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O'Connell, Felicity; Cherryman, Julie; Warmelink, Lara – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
This study examined the effect of a child passing or failing the UK truth and lies discussion (TLD) compared with the Canadian promise to tell the truth on mock jurors' decisions regarding witness credibility and truthfulness and defendant guilt. Ninety-two participants read a vignette that described a child witnessing his father physically…
Descriptors: Ethics, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Court Litigation
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Gregory, Deidre – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2013
Canada's Aboriginal people connect history to their loss of identity, grounded in Nation based languages and beliefs. Recovering from colonization requires healing wounds that festered during residential school and the 60's scoop. Treating family violence and addictions is more than an individual reality for many of today's Aboriginals. It is a…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Foreign Countries, Trauma, Psychological Patterns
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Melancon, Claudiane; Gagne, Marie-Helene – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Maternal and paternal psychological violence were examined as potential risk factors for internalized and externalized behavior problems displayed by adolescents. Childhood family violence (physical and psychological parental violence), current extrafamily violence (bullying and dating violence), and family structure were taken into account. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family Violence, Well Being, Risk
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Allison, Colleen J.; Bartholomew, Kim; Mayseless, Ofra; Dutton, Donald G. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
The authors explored the attachment dynamics of heterosexual couples identified for male partner violence. Based on semistructured interviews, participants were assessed for attachment orientations. Based on a thematic analysis of the interviews, two strategies for regulating distance within these relationships were identified: pursuit and…
Descriptors: Proximity, Family Violence, Attachment Behavior, Males
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Currie, Cheryl L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The first objective of this study was to determine if children exposed to domestic violence were significantly more likely to be cruel to animals than children not exposed to violence. The second was to determine if there were significant age and gender differences between children who were and were not cruel to animals. Method: A…
Descriptors: Children, Family Violence, Animals, Age Differences
Miller, Donna – School Guidance Worker, 1983
Discusses the problems of battered women in terms of four types of battering, the incidence and significance of battering, and theories of the causes of battering. Presents psychological profiles of battered women and men who batter and describes the role of Hiatus House, a residential shelter in Ontario. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Family Problems
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Kidd, Sean A. – Youth & Society, 2006
Homeless youth are a population at a high risk for suicidal behavior. A previous exploratory study emphasized the importance of feeling trapped or helpless, which appeared to mediate the impact of other risk variables. Confirmatory work was needed to test this inductively derived model. Two hundred eight homeless youths completed surveys on the…
Descriptors: Suicide, Homeless People, Youth, At Risk Persons
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Clement, Marie-Eve; Bouchard, Camil – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine which factors best predict parental use of single versus multiple types of violence. Methodology: The study uses data from a Quebec telephone survey conducted with a representative sample of 2,469 mothers of children aged 0-17 years. The interview covered topics such as mother's attitudes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telephone Surveys, Mothers, Family Violence
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology