Abstract Demographic Factors such as Locality, Economic, Educational Status and Sexual Behaviour as Predictors of Psychoactive Substance Use among Secondary School Adolescents of Amac Ward, Abuja Nigeria, was examined using the cross-sectional design. The study measured three variables and examined their predictive use of Psychoactive substance among senior secondary school adolescents, the variables studied were […]

ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to identify the ability to use mathematical notions in everyday life and the capacity to make connections starting from the poor results that Romania registers in the PISA tests. On the other hand, the results of the research applied to a group of 200 first-year students confirmed […]

The evaluation of professional competences and performance of teachers is one of the core activities of human resources management. The evaluation of teachers also contributes to quality assurance in schools. Teachers analyze and evaluate their own performance and their work on a regular basis, select the best results and at the same time contribute to […]

Abstract Children with Down Syndrome need a specialized and customized education, the degree of specificity of educational programs is also given by individual uniqueness at the expense of classification, “part of a syndrome”, in this case Down syndrome. The determination of the specific intelligence of the mentally deficient, respectively the mentally deficient with Down syndrome, […]

Abstract There is growing evidence that alcohol abuse among adolescents is a major public health concern. Understanding the risk factors associated with adolescent alcohol misuse is crucial for the development of prevention programs. The aim of our study was to examine whether general attitudes toward health risk behaviors (i.e., predisposition to engage in risky behaviors) […]

Abstract Over the last decades, the prevalence of eating disorders has dramatically increased. In the current psychiatric nomenclature of the DSM-5 (APA, 2013), the eating disorders consist of three clearly defined syndromes, i.e. anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. The onset of most clinical cases is in adolescence or young adulthood. Data provided by […]

Abstract Background: Humor produces laughter which contributes positively to psychological wellbeing, and the amusement effect is related to the affective state of an individual.  Physiological responses to humor might help to characterize the influence of the affective state. Methods: We invited 25 healthy participants to undergo the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, the Hypomania Checklist-32, and the […]

Abstract Engagement with school is a variable that has generated a growing interest from researchers, practitioners and decision-makers in education in recent decades. A consistent body of studies conducted in different segments of the middle and high school age population in Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, USA and other countries supports the protective role that […]

Abstract Given research is amid at uncovering the fabrics of relationship among self-esteem, belief in self-mastery and goal commitment among the students. The research takes into account Belief in Personal Mastery (Pearlin and Schooler, 1978), Goal Commitment (Hollenback and Klein, 1987) and Self Esteem (Rosenberg, 1965).  Many psychological factors like self-esteem, belief in personal mastery […]

Abstract In this paper, we describe the approach to exploring the high potential of primary school gifted children learning science. Several sets of tools were applied, in three stages, to identify children with high potential in the Science Field to examine their cognitive abilities across five fields: adaptability, complex communication/social skills, non-routine problem-solving skills, self-management/self-development, […]