Meaning in Life in College Students: Implications for College Counselors

The authors examined the relationship between meaning in life and college adjustment in a sample of 96 college students. In line with previous research on meaning in life and positive psychosocial functioning measures, presence of meaning was positively correlated with adjustment, whereas searching for meaning was negatively correlated with adjustment. However, the degree to which students were actively searching for meaning moderated the relationship between presence of meaning and adjustment. Recommendations for college counseling services are discussed.     

‘When words don't come easily’: personal narratives from adolescents experiencing shyness as an emotional and behavioural problem in the school context

The purpose of this article is to present narratives from 15 adolescents experiencing shy behaviour as an emotional and behavioural problem in the school context in light of narrative understanding. The investigation is intended to generate knowledge about this largely under‐researched phenomenon based on the personal accounts of those who are actually experiencing it. Their narratives are the foundation for a discussion regarding implications for future practice in the context of school in relation to this group.     

‘They think that if you're a teacher here … you're not clever enough to be a proper teacher’: the courtesy stigma experienced by teachers employed at schools for pupils with behavioural,emotional and social difficulties (BESD)

A wealth of literature has identified that children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) and their families are frequently stigmatised due to the perceived controllable and ‘invisible’ nature of this special educational need (SEN). Yet little research has considered the impact of this stigma on another group of individuals, educational practitioners employed in BESD schools. This is despite these professionals working in close contact with pupils with BESD, a heavily stigmatised group, on a regular basis. This paper therefore, details a study which explored perceptions of stigma specifically with educational professionals employed in schools for pupils with BESD. Semi‐structured interviews with nine practitioners (including head teachers and class teachers with additional responsibilities) were conducted, all of whom had worked within the BESD sector for at least 10 years, with data being analysed via Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings revealed how educational practitioners employed in BESD schools experienced courtesy stigma, with many not being perceived as ‘proper’ teachers due to a discourse of care surrounding BESD. Other professionals reported much confusion from their mainstream colleagues and other individuals about how they could want to work with such ‘challenging’ pupils. This courtesy stigma was linked to the wider stigma surrounding BESD schools, which were often ignorantly perceived to be full of ‘bad boys’ or ‘absolute horrors’. This paper concludes by considering the implications of these findings for policy and practice, and provides recommendations for addressing the identified stigma towards practitioners employed in BESD schools.     

宋词主题之“悲秋”研究

在宋代时期,很多词人创作了大量以悲秋为主题的词作品。本文,对以悲秋为主题的宋词的情感模式进行解读,阐述了这些"悲秋词"的形成进行探源。     

The self experience of the gifted person: Theory and definitions

Recent articles on the gifted self are characterized by theoretical confusion and lack of definitional clarity. This article, anchored in current self psychology theory, defines the self experience as the person's subjective experience of organization and meaning, the maintenance of which is crucial to normal functioning. Interactions with others are a formative part of the self experience. Traits of giftedness, and the reactions of others to these, contribute to the gifted self experience. Social and emotional problems of giftedness, such as those that arise with asynchronous development and perfectionism, are based on a compromised sense of cohesion and unity of the self experience.     

中国人性别角色量表的建构及其与心理社会适应的关系

本研究的目的是建立中国人的性别角色量表，并探索不同性别角色类型的个体其心理社会适应水平的特点。研究一根据5000多名被试对中国人人格量表项目的反应挑选出男女被试有显著差异的项目，经过因素分析建立了各由30个项目组成，分别由七个和六个因素构成的中国人男性化和女性化量表，并据此将被试划分为未分化、女性化、男性化和双性化四种性别角色类型。研究二则比较了不同性别角色类型与心理健康的关系，表明在中国被试中双性化的个体心理社会适应水平最低、女性化个体心理社会适应最好。这一结果与Bem关于双性化的假设是截然相反的。本研究从中国文化与性别角色的关系对这一结果进行了解释，提出了中国文化是女性化文化，同时又是反男性化文化的假设，并对进一步研究的方向进行了讨论。     

高校青年教师心理压力成因与对策

高校青年教师所处的特殊位置、环境和所担当的特殊角色、使命,使其在社会变革和转型过程中承受着多方面的心理压力,需要社会、学校、家庭和教师本人共同努力,采取切实措施进行有效疏导、调适和应对。     

加入WTO与我国民族保险业的战略调整

随着加入WTO，我国民族保险业正面临着巨大的压力。如何抓住机遇深化保险业自身的改革，应对国外保险行业国际大市场机制的挑战，现就我国保险业的立法规范、机构设置、险种开发、市场营销、资金运作、产业调整、人才培养等几个重大方面的改革，进行了深层次的探索和研究，并结合实际提出了对策。     

浅谈艺术教学中的情感教育

艺术教学中,情感教育起着根本性的作用,在教学的全过程中,情感教育贯穿于教学的各个环节,因此,在艺术教学中教师应重视情感教育。     

中小学音乐教师:新课程实施的调适

音乐基础课程改革对中小学音乐教师提出了全新的要求。本文从教师理念的更新、教师自身知识技能的调适、教学模式的转换三方面，论述了中小学音乐教师在新课程实施过程中应进行的调整与适应。