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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Adolescents Who Need Help the Most Are the Least Likely To Seek It: The Relationship between Low Emotional Competence and Low Intention To Seek Help.
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Ciarrochi, Joseph; Deane, Frank P.; Wilson, Coralie J.; Rickwood, Debra – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2002
This study explores the possibility that social support among adolescents explains the relationship between emotional competence and help seeking. Results reveal that adolescents who were low in emotional awareness, and who were poor at identifying, describing, and managing their emotions, were the least likely to seek help from nonprofessional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Response
Emotional Competence and Willingness To Seek Help from Professional and Nonprofessional Sources.
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Ciarrochi, Joseph V.; Deane, Frank P. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Survey of 300 undergraduates assesses emotional competence, hopelessness, willingness to seek help from health professionals and nonprofessionals, and perceived usefulness of past help-seeking experience. Results reveal that those who felt less skilled at managing emotions were less willing to seek help from family and friends for emotional…
Descriptors: Counselors, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Help Seeking
When Simplifying Life Is Not so Bad: The Link between Rigidity, Stressful Life Events, and Mental Health in an Undergraduate Population
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Ciarrochi, Joseph; Said, Terri; Deane, Frank P. – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
Decades of research have generally shown that being more rigid is associated with poorer mental health. We investigated whether all aspects of what has been termed "rigidity" are harmful. In particular, we hypothesized that the desire for simple structure (DSS) will not be associated with poor mental health, and in some cases might be associated…
Descriptors: Suicide, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Depression (Psychology)
Treatment Fearfulness and Distress as Predictors of Professional Psychological Help-Seeking.
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Deane, Frank P.; Chamberlain, Kerry – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1994
Examines whether fear of therapy and psychological distress were predictive of help-seeking. A nonclinical student sample (n=263) completed measures of their treatment fears, expectations, anxiety, psychological distress and help-seeking likelihood. Concerns about image, stigma, coercion, and psychological distress were all related to help-seeking…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, College Students, Counseling Services