{"title":"Unlocking Effective Language Learning: The Crucial Role of Engagement and its Multifaceted Components","authors":"Tomohito Hiromori","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1095","url":null,"abstract":"This “Opinion” discusses the importance of engagement in second language acquisition, emphasizing that motivation alone is insufficient for successful learning. Drawing on research, it highlights the multifaceted nature of engagement, examining its behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects. By focusing on the central roles of behavioral and cognitive engagement, the paper demonstrates the interrelatedness of these aspects and their collective impact on learning outcomes. To foster effective foreign language learning, the author suggests leveraging these engagement characteristics and evaluating learners’ efforts from an integrated perspective.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134624488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing Explicit Domain-Specific Literacy Instruction Needs of Math Atrisk Children: Dynamic Skill Theory","authors":"Lin Lim","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1096","url":null,"abstract":"Applying relevant research findings, in addition to engaging a theoretical framework aligned to clear definitions of a particular educational concept (literacy), is useful in guiding appropriate assessments and interventions to increase academic achievement. This application of research and theory into educational practice then creates a feedback loop informing further research questions to generate more targeted findings and theoretical refinements that go back to being field-tested in educational practice. Dynamic Skill Theory is the framework used to assess whether domain-specific literacy skills aside from English language literacy skills should be explicitly taught to all at-risk math students. We can raise student achievement for at-risk students when we engage in iterative educational practices utilizing a theoretical framework that aligns with clear conceptual definitions, data collection, analysis and evaluation.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125386459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Reported Data are not Sufficient to Distinguish Benefits of One Psychological Intervention Compared to Another, both Aimed at Improving the Parent-Toddler Relationship","authors":"H. Steele","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1094","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) where mothers at risk of maltreating their infants were randomly assigned to either a widely used parenting training known as Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP), a 12-week once weekly session (n=35), or the Group Attachment-Based Intervention (GABI), a multi-family 26-week treatment (n=43). ANCOVA results compared STEP versus GABI groups’ end-of-treatment scores, with intake scores controlled for, on standardized measures of children’s exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences, social isolation, and difficulties with impulse control, were considered. Mothers in both groups reported no significant increase in children’s exposure to ACEs, and significant decreases in self-reported social isolation and impulse control difficulties. Discussion focuses on self-reported benefits of both treatment arms, and the need for future intervention studies to include observational measures of maternal sensitivity and of the overall quality of the mother-toddler relationship. Three Practitioner Points i. Self-report indices from mothers re their social isolation, self-esteem, and poor impulse control (positive symptoms, SCL-90, all showed improvements from intake to end-of-treatment in both arms of the RCT, both sharing parenting groups as a central if not the only part of treatment. ii. For both arms of the RCT mothers reported no significant increase in their children’s exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences. iii. Future intervention studies aimed at preventing child maltreatment must include observational measures of maternal sensitivity, and the overall quality of the mother-child relationship.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"50 50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116347247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attitudes of Students to their Inclusive School from the Point of View of their Teachers, School Psychologists and Parents","authors":"E. Gajdošová","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1093","url":null,"abstract":"The study comes up with selected results of qualitative research, aimed at identifying pupils’ attitudes (3 intact pupils and 3 pupils with SEN) towards school, class teacher and their classmates. The participants of the qualitative research were the parents of pupils, pedagogical (class teachers, teacher assistant) and professional staff (school psychologists) of the school, who work closely with these pupils. The processing of the data obtained by the semi-structured interview was done using thematic analysis [1].","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133085375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Traditional Peace Education and its Conflict Prevention Role among Indigenous Ghanaian Societies","authors":"George Hikah Benson","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1092","url":null,"abstract":"Among the varied United Nations (UN) conflict containment templates, the ‘Peace Education’ concept is of relative novelty. Nonetheless, it has proven to be an effective conflict prevention tool at all societal levels. However, long before its official acceptance as a conflict prevention mechanism by the UN, traditional peace education had deep roots in Africa where parents and society have consciously thought the youth the essence of peaceful coexistence. In particular, Ghanaian children at their early stages through to adulthood are taken through lessons of several virtues at home that include love, togetherness, equality, fairness, tolerance, forgiveness, hospitality, reconciliation, and the fear of God, amongst others in terms of peace education. This study examined the conflict-preventive role of traditional peace education in Ghana. Accordingly, the study used an exploratory mixed-method approach to seek the views of 30 participants qualitatively and 1456 respondents quantitatively. It also relied on the content analysis of secondary and tertiary sources using sociological and historical approaches. The findings are that peace education via both formal and informal channels has become a key conflict prevention tool of the United Nations, and peace education has the potential and prospects of preventing conflicts in the 21st Century. Further, Ghana is recognized globally as one of the most peaceful countries in the world as largely attributed to its adherence to traditional home-grown lessons on peace education. Following challenges regarding the fullscale implementation of both formal and informal peace education in Ghana, the paper amongst others recommend that peace education programs should be incorporated into the regular school curriculums, with the total commitment of the government in terms of implementation and funding. Moreover, to prevent conflicts at the local level, there is a need to build the capacities of communities in terms of knowledge and skills in peace education.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127898323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Validation of a Brief Bullying Behavior Scale: Examination of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Survey Bullying Items","authors":"Rondy Yu","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1091","url":null,"abstract":"Bullying in schools is a longstanding challenge that has been repeatedly linked to deleterious student outcomes. Using a nationally representative sample of students in the United States (N=12,642, grades 5 to 10), this study examined the factor structure of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) self-report survey’s bullying items, along with one additional item related to the occurrence of physical fighting. Results provide preliminary support for the use of 19 items from the HBSC survey as a standalone scale for measuring student involvement in bullying for both male and female students.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128308547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tips for Health Insured Patients When Accessing Care","authors":"Raj K Kalapatapu","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1090","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the uninsured rate declining to an all-time low among USA residents [1], accessing and utilizing primary and/ or specialty care in a timely manner even when having health insurance remains challenging [2,3]. Are there potential tips to give health insured patients to help them navigate the complex and dynamic web of care access? This opinion paper contains a series of categories and questions for brainstorming combinations of care access with health insured patients who are seeking care.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114542778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Emergence of Fetal Pain: Some Considerations","authors":"Daniel M Doleys","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1089","url":null,"abstract":"Pain is a common human event. Yet, the point at which it can be said that a person is able to experience pain remains unclear. For example, is the human fetus capable of feeling pain? If so, is it the same kind of pain known to the more mature individual? The answer, in part, may depend upon the definition of pain, and what are considered to be the essential and necessary components of pain. The role of consciousness, memory, and the cortex, for example, appear to require consideration. This paper explores some of the controversies surrounding these topics. The discussion focuses on whether or not fetal pain can, or should, conform to the standard International Association for the Study Pain (IASP) definition. Or, might fetal pain present a different kind of pain demonstrating some, but not all, of the characteristics of the IASP definition.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124687651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Body-Worn Cameras by Security/Law Enforcement: Tips for Emergency Psychiatry Staf","authors":"Raj K. Kalapatapu","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121951837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of Perceived Stress among University Students","authors":"Shamshul Anaz Kassim","doi":"10.54026/crpbs/1087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/crpbs/1087","url":null,"abstract":"The everyday incidence of stress is common. It may have an impact on someone’s psychological health. However, if it is not adequately handled, it could be hazardous. Stress is more common among university students. Stress is an international concern. Students today tend to be more agitated and anxious than students in past generations. Whether dispositional optimism, perceived academic control, self-esteem, and cognitive intervention will have an impact on felt stress was the subject of this study. This survey included a total of 367 students from public universities in Malaysia’s northern region. The study had a six-month time frame. Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that among university students, cognitive intervention and self-esteem have the greatest influence on perceived stress.","PeriodicalId":287992,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130528100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}