New Zealand Journal of Psychology articles from June 1998

New Zealand Journal of Psychology archives from June 1998

Applicability of Australian adaptations of intelligence tests in New Zealand with a Dunedin sample of children.
June 1, 1998... The current study evaluated the applicability of the Australian adaptations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -- Third Edition and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale -- Fourth Edition for a Dunedin sample of children. Previous...

An evaluation of the effectiveness of shift work preparation strategies.
June 1, 1998... This study investigated whether workers who followed strategies for preparing and coping with the demands of shift work had more positive attitudes, and better physical and mental health. One hundred and twenty-two nurses completed a...

Social identity in young New Zealand children.
June 1, 1998... The present research compared the ethnic identity and preferences of young Maori children who attended either a bilingual unit within a state school or a state school without a bilingual unit. In addition, ingroup favouritism was investigated...

Depression, anxiety, and attributional style in a New Zealand sample of children.
June 1, 1998... Although maladaptive explanatory style correlates with depression, research has also linked maladaptive attributions with anxiety, suggesting that attributional style cognitions are not unique to depression. Minimal work has explored whether the...

Stress: Conceptual and Biological Aspects.
June 1, 1998... Reviewed by Neil McNaughton Dept of Psychology and Centre for Neuroscience University of Otago PO Box 56 Dunedin Frederick Toates has made extensive contributions to the application of control theory to the analysis of motivation. Over the...