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Social Support and Coping Styles in Predicting Suicide Probability among Turkish Adolescents
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Cenkseven-Önder, Fulya – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This study aims to investigate whether the perceived social support and coping styles are predictors of suicide probability by gender. The study was conducted with 445 high schools students, 227 girls, and 218 boys. The participants were aged between 14 and 18, and their average age was 15.90. Data were collected through the "Multidimensional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Coping, Suicide
An Alternative Way to Model Population Ability Distributions in Large-Scale Educational Surveys
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Wetzel, Eunike; Xu, Xueli; von Davier, Matthias – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2015
In large-scale educational surveys, a latent regression model is used to compensate for the shortage of cognitive information. Conventionally, the covariates in the latent regression model are principal components extracted from background data. This operational method has several important disadvantages, such as the handling of missing data and…
Descriptors: Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Models, Research Methodology
Using Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Healthy Eating among Danish Adolescents
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Gronhoj, Alice; Bech-Larsen, Tino; Chan, Kara; Tsang, Lennon – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to apply the theory of planned behavior to predict Danish adolescents' behavioral intention for healthy eating. Design/methodology/approach: A cluster sample survey of 410 students aged 11 to 16 years studying in Grade 6 to Grade 10 was conducted in Denmark. Findings: Perceived behavioral control followed by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Teaching Methods, Body Composition, Foreign Countries
Methamphetamine Users in a Community-Based Drug Court: Does Gender Matter?
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Hartman, Jennifer L.; Listwan, Shelley Johnson; Shaffer, Deborah Koetzle – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2007
This paper examines men and women methamphetamine (meth) users who participated in a community-based drug court. The treatment of female drug users is a particularly salient issue because of the concerns with relapse and recidivism. For the current study, we studied the impact of the drug court by gender on a group of high-risk/high-need meth…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Stimulants, Courts, Gender Differences
Associations between Intensity of Child Welfare Involvement and Child Development among Young Children in Child Welfare
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Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Hurlburt, Michael; Horwitz, Sarah McCue; Landsverk, John; Zhang, Jinjin; Leslie, Laurel K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: To examine developmental and behavioral status of children in child welfare (CW) over time, by intensity of CW involvement using a national probability sample. Methods: As part of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), data were collected on 1,049 children 12-47 months old investigated by CW agencies for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Caregivers, Behavior Standards, Infants
Investigating Students' Logical Thinking Abilities: The Effects of Gender and Grade Level
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Yenilmez, Ayse; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender and grade level on students' logical thinking abilities. A total of 174 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students participated in the study. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was administered to determine students' reasoning abilities. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Multivariate Analysis, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences