Title of dissertation: INDIVIDUALAND CLASSROOMLEVEL SOCIAL SUPPORT AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Shannon Lea Russell, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation directed by: Professor Kathryn R. Wentzel, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology This study investigated relations between middle school students’ perceptions of social support from their teachers and peers...

The present study examined the predictive validity of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised (SASC-R) by investigating associations between children's social anxiety symptoms and their cognitive and behavioral reactions in response to an in vivo peer evaluation manipulation. Participants (N=115) ages 10-13, played a computer game based on the television show Survivor and were randomized ...

Peer support is used frequently in addressing the health of young people. Helping Friends builds on the existing peer helping networks in schools to improve the availability, accessibility and appropriateness of social and personal support. It increases young people’s knowledge of and access to referral options (in and out of school) and assists in the development of a safe and supportive schoo...

Background: The mother, as the first and foremost person interacting with the child, suffers the most from the child’s speech disability. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of mothers of children with speech disabilities. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using a descriptive phenomenological approach and purposive sampling in Tehran Province-Iran in 2021. The data w...

the world health organization quality of life-bref (whoqol-bref) has generally been used for patients, few studies in migrants who move from rural to urban within one country. many studies asserted that social isolation presents a risk to individual health. poor social networks are associated with worse qol. this study examined health-related quality of life (hrqol) and social support in new-ge...