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Liefländer, Anne Kristin; Bogner, Franz Xaver – Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Environmental education programs aiming to enhance children's environmental attitudes in a pro-environmental direction require background information, such as age and sex differences, to ensure appropriate design. We used the 2-MEV model with its domains "preservation" and "utilization" of nature to assess a four-day program at…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Environmental Education, Pretests Posttests
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Watzlawik, Meike – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2008
Physical changes that occur during puberty alter the body image. Girls formerly had more difficulties accepting physical changes than boys. In this longitudinal study (three family visits; time interval: 1 year), pubertal development, body satisfaction, and desired body changes of 106 boys and 108 girls were assessed. The adolescents were between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Human Body, Puberty, Gender Differences
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Tucha, Lara; Tucha, Oliver; Walitza, Susanne; Sontag, Thomas A.; Laufkotter, Rainer; Linder, Martin; Lange, Klaus W. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: The present article tests the hypothesis of a sustained attention deficit in children and adults suffering from ADHD. Method: Vigilance and sustained attention of 52 children with ADHD and 38 adults with ADHD were assessed using a computerized vigilance task. Furthermore, the attentional performance of healthy children (N = 52) and…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Span, Adults