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Lewin, Rivian K.; Acuff, Samuel F.; Berlin, Kristoffer S.; Berman, Jeffrey S.; Murrell, Amy R. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Graduate student mental health is a growing concern and the need for interventions is well-documented. This manuscript outlines an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group treatment for graduate students intended to promote psychological flexibility through the cultivation of six processes: contact with the present moment (mindfulness),…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Graduate Students, Intervention, Psychological Patterns
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Wagle, Rhea; Dowdy, Erin; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Sharkey, Jill D.; Carter, Delwin; Furlong, Michael J. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
Introduction: The investigation of school belonging is crucial due to its established significant associations with mental health, academic achievement, and risky behaviours coupled with the limited research documenting the configurations of children's school belonging experiences. Objective: This study sought to better understand elementary…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student School Relationship, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Laura Brandt; Nishanthi J. Anthonipillai; Teresa López-Castro; Robert Melara; Adriana Espinosa – Journal of American College Health, 2024
This study explored substance use trajectories and associations with mental health among an ethnically/racially diverse college student sample before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We combined repeated cross-sections and panel data from a total of 3,247 college students assessed with an online survey in 2018, 2019, and in three waves in 2020.…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Correlation
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Zhou, Mingming; Kam, Chester Chun Seng – Educational Psychology, 2017
Limited research has examined the mediational role of coping strategy in students' motivation and procrastination. In this study, we examined the relationships among self-efficacy, achievement goals, boredom coping strategies and procrastination with 506 Chinese college students. Data were collected via questionnaires. Structural equation…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Coping, Role, Goal Orientation
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Bolt, Daniel M.; Piper, Megan E.; Theobald, Wendy E.; Baker, Timothy B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This research examined why smokers receiving combination medication for smoking cessation are more likely to quit smoking than are those who receive either single agent (monotherapy) or placebo. Method: Data were collected from 1,504 current smokers (58.2% women, 83.9% White; mean age = 44.67 years, SD = 11.08) participating in a…
Descriptors: Smoking, Individual Counseling, Data Collection, Medicine
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McNamara, Robert S.; Swaim, Randall C.; Rosen, Lee A. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2010
This study examines the moderating effects of negative affect on the relationship between early drinking onset and binge-drinking behavior. Six hundred and thirty-five eleventh- and twelfth-grade students completed the American Drug and Alcohol Survey and reported on a variety of measures, including items assessing anxiety, anger, depression, age…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, High School Students, Depression (Psychology)
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Curran, Matthew F.; Fuertes, Jairo N.; Alfonso, Vincent C.; Hennessy, James J. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2010
This study examined the association between sensation seeking, impulsivity, and drunk driving. Results showed significant differences in sensation seeking and impulsivity among 160 individuals convicted of impaired or intoxicated driving and individuals who had never been arrested for driving while under the influence/driving while intoxicated…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Drinking, Motor Vehicles, Crime
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Diesendruck, Gil; Lindenbaum, Tali – Social Development, 2009
Studies indicate that children believe that positive behaviors are more likely than negative ones to remain stable across time and situations. The present study assessed whether children hold such optimism equally regarding their own vs. others' behavioral patterns. Thirty five-year-olds answered questions about the extent to which they viewed…
Descriptors: Children, Beliefs, Behavior Patterns, Psychological Patterns
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Cyders, Melissa A.; Smith, Gregory T.; Spillane, Nichea S.; Fischer, Sarah; Annus, Agnes M.; Peterson, Claire – Psychological Assessment, 2007
In 3 studies, the authors developed and began to validate a measure of the propensity to act rashly in response to positive affective states (positive urgency). In Study 1, they developed a content-valid 14-item scale, showed that the measure was unidimensional, and showed that positive urgency was distinct from impulsivity-like constructs…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Psychological Patterns, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns
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Spinella, Marcello; Miley, William M. – College Student Journal, 2004
Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays important roles in processes of reward and self-regulation. Lesions of OFC induce changes in personality and social conduct characterized by behavioral disinhibition, impulsivity, reduced autonomy, lack of concern with negative consequences, and mood lability. Many of these processes relate to aspects of education,…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Self Control, Personality, Brain
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Barthelemy, Catherine; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
This study examined the effectiveness of the Behavior Summarized Evaluation to discriminate 58 autistic from 58 nonautistic mentally retarded children. The measure clearly separated the two samples with between-group differences highest on four items indicating the most particular pattern in autistic children was the association of autistic…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Nievar, M. Angela; Becker, Betsy Jane – Online Submission, 2004
This secondary analysis of De Wolff and van IJzendoorn's (1997) meta-analysis of maternal behavior and attachment reexamined their conclusion that sensitivity was not a preferred predictor of attachment security. The meta-analysis included 66 studies with 123 effect sizes sorted through a combination of personal choice and homogeneity analysis…
Descriptors: Intervals, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Meta Analysis
Egan, Mary A.; And Others – 1989
Development and initial validation are described for an instrument to assess the behavioral coping skills of adolescents. The Assessment of Behavioral Coping Skills (ABCS) was designed for use in the South Carolina Coping Skills Project, a school-based coping skills prevention program for adolescents at high risk for substance abuse. The ABCS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, High Risk Students