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Peer crowds, work experience, and financial saving behaviour of young Canadians
(Journal of Economic Psychology, 2006)
The objective of this study is to examine predictors of young people's saving behaviour. The
results from probit analysis, using a national survey of 1806 Canadians aged 12–24, reveal that
individuals from peer groups ...
Preschool sibling interaction in separated and married families: Are same-sex pairs or older sisters more sociable?
(Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 1998)
Two factors have been associated with the quality of sibling relationships: the sex of the children and their family circumstances. Yet the data on each issue are complex. This study examines the sex constellations of ...
Maternal Accounts of the Costs and Benefits of Life Experiences After Parental Separation
(Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 2000)
Recent analyses both question the assumption that parental separation only has negative effects on families and
suggest that attention should be paid to the diversity of experiences post divorce. The latter may be ...
Is it Still Cheating if it’s Not Done on Purpose? Accidental Plagiarism in Higher Education
(2013-03-05)
This project aimed to discover the extent to which plagiarism is committed unintentionally. In a study of students enrolled in an online distance education course at a post-secondary institution, slightly more than half ...
Music preferences and young people's attitudes towards spending and saving.
(2010-12)
We aimed to find patterns among young people’s music preferences in relation to
their attitudes towards saving or spending money. Previous research found that
certain music genres (e.g. rap and dance) are associated with ...
Debate as a Teaching Strategy in Online Education: A Case Study.
(2011)
This reflective case study was based on our independent use of the debate as an online
instructional approach and our shared interest in teaching strategies. In an interdisciplinary manner, using narrative inquiry and ...
How well do Canadian distance education students understand plagiarism?
(IRRODL, 2014)
This project ascertains how well students taking online, distance education courses at a Canadian university recognize plagiarised material and how well they paraphrase. It also assesses the types of errors made. Slightly ...
Searching for Happiness: The Importance of Social Capital.
(2011-06)
After four decades of research, scholars of happiness continue to debate its
causes. While it is generally agreed that a combination of internal and external factors play
a role, predicting happiness well remains a ...
Music preferences and civic activism of young people
(Journal of Youth Studies, 2008-08-01)
This study examines the relationship between music preferences and civic activism
among 182 participants aged 14-24 years. Our analyses show that participants who
regularly listened to certain music genres such as ...
lnfant Mother Attachment in Separated and Married Families
(Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 1997)
Considers two contrasting predictions about the effects of parental marital separation on infants' attachment to their mothers. Behavioral resistance of infants to stressors; Behavior of infants to anxious attachments; ...