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This study aimed at examining the dispositional effects of the hot hand and psychological momentum beliefs on mental states such as self-efficacy, perception of control, and cohesion. One hundred and seventy-six male and female...
Over the years, there have been conflicting findings concerning the question of whether athletes are at increased risk for disordered eating. While there have been many studies examining the relationship between sports demands and eating...
The purpose of the present study is to explore various risk factors which may potentially be used to predict and distinguish two subtypes of juvenile sexual offenders (JSOs): (1) juvenile sexual offenders with a history of antisocial...
Delayed language development is often the primary concern for parents of children with autism. It is this delay that initially provokes parents to have children evaluated for this disorder. Delayed oral language affects an array of...
Heritage Language Learners' Perceptions of Taking Spanish Language Classes: Investigating Perceptions of Skill-Specific Anxieties, Self-Efficacies, and Ethnic Identity
This mixed-methods study investigated heritage language and foreign language learning students' skill-specific (i.e., speaking listening, reading, and writing) language learning anxieties and self-efficacies associated with Spanish...
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of various perceived reading purposes on seventh and eighth grade social-studies students' levels of Mental Representation of Text and General Comprehension of texts. One hundred and four...
The purpose of this study was to examine mental toughness, deliberate relaxation (including muscle relaxation, autogenic relaxation, deep breathing, eastern relaxation, stretching, meditation, and imagery), sleep and the relationship...
Prior studies about preservice and inservice teachers have examined their beliefs in the context of pedagogy and teacher-student interactions. However, preservice and inservice teachers' occupational beliefs have been neglected in the...
Approximately 4.4% of the adult population suffers from Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Keesler et al., 2010). The identification of adults with ADHD can be difficult because the criteria in the Diagnostic and...
Each year about 580, 000 teachers enter the classroom as new hires (Provasnik & Dorfman, 2005). Those that enter urban classrooms for the first time often fall prey to the plight of inner city schools, which have high rates of student...
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