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Adolescents' Attitudes toward Wheelchair Users: A Provincial Survey
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Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The study aims were to examine (i) adolescents' attitudes towards family members who use a wheelchair in relation to other health problems and conditions, and (ii) the association between perceived wheelchair stigma and socio-demographic factors. Data were based on surveys from 2790 seventh to 12th grade students derived from the 2007 cycle of the…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Drug Abuse, Adolescents, Assistive Technology
Experience-Seeking Characteristics of Methadone Clients.
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Kohn, Paul M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Methadone clients scored higher than controls on measures reflecting boredom, desire for change and attraction to physically thrilling activities. Correlations of these measures with length of most recent dependency before treatment, time on program, and time since initial dependency suggest peculiarities of methadone clients antedated involvement…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Addiction, Drug Use, Foreign Countries
The Audioconference: Delivering Continuing Education for Addictions Workers in Canada.
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Burge, E. J.; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1993
Used audio conferencing for continuing education of Francophone and Anglophone addictions workers across Canada. Evaluation revealed that program design enabled cost-effective, real-time linking of local groups of professionals with their peers and with external expert colleagues. Found that such contact promoted social goals of networking and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Drug Addiction
Drug and Alcohol Use by Canadian University Athletes: A National Survey.
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Spence, John C.; Gauvin, Lise – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Using a stratified random sampling procedure, 754 student athletes were surveyed regarding drug and alcohol use in eight different sports from eight universities across Canada. Provides statistics of substances athletes reported using, including pain medications, weight loss products, anabolic steroids, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Athletes, Behavior Standards, Cocaine
Reactions to Stigmas among Canadian Students: Testing an Attribution-Affect-Help Judgment Model.
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Menec, Verena H.; Perry, Raymond P. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1998
Tests Weiner's (Bernard) attribution-affect-help judgment model in the context of nine stigmas and ascribed each to either a controllable or uncontrollable factor. Finds that higher controllability was linked to greater anger and less pity, greater pity was predictive of a greater willingness to help, and anger did not predict help judgments. (CMK)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Affective Behavior, Amputations, Anger
Needs Assessment for Substance Abuse Training.
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University Coll. of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford (British Columbia). – 1994
Although the question of priority training needs for workers in British Columbia's (Canada) Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) direct service and funded agencies has been examined in the past, no prior needs assessment systematically surveyed workers in all job categories throughout the province. Results were obtained for administrators, program…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Counseling, Counseling Services