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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Science and Education Publishing</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>American Journal of Applied Psychology</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2327-6150</Issn>
      <Volume>2</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>17</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Classroom Environment and Self-Control Skills and Their Relationship with Adolescents Violence in the Arabic Community of Israel</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>42</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>52</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Qutaiba</FirstName>
        <LastName>Agbaria</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Educational Research and Development Authority, Al-Qasmie College, Baqa el Gharbieh, Israel</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Almaza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Atamna</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="pii">AJAP2014223</ArticleId>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.12691/ajap-2-2-3</ArticleId>
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    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>24</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="revised">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>17</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>This research aims to examine the relationship between classroom environment and self-control skills, and the prevalence of violence among Arab adolescents in Israel. The sample included 200 pupils with ages ranging between 13-15 from seventh to the ninth grade. Research hypotheses predicted that there was a statistically-significant inverse correlation between classroom environment and physical violence, and between self-control and physical violence; and that there is a statistically-significant positive correlation between age and self-control and between physical violence and classroom environment. Finally, the hypothesis predicted that there were statistically significant differences in physical violence, self-control and classroom environment that can be attributed to gender. The results of the research showed that there was an inverse correlation between the classroom environment and between self-control and violence. The more self-control pupils have, the lower the level of violence would be, which supports the hypothesis. The findings also revealed that there was no statistically-significant correlation between age, anger and physical violence. The results also reflected a positive correlation between age and classroom environment, and an inverse correlation between age and self-control, that is, growing in age leads to lowering the level of self-control, and these results supported the hypothesis on this regard. Finally, the research concluded a number of recommendations that will be discussed.</Abstract>
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