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Balk, David Edward – 1981
This study was designed to investigate bereavement reactions and self-concept in 33 white middle and upper-middle class adolescents (14 to 19 years old) whose siblings had died. Participants completed the Offer Self Image Questionnaire for Adolescents (SIQ) and were interviewed regarding bereavement and self-concept. Specific bereavement variables…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Bereavement, Death
Reeder, Glenn D.; Mangiarcina, Janet – 1981
Although self-concept is traditionally viewed as being fairly stable over time and situations, a more recent position takes note of the variability or inconsistency characteristic of certain aspects of the self-concept. To determine whether spontaneous self-esteem (SSE) increases when a valued aspect of self is made salient, college students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Martin, James C. – BIA Education Research Bulletin, 1978
In an effort to determine if Indian and white adolescents differed in their choice of defense mechanisms, a random sampling of tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students from 22 Oklahoma public schools were given the Defense Mechanism Inventory. Scores for 170 Indian students and 197 white students assessed five categories of defenses: turning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression, American Indians
Lang, Janet M. – 1980
Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) is predicated on a theory of causality. According to Ellis (1962), beliefs regarding an event, and not the event itself, cause emotional reactions. Mentally healthy persons practice this reational theory of causality. Neurotic persons accept an irrational theory of causality based on coincidental or correlational…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Change Strategies, Child Development, Cognitive Processes
Hickey, Kevin S. – 1980
Test anxiety is a variable cognitive, affective, or physiological response, or any combination thereof, occurring during evaluative, self-report examinations. Research suggests that the cognitive, affective, and physiological components of test anxiety are interrelated and that these components in addition to global test anxiety, are negatively…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies
Martin, David W. – 1980
Performance becomes degraded when the human processing system undergoes the stress of processing overload. Information processing models are often used to predict how performance will be affected. Single channel models hypothesize that information will either be lost in the queue or processed with delay. Single capacity models predict that for a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Emotional Response
Barrett, Carol J. – 1978
Widowhood must be regarded as an expected stage in the life cycle of most women and some men. Widowed individuals endure much emotional and physical distress, often in conjunction with financial hardship and relative social isolation. Conceptual and practical guidelines for use by professionals in the fields of gerontology and mental health are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Education, Coping, Counselor Role
Gardner, Eric F. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1978
It is suggested that bias--when associated with a predictor, a test, or a statistical estimator--is not always bad, in spite of the immediate negative response evoked by the word, bias. Four settings are described to illustrate situations in which a procedure should not be summarily rejected due to bias: (1) educational researchers rejected the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bias, Competitive Selection, Emotional Response
Hunter, John E.; Boster, Franklin J. – 1978
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a model of the psychological processes that take place when a persuader decides to use or not to use a given persuasive message. The assumption is made that if the perceived emotional impact of a message is more positive than an ethical threshold (which varies from person to person), the persuader will use…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research
Johnson, Anne D., Comp.; Turner, John, Comp. – 1976
The authors have developed a bibliography related to key issues in adolescent sexuality. Included are the following topics: (1) biological basis of sexuality; (2) adolescent sexual behavior; (3) homosexuality; (4) contraception and contraceptive behavior; (5) venereal disease; (6) morals; (7) abortion; (8) historical or anthropological view; (9)…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Bibliographies
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Jalongo, Mary Renck – Young Children, 1985
Discusses emotional responses and adjustment problems of preschool children when relocating. Particularly addresses young child's perspective on moving, typical reactions to relocating, and parent and teacher strategies to ease transition to new environment. Such strategies include (1) maintaining empathy, (2) being flexible, (3) being observant…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Childrens Literature, Developmental Continuity, Emotional Adjustment
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Brown, Veronica E. – English Journal, 1987
Explores a teacher's feelings during a classroom journal writing period that erupts into a confrontation with a student who disrupts the class. (NKA)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
Hooker, Karen E.; Friedman, Howard – Online Submission, 2005
Having a body of literature on psychological sequelae of victims, assessments, and interventions following a trauma can help mental health workers to better understand the prior treatment responses and to plan for the future. In this article, we review the current status of published mental health research on children following September 11,…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Caregivers, Mental Health Workers, Art Therapy
Repetti, Rena – 1997
This study examined whether preadolescents (fifth and sixth graders) perceived the same effects of parents' job stress as suggested by parent reports. Participating were 53 dual-earner families and 28 single-mother families in which all parents were employed at least part-time. Families were mostly European-American, middle-class, highly educated;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Dual Career Family, Emotional Response, Employed Parents
Kudva, Pramila – 1999
This study investigated the relationship between several components of teacher burnout and various professional factors. Professional factors included professional qualifications, teaching level, professional growth, professional commitment, and role efficacy. Components of teacher burnout included development of negative attitudes toward students…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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