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Galambos, Nancy L.; Dalton, Andrea L.; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
Daily covariation of sleep quantity and quality with affective, stressful, academic, and social experiences were observed in a sample of Canadian 17-19-year-olds in their first year of university. Participants (N = 191) completed web-based checklists for 14 consecutive days during their first semester. Multilevel models predicting sleep quantity…
Descriptors: Sleep, Drinking, Foreign Countries, College Freshmen
King, Sara; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Pelham, William E.; Frankland, Bradley W.; Corkum, Penny V.; Jacques, Sophie – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
We examined aggressive behavior in 6- to 12-year-old children, including 20 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on stimulant medication, 19 children with ADHD on placebo (n = 19), and 32 controls. Children completed a laboratory provocation task designed to measure hostile, instrumental, reactive, and proactive…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Aggression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Drug Therapy
Findlay, Leanne C.; Coplan, Robert J.; Bowker, Anne – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
Despite growing research results indicating that shyness is a risk factor for psychosocial maladjustment in childhood, less is known about the conceptual mechanisms that may underlie these associations. The purpose of the current study was to explore links between self-reported shyness, coping strategies and social functioning in middle childhood.…
Descriptors: Shyness, At Risk Persons, Children, Emotional Adjustment
Goldstein, Abby L.; Flett, Gordon L. – Behavior Modification, 2009
It is well-established that coping and enhancement drinking motives predict college student drinking and that personality traits predict drinking motives. Little is known, however, about personality and drinking patterns among individuals who drink for both enhancement and coping reasons. University students in the current study completed…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Questionnaires
Blanchette, Isabelle; Richards, Anne; Melnyk, Laura; Lavda, Anastasia – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2007
The authors examined reasoning following the terrorist attacks carried out in London in July 2005. They tested participants in London (United Kingdom), Manchester (United Kingdom), and London (Canada) within 1 week of the attacks and again 6 months later. Participants reasoned about syllogisms of 3 types: neutral, generally emotional, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Terrorism, Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes
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
Archambault, Isabelle; Janosz, Michel; Fallu, Jean-Sebastien; Pagani, Linda S. – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
Although the concept of school engagement figures prominently in most school dropout theories, there has been little empirical research conducted on its nature and course and, more importantly, the association with dropout. Information on the natural development of school engagement would greatly benefit those interested in preventing student…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Dropouts, At Risk Persons, Factor Analysis
Lee, Zina; Klaver, Jessica R.; Hart, Stephen D.; Moretti, Marlene M.; Douglas, Kevin S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
There is considerable debate about the assessment of psychopathic traits in adolescence due in part to questions regarding the stability of traits. We investigated the 6-month stability of psychopathic traits in a sample of 83 male adolescent offenders using an augmented protocol for the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version and the self-report…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Males, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Grace, Andre P., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Social Class
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
Perry, Raymond P.; Stupnisky, Robert H.; Daniels, Lia M.; Haynes, Tara L. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2008
Attributional (explanatory) thinking involves the appraisal of factors that contribute to performance and is instrumental to motivation and goal striving. Little is understood, however, concerning attributional thinking when multiple causes are involved in the transition to new achievement settings. Our study examined such complex attributional…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Grade Point Average, Multivariate Analysis, Goal Orientation

Thompson, Anthony Peter – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1984
Investigated three types of extramarital relations in married and cohabiting subjects (N=378): (1) emotional (in love) but not sexual (intercourse); (2) sexual but not emotional; and (3) emotional and sexual. Results showed that 43 percent of the subjects indicated having at least one of the defined extradyadic relations. (LLL)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Foreign Countries, Marital Instability, Sexuality

Kuiken, Don; Madison, Gregory – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1988
After imagining themselves aging and dying, 10 individuals evaluated their fantasy experience objectively and 10 individuals attended to their feelings about their fantasy. Compared to the objective group subjects, subjects in the affective group had lower scores on Purpose in Life Scale and on rated meaningfulness of activities. No differences…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Death, Fantasy

Morris, G. Barry – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1989
Contends affect is integral component of Rational Emotive Therapy model. Reviews affective aspect of the model in terms of theoretical constructs and therapeutic techniques. Makes references to author-observed interactions of Albert Ellis and describes his life-style to permit inferences regarding the role of affect. Includes commentary by Ellis…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Counseling Theories, Foreign Countries, Rational Emotive Therapy

Murdoch, Douglas D.; Phil, R. O. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Conducted a survey to determine how aware drinkers (N=64) are of the situational determinants of alcohol. Findings showed that social drinkers were well aware of the effects of different settings on the quantity consumed and the effects experienced. (Author/LLL)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking