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ERIC Number: EJ495615
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Increases in Positive Psychological Characteristics with a New Relaxation-Response Curriculum in High School Students.
Benson, Herbert; And Others
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v27 n4 p226-31 Sum 1994
High school students' self-esteem and locus of control were evaluated before, during, and after exposure to either a health curriculum based on elicitation of the relaxation-response with follow-up or a control health curriculum followed by the relaxation-response. The experimental group significantly increased self-esteem and internal locus of control. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 10, Health Education, High School Students, High Schools, Locus of Control, Psychological Characteristics, Relaxation Training, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New York; Relaxation Technique (Benson)