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Imuta, Kana; Henry, Julie D.; Slaughter, Virginia; Selcuk, Bilge; Ruffman, Ted – Developmental Psychology, 2016
It has been argued that children who possess an advanced theory of mind (ToM) are more likely to act prosocially, yet the empirical findings are mixed. To address this issue definitively, a meta-analytic integration of all prior literature that met appropriate inclusion criteria was conducted. In total, 76 studies including 6,432 children between…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Prosocial Behavior, Children, Meta Analysis
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Tze, Virginia M. C.; Klassen, Robert M.; Daniels, Lia M.; Li, Johnson C.-H.; Zhang, Xiao – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Learning-Related Boredom Scale (LRBS) from the Academic Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ; Pekrun, Goetz, & Perry, 2005; Pekrun, Goetz, Titz, & Perry, 2002) in a sample of 405 university students from Canada and China. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the factor…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
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Olver, Mark E.; Neumann, Craig S.; Wong, Stephen C. P.; Hare, Robert D. – Psychological Assessment, 2013
We examined the structural and predictive properties of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in large samples of Canadian male Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders. The PCL-R ratings were part of a risk assessment for criminal recidivism, with a mean follow-up of 26 months postrelease. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, we were…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Accuracy, Canada Natives, Recidivism
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Gaudreau, Patrick; Amiot, Catherine E.; Vallerand, Robert J. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
This study examined longitudinal trajectories of positive and negative affective states with a sample of 265 adolescent elite hockey players followed across 3 measurement points during the 1st 11 weeks of a season. Latent class growth modeling, incorporating a time-varying covariate and a series of predictors assessed at the onset of the season,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Team Sports, Longitudinal Studies
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Stornelli, Deborah; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The current study examined the association between dimensions of perfectionism and levels of academic achievement and affect in school-aged children. A sample of 223 students (90 boys, 133 girls) from regular, gifted, and arts programs completed measures of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism, perceived academic competence, and…
Descriptors: Gifted, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement
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John, Lindsay Herbert – Social Indicators Research, 2004
The validity of a scale, from the Ontario Health Survey, measuring the subjective sense of well-being, for a large multicultural population in Metropolitan Toronto, is examined through principal components analysis with oblique rotation. Four factors are extracted. Factor 1, is a stress and strain factor, and consists of health worries, feeling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Well Being