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Chin, Alycia; Couper, Mick P.; Beckett, Dustin – Field Methods, 2021
Longitudinal survey and experimental research is essential for understanding psychological and economic processes, but attrition is a concern. We examine attrition in a 2016 longitudinal randomized controlled trial of more than 13,000 prospective U.S. homeowners, in which participants were invited to up to seven online surveys delivered every two…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Longitudinal Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, Real Estate

Keller, James F.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1982
A study among a sample of college students found that male and female single college students are moving toward an equal standard with regard to premarital sexual behavior. However, the interpersonal psychological correlates of sexual intercourse behavior appear to be quite different for males and females. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: College Students, Discriminant Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Predictor Variables
Wearden, Stanley T.; And Others – 1984
Two telephone surveys of adults living in North Carolina were conducted to determine the effects of various demographic and psychological characteristics on attitudes toward microcomputers. Results indicated that computer experience, income, education, and having children all predicted a positive attitude toward computers. In addition, findings…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Demography, Futures (of Society)
Amabile, Teresa M. – 1983
This study directly tested the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity and extrinsic motivation is detrimental. Chosen because they identified themselves as actively involved in creative writing, 72 young adults participated in individual laboratory sessions where they were asked to write two brief poems. Before writing the…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Writing, Creativity, Higher Education

Hartt, Joanne; Waller, Glenn – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study involving 23 British women with bulimic disorders found no dimensional relationship between any form of child abuse and bulimic pathology. However, neglect and sexual abuse were correlated with dissociation. A subset of core beliefs was associated with child abuse, with different cognitive profiles associated with each trauma. (Contains…
Descriptors: Bulimia, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Eating Disorders

Abood, Doris A.; Conway, Terry L. – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1992
Study examined relationships between self-esteem, health values, specific health behaviors, and general practice of wellness behaviors in Navy personnel. Lifestyle surveys indicated health values predicted specific health behaviors and general practice of wellness behaviors. After controlling for health values, self-esteem predicted general…
Descriptors: Adults, Health Activities, Health Behavior, Individual Characteristics

Hill, Chris; Dagnan, Dave – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2002
A study examined the role of coping style attributions and emotions in response to challenging behavior in predicting helping behaviors of 33 support staff of people with mental retardation. Coping styles of practical problem solving and wishful thinking and attributions of controllability and internality were significant predictors of effort in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Attitudes, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education

Goldberg, Roberta J.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Raskind, Marshall H.; Herman, Kenneth L. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
A 20-year follow-up study of 41 individuals with learning disabilities revealed attributes that differentiated the successful from the unsuccessful group. Some themes discussed include the critical influence of the learning disability across the entire lifespan, differences in participants' family functioning, and differences in participants'…
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
Martin, Roy P.; Gaddis, Lena – 1989
The relatively long-term effects of temperament on classroom achievement were studied in a cohort of elementary students while accounting for variation in cognitive ability, previous achievement, and gender. The existence of long-term effects would support the hypothesis that indirect genetic effects on learning are mediated by temperament.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Hinton, Bernard L.; Barrow, Jeffrey C. – 1972
A study was done to investigate the relationship between a selected set of personality dimensions and the propensities of supervisors to use varying levels of both positive and negative reinforcements. Data were collected during exercises involving 129 male undergraduate business students carried out in a behavioral laboratory wherein a…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Individual Characteristics