Objective: Suicide risk is a significant public health concern for college students and may be exacerbated by hopelessness resulting from negative life events (NLE), yet may be ameliorated by self-compassion. We examined the mediating role of hopelessness in the relation between NLE and suicidal behavior, and the moderating influence of…

Addictions can be classified as any substance, habit or behavior that one has come to depend upon. These can include a variety of habits or behaviors outside of the traditional illicit drug realm. We studied substances, behaviors and habitual addictions to determine if relapse rates are negatively correlated with positive or negative support. We…

This study investigates the relationship between pre-service teachers' learning styles (LS) and their critical thinking disposition (CTD). The study was carried out with the participation of 358 candidate teachers--243 female and 115 males--who study in different programs in the Faculty of Education at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey.…

The Work-Family Conflict (WFC) is an established phenomenon of modern economies and has become more intense for the female labor force which has to perform multiple roles in society. This study has been conducted to answer research questions regarding the impact of WFC on job satisfaction and its effect on life satisfaction of female executive…

The aim of this study was to analyze whether the self-evaluation online teaching effectiveness (SEOTE) and literacy of learning manage system (LLMS) did significantly have effect on the level of self-directed learning readiness (SDLR). Furthermore, it was another purpose to examine whether the LLMS was a significant mediating effect between SEOTE…

Educational Robotics (ER) has the potential to provide significant benefits to education, provided an increase in outreach by transitioning from the extra-curricular initiatives in which ER has thrived to formal education. As Computer Science (CS) Education is undergoing curricular reforms worldwide, the present study addresses the case of a…

This study aims to analyse the attachment stability of children living in different family types from the age of 6 to 11. The study sample comprises 56 children living in Mus, Turkey, including 28 nuclear families and 28 extended families. The "Incomplete Doll Family Story Scale" was used to evaluate the attachment styles of 6-year-old…

Using the perspective of self-determination theory, we examined college students' motivation orientation as a mediator of the relationship between parenting style and life satisfaction or GPA. The sample was drawn from a medium size university in the northeast of the USA (N = 432). While controlling for gender, age, and ethnicity, we used…

This article explores how an environmental education policy text comes to be constituted by discursive strategies that reproduce or challenge particular ideologies of environmentalism in relation to education. Using a qualitative analysis of discourses in the National Policy of Environmental Education of Colombia (NPEEC), we examine how these can…

Research knowledge about the role of teachers' personality in shaping their mood is still limited. The present study explores the associations between teachers' five broad personality traits (known as the 'Big Five'), emotion regulation (suppression and reappraisal), and mood. Data collected from a sample of 113 Israeli teachers were analysed…

The reciprocal influences between the development of Chinese-as-a-second-language (CSL) listening and reading comprehension among young learners in Hong Kong were evaluated using a 2-year, three-wave longitudinal design. A total of 129 senior primary CSL students were assessed using listening and reading comprehension tests at the end of grades 4,…

The present study explored the association between working memory capacity (WMC) and second language reading performance as measured with three types of comprehension tasks: free written recall, sentence completion, and multiple-choice. It also examined the contribution of WMC to the frequency and variety of strategy use, as well as the…

The current study aimed at investigating the educational crisis management and its relation to using distance learning approach in secondary stage schools in Al-Balqaa governorate during COVID-19 outbreak from the perspectives of teachers. A random study sample consisted of 10 male and female teachers from 30 different secondary stage schools was…

The importance of balance is considerably high in many sports that require struggle and close contact such as wrestling. Some losses in maintaining the balance due to the movements requiring high intensity during competitions and increase in the risk of injury due to these losses may occur in wrestling athletes. The aim of this study is to…

Background/purpose: The use of social media has become commonplace among adolescents. However, excessive use of social media causes addiction in some cases. In this context, it is considered important to investigate the factors related to social media addiction. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships among childhood experiences,…