Browsing by Author "Zafiropoulou, M."
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A cognitive-behavioral intervention program for students with special reading disabilities
Zafiropoulou, M.; Mati-Zissi, H. (2004)Interaction among cognitive, meta-cognitive, and emotional factors seems to play a determining part in achievement behavior and especially in scholastic performance. In this study some preliminary results are presented of ... -
Dietary habits of Greek primary school children
Piperakis, S. M.; Papadimitriou, V.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Piperakis, A. S.; Zisis, P. (2007)The purpose of this study was to assess Greek primary (1st to 6th grade) school children's dietary habits and the factors influencing them. Our results show that children know the value of different foods. The socio-economic ... -
DNA damage and repair efficiency in lymphocytes from schizophrenic patients
Psimadas, D.; Messini-Nikolaki, N.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Fortos, A.; Tsilimigaki, S.; Piperakis, S. M. (2004)In the present study we examined schizophrenic patients' lymphocytes sensitivity to the effects of external factors, such as hydrogen peroxide and gamma-irradiation and also their repair efficiency with the comet assay. ... -
DNA damage in a human population affected by chronic psychogenic stress
Dimitroglou, E.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Messini-Nikolaki, N.; Doudounakis, S.; Tsilimigaki, S.; Piperakis, S. M. (2003)The effects of chronic psychogenic stress on the expression of DNA damage and cellular response to the damage were investigated. Using the comet assay, basal DNA damage was found to be similar in lymphocytes of both affected ... -
Drawing performance in children with special learning difficulties
Mati-Zissi, H.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Bonoti, F. (1998)The present study examined drawings on 5 tasks of 45 dyslexic and 45 nondyslexic children aged 6-9 pears old. Children who show low performance in written language and phonological awareness are also expected to get low ... -
Drawing performance in prediction of special learning difficulties of kindergarten children
Mati-Zissi, H.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2001)Recent experimental studies indicate the importance of drawing process in determining the final shape of the drawn product. Emphasis has been given on short-term and working memory, visual perception, visuospatial encoding, ... -
Intervention on strategy use and on motivation of Greek pupils' reading comprehension in english classes
Pappa, E.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Metallidou, P. (2003)Although less skilled learners may improve their abilities through training in strategies used by successful learners, only a few studies have addressed the question of metacognitive strategy training in contexts in which ... -
Laying the foundations of well being: A creative psycho-educational program for young children
Zafiropoulou, M.; Thanou, A. (2007)Dysfunctional cognitive schemata and pessimistic explanatory styles are usually held responsible for some of the commonest features of depressed mood such as feelings of meaninglessness, resignation, and underachievement ... -
Parental bonding and depression: Personality as a mediating factor
Avagianou, P. A.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2008)According to Bowlby's theory of attachment, the role of early experience and parenting is of crucial importance to child development and mental health. In addition, several research findings suggest that parental bonding ... -
Qualitative analysis of experiences of members of a psychoeducational assertiveness group
Argyrakouli, E.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2007)This study describes qualitatively a psychoeducational assertiveness intervention for 20 women's perceptions of positive and negative experiences, undertaken to identify whether therapeutic mechanisms operating in group ... -
Relation of self-concept in kindergarten and first grade to school adjustment
Zafiropoulou, M.; Sotiriou, A.; Mitsiouli, V. (2007)The present aim was to investigate changes in self-concept and self-concept stability during children's transition from kindergarten to primary school, and the relationship between children's self-concept and their adjustment ... -
The relationship of parental bonding to depression in patients with chronic pain
Avagianou, P. A.; Mouzas, O. D.; Siomos, K. E.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2010)Attachment theory is a theory of normal development as well as a theory of psychopathology. Attachment theory and research suggests that different types of parental bonding can be important determinants of illness behaviour, ... -
Self-Esteem of Greek Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Argyrakouli, E.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2003)The present study assessed the impact that children with intellectual disabilities have on their mothers' self-esteem. It also examined the differences in self-esteem between mothers of children with intellectual disabilities ... -
Serotonin and personality: How does serotonin relate to impulsivity and aggression?
Avagianou, P. A.; Piperakis, S. M.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2007)The present article investigated the relationship between serotonin (5-HT) and personality. In particular, we examined the effect that serotonin has on impulsivity and aggression. Different neurotransmitters seem to affect ... -
The stigmatization of obesity in children. A survey in Greek elementary schools
Koroni, M.; Garagouni-Areou, F.; Roussi-Vergou, C. J.; Zafiropoulou, M.; Piperakis, S. M. (2009)This study investigates elementary school children's prejudice towards obesity. A sample of 1861 underweight, normal, overweight and obese children from Central Greece were instructed to rank 6 drawings of same sex children ... -
Stress and the progression of HIV disease
Avagianou, P. A.; Piperakis, S. M.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2006)The reciprocal interactions between the neuroendocrine, immune, and autonomic nervous system are complicated, yet worthy of examination. A body of literature suggests that psychological factors such as stress, or psychiatric ... -
Visuomotor coordination and visuospatial working memory of children with specific reading disabilities: A study using the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure
Mati-Zissi, H.; Zafiropoulou, M. (2003)The aim of the present study was to examine the visuospatial perception, short-term working memory, and motor skills of children with special reading difficulties, using the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, which can record ...