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Xiong, Junmei; Hai, Man; Wang, Jintao; Li, Ye; Jiang, Guangrong – School Psychology International, 2020
The current study examined the associations among cumulative risk, psychological capital and adolescents' anxiety/depression and life satisfaction. Chinese adolescents (N = 1473, grades 7 to 12, ages 12 to 18, 52.1% female) completed self-report cumulative risk, psychological capital, anxiety/depressive symptoms and life satisfaction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Anxiety
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Taylor, Marjorie; Hulette, Annmarie C.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The creation and cultivation of an imaginary companion is considered to be a healthy form of pretend play in early childhood, but there tends to be a less positive view of older children who have them. To test the extent that having an imaginary companion in middle school is associated with positive or negative outcomes, an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Play, Early Adolescents, Coping, At Risk Persons
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Zhou, Qing; Sandler, Irwin N.; Millsap, Roger E.; Wolchik, Sharlene A.; Dawson-McClure, Spring R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study examines whether program effects on mother-child relationship quality and effective discipline mediated the 6-year longitudinal effects of the New Beginnings Program (NBP) to improve mental health and competence outcomes in 218 adolescents from divorced families in a randomized experimental trial. The NBP is a theory-based and…
Descriptors: Divorce, Intervention, Discipline, Grade Point Average