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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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Overall Life Satisfaction and Help-Seeking Attitudes of Turkish College Students in the United States: Implications for College Counselors.
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Kilinc, Afet; Granello, Paul F. – Journal of College Counseling, 2003
This study examined the effects of acculturation, beliefs about mental illness, and selected demographic variables on the help-seeking attitudes of 120 Turkish students who were attending college in the United States. The authors maintain that if mental health professionals increase their understanding of Turkish international students, they can…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Help Seeking, Higher Education
Defining Mental Illness: The Relationship between College Students' Beliefs about the Definition of Mental Illness and Tolerance.
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Granello, Darcy Haag; Granello, Paul F. – Journal of College Counseling, 2000
Investigates the relationship between college undergraduate students' (N=102) beliefs about the definition of mental illness and their tolerance toward individuals with mental illnesses. Results show that students with broad and inclusive definitions of mental illness had more benevolent, less authoritarian, and less socially restrictive attitudes…
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Mental Disorders, Student Attitudes
College Students' Wellness as a Function of Social Support and Empathic Ability.
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Granello, Paul F. – Journal of College Counseling, 1999
Study examines the wellness, empathic ability, and social support networks of undergraduate students. Results indicate a significant relationship between students' own ratings of their happiness and wellness and their total wellness scores. Also finds a significant correlation between social network size and perceived social support. (Contains 61…
Descriptors: Empathy, Happiness, Health Promotion, Higher Education