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Kanekar, Amar; Sharma, Manoj – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
Safer sex is important for protection against STDs and HIV/AIDS. Most of the HIV-related research is targeted towards high-risk groups such as prostitutes, gays and substance abusers there is evidence that HIV/AIDS is increasing in college students particularly among African-American college students. The purpose of this study was to study…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Belknap, Mary Colleen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study explored the components of six Michigan community college teacher education programs that were members of Michigan Association of Community Colleges in Educator Preparation (MACCEP) in 2006-2007. Data were collected from face to face interviews and institutional resources. Each interviewee was an identified "champion" of their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Community Colleges, Interviews
Liou, Pey-Yan; Lawrenz, Frances; Madsen, Christina; Braam, Maureen; Medhanie, Amanuel – Online Submission, 2009
Factor analysis was applied to analyze the Noyce Scholarship Program Evaluation Scholar Survey, and then further hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was applied to differentiate the variance due to program effects from individual scholars' effects. This survey was constructed to determine scholars' perception of their individual teacher…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Education, Majors (Students), Student Attitudes
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Feeny, Norah C.; Silva, Susan G.; Reinecke, Mark A.; McNulty, Steven; Findling, Robert L.; Rohde, Paul; Curry, John F.; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Pathak, Sanjeev M.; May, Diane E.; Kennard, Betsy D.; Simons, Anne D.; Wells, Karen C.; Robins, Michele; Rosenberg, David; March, John S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This article explores aspects of family environment and parent-child conflict that may predict or moderate response to acute treatments among depressed adolescents (N = 439) randomly assigned to fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy, their combination, or placebo. Outcomes were Week 12 scores on measures of depression and global impairment. Of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents, Family Environment
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Rogers, Gregory M.; Park, Jong-Hyo; Essex, Marilyn J.; Klein, Marjorie H.; Silva, Susan G.; Hoyle, Rick H.; Curry, John F.; Feeny, Norah C.; Kennard, Betsy; Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Pathak, Sanjeev; Reinecke, Mark A.; Rosenberg, David R.; Weller, Elizabeth B.; March, John S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale were examined in a sample of 422 male and female adolescents (ages 12-17) with current major depressive disorder. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency ([alpha] = 0.93) and correlated significantly with self-report and interview-based measures of…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Burns, G. Leonard; Desmul, Chris; Walsh, James A.; Silpakit, Chatchawan; Ussahawanitchakit, Phapruke – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Confirmatory factor analysis was used with a multitrait (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-inattention, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-hyperactivity/impulsivity, oppositional defiant disorder toward adults, academic competence, and social competence) by multisource (mothers and fathers) matrix to test the invariance and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Conceptual Tempo
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Ernst, Catherine; Rogers, Margaret R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
This study involved the development of a new scale to measure high school teacher attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms. A second aim was to examine the relationship of teachers' professional development regarding inclusion, their years of experience with inclusion, access to instructional…
Descriptors: High Schools, Education Courses, Inclusive Schools, Measures (Individuals)
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Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Thompson, Bruce – Educational Researcher, 2009
Correlation matrices and standard deviations are the building blocks of many of the commonly conducted analyses in published research, and AERA and APA reporting standards recommend their inclusion when reporting research results. The authors argue that the inclusion of correlation/covariance matrices, standard deviations, and means can enhance…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Correlation, Researchers, Multivariate Analysis
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Kaminski, Jennifer Wyatt; David-Ferdon, Corinne; Battistich, Victor A. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
The Social and Character Development (SACD) research program was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of seven elementary-school-based programs developed to promote social and emotional competence, positive behavior, a positive school climate, and academic achievement, and to decrease negative behavior. Procedures undertaken by the SACD…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Factor Structure, Personality
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Liddle, Elizabeth B.; Jackson, Georgina M.; Rorden, Chris; Jackson, Stephen R. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
Temporal and spatial attentional deficits in dyslexia were investigated using a lateralized visual temporal order judgment (TOJ) paradigm that allowed both sensitivity to temporal order and spatial attentional bias to be measured. Findings indicate that adult participants with a positive screen for dyslexia were significantly less sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Dyslexia, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Chen, Mei-Yen – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Wood's Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) among Taiwanese workers. The participants were 341 nonprofit sport organization workers (M[subscript age] = 35.89, SD = 9.23) who completed the job satisfaction questionnaire, turnover intention scale, and organizational commitment.…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Test Validity, Factor Structure, Intention
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Loeber, Rolf; Pardini, Dustin A.; Hipwell, Alison; Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda; Keenan, Kate; Sembower, Mark A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2009
Relatively little is known about the factor structure of disruptive behavior among preadolescent girls. The present study reports on exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of disruptive girl behavior over four successive data waves as rated by parents and teachers in a large, representative community sample of girls (N = 2,451). Five factors…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Females, Mental Disorders, Behavior Disorders
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Yaman, Erkan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The aim of this research is to develop the Mobbing Scale and examine its validity and reliability. The sample of the study consisted of 515 persons from Sakarya and Bursa. In this study, construct validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and item analysis of the scale were examined. As a result of factor analysis for construct…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Barriers, Correlation, Work Environment
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Aouad, Julie; Savage, Robert – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The simple view of reading (SVR) provides a conceptual framework for describing the processes involved when readers comprehend text. Strong evidence for the SVR comes from factor-analytic studies showing dissociations between decoding and comprehension skills. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether predecoding and comprehension…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Early Intervention, Psychologists, School Psychologists
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Rushton, J. Philippe; Templer, Donald I. – Intelligence, 2009
National differences in murder, rape, and serious assault were examined in 113 countries in relation to national IQ, income, skin color, birth rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, and HIV/AIDS. Data were collated from the 1993-1996 International Crime Statistics published by INTERPOL. Violent crime was found to be lower in countries with…
Descriptors: Crime, Income, Birth Rate, Infant Mortality
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