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A Climber's Mentality: EEG Analysis of Climbers in Action
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Bailey, Andrew; Hughes, Allison; Bullock, Kennedy; Hill, Gabriel – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
Outdoor activities induce positive mental and physical outcomes despite, or because of, the inherent risk. The psychological mechanisms driving this growth have not yet been adequately explained. This study employed portable EEG devices to track the mental states of competitive rock climbers during activity. Thirty-five participants (25% female)…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Physiology, Diagnostic Tests, Mental Health
Mind Wandering, Together with Test Anxiety and Self-Efficacy, Predicts Student's Academic Self-Concept but Not Reading Comprehension Skills
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Desideri, Lorenzo; Ottaviani, Cristina; Cecchetto, Carla; Bonifacci, Paola – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: Mind wandering (MW) has commonly been linked to bad scholastic performance; however, such association has rarely been investigated in the classroom. Moreover, in examining such association, motivational variables have been largely ignored. Aim: We aimed at examining the associations between the dispositional tendency to engage in MW…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Self Concept, Academic Ability
Perceived Teaching Practice and Its Prediction of Student Engagement in Singapore
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Luo, Wenshu – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
This study examined teaching practice in Singapore mathematics classrooms and its prediction of student engagement. A large sample of Singapore Secondary 2 students first reported perceived teaching practice in their mathematics classrooms in Term 1 and their engagement in mathematics study in Term 2. Based on Rasch analysis of teaching practice,…
Descriptors: Prediction, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Metacognition
When College Students Look after Themselves: Self-Care Practices and Well-Being
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Moses, Jemma; Bradley, Graham L.; O'Callaghan, Frances V. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
Research has shown that psychological well-being is positively associated with student engagement, persistence, and performance. To learn more about the behaviors that underlie well-being, 206 (predominantly female) university students completed measures of well-being and six self-care practices. Four such practices (mindful acceptance, seeking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Self Management, Well Being
Effectiveness of a Classroom Mindfulness Coloring Activity for Test Anxiety in Children
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Carsley, Dana; Heath, Nancy L.; Fajnerova, Sophia – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2015
To evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based structured versus unstructured coloring on test anxiety, 52 participants (53.8% female; M[subscript age] = 10.92 years, SD = 0.82) were randomly assigned to either a structured mandala (n = 26) or free coloring condition (n = 26), and completed a standardized anxiety measure to assess anxiety…
Descriptors: Perception, Metacognition, Attention Control, Test Anxiety
Perceived Working Conditions and Personal Resources Predicting Mental Health Counselor Well-Being
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Thompson, Isabel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the influence of counselor perceived working conditions, length of time in field, counselor gender, mindfulness attitudes, compassion satisfaction, emotion-focused coping, problem focused coping, and maladaptive coping on levels of burnout and compassion fatigue in a sample of 213 mental health counselors. Cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Counselors, Mental Health Workers, Well Being, Work Experience