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Bullying in Jerusalem schools: victims and perpetrators.

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of bullying among adolescents studying in Jerusalem schools and to identify the characteristics of its victims and perpetrators.Pupils in the 8th and 10th grade (ages 14-16 y) in 11 schools in ...
R Gofin, H Palti, L Gordon (Public Health, 200205)
bullying-jerusalem-schools-victims-perpetrators.asp

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Association of language spoken at home with health and school issues among Asian American adolescents.

The study examined the association of language spoken at home with the school and health risks and behaviors of Asian American adolescents. Using the United States component of the 1997-1998 World Health Organization Study of Health Behavior in School ...
Stella M Yu, Zhihuan J Huang, Renee H Schwalberg, Mary D Overpeck, Michael D Kogan (J Sch Health, 200205)
association-language-spoken-home-health-school-issues-asian-american.asp

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Evaluation of an upper elementary school program to prevent body image, eating, and weight concerns.

Preparing young students to resist the sociocultural pressures that contribute to body image and eating problems in American culture poses a monumental challenge. This project determined if the 11-lesson "Healthy Body Image: Teaching Kids to Eat and Love ...
Kathy J Kater, John Rohwer, Karen Londre (J Sch Health, 200205)
evaluation-upper-elementary-school-program-prevent-body-image-eating.asp

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College binge drinking: what is it? Who does it?

This article presents research included in the symposium at the 2001 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting in Montreal, Canada. James Lange was the organizer and provided the introduction of this article. Gayle Boyd was the chairperson, and Mary Larimer ...
James E Lange, John D Clapp, Rob Turrisi, Racheal Reavy, James Jaccard, Mark B Johnson, Robert B Voas, Mary Larimer (Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 200205)
college-binge-drinking-who-it.asp

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Students evolution of a learning method: a comparison between problem-based learning and more traditional methods in a specialist university training programme in psychotherapy.

Two educational groups of psychotherapy students were compared regarding their educational training in a three-year programme. One of these groups attended a traditional psychotherapy programme based on conventional lectures (1993-96), while the other ...
Gerd Sundblad, Bo Sigrell, Lärke Knutsson John, Cecilia Lindkvist (Med Teach, 200205)
students-evolution-learning-method-comparison-problem-based-learning.asp

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The evaluation of a mind/body intervention to reduce psychological distress and perceived stress in college students.

The authors examined the effect of a 6-week mind/body intervention on college students psychological distress, anxiety, and perception of stress. One hundred twenty-eight students were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 63) or a waitlist ...
Gloria R Deckro, Keli M Ballinger, Michael Hoyt, Marilyn Wilcher, Jeffery Dusek, Patricia Myers, Beth Greenberg, David S Rosenthal, Herbert Benson (J Am Coll Health, 200205)
evaluation-mind-body-intervention-reduce-psychological-distress.asp

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Approach-avoidance motivation in personality: approach and avoidance temperaments and goals.

The present research examined the role of approach and avoidance motivation in models of personality. Specifically, it examined the hypothesis that approach and avoidance temperaments represent the foundation of several basic dimensions espoused in the ...
Andrew J Elliot, Todd M Thrash (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
approach-avoidance-motivation-personality-approach-avoidance.asp

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Psychometric properties and concurrent validity of the schizotypal ambivalence scale.

The Schizotypal Ambivalence Scale (SAS) is a 19-item revision of the Intense Ambivalence Scale, which was designed to identify ambivalence described by Meehl as characteristic of schizotypy and schizophrenia. The present study examined the psychometric ...
Thomas R Kwapil, Monica C Mann, Michael L Raulin (J Nerv Ment Dis, 200205)
psychometric-properties-concurrent-validity-schizotypal-ambivalence.asp

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Determination of thyroid volume by Sonography in healthy Brazilian schoolchildren.

PURPOSE: Our objective was to establish thyroid volume by sonography in Brazilian schoolchildren and to correlate thyroid volume with anthropometric characteristics. METHODS: Sonographic studies of thyroid volume were conducted in 1,977 schoolchildren ...
Adriana Rossi, Eduardo Tomimori, Rosalinda Camargo, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto (J Clin Ultrasound, 200205)
determination-thyroid-volume-sonography-healthy-brazilian.asp

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The functional domain specificity of self-esteem and the differential prediction of aggression.

On the basis of an evolutionary theory of self-esteem (SE), it was hypothesized that the SE-aggression relationship differs across functionally distinct domains of SE and across contexts. In 2 experiments, participants had the opportunity to aggress ...
Lee A Kirkpatrick, Christian E Waugh, Alelhie Valencia, Gregory D Webster (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
functional-domain-specificity-self-esteem-differential-prediction.asp