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Rote, Wendy M.; Smetana, Judith G. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Parental induction of empathy-related guilt plays an important role in children's moral development. However, guilt induction can also be psychologically controlling and detrimental for youth adjustment. This study provided a more nuanced view of parental guilt induction by examining how the nature of a child's misdeed and the structure and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Moral Development
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Schade, Benjamin; Larwin, Karen H. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2015
The current investigation examines whether visual impairment has an impact on a student's perception of the school climate. Using a large national sample of high school students, perceptions were examined for students with vision impairment relative to students with no visual impairments. Three factors were examined: self-reported level of…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Educational Environment, High School Students
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Okoli, Chizimuzo T. C.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Wiggins, Amanda T.; Ickes, Melinda J.; Butler, Karen M.; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To examine the association of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure with susceptibility to smoking, perceived addiction, and psychobehavioral effects of exposure among never- and ever-smoking college students. Participants: Participants were 665 college students at a large, southeastern university in the United States. Methods: This study is…
Descriptors: Smoking, Addictive Behavior, At Risk Persons, Psychological Patterns
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Heddy, Benjamin; Bailey, MarLynn; Farley, John – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2016
The present study used the Cognitive Reconstruction of Knowledge Model (CRKM) model of conceptual change as a framework for developing and testing how key cognitive, motivational, and emotional variables are linked to conceptual change in physics. This study extends an earlier study developed by Taasoobshirazi and Sinatra ("J Res Sci…
Descriptors: Models, Change, Physics, Scientific Concepts
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Khinkanina, Alla L.; Serova, Olga E. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The results of the empirical investigation of the characteristics of value and professional orientation of the students taking studies in social and computer engineering related fields are presented. The types of value structure uncovered depend on the students' attitudes to the values significant for the professional evolution (active mode of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education
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Çevik, Gülsen Büyüksahin – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The current research aims to study university students' levels of anger and satisfaction with life, based on gender, years of attendance, accommodation, and whether they experience adjustment problems. The current research participants included a total of 484 individuals (X-bar age = 22.56; SD = 1.72; range = 19-37), with 269 (55.6%) males and 215…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction
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Zhao, Qi; Li, Weidong – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2016
According to theory, students' implicit theories of ability can affect their motivation and engagement in physical education (PE). Limited research has been conducted to examine the relationships between implicit theories of ability and motivation and engagement among K-12 students in PE. Our study examined the relationship between implicit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Theories, Ability
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Muzamil, Maham; Shah, Gulzar – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing students' academic achievements in secondary school level (grades 09 and 10). Those factors include students' self-reported psychological issues (e.g. perception of being bullied through social media) as well as socioeconomic status. Study participants included 610 students at senior…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Ames, Cathrine D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Unique challenges affecting the influx of online doctoral learners create opportunities to enhance their experience by mitigating limited contact. This quantitative causal-comparative and correlational study examined differences based on frequency and duration of video-based coaching doctoral learners received from their dissertation chairs, at a…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation, Correlation
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Zhao, Qi; Li, Weidong – Physical Educator, 2016
There lacks a valid and reliable measurement on perceptions of teachers' caring behaviors and little is known about the link between perceptions of teachers' caring behaviors and students' motivational responses in physical education (PE). The goals of this study were to develop and validate a context-specific measurement of perceptions of…
Descriptors: Caring, Physical Education Teachers, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
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Rosenstreich, Eyal; Feldman, David B.; Davidson, Oranit B.; Maza, Etai; Margalit, Malka – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
The goals of the study were to examine personal resources and social distress during the first month in college among students with learning disabilities (LD) and to compare their experiences with non-LD peer. The sample consisted of 335 first-year undergraduate students falling into two groups: 85 students with LD and 250 non-LD students.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, College Freshmen, Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies
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Breuer, Gabriele B.; Schlegel, Jürg; Kauf, Peter; Rupf, Reto – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Children have served as research subjects in several surveys on attitudes to insects and invertebrates. Most of the studies have used quantitative scoring methods to draw conclusions. This paper takes a different approach as it analyzes children's free-text comments to gain an understanding of their viewpoints. A total of 246 children aged 9-13…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Entomology
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Cekin, Resul – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Emerging adulthood is a transitional stage between late adolescence and young adulthood in life-span development that requires significant changes in people's lives. Therefore, identifying protective factors for this population is crucial. This study investigated the effects of regular physical activity on self-esteem, optimism, and happiness in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Student Attitudes
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Tempelaar, Dirk T.; Rienties, Bart; Nguyen, Quan – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
Studies in the field of learning analytics (LA) have shown students' demographics and learning management system (LMS) data to be effective identifiers of "at risk" performance. However, insights generated by these predictive models may not be suitable for pedagogically informed interventions due to the inability to explain why students…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Integrated Learning Systems, Personality, Educational Research
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Shih, Shu-Shen – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The author explored the relations among Taiwanese eighth-grade students' satisfactions of the basic psychological needs (i.e., the needs for competence, relatedness, and autonomy), engagement versus disengagement coping with academic stress, self-regulated learning, and academic burnout. Three hundred and ninety-six eighth-grade Taiwanese students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Grade 8, Adolescents
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