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O'Connor, Rachel A. G.; van den Bedem, Neeltje; Blijd-Hoogewys, Els M. A.; Stockmann, Lex; Rieffe, Carolien – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autistic (pre-) adolescents are often misunderstood by their peers, which can lead to challenges within their friendships. Yet, friendships play an important role in our psychological wellbeing, whereby in the non-autistic population good quality friendships usually protect against mental health difficulties, whereas conflictual friendships…
Descriptors: Friendship, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mental Health, Peer Relationship
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Bølling, Mads; Niclasen, Janni; Bentsen, Peter; Nielsen, Glen – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) is a teaching method that is gaining traction, aiming to promote learning and well-being. However, research on the association between EOtC and well-being is limited. Methods: This quasi-experimental trial involved pupils (9-13 years) from 16 Danish public schools which implemented EOtC in some…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Correlation, Comparative Analysis, Well Being
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Rachael Faulkner; Sian Trenchard; Catherine Taylor; Craig D. Murray – Continuity in Education, 2021
This study explored the secondary school transition experiences of children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Participants were recruited from a National Health Service (NHS) specialist cleft service covering a large…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Preadolescents, Student Adjustment
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Kyttälä, Minna; Sinkkonen, Hanna-Maija; Kõiv, Kristi – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This study explores the level of congruency between students' ratings of their own emotional and behavioral strengths and difficulties, and their teachers' ratings of these factors, when compared amongst two neighboring countries, Estonia and Finland. Secondly, it investigates the level of agreement between sixth grade students' ratings and their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 6, Preadolescents
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Roach, Gareth – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to provide findings from a study into a school peer mentoring program which matched children aged between 9 and 12?years of age who were bullied or at-risk of being bullied with older student mentors. In total, 372 mentees as well as a comparison group of 1,249 young people from 22 English schools completed a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Foreign Countries, Mentors, Peer Relationship
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Pizmony-Levy, Oren; Kama, Amit; Shilo, Guy; Lavee, Sari – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2008
This empirical study explores the subjective experiences of Israeli lesbigay school students and their perceptions of the school climate. It provides descriptive data on different socio-demographic characteristics of Israeli lesbigay youth and presents the participants'' experiences of school climate in the context of lesbigay issues. Further, it…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Social Bias
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment
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Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic; Sixsmith, Jane – Children & Society, 2006
Children aged 8-12 years took 723 photographs representing well-being. Another group of children categorised the photographs, identified what was missing and discussed their inter-relationships. The largest categories were "people I love the most (friends)" (23.2%), "activities" (18%), "food and drink" (17.2%) and…
Descriptors: Photography, Well Being, Children, Preadolescents