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Amanda Vite; Erika A. Patall; Man Chen – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
Childhood and adolescence are pivotal developmental stages for psychological health. An understanding of psychological mechanisms related to well-being is important for promoting positive life outcomes for youth. Research generally shows that the basic psychological need for autonomy is significantly associated with well-being. To examine the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Youth, Personal Autonomy
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Levy, Mark R. – Journalism Quarterly, 1978
Reports that a classification of television news uses and gratifications based on research in Leeds, England, did not adequately encompass the functions of television news for a United States audience. (GW)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Motowidlo, Stephan J.; And Others – 1976
This report reviews and relates to each other the major concepts and theories that differentiate and define the constructs of motivation, satisfaction, and morale. It also describes and summarizes the potentialities of instruments and methods for measuring these concepts, with the focus on those theories and instruments most likely to be usefully…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Theories, Concept Formation, Job Satisfaction
Greaney, Vincent; Neuman, Susan B. – 1983
To determine if purposes in reading differ with sex, grade level, and nationality, a 16-item "Functions of Reading Scale" (developed from content analysis of student essays on why they like to read) was administered to 459 Irish (Dublin, Ireland) and American (Windham, Connecticut) students in grades three, five, and eight. Data…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies