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February 2008
On the media examination of the mental health of political figures
Wouldn’t it be great if we could identify and help people at risk of serious mental health problems before the onset of illness? In fact the British Medical Journal has reported on President George W Bush’s proposal to screen the American population for mental illness (Lenzer, 2004). (more...)Posted on February 2008
February 2008
Research Methods in Social Psychology: A Comparative Analysis
Research in social psychology would be inconceivable today without the use of questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. This essay will briefly present all three methods and compare their characteristics through an analysis of their importance for stereotype, identity and social representations research.
Both questionnaires and interviews / focus groups help researchers gather verbal data and all start from the same key-element: questions. This aspect is most obvious in the case of questionnaires that may resemble a “simple” set of questions. (more...)
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February 2008
Imagery and Emotion Components of Event Descriptions about Self and Various Others
Imagery and emotion have been identified as two of the main component systems of autobiographical events. It is not yet known, however, whether a primary focus on either the self or others may have an impact on these components. To investigate this issue, half of the participants in this study provide a real and made-up event description about themselves, and half provide descriptions about a well-known other. (more...)Posted on February 2008
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, RELIGIOSITY AND SELF-EFFICACY AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN OGBOMOSO, NIGERIA
Adolescence as a developmental period is filled with many challenges. Early developmental theorists, particularly Erickson (Erickson, 1959) have defined the period of adolescence as one of identity versus role confusion, in which adolescents must determine who they are, combining their self-understanding and social roles into a coherent identity. Today, Adolescents live in a society which has become multi-complex, thus making the roles of adolescents very diffuse and confusing. (more...)Posted on February 2008
Workaholism components and perceptions of negative organizational acts(1)
Accumulating research findings on work addiction and work addicts has shown that individuals scoring higher on work addiction also report more negative affects and poorer psychological health. This study extends this research by examining the relationship of work addiction to perceptions of negative acts or bullying in a large sample of Norwegian oil rig workers. (more...)Posted on February 2008