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Abed, Mohaned Ghazi – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2017
Inculcating positive thinking can act as a valuable tool in enhancing the overall self-concept of children with learning disabilities. The value of positive psychology is recognized as the basis for recent research conducted in the field of strength development. Positive psychology is centered on the view that individual lives can be improved by…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
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Metzler, Anna; Scheithauer, Herbert – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2015
A considerable body of research has examined the association between self-presentation on social networking sites and personality in adults. Yet, there is a lack of corresponding research on adolescents as well as studies on alternative measures of personality traits of the self. The current study investigates, using a cross-sectional multi-method…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, Self Concept, Adolescents
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Montemayor, Raymond; Ranganathan, Chitra – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2012
Using hypothetical vignettes, 152 parents of children 10-17 years old living in Chennai, India, made attributions about whether the origins of 2 positive and 2 negative behaviors performed by their own child or another child were due to the child's personality or the situation, or to parenting or nonparenting influences based on the frequency,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Vignettes, Foreign Countries
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
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Fafalios, Irene – Montessori Life, 1997
Argues that parents and educators must strive to develop true independence within their children. Argues that independence is achieved by encouraging a strong will in children which enables them to fully develop their personality and arms them with the skills to make decisions, create positive self-esteem, and be responsible and sympathetic…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Child Behavior, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Beaty, Lee A. – 1992
The empirical research on psychological and social adjustment of children and adolescents with visual impairments is reviewed. The dichotomy between deficit and nondeficit functioning of these youths is explored. Personality research suggests that some youth with visual impairments display minor deficits in self-concept and self-esteem. It is…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Emotional Adjustment, Interpersonal Competence, Personality Traits
Utesch, William E. – 1989
Father-daughter incest is more traumatic than any other type of child-sexual molestation. This study examines some of the factors which may lead to father-daughter incest. The author divided 40 Caucasian couples into three groups: (1) clinical incest group; (2) clinical non-incest group (to control for clinical status); and (3) non-clinical group.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Behavior, Daughters, Family Environment