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Castro, Saul A.; Infurna, Frank J.; Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn; Waldron, Vincent R.; Zautra, Eva – Prevention Science, 2023
The complex set of challenges that middle-aged adults encounter emphasizes a need for mental health interventions that promote resilience and positive outcomes. The present study evaluated whether an online, self-guided social intelligence training (SIT) program (8 h) improved midlife adults' daily well-being and emotion regulation in the context…
Descriptors: Adults, Well Being, Emotional Response, Self Management
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Cunningham, Tony J.; Leal, Stephanie L.; Yassa, Michael A.; Payne, Jessica D. – Learning & Memory, 2018
Stress influences how we remember emotional events and how these events shape future behaviors. However, the impact of stress on memory specificity for emotional events has yet to be examined. To this end, the present study utilized a mnemonic discrimination task that taxes hippocampal pattern separation, the process of distinguishing between…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Memory, Behavior Patterns
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Lee, Sau-Lai; Peng, Maria Sau-Chi – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2017
In this study we explored the effects of group art therapy on the emotional well-being and parental empathy of mothers of children with special educational needs. Eleven mothers of children who were diagnosed with at least 1 kind of special educational need participated in a 16-week program. We hypothesized that the art therapy group would help…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Mothers, Special Education
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Petko, Dominik; Egger, Nives; Cantieni, Andrea – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2017
The study examines the use of weblogs in teacher education internships and its impact on student stress levels, self-efficacy, and reflective abilities. One hundred and seventy-six student teachers were randomly assigned to five groups. Four groups used weblogs (a) with emotion-focused or with problem-focused writing assignments in combination (b)…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Electronic Journals, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers
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Anyanwu, Emeka G. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Notable challenges, such as mental distress, boredom, negative moods, and attitudes, have been associated with learning in the cadaver dissection laboratory (CDL). The ability of background music (BM) to enhance the cognitive abilities of students is well documented. The present study was designed to investigate the impact of BM in the CDL and on…
Descriptors: Music, Anatomy, Foreign Countries, Stress Management
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Jamieson, Jeremy P.; Nock, Matthew K.; Mendes, Wendy Berry – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2012
Researchers have theorized that changing the way we think about our bodily responses can improve our physiological and cognitive reactions to stressful events. However, the underlying processes through which mental states improve downstream outcomes are not well understood. To this end, we examined whether reappraising stress-induced arousal could…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Physiology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Processes
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Clifford, Tessen; Minnes, Patricia – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Twenty mothers participated in an online support group for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. Twenty-five unrelated parents participated in a no-treatment control group. The participants completed online questionnaires prior to and following the 4-month support group, to evaluate changes in mood, anxiety, parenting stress, and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Social Support Groups, Child Rearing, Autism
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Ricard, Richard J.; Lerma, Eunice; Heard, Courtney C. C. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2013
This study explored the impact of a 4-week skills group intervention based on the principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with a sample of adolescents attending a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program. This article provides a session-by-session overview of activities adapted from DBT-specified training modules of mindfulness,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Intervention, Nontraditional Education, Behavior Modification
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Kimhi, Shaul; Shamai, Michal – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Against the background of the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, we investigated the relationship between perceived community resilience and the effect of stress and life satisfaction. The research sample included 741 adults, aged 18-85. The participants were divided into four groups, three of which live close to the Israel-Lebanon border and were…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Life Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires