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Driving anger and other driving-related behaviors in high and low ADHD symptom college students.

This study examined differences between college students with high and low symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Fifty-nine introductory psychology students completed ADHD diagnostic measures and were compared on measures of ...
Tracy Richards, Jerry Deffenbacher, Lee Rosén (J Atten Disord, 200206)
driving-anger-other-driving-related-behaviors-high-low-adhd-symptom.asp

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Morningness-eveningness preference and mood in Japanese junior high school students.

The relationship between morningness-eveningness (M-E) preference and mood in Japanese students aged 12-15 years (690 boys and 649 girls) was investigated. No significant difference in M-E preference was seen between genders. Girls became gloomy more ...
Hitomi Takeuchi, Hiromi Morisane, Akira Iwanaga, Natsumi Hino, Aya Matsuoka, Tetsuo Harada (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 200206)
morningness-eveningness-preference-mood-japanese-junior-high-school.asp

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Autobiographical memory and emotion in a non-clinical sample of women with and without a reported history of childhood sexual abuse.

OBJECTIVES: This study focused on the relationship between reported CSA history, subsequent autobiographical memory retrieval, intrusive and dysfunctional thoughts, and mood in a non-clinical sample. The main hypothesis was that specificity in ...
Dawn Henderson, Isabel Hargreaves, Sarah Gregory, J M G Williams (Br J Clin Psychol, 200206)
autobiographical-memory-emotion-non-clinical-sample-women-reported.asp

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Sex differences in mathematics performance among African university students.

This research yielded sex differences for first-year undergraduate students (30 men, 43 women) in a mathematics course. Women scored lower than men, as is consistent with other ...
Tuntufye S Mwamwenda (Psychol Rep, 200206)
sex-differences-mathematics-performance-african-university-students.asp

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Understanding abstract expository texts.

BACKGROUND: This study dealt with the question whether abstract concepts and rules can be directly taught or can only be explained by using examples. The issue, known as Menos Paradox, was addressed in the context of understanding expository texts. AIMS: ...
Jos Beishuizen, Evelien Stoutjesdijk, Sandra Spuijbroek, Samantha Bouwmeester, Hanneke van der Geest (Br J Educ Psychol, 200206)
understanding-abstract-expository-texts.asp

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Students prefer the immediate feedback assessment technique.

Students responded to a questionnaire after completing classroom examinations using either Scantron forms or the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique. Factor analysis of students responses yielded six scales unrelated to students grades and not ...
Michael L Epstein, Gary M Brosvic (Psychol Rep, 200206)
students-prefer-immediate-feedback-assessment-technique.asp

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Anxiety, attitudes, and sex roles of male college students in a "Buddy Program" for persons with disabilities.

This study measured the anxiety, attitudes toward people with disabilities, and sex roles of a sample of undergraduate men attending a military college in the southeast (n=58). Students who had voluntarily participated in the colleges "Buddy Program," in ...
Gerardo D Gaje, Conway Saylor, Virginia DeRoma (Psychol Rep, 200206)
anxiety-attitudes-sex-roles-male-college-students-buddy-program.asp

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Stress, health, and reciprocity and sufficiency of social support: the case of university students in Japan.

The authors examined the effects of reciprocity and sufficiency of social support on the mental and physical health of 488 Japanese university students with different levels of stressors. The questionnaire included items that measured support provided ...
Yuh Huey Jou, Hiromi Fukada (J Soc Psychol, 200206)
stress-health-reciprocity-sufficiency-social-support-case-university.asp

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Convergent and discriminant validity of the Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale for Kuwaiti and American college students.

In two samples of 87 Kuwaiti and 73 American undergraduates, scores on the Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale correlated .71 and .63 with those on another obsession scale, respectively, while they correlated .49 and .19 with scores on a depression scale. ...
Ahmed Abdel-Khalek, David Lester (Psychol Rep, 200206)
convergent-discriminant-validity-arabic-obsessive-compulsive-scale.asp

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Routine evening naps and night-time sleep patterns in junior high and high school students.

This study investigated the relationship between napping and night-time sleep patterns in junior high and high school students. A questionnaire concerning sleep-related lifestyle was given to about 10,000 junior high and high school students. ...
Kazuhiko Fukuda, Kaneyoshi Ishihara (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 200206)
routine-evening-naps-night-time-sleep-patterns-junior-high-high.asp