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Abitov, Ildar R.; Gorodetskaya, Inna M. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The research addresses the peculiarities of self-regulation of loneliness experience of elderly people living in care homes. The population of the study consisted of 60 elderly people (65-80 years old). 30 of them live in families with spouses and children and 30 persons live in the State residential social service institution. It was found that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Control, Social Isolation, Psychological Patterns
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Roskam, Isabelle; Zech, Emmanuelle; Nils, Frederic; Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
The authors propose guidelines for counselors who notify parents of children with disabilities that a school reorientation is needed. They propose a model that integrates the predictors, moderators, and mediators of parental adjustment after school reorientation notification. The article includes the risk and resource factors associated with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Coping, Parents, Guidelines
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Cebulla, Andreas – Journal of Youth Studies, 2009
Youth and adolescence are associated with significant changes in a person's life. According to risk theory, the changes experienced by young people today are fundamentally different from those experienced by previous generations and entail a greater degree of uncertainty. In this paper, survey and interview data are used to describe how…
Descriptors: Risk, Risk Management, Cognitive Structures, Interviews
Konrad, Kathleen; Bronson, Jim – 1997
This paper examines resiliency and how it can be fostered through experiential programs. Resiliency is defined as the capacity to spring back, rebound, successfully adapt in the face of adversity, and develop social competence despite exposure to severe stress. A summary of research findings concerning resiliency presents the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Defense Mechanisms, Experiential Learning