Creativity and well-being are popular subjects in psychological and organizational studies. The recent literature presented mixed perspectives about the nature of the relationship between the two. Whereas the mad-genius hypothesis, which was often explored among eminently creative individuals, seems to imply a negative relationship between the…

Attempts to understand "subjectivity" have historically involved distinguishing the strengths of subjective methods (e.g., survey ratings from informants) from those of alternative methods (e.g., observational/performance-based tasks). Yet, a movement is underway in Psychology that considers the merits of "intersubjectivity":…

Psychological resilience is important in sport because athletes must constantly withstand a wide range of pressures to attain and sustain high performance. To advance psychologists' understanding of this area, there exists an urgent need to develop a sport-specific measure of resilience. The purpose of this article is to review psychometric…

Despite its historical status as the world's leading research journal in the field of educational leadership and management, "Educational Administration Quarterly" faces the challenge of adapting to a rapidly changing publication environment. This bibliometric review sought to highlight the journal's distinctive contributions and…

Background: The dominant perspective in society is that stress has negative consequences, and not surprisingly, the vast majority of interventions for coping with stress focus on reducing the frequency or severity of stressors. However, the effectiveness of stress attenuation is limited because it is often not possible to avoid stressors, and…

Recent years have brought important changes to the profession of school psychology, influenced by larger social, scientific, and political trends. These trends include the emergence of children's rights agenda and advances in children's well-being measurement. During these years, a growing public attention and commitment to the notion of…

Frequently cited sex differences in general psychology texts are noted, with such "differences" specified even when scientific evidence did not exist. Research on brain lateralization and sex difference is reviewed. (MP)

More is being written about the need for psychology to address the diversity that exists in the population today. One way to do this is by incorporating diversity into general psychology courses. That would help prepare majors early on for client diversity. It would also insure that multiple perspectives are represented in class, which could…

Sees four implications for counseling as a result of the additions to research and theory building of social, developmental, and general psychology. From social influence theory and from cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, and developmental research, a prototype "systematic eclectic" task-model directed toward implications is offered. (Author)

Reviews TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY and the accompanying instructor's manual by Hebb, Donderi, and Henderson (1987). States that, although the book is well written, it omits the general psychology topics that most students find interesting. Includes a response by the authors in which they discuss the purpose of the book. (GEA)

This paper highlights milestones in the development of conceptions of social giftedness in the general psychology and education literature and the literature specific to gifted education. It focuses on "the ability to act wisely in human relations" and addresses conceptual and methodological issues that have affected the study of the construct of…

Despite the increase in the availability and popularity of online educational programs, there is a lack of understanding of non-academic as well as academic predictors of online student success. In this study, we have investigated predictors of tertiary level student success via the Psychology discipline, a popular online subject. A systematic…

A study reviewed Russian-language research reports published during the year 1982-1989 (spanning pre- and post-perestroika). Statistical analysis of the numbers of articles published each year in specific topic areas revealed a number of changes over the years under review. Numbers of publications in general psychology, human experimental…

Religion and spirituality are identified as important aspects of adults' and adolescents' lives in the USA. Though research can strengthen school psychologists' capacity to effectively serve religiously and spiritually diverse clients/students, limited scholarship relative to these areas of human diversity has been published in the professional…

Despite Japan's recent efforts toward inclusive education and increased support for students with disabilities, evidence indicates that many students with developmental disabilities do not receive adequate support in the general classroom. Through a review of the literature, we identified four main potential barriers to successful inclusive…