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Cheng, Cecilia; Cheung, Shu-fai; Chio, Jasmine Hin-man; Chan, Man-pui Sally – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
Integrating more than 40 years of studies on locus of control (LOC), this meta-analysis investigated whether (a) the magnitude of the relationship between LOC and psychological symptoms differed among cultures with distinct individualist orientations and (b) depression and anxiety symptoms yielded different patterns of cultural findings with LOC.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Meta Analysis, Adults
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Trickett, Edison J.; Espino, Susan Ryerson; Hawe, Penelope – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
Recent discussions about the conduct of community interventions suggest the importance of developing more comprehensive theorizing about their nature and effects. The present study is an effort to infer how community interventions are theorized by the way they are represented in the peer-reviewed scholarly literature. A coding of a random sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Community Programs, Public Health
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van Steensel, Roel; McElvany, Nele; Kurvers, Jeanne; Herppich, Stephanie – Review of Educational Research, 2011
This meta-analysis examines the effects of family literacy programs on children's literacy development. It analyzes the results of 30 recent effect studies (1990-2010), covering 47 samples, and distinguishes between effects in two domains: comprehension-related skills and code-related skills. A small but significant mean effect emerged (d = 0.18).…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Emergent Literacy