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Peer Preference: A Way of Evaluating Social Competence and Behavioural Well-Being in Early Childhood
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Öneren Sendil, Çagla; Tantekin Erden, Feyza – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study investigated the differences in peer preference, gender and temperamental characteristics of children aged five to six in relation to their social competence (SC) and behavioural adaptation. The data were collected through the use of "Picture Sociometry Scale", "SC and Behaviour Evaluation Scale" and "Short…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Child Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales
Narcissism, Materialism, and Environmental Ethics in Business Students
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Bergman, Jacqueline Z.; Westerman, James W.; Bergman, Shawn M.; Westerman, Jennifer; Daly, Joseph P. – Journal of Management Education, 2014
We investigate the relationships between narcissism, materialism, and environmental ethics in undergraduate business students. Data were collected from business students (n = 405) at an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-accredited business school at a comprehensive state university. Results indicate that narcissism has an…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, State Universities, Psychological Patterns
Defensive Egotism and Bullying: Gender Differences Yield Qualified Support for the Compensation Model of Aggression
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Nail, Paul R.; Simon, Joan B.; Bihm, Elson M.; Beasley, William Howard – Journal of School Violence, 2016
According to the compensation model of aggression (Staub, 1989), some people bully to defend against their own feelings of weakness and vulnerability. Classmates and teachers rated a sample of American sixth graders in terms of trait: defensiveness (i.e., defensive egotism), self-esteem, bullying, and related behaviors. Consistent with the model,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Gender Differences, Aggression, Grade 6
Bullying Participant Behaviors Questionnaire (BPBQ): Establishing a Reliable and Valid Measure
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Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick; Summers, Kelly Hodgson; Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Becker, Lisa Davidson – Journal of School Violence, 2016
The current study further establishes the reliability and validity of the Bullying Participant Behaviors Questionnaire (BPBQ), a self-report survey that allows for an examination of participation in various bullying participant role behaviors including bully, assistant to the bully, victim, defender of the victim, and outsider. The study included…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Bullying, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Young Children and Trust in Turkey
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Alat, Zeynep – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The aim of the study was to examine differences in children's generalised trust and the maternal behaviour, child temperament, and demographic factors on the levels of trust in children. A total of 314 mothers and their children participated in the study. Results showed no evidence of sex differences in children's beliefs. Children living in urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Trust (Psychology), Individual Differences
Adolescent Impulsivity: Findings from a Community Sample
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d'Acremont, Mathieu; Van der Linden, Martial – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
Impulsivity is central to several psychopathological states in adolescence. However, there is little consensus concerning the definition of impulsivity and its core dimensions. In response to this lack of consensus, Whiteside and Lynam (2001, "Pers. Individ. Differ." 30, 669-689) have developed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale, which is able to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conceptual Tempo, Psychopathology, Personality Assessment