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Pozzoli, Tiziana; Ang, Rebecca P.; Gini, Gianluca – Social Development, 2012
This study examined the role of attitudes against bullying and perceived peer pressure for intervention in explaining defending the victim and passive bystanding behavior in bullying. Participants were 1031 school-age children from two culturally diverse settings, namely Italy and Singapore, which are similar on several dimensions (e.g., quality…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Quality of Life, Bullying, Foreign Countries
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Nattabi, Barbara; Li, Jianghong; Thompson, Sandra C.; Orach, Christopher G.; Earnest, Jaya – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2011
HIV-related stigma continues to persist in several African countries including Uganda. This study quantified the burden of stigma and examined factors associated with stigma among 476 people living with HIV (PLHTV) in Gulu, northern Uganda. Data were collected between February and May 2009 using the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument-PLWA. Females more…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries
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Jorgensen, Stephen R.; Johnson, Alberta C. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
Childless spouses were significantly more liberal toward divorce than were spouses with children, with childless wives being the most liberal of all. Husbands were more influenced by the perceived quality of the marital relationship, in support of cognitive dissonance theory. (Author)
Descriptors: Correlation, Divorce, Marital Instability, Parent Child Relationship