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Mechler, Heather – Journal of College and Character, 2013
In this article, the author explores the existing research on the characteristics of Millennials within historical, social, and economic contexts. While many researchers have made claims about Millennials, they fail to consider how parenting styles, economic factors, historical events, and shifts in educational priorities may have created the…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Young Adults, Adolescents, Individual Characteristics
Sanday, L. A.; Venter, M. A. – Africa Education Review, 2012
This article gives a historical overview of the development as well as the current usage of the term ego strength. The factors involved in the development of ego strength, the impact of ego strength on learners and the necessity for teachers' awareness are discussed. A combined quantitative-qualitative research design was followed, where a group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 9, Self Concept
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Knoop, Robert – Education Canada, 1995
Examines three major reasons why individuals shirk responsibility: feelings of powerlessness (external locus of control), belief in a systems world (society as self-regulating balance of objective forces), and consequences of extreme introversion or extraversion. Discusses the role of education in fostering development of student attitudes and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Extraversion Introversion, Individual Power

Antion, David L.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
An investigation of 148 community college students regarding cheating behaviors on a final multiple-choice test did not lend support for the association of personality constructs with cheating behaviors except for the anxiety construct. Self-reported grade point average and test score were negatively related to cheating. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Cheating
Howard, Norma K., Comp. – 1975
This selective abstract bibliography cites recent ERIC documents on behavioral differences between preschool and elementary school girls and boys in such areas as moral judgment, school readiness, self esteem, motor performance, aggression, locus of control, and social development. Other documents cited examined sex role development and sex role…
Descriptors: Aggression, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Child Development