Browsing by Supervisor "Evans, Ian M."
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Another piece for the puzzle: Psychophysiological indicators of the absence of empathic responding in Factor I psychopathy
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Antisocial behaviour has increasingly been identified as a problem in today's Western societies. One of the crucial issues is the question of identification, prevention and/or treatment. There is much debate among social ... -
Chinese migrant families in New Zealand: Family functioning and individual well-being
(The University of Waikato, 2004)Migration is a process that affects family functioning and well-being. The purpose of my thesis was to examine the influence of migration on family functioning and individual well-being in Chinese migrant families with ... -
Depression and self-concept: the role of self perceptions in understanding, assessing, and intervening with depressed adolescents
(The University of Waikato, 2002)In 1994 the World Health Organization published statistics which identified New Zealand youth, and males in particular, as being the most likely to die by suicide compared to young people in 22 other economically developed ... -
Emotion regulation in dyadic pretend play: Preschoolers' responses to positively and negatively valenced scenarios
(The University of Waikato, 2003)The diverse set of skills that facilitate emotion regulation are crucial for adaptive developmental outcomes. The foundations for these skills are consolidated in social interactions during pre-school years. Dyadic pretend ... -
The influence of sociocultural and interpersonal factors on body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting in female adolescents
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting in adolescent females are areas of particular concern for mental health professionals, teachers, and parents. Many theories have been developed to explain body image disturbance ... -
The utility of the psychopathy checklist- screening version for predicting serious violent recidivism in a New Zealand offender sample
(The University of Waikato, 2003)This study set out to evaluate the ability of the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL: SV) to predict criminal reoffending by New Zealand offenders convicted of previous serious violent offences. Psychopathy has ... -
Understanding the emotional environment of the classroom
(The University of Waikato, 2004)Gottman's work on "meta-emotion" reveals the impact of parents' emotional interactions on their children's emotional development; however there has been no analysis of comparable teacher influences on children in school ...
