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Direct linkRivers, Susan E.; Brackett, Marc A.; Omori, Mika; Sickler, Cole; Bertoli, Michelle C.; Salovey, Peter – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
Involvement in health-endangering behaviors is considered a reflection of college students' psychosocial development; however, not all students participate in these activities. Emotion skills, such as the ability to interpret and manage emotions, may serve as a protective factor against risk-taking behavior among emerging adults. We compared the…
Descriptors: Risk, Individual Development, Emotional Intelligence, Self Esteem
Download full textAcun-Kapikiran, Necla – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
In this study, the mediator effects of focus on positive and negative information on the relationship between empathic tendency, and guilty and psychological well-being in university students were investigated. The participants were 314 student, between age range of 17-32 (M.20.93,SD:1.80) attending different departments Faculty of Education, at…
Descriptors: Well Being, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Psychology
Matthews, Gerald; Warm, Joel S.; Reinerman-Jones, Lauren E.; Langheim, Lisa K.; Washburn, David A.; Tripp, Lloyd – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2010
Loss of vigilance may lead to impaired performance in various applied settings including military operations, transportation, and industrial inspection. Individuals differ considerably in sustained attention, but individual differences in vigilance have proven to be hard to predict. The dependence of vigilance on workload factors is consistent…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Transportation, Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Tests
Vautier, Stephane; Bonnefon, Jean-Francois – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2008
Individuals routinely rate themselves higher than their peers on a number of attributes and capabilities, including their satisfaction with life. However, the construct validity of this above-average effect requires specific psychometric properties of ratings of one's contentment and ratings of others' perceived contentment. This article tests…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Research Methodology, Construct Validity, Psychometrics
Derryberry, W. Pitt; Jones, Kristy L.; Grieve, Frederick G.; Barger, Brian – Journal of Moral Education, 2007
Differing findings exist on how Defining Issues Test (DIT) scores relate to intelligence. Further study is needed in order to address aspects of intellect not previously considered and to address how these relationships rival studies that have compared indices of intellect with constructs similar to DIT scores. In the present study, a sample of…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Construct Validity, Validity, Intelligence Tests
McInerney, Valentina; Marsh, Herbert W.; McInerney, Dennis M. – 1998
This paper discusses the process through which a powerful multidimensional measure of affect and cognition in relation to adult learning of computing skills was derived from its early theoretical stages to its validation using structural equation modeling. The discussion emphasizes the importance of ensuring a strong substantive base from which to…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy
