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Houghton, Stephen; Hattie, John; Carroll, Annemaree; Wood, Lisa; Baffour, Bernard – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2016
This study examined associations between loneliness, a construct associated with serious adverse mental health outcomes, and positive mental wellbeing. Validated measures of loneliness (represented by friendship-related loneliness, isolation, positive attitude to solitude, and negative attitude to solitude) and positive mental wellbeing were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Social Isolation, Mental Health
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Carroll, Annemaree; Houghton, Stephen; Bourgeois, Amanda – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2014
A total of 197 Year 9 and 10 students, 74 of whom had learning difficulties (LD), from two high schools in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, self-reported their substance use. Seventeen substances, including two fictitious ones to detect over-reporting, were presented to participants for them to indicate their current usage,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Substance Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Drinking
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Effeney, Gerard; Carroll, Annemaree; Bahr, Nan – Educational Psychology, 2013
This study investigated relationships between SRL and EF in a sample of 254 school-aged adolescent males. Two hypotheses were tested: that self-reported measures of SRL and EF are closely related and that as different aspects of EF mature during adolescence, the corresponding components of SRL should also improve, leading to an age-related…
Descriptors: Self Control, Executive Function, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Males
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Bower, Julie M.; Carroll, Annemaree; Ashman, Adrian – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
Traditional resources for ascertaining risk and protection for disengaged youth are often unsuitable, due to the stamina and skill required to complete them. Many of these tools assess risk without considering participants' potential for personal growth. The present study outlines the development and initial validation of a tool titled the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Risk Assessment, High School Students, Test Construction
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Carroll, Annemaree; Green, Shauna; Houghton, Stephen; Wood, Robert – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2003
This study examined the relationship between Australian high school students' (n=965) self-reported delinquency and the importance of their social reputations. Students with low delinquency involvement, females, and older students tended to desire a more conforming reputation than those with high delinquency involvement, males, or younger…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Delinquency, Foreign Countries, High Schools