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Direct linkFoody, Mairéad; Samara, Muthanna; O'Higgins Norman, James – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: Bullying research has gained a substantial amount of interest in recent years because of the implications for child and adolescent development. Aim and sample: We conducted a meta-analysis of traditional and cyberbullying studies in the Republic and North of Ireland to gain an understanding of prevalence rates and associated issues…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Incidence, Victims
Al Ramiah, Ananthi; Hewstone, Miles; Voci, Alberto; Cairns, Ed; Hughes, Joanne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: In this paper, we focused on mixing in educational settings between members of Catholic and Protestant ethnoreligious groups in Northern Ireland. Aims:. In Study 1, we examined whether opportunities for contact at home and at university were associated with greater actual out-group friendships, and whether this friendship was…
Descriptors: Friendship, Foreign Countries, Catholics, Protestants
Stringer, Maurice; Irwing, Paul; Giles, Melanie; McClenahan, Carol; Wilson, Ronnie; Hunter, John – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: Recent research has suggested that intergroup contacts with out-group members can both reduce prejudice and is associated with attitude change. Aim: This study extends prior work in Northern Ireland to examine parental and schooling effects on children's attitudes in a post-conflict environment. Sample: A large-scale cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis
Stringer, Maurice; Irwing, P.; Giles, M.; McClenahan, C.; Wilson, R.; Hunter, J. A. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: This study examines the effects of integrated and segregated schooling on Northern Irish children's self-reported contact and friendship with members of the other denominational group in school and community settings. Aim: To assess the effects of cross group friendships and cross group contacts in school and outside school on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergroup Relations, Protestants, Catholics
McPhillips, Martin; Jordan-Black, Julie-Anne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Previous research has produced conflicting results regarding the effects of season of birth and age-position on cognitive attainments. In Northern Ireland the school year divides the summer season into two providing an opportunity to evaluate the relative contribution of season of birth and age-position effects. Aims: To investigate…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Psychomotor Skills
Remedios, Richard; Ritchie, Kathryn; Lieberman, David A. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
Background: Research has suggested that the pressure of exams could undermine pupils' interest in their subjects, but almost all of this research has been conducted in laboratory settings. The Transfer Test in Northern Ireland provides an unusual opportunity to assess the effects of exam pressure in real life because some 10- and 11-year-olds sit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology)
Peer reviewedBamber, J.H.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Among Northern Irish secondary school students, science specialists performed better on tests of cognition and of knowledge in the arts and sciences, showed greater interest in theoretical and economic values, and had lower neuroticism and higher psychoticism scores than arts specialists. Arts specialists endorsed more aesthetic, social, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Humanities
