Perceived failure in academic performance can lead to differing outcomes for students. Depending on the coping strategies that they choose, students may improve or worsen their performance. This study examined the relationship between affective components and coping strategies in college students' responses to perceived academic failure and their…

The purpose of this research was to explore experiences of nontraditional doctoral students with impostor phenomenon (IP) at an R1: Doctoral University in the U.S. The research questions guiding the study were: (1) what are the experiences of nontraditional doctoral students with impostor phenomenon at an R1: Doctoral University in the U.S.? (2)…

We investigated young children's construal of pain in relation to (a) the self, (b) other humans, and (c) animals, plants, and objects, to elucidate children's cognitive understanding of this complex, abstract, subjective concept. We interviewed 17 Kindergarten students using a variety of non-painful stimuli and procedures to prompt discussion of…