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Cann, Arnie; Calhoun, Lawrence G.; Tedeschi, Richard G.; Solomon, David T. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2010
Positive changes (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) and negative changes (posttraumatic depreciation [PTD]) were assessed using the PTGI-42 with persons reporting changes from a stressful event. PTG and PTD were uncorrelated, and PTG was much greater than PTD. PTG was positively related to disruption of core beliefs and recent deliberate rumination and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Stress Variables, Correlation, Beliefs
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Mertler, Craig Alan – Current Issues in Education, 2010
Due to the magnitude of "NCLB", the pressure on teachers has increased to perhaps immeasurable proportions. One could argue that "NCLB" has ramifications for nearly all aspects of the teaching-learning process, including classroom-based assessment. The purpose of this study was to describe teachers' beliefs about…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices, Political Influences
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Lipkus, Isaac M.; And Others – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Two studies examined whether the relationship between the belief in a just world (BJW) and psychological well-being would benefit by distinguishing between the just world for self, for others, and in general. When various measures of the construct were examined jointly, only the BJW for self emerged as the most powerful and consistent predictor of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Coping