BACKGROUND Personal social network and coping skills have important influences on suicidality of young people and such influences must be understood in the context of other factors. This study aims to assess the influences of social contacts and coping skills on risk for suicidal ideation and to disentangle their possible pathways using a large sample of university students from China. METHOD...

the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of coping stress skills training on stress and problem solving skill in taleghani dormitory students in kermanshah medical sciences university. the research method is experimental and has been done with pre-test, post-test and control group. research tools were harry inventory (2005) and endler and parker coping scale of stressful situation (1...

Article History: Received 03.05.2013 Received in revised form 29.06.2013 Accepted 09.07.2013 Available online 05.08.2013 Middle school students lack efficient problem solving skills due to several factors. The writing process has been linked to the development of students' problem solving skills. The present study investigated the impact of the writing process on the mathematical problem solvin...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between worry and problem-solving skills and beliefs (confidence and perceived control) in primary school children. METHOD Children (8-11 years) were screened using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children. High (N= 27) and low (N= 30) scorers completed measures of anxiety, problem-solving skills (generating alternative solutions to problems, planfu...

CONTEXT Despite growing interest in medical communication by certification bodies, significant methodological and logistic challenges are evident in experiential methods of instruction. OBJECTIVE There were three study objectives: 1) to explore the acceptability of an innovative video feedback programme to residents and faculty; 2) to evaluate a brief teaching intervention comprising the vide...

Possessing social and problem-solving skills is essential for successful performance in life. The family and educational system can equip students with these vital skills. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the family environment, social skills, and problem solving among female students. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical populati...

This study investigated the use of inquiry-based multimedia learning environment as a way to increase students’ problem-solving skills, especially female students in a ninth-grade astronomy course. Using a preand posttest design, the study used multiple choice and written essay questions to measure students’ content understanding and problem-solving skills. The results of ANOVA conclude that in...