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Coping Strategies Of Depressed And Nondepressed Adolescents, Marcia A. Kennedy
Coping Strategies Of Depressed And Nondepressed Adolescents, Marcia A. Kennedy
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there are differences in the regulation of sad affect between depressed and nondepressed adolescents and between younger (12 years to 15 years, 6 months) and older adolescents (15 years, 7 months to 18 years). Using an information processing perspective, this study focused on several steps involved in emotion regulation including the generation, evaluation, and reported use of coping strategies.;Participants included 38 male students, 12 to 18 years of age, attending public middle and high schools in Chesapeake, Virginia. Participants were presented with two scenarios designed to evoke feelings of sadness. They …
Children's Decision To Help: The Effects Of Causal Attributions And Affective Role-Taking, David Arthur Schultz
Children's Decision To Help: The Effects Of Causal Attributions And Affective Role-Taking, David Arthur Schultz
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No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of Secondary School Counselors' Hiv-Related Knowledge, Attitude, And Stage Of Moral Development, Phyllis Johnston Jones
An Assessment Of Secondary School Counselors' Hiv-Related Knowledge, Attitude, And Stage Of Moral Development, Phyllis Johnston Jones
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This study focused on secondary school counselors employed in public schools in the state of Virginia. It investigated the direction and strength of the relationship of level of moral development, locus of control, HIV knowledge and HIV attitudes.;Locus of control was measured by Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E Scale). The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used to assess counselor level of moral development. An HIV questionnaire examined counselor attitudes and knowledge. Kohlbery's theory of moral development provided the basis for the study.;It was hypothesized that the level of moral development would show a significant positive relationship with the …
The Contributing Role Of Relevant Experience In Efficacy Of Coping Across The Life-Span, Liisa J. Brown
The Contributing Role Of Relevant Experience In Efficacy Of Coping Across The Life-Span, Liisa J. Brown
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No abstract provided.