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Perceptions of Family Support and College Support: The Mediating Roles of Hope and Peer Support
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George-Levi, Sivan; Laslo-Roth, Roni; Bareket Bojmel, Liad; Margalit, Malka – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
Perceptions of social support contribute to positive adjustment even more than the actual provision of support. The goals of this study were to identify factors that may promote positive perceptions of the provision of on-campus support, especially in stressful times. The present study aimed to examine the predictive role of interpersonal…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family Role, College Role, Peer Influence
Mothers' Coping and Hope in Early Intervention
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Einav, Michal; Levi, Uzi; Margalit, Malka – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
The goals of the study were to examine the relations between maternal coping and hope among mothers who participated in early intervention program for their infants. Earlier studies focused attention on mothers' experiences of stress and their coping. Within the salutogenic construct, we aim at examining relations between mothers' coping and hope…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Environment, Mothers, Developmental Disabilities
Predictors of Positive Mood and Negative Mood among Children with Learning Disabilities and Their Peers
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Sharabi, Adi; Margalit, Malka – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2014
Positive and negative mood have often been considered indicators of wellbeing, affecting behavior and adjustment. This study evaluated the personal and familial predictors of positive and negative mood among 1,024 Israeli students (children with learning disabilities [LD]: 302 boys, 198 girls; children without LD: 308 boys, 216 girls). They were…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Well Being, Behavior Problems
The Mediating Role of Internet Connection, Virtual Friends, and Mood in Predicting Loneliness among Students with and without Learning Disabilities in Different Educational Environments
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Sharabi, Adi; Margalit, Malka – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This study evaluated a multidimensional model of loneliness as related to risk and protective factors among adolescents with learning disabilities (LD). The authors aimed to identify factors that mediated loneliness among 716 adolescents in Grades 10 through 12 who were studying in high schools or in Youth Education Centers for at-risk…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Interpersonal Communication, Structural Equation Models, Learning Disabilities
Subtypes of Family Climate among Kibbutz Mothers of Disabled Children.
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Margalit, Malka; And Others – International Journal of Special Education, 1988
Four subtypes of family climate were identified through analysis of the Sense of Coherence Scale, Family Environment Scale, and Global Measure of Satisfaction from Family, using 77 mothers of disabled children in Israeli kibbutzim. The four subtypes emphasized personal growth orientation, conflict orientation, nonsupportive disorganized…
Descriptors: Conflict, Disabilities, Family Environment, Family Life
Classroom Behavior and Family Climate in Students with Learning Disabilities and Hyperactive Behavior.
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Margalit, Malka; Almougy, Katrina – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Questioning of teachers and mothers of 84 Israeli students (ages 7-10) classified as either hyperactive, learning disabled, both, or neither, found higher distractibility and hostility among hyperactive children whose families were also reported as less supportive. Learning-disabled students were characterized by dependent interpersonal relations…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Problems