creative giftedness and mood disorders exists. This assumed association is often referred to as the "mad genius theory." This article explores the origins and development of…
Descriptors: Gifted, Psychological Patterns, Mental Disorders, Correlation
Oluwatomiwo, Oladunmoye Enoch – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study examined the development and validation of socio provision scale on first year undergraduates adjustment among institution in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample of 300 participants was randomly selected across institutions in Ibadan. Data were collected using socio provision scale (a =0.76),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
Zhang, Xiaozhou; Tze, Virginia M. C.; Buhr, Erin; Klassen, Robert M.; Daniels, Lia M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
The current study provided evidence for the factor structure of the Academic Expectation Stress Inventory (AESI) in a sample of 213 Mainland Chinese and 184 South Korean high school students. We examined cross-national invariance of the AESI using multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis across two Asian cultural samples. Results suggested a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Luthar, Suniya S.; Ciciolla, Lucia – Developmental Psychology, 2016
The central question we addressed was whether mothers' adjustment might vary systematically by the developmental stages of their children. In an Internet-based study of over 2,200 mostly well-educated mothers with children ranging from infants to adults, we examined multiple aspects of mothers' personal well-being, parenting, and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Developmental Stages
Fraenza, Christy B. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
High anxiety levels have been associated with high levels of the imposter phenomenon (IP), a negative experience of feeling like a fraud. Because IP can leave a person living in a negative cycle of anxiety that could limit participation in academic pursuits, the purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in IP between…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Social Influences
Luthar, Suniya S.; Ciciolla, Lucia – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Developmental science is replete with studies on the impact of mothers on their children, but little is known about what might best help caregivers to function well themselves. In an initial effort to address this gap, we conducted an Internet-based study of over 2,000 mostly well-educated mothers, seeking to illuminate salient risk and protective…
Descriptors: Well Being, Mothers, Child Rearing, Parent Attitudes
Mackey, Amber L.; Fromuth, Mary Ellen; Kelly, David B. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study of 59 undergraduate men and 85 undergraduate women explored how defining emotional and physical sibling abuse affected the frequency of reported sibling abuse. In addition, the current study examined how the emotional context of the sibling relationship (i.e., rivalry and conflict) moderated the relationship between sibling abuse and…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Psychology, Depression (Psychology)
Dixon, Sarah K.; Kurpius, Sharon E. Robinson – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
Depression and college stress, major concerns among undergraduates, are potentially related to self-esteem and mattering. This study investigated the interrelationships among these four variables. Participants included college students (199 males and 256 females) between the ages of 18 and 23. Significant sex differences were found with women…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
