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Direct linkAbu-Hola, Imfadi – Education, 2009
Man's relationship with the environment is crucial. He can use its natural resources, but not in jest. No damaging or overuse behavior should be the dominant behavior. Religious values and rules play an important role in achieving the balance in the environment. One big goal of Islam is to make the life easy and safe. Moreover, in Islamic…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Islamic Culture, Islam, Pollution
Ringwalt, Christopher; Pankratz, Melinda; Gottfredson, Nisha; Jackson-Newsom, Julia; Dusenbury, Linda; Giles, Steve; Currey, David; Hansen, Bill – Journal of Drug Education, 2009
We examined the association between changes in the substances and mediating variables targeted by the All Stars drug prevention curriculum, and students' engagement in and enjoyment of the curriculum, their attitudes toward their teachers, and their perceptions of their teachers' skills. Forty-eight school staff administered at least one All Stars…
Descriptors: Prevention, Grade 7, Student Attitudes, Drug Use
Roloff, Michael E. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2009
This paper explicates the implications of my research on conflict management for self improvement and for practitioners who work to improve the conflict management of others. I also note how my experiences with practitioners have informed my research.
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Family Counseling, Family Problems
Compas, Bruce E.; Forehand, Rex; Keller, Gary; Champion, Jennifer E.; Rakow, Aaron; Reeslund, Kristen L.; McKee, Laura; Fear, Jessica M.; Colletti, Christina J. M.; Hardcastle, Emily; Merchant, Mary Jane; Roberts, Lori; Potts, Jennifer; Garai, Emily; Coffelt, Nicole; Roland, Erin; Sterba, Sonya K.; Cole, David A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
A family cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for parents with a history of depression and their 9-15-year-old children was compared with a self-study written information condition in a randomized clinical trial (n = 111 families). Outcomes were assessed at post-intervention (2 months), after completion of 4 monthly booster sessions (6…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parents, Children, Effect Size
Moriarty, Anthony – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2009
Most Monday mornings are noisy affairs where students and staff members are catching up on the events of the weekend. Sometimes these events are disputes that have festered over the weekend and are now ready to get settled. When a confrontation between students occurs, noise levels accelerate, students begin running, and an unnerving combination…
Descriptors: School Safety, Safety Education, Risk Management, Emergency Programs
Sherrill-Mittleman, D. A.; Klesges, L. M.; Lanctot, J. Q.; Stockton, M. B.; Klesges, R. C. – Health Education Research, 2009
Few measurement instruments for children's eating behaviors and beliefs have been specifically validated for African-American children. Validation within this population is important because of potential cultural and ethnic influences. Objectives were to evaluate established and newly developed or adapted dietary psychosocial measures in a sample…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Females, Self Efficacy, Prevention
Download full textShepherd, Robin-Marie; Edelman, Robert J. – College Quarterly, 2009
This is the first study to investigate the interrelationship of social anxiety with the variables anxiety, depression, locus of control, ego strength and ways of coping in a sample of university students. There were high scores of social anxiety which were related to high scores on measures of anxiety and depression, low ego strength, external…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Self Concept, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
Demaray, Michelle K.; Brown, Christina F. – Communique, 2009
The school, playground, and neighborhood often come to mind when one thinks about bullying that occurs among children and teens. However, given the significant role technology plays in the lives of today's youth, the potential of these media to function as a venue for social interaction that includes victimization, or cyberbullying, also needs to…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Interpersonal Relationship, Intervention, Prevention
Schwartz, Marlene B.; Novak, Sarah A.; Fiore, Susan S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
Removing low nutrition snacks from schools is controversial. Although the objective is to decrease the consumption of these foods at school, some critics argue that children will compensate by eating more of these foods at home. Others worry that school-based obesity prevention programs will increase student preoccupation with weight. The present…
Descriptors: Obesity, Middle School Students, Prevention, Nutrition
Chen, Joe; Choi, Yun Jeong; Mori, Kohta; Sawada, Yasuyuki; Sugano, Saki – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper contributes to the literature of suicide studies by presenting procedures and its estimates of the number of family members who lose their loved ones to suicide. Using Japanese aggregate level data, three main findings emerge: first, there are approximately five bereaved family members per suicide; second, in 2006, there were about…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Public Policy, Cost Effectiveness
Lopez, Barbara; Wang, Wei; Schwartz, Seth J.; Prado, Guillermo; Huang, Shi; Brown, C. Hendricks; Pantin, Hilda; Szapocznik, Jose – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to examine how relationships among family, school, and peer factors relate to likelihood of substance use in Hispanic adolescents. Results indicated that only perceived peer substance use was directly related to adolescents' own substance use. A significant interaction was found between parental monitoring and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Peer Influence, Substance Abuse, Hispanic Americans
La Greca, Annette M.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Lochman, John E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This Special Section of the "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology" focuses on research that extends beyond documenting the efficacy and effectiveness of specific psychological treatments or preventive interventions for children and youths. In the past 30 years, there have been remarkable advances in the development and evaluation of…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Clinical Psychology
Simon, Thomas R.; Ikeda, Robin M.; Smith, Emilie Phillips; Reese, Le'Roy E.; Rabiner, David L.; Miller, Shari; Winn, Donna-Marie; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Asher, Steven R.; Horne, Arthur M.; Orpinas, Pamela; Martin, Roy; Quinn, William H.; Tolan, Patrick H.; Gorman-Smith, Deborah; Henry, David B.; Gay, Franklin N.; Schoeny, Michael; Farrell, Albert D.; Meyer, Aleta L.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Allison, Kevin W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This study reports the findings of a multisite randomized trial evaluating the separate and combined effects of 2 school-based approaches to reduce violence among early adolescents. A total of 37 schools at 4 sites were randomized to 4 conditions: (1) a universal intervention that involved implementing a student curriculum and teacher training…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Prevention, Social Influences
Pascall, Melvin A.; Lee, Ken; Fraser, Angela; Halim, Linna – Journal of Food Science Education, 2009
A focus group with an educational component was used to help initiate a new research hypothesis. Early-stage development of a new tamper-evident invention was improved with input from a consumer focus group. The focus group comprised consumers who were shown several tamper-evident devices, including a new color-changing cap under active…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Negative Attitudes, Focus Groups, Instructional Effectiveness
Wodehouse, G.; McGill, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Many family carers find the support they receive in respect of their child's challenging behaviour unhelpful. This study sought to identify carer perceptions of the ways in which support is unhelpful and how it could be more helpful. Methods: Thirteen mothers, caring for a child with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Family Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers
