Search Results - "Varjas, Kristen"

Thankful for the Little Things: A Meta-Analysis of Gratitude Interventions by Davis, Don E., Choe, Elise, Meyers, Joel, Wade, Nathaniel, Varjas, Kristen, Gifford, Allison, Quinn, Amy, Hook, Joshua N., Van Tongeren, Daryl R., Griffin, Brandon J., Worthington, Everett L.

“…A recent qualitative review by Wood, Froh, and Geraghty (2010) cast doubt on the efficacy of gratitude interventions, suggesting the need to carefully attend…”
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The relationship between perfectionism and multidimensional life satisfaction among Croatian and American youth by Gilman, Rich, Ashby, Jeffrey S., Sverko, Dina, Florell, Dan, Varjas, Kristen

“…Although much research investigating multidimensional perfectionism has been conducted among adults from various cultures, little is known of the…”
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Teachers' Perceptions of Kinder Training: Acceptability, Integrity, and Effectiveness by Edwards, Natalya A, Varjas, Kristen M, White, JoAnna F, Stokes, Sheryl A

“…Kinder Training is a play-based professional development training model designed for early elementary school teachers (kindergarten through Grade 2). The goals…”
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Collective moral disengagement and its associations with bullying perpetration and victimization in students by Thornberg, Robert, Wänström, Linda, Gini, Gianluca, Varjas, Kristen, Meyers, Joel, Elmelid, Rasmus, Johansson, Alexandra, Mellander, Emelie

“…The aim of the current study was to examine whether collective moral disengagement in the classroom was associated with bullying perpetration and…”
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A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF THE PROCESS AND IMPACT OF FILIAL THERAPY WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENT by Solis, Caroline M., Meyers, Joel, Varjas, Kristen M.

“…This qualitative case study examined an African American parent's perceptions of the process and impact of filial therapy. Findings included adequate treatment…”
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Students' views of factors affecting their bystander behaviors in response to school bullying: a cross-collaborative conceptual qualitative analysis by Forsberg, Camilla, Wood, Laura, Smith, Jennifer, Varjas, Kris, Meyers, Joel, Jungert, Tomas, Thornberg, Robert

“…The aim of the present study was to focus on how students articulate and discuss what factors influence students' decisions to defend or not defend victims…”
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An Organizational Consultation Framework for School-Based Prevention of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children by Harper, Erin A., Kruger, Ann Cale, Varjas, Kristen, Meyers, Joel

“…The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a form of childhood sexual abuse involving the sexual exploitation of youth for economic gain…”
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Bystander motivation in bullying incidents: to intervene or not to intervene? by Thornberg, Robert, Tenenbaum, Laura, Varjas, Kris, Meyers, Joel, Jungert, Tomas, Vanegas, Gina

“…This research sought to extend knowledge about bystanders in bullying situations with a focus on the motivations that lead them to different responses. The 2…”
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Mixed Methods in Intervention Research: Theory to Adaptation by Nastasi, Bonnie K., Hitchcock, John, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Burkholder, Gary, Varjas, Kristen, Jayasena, Asoka

“…The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the application of mixed methods research designs to multiyear programmatic research and development projects…”
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A Cultural-Ecological Model of School Climate by La Salle, Tamika P, Meyers, Joel, Varjas, Kristen, Roach, Andrew

“…School climate has been established as an important construct to measure because of its connections to student psychological, social, and academic outcomes…”
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The Resolution on Gender and Sexual Orientation Diversity in Children and Adolescents in Schools: An Illustration of Psychology's Commitment to All Students by Anhalt, Karla, Sprott, Richard A, Magalhães, Cristina L, Keo-Meier, Colt, Rosenbaum, Lacey, Varjas, Kristen

“…The American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) recently adopted the Resolution on Gender and Sexual…”
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Exemplary Mental Health Programs: School Psychologists as Mental Health Service Providers by Nastasi, Bonnie K, Varjas, Kristen, Bernstein, Rachel

“…This report presents school- and community-based mental health programs in which school psychologists were engaged in program development, implementation,…”
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Conducting Participatory Culture-Specific Consultation: A Global Perspective on Multicultural Consultation by Nastasi, Bonnie K, Varjas, Kristen, Bernstein, Rachel, Iavasena, Asoka

“…Describes a participatory approach to consultation that builds upon contemporary models of research and practice and is designed to address the…”
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Assessing Adolescents' Understanding of and Reactions to Stress in Different Cultures: Results of a Mixed-Methods Approach by Nastasi, Bonnie K., Hitchcock, John H., Burkholder, Gary, Varjas, Kristen, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Jayasena, Asoka

“…This article expands on an emerging mixed-method approach for validating culturally-specific constructs (see Hitchcock et al., 2005). Previous work established…”
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Illustrating a mixed-method approach for validating culturally specific constructs by Hitchcock, John H., Nastasi, Bonnie K., Dai, David Y., Newman, Joan, Jayasena, Asoka, Bernstein-Moore, Rachel, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Varjas, Kristen

“…The purpose of this article is to illustrate a mixed-method approach (i.e., combining qualitative and quantitative methods) for advancing the study of…”
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Assessing Adolescents' Understanding of and Reactions to Stress in Different Cultures by Nastasi, Bonnie K, Hitchcock, John H, Burkholder, Gary, Varjas, Kristen, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Jayasena, Asoka

“…This article expands on an emerging mixed-method approach for validating culturally-specific constructs (see Hitchcock et al., 2005). Previous work established…”
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Validating Culture and Gender-Specific Constructs: A Mixed-Method Approach to Advance Assessment Procedures in Cross-Cultural Settings by Hitchcock, John H, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Nastasi, Bonnie, Burkholder, Gary, Varjas, Kristen, Jayasena, Asoka

“…Despite on-going calls for developing cultural competency among mental health practitioners, few assessment instruments consider cultural variation in…”
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A participatory culture -specific consultation (PCSC) approach to intervention development by Varjas, Kristen M

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Participatory Model of Mental Health Programming: Lessons Learned from Work in a Developing Country by Nastasi, Bonnie K, Varjas, Kristen, Sarkar, Sreeroopa, Jayasena, Asoka

“…Describes application of participatory model for creating school-based mental health services in a developing country. Describes process of identifying…”
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A participatory culture -specific consultation (PCSC) approach to intervention development by Varjas, Kristen M

“…Culturally specific or culturally based programs have been determined by some psychologists to be important in the development and effectiveness of school- and…”
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