Young children's misbehaviours can be challenging to interpret, evaluate, and intervene on. In turn, adults' interventions on children's transgressions inform children about how others view their actions. In the current research, we examined adult responses to recordings of everyday transgressions committed by young children. This research adopted…

This study contributes to the understanding of student teachers' sustainable behaviors. (Future) teachers are perceived as models of social learning as they model desirable behavior, attitudes, values, and emotions while living and demonstrating a pro-sustainable lifestyle. Therefore, it is essential to understand which personal variables,…

In his posthumously published work on education, Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) described his approach to the sociological observation of the educational system as a formal one. Only by refraining from more substantial definitions, based on what teachers hope to convey, he claimed, can education be understood in all its historical and geographical…

This study aimed at investigating the underlying factors of selfie addiction among university students. It further attempted to find out the role of gender difference in selfie addiction. A 19-item self-developed questionnaire used to measure selfie addiction. The questionnaire was validated using a sample of 269 randomly selected university…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) accounts for variability in intention to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and to explore which constructs in the TPB most strongly predict intention to perform CPR among college students. Participants: Undergraduate college students (N =…

Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions were forced to shut down, causing massive disruption of the education system. This paper aims to determine the critical factors for the intention to participate in e-learning during COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected by surveying 131 university students and…

Voting rates among Arizona State University (ASU) students have increased between regular term and midterm elections since 2012. Reports show that between the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, ASU student voting rates increased from 47.8% to 58.7%. During the 2018 midterm election showed a large upward swing in voter turnout among ASU students…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 face-to-face teaching shifted to online teaching. Many teachers faced challenges in preparing and delivering their content online due to a lack of training and experience. This study examined the relationship between K-12 teachers' teaching self-efficacy and their perceptions toward using Learning Management…

This qualitative study examines how and why special education teachers use mindfulness in their classrooms. Through decades of research with adult populations, mindfulness has been found to be an effective strategy supporting mental health, physical health, and overall well-being. However, there is a gap in the research on mindfulness with youth…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if, and to what extent, the multidimensions of adult personal resilience were related to the turnover intentions of K-12 Arizona charter school teachers. The theoretical foundations used included the Adult Personal Resilience Theory, Turnover Intent Model, and Role Theory. A…

This study examined patterns and predictors of 79 public sector therapists' practice element (PE) intentions for treating hypothetical single problem area youth with either anxiety or disruptive behavior problems. Analyses of intention profiles suggested that PE intentions varied by diagnosis and included both a majority of practices derived from…

Prescription Drug Misuse (PDM) among college students is a concerning public health issue in the United States. Little research has examined misuse behaviors as they occur in college students' daily lives, limiting our understanding of the context of misuse and real-time misuse predictors. The goal of my dissertation was to better understand PDM…

The purpose of this predictive study was to identify whether health-promoting behavior, as identified in the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II), is a significant predictor for intent to remain in academe teaching in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs among nursing faculty at four-year institutions in the Southern region of…

Objectives: Using Theory of Planned Behavior, the objective of this study was to determine how attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavior control related to intent to strength training by college-aged women. Participants: Participants were college-aged females (N = 162) from a mid-sized private university in the Midwestern United States…

This research explores the mechanisms that connect entrepreneurial passion (EP) to entrepreneurial behavior. We investigate the mediating impact of growth-oriented intentions on the relationship between EP and behavior. We conducted a two-wave longitudinal survey study and recruited a sample of 235 undergraduate students from a business school in…