Remaining connected in the face of cyberbullying: Why social connectedness is important for mental health     

Larisa T. McLoughlin  Barbara A. Spears  Carmel M. Taddeo  Daniel F. Hermens 《Psychology in the schools》2019,56(6):945-958

It is well documented that cyberbullying can lead to adverse mental health outcomes. Separate research shows that higher levels of social connectedness may result in more positive mental health outcomes, however, the relationship between social connectedness and mental health in the face of cyberbullying is not yet fully understood. An online survey of 229 adolescents (aged 12–17 years) was conducted, and we examined experiences of cyberbullying, levels of social connectedness, depression, anxiety, and stress. Structural equation modeling suggested that social connectedness may act as a protective buffer against the negative mental health outcomes associated with cybervictimization. This paper highlights the fact that social connectedness plays an important role for young people, the more frequently they are victimized. The implications of these findings are far reaching and suggest that understanding the role of social connectedness may be crucial to interventions that seek to mitigate the effects of cyberbullying.  相似文献   

Children in foster care: factors influencing outpatient mental health service use     

Leslie LK  Landsverk J  Ezzet-Lofstrom R  Tschann JM  Slymen DJ  Garland AF 《Child abuse & neglect》2000,24(4):465-476

OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing outpatient mental health service use by children in foster care. METHOD: Detailed survey and administrative data were collected on 480 children who entered long-term foster care in San Diego County from May 1990 through October 1991. These data were linked with claims data from Medicaid and San Diego County Mental Health Services information systems. A Poisson regression model was used to determine whether the following factors influenced outpatient mental health service use: age, race/ethnicity, gender, maltreatment history, placement pattern, and behavioral problems as measured by the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). RESULTS: Except for maltreatment history, all independent variables included in the multivariate regression model were statistically significant. The total number of outpatient mental health visits increased with age, male gender, and non-relative foster placements. Relative to Caucasians, visits were lower for Latinos, and Asian/Others, but comparable for African-Americans. Concerning maltreatment history, differences were only found in one category; children experiencing caretaker absence received fewer visits compared to children who did not experience caretaker absence. Children with CBCL Total Problem Scale T-scores of 60 or greater had significantly more visits than those with a score less than 60. CONCLUSIONS: Both clinical and non-clinical factors influence outpatient mental health service use by foster children. Limitations imposed by gender, race/ethnicity, and placement setting need to be addressed by child welfare policies. These finding suggest that guidelines are needed to systematically link children in foster care with behavioral problems to appropriate services.  相似文献   

Having a Ball with Confidence Intervals     

James F. Robison-Cox 《Teaching Statistics》1999,21(3):81-83

Confidence intervals are often misinterpreted. This article describes an activity which helps students understand what it means to have confidence in a Process.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

Robert Heinich  John S. Clayton  James Q. Knowlton  Paul Saettler  Frederick G. Knirk  Malcolm Fleming  William F. O’Neill  Robert W. Wagner  Edward S. Herman  Donald P. Hammer 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》1970,18(1):88-117

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Respecting Respect: Exploring a great deal     

Helen M. F. Jones 《Educational studies》2002,28(4):341-352

For some people, respect is due to people of particular standing and involves formality and deference. For others, respect is based on regard and attention. This approach is essentially informal. This article explores young people's interpretations of respect and shows how an understanding of its theory and practice may enhance relationships between adults, especially those employed in the social professions, and young people. Two frameworks are employed to assist in exploring the issues involved; one is located in communication theory within educational contexts (Burbules, 1993) and the other in the politics of self-definition (Wilson, 1993). The discussion draws on three pieces of empirical research involving young people and professionals. The different interpretations of respect are shown to provide a means of understanding a source of conflict between professionals with positions of authority in young people's lives and the young people themselves.  相似文献   

The Effect of Multidimensionality on IRT True-Score Equating for Subgroups of Examinees     

André F. De  Champlain 《Journal of Educational Measurement》1996,33(2):181-201

The purpose of this study was to assess the dimensionality of two forms of a large-scale standardized test separately for 3 ethnic groups of examinees and to investigate whether differences in their latent trait composites have any impact on unidimensional item response theory true-score equating functions. Specifically, separate equating functions for African American and Hispanic examinees were compared to those of a Caucasian group as well as the total test taker population. On both forms, a 2-dimensional model adequately accounted for the item responses of Caucasian and African American examinees, whereas a more complex model was required for the Hispanic subgroup. The differences between equating functions for the 3 ethnic groups and the total test taker population were small and tended to be located at the low end of the score scale.  相似文献   

Science Content Courses: Workshop in Food Chemistry for 4th Grade School Teachers     

S. Chaiyapechara  F.M. Dong 《Journal of Food Science Education》2004,3(4):59-68

ABSTRACT: A science content course in food chemistry was offered as a 4-day summer workshop from 1999 to 2001 to 4th grade school teachers in the Seattle School District. The objectives of the workshop were to increase the teachers' knowledge of food science, to perform simple experiments that could be used in the 4th grade classroom, and to help the teachers become more familiar with the scientific method. The workshop is described, and challenges associated with running the workshop from the instructors' perspective are discussed. Protocol for hands-on experiments used in the workshop, discussion questions/answers, and comments about each experiment are included in Appendices. The use of hands-on experiments that were easily adaptable to the 4th grade classroom and the comfortable atmosphere for discussion appear to have contributed the most to a successful workshop.  相似文献   

Correlates of Counselor Self-Actualization and Client-Perceived Facilitativeness     

FRED F. SELFRIDGE  CHARLES VANDER KOLK 《Counselor Education & Supervision》1976,15(3):189-194

Client ratings of the abilities of 33 school counselors to communicate the core facilitative conditions of empathy, regard, congruence, and trust were compared to the counselors' scores on a measure of self-actualization. The results supported the contention that there exists a strong relationship between self-actualization and counselor effectiveness as perceived by clients. The potential usefulness of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POl) in the screening and selection of counselor candidates is indicated.  相似文献   

A grounded theory approach to determining the factors related to the persistence of minority students in professional programs   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Avila D. Hendricks  Kandis Smith  Julie Hughes Caplow  Joe F. Donaldson 《Innovative Higher Education》1996,21(2):113-126

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Epistemological correctness in English 101     

Thomas F. Bertonneau 《Academic Questions》1996,10(1):66-78

He is the author of a comprehensive analysis of undergraduate curricula in Michigan's state university system, prepared for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland, Michigan, to which he serves as an advisor on higher education issues. Please address correspondence toAcademic Questions  相似文献