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McArthur, Genevieve; Badcock, Nicholas; Castles, Anne; Robidoux, Serje – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
There is good evidence for an association between poor reading and anxiety, but the mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used structural equation modeling of four large longitudinal databases from the United Kingdom (n = 7,870), the United States (ns = 8,001 and 7,160), and Australia (n = 768) to…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Reading Skills, Mental Health, Reading Difficulties
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La Salle, Tamika P.; Rocha-Neves, Jesslynn; Jimerson, Shane; Di Sano, Sergio; Martinsone, Baiba; Majercakova Albertova, Silvia; Gajdošová, Eva; Baye, Ariane; Deltour, Caroline; Martinelli, Victor; Raykov, Milosh; Hatzichristou, Chryse; Palikara, Olympia; Szabó, Éva; Arlauskaite, Zydre; Athanasiou, Danai; Brown-Earle, Orlean; Casale, Gino; Lampropoulou, Aikaterini; Mikhailova, Aleksandra; Pinskaya, Marina; Zvyagintsev, Roman – School Psychology, 2021
School climate is a topic of increasing importance internationally. The current study investigated the established measurement invariance of an eight-factor school climate scale using a multinational sample of secondary students. School climate factor means across 14 international groups were compared and findings on the association between school…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students
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Aldawsari, Hussam; Laux, John M.; Dari, Tahani; Gaballa, Heba – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
This study presents the Revised Arabic Schwartz Outcome Scale-10 (Blais et al., 1999). Data collected from Arabic and English speakers residing in the United States (n = 152) and international Arabic speakers (n = 423) provided robust psychometric support for the instrument's use to measure Arabic speakers' mental health outcomes.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Outcome Measures, Mental Health, Psychometrics
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Lee, Dohyun – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The study examined gender differences in the relationship between physical activity (PA) and psychological distress in college students. Participants: The participants were recruited at a university in the U.S. (91 subjects) and another university in South Korea (164 subjects) in November 2016. Methods: The subjects participated in an…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Students, Correlation, Physical Activity Level
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Enea, V.; Rusu, D. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: This systematic literature review aims to (a) identify how the parenting stress was used in the empirical studies as an independent, outcome, moderator and mediator variable, (b) identify the predictors of parenting stress in parents of children with ASD, (c) identify how parenting stress relates with mental health, and (d) make…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Stress Variables
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Akresh, Richard – Future of Children, 2016
We have good reason to predict that a warming climate will produce more conflict and violence. A growing contingent of researchers has been examining the relationship in recent years, and they've found that hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall are linked to increases in conflict at all scales, from interpersonal violence to war. Children are…
Descriptors: Children, Climate, Conflict, War
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Panicacci, Alessandra; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2017
The majority of multilinguals immersed in different cultures report feeling different when switching languages. Although the influence of personality on self-perceptions has been investigated, little attention has been paid to acculturation aspects. The present study is based on a mixed-method approach combining questionnaire and interview data.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Personality Traits, Immigrants, Mental Health
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Holsen, Ingrid; Geldhof, John; Larsen, Torill; Aardal, Elisabeth – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
As the field of positive youth development (PYD) emerges internationally, models of PYD designed for use in the US must be extended to diverse contexts. For instance, a robust body of evidence supports Lerner and colleagues' Five Cs Model of PYD in the US, but it remains unclear whether the Five Cs Model can validly capture positive development in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Secondary School Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Shapiro, Danielle N.; Stewart, Abigail J. – Family Relations, 2011
Although stepmothering is a common undertaking in American families, little research has investigated the mental health consequences, and their correlates, associated with adopting a stepmother role. To help fill this gap, the current study examines parenting stress and participants' perceptions of their (step)children's regard toward them and the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables
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Lee, Debbiesiu L.; Ahn, Soyeon – Counseling Psychologist, 2012
This meta-analysis synthesizes the findings of 60 independent samples from 51 studies examining racial/ethnic discrimination against Latina/os in the United States. The purpose was to identify individual-level resources and outcomes that most strongly relate to discrimination. Discrimination against Latina/os significantly results in outcomes…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Coping, Meta Analysis, Social Capital
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Lin, Yen-Jui; Israel, Tania – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
Internalized heterosexism (IH) is a strong predictor of the psychological well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), or other same-sex attracted individuals. To respond to the call for interventions to address IH, the current study developed and tested an online intervention to reduce IH among gay, bisexual, and other same-sex attracted men. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, Homosexuality, Males, Sexual Orientation
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Kipper, David A.; Green, Doreen J.; Prorak, Amanda – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2010
The present study was designed to investigate two characteristics of spontaneity, its relationship to creativity and to impulsivity. We hypothesized a positive relationship between spontaneity and creativity, consistent with Moreno, 1953 "canon of spontaneity-creativity." We also predicted a negative relationship between spontaneity and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Creativity, Conceptual Tempo, Urban Universities
Addonizio, Frank Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship among sources and levels of stress, coping patterns, sources and levels of social support, and psychological distress for MSW students. Stress is a common feeling experienced by people throughout life and it is important to understand the way they cope with their stressors. Most of the…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Coping, Interpersonal Relationship, Measures (Individuals)
Chrisler, Alison; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2012
In 2010, the declining birth rate among teenagers in the United States reached an historic low, and since 1991, the rate has declined 44 percent. Though this trend is promising, 372,252 teens nevertheless became mothers in 2010. That same year, 41 percent of all births were to unmarried women. Moreover, in 2010, 15 percent of the U.S. population…
Descriptors: Evidence, Poverty, Mothers, Disadvantaged
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Obasi, Ezemenari M.; Leong, Frederick T. L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
This article investigates the relationship between psychological distress, acculturation, and help-seeking attitudes among people of African descent (N = 130). Psychological distress was measured using the Global Severity Index from the Brief Symptom Inventory (L. R. Derogatis & N. Melisaratos, 1983), acculturation was measured using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Psychological Services, Help Seeking
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