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May 2009
Research that makes a difference
By Cary L. Cooper, CBE Lancaster University Given the dramatic economic times we are all living in today, it is important, more than ever before, that the research we undertake in the field of psychology is of relevance to society.... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Creativity as social: the progress of a promising idea. Interview with Dr. Ronald Purser
By Vlad Glăveanu, EJOP Editor For centuries we have been used to attributing creativity to the individual, traditionally the lone genius and, later on, to each and every individual taken separately. However, in previous decades more and more voices... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Work hours, work intensity, satisfactions and psychological well-being among Turkish manufacturing managers
Ronald J. Burke York University Mustafa Koyuncu Nevsehir University Lisa Fiksenbaum York University Fusun Tekin Acar Erciyes University Abstract This research examined the relationship of a newly developed measure of work intensity and of work hours on potential antecedents and... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Couple’s Therapy (CBCT) on Marital Adjustment of PTSD–diagnosed Combat Veterans
Khodabakhsh Ahmady Gholamreza Karami Sima Noohi Arastoo Mokhtari Hamide Gholampour Ali-Akbar Rahimi Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baquiatallah University of Medical Sciences Abstract Background: Impaired marital adjustment has been introduced as one major complication of PTSD. There are controversial results about... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Conflict Resolution Strategies and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour: The Moderating Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence
Samuel O. Salami University of Ibadan Abstract This study investigated the relationship between conflict resolution strategies and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and the moderating role of trait emotional intelligence (EI). Participants were 320 public servants (male = 180, female =... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Expression of Aggressive Tendencies in the Drawings of Children and Youth Who Survived the Northern Pakistan Earthquake
Zainab Fotowwat Zadeh Bahria University Sonia Mairaj Malik Bahria University Abstract The study focused on the presence of aggressive tendencies in the drawings of children who survived the northern Pakistan earthquake. The data was collected one year after the earthquake... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Age and motives for volunteering: Further evidence
María Celeste Dávila Complutense University of Madrid Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales Complutense University of Madrid Abstract This work has explored the socioemotional selectivity theory (Cartensen, 1995) with the purpose of evaluating how people selectively optimize their activities involving social investments as... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Chôra: Creation and Pathology. An Inquiry into the Origins of Illness and Human Response
Nicoletta Isar Institute of Art History University of Copehangen Abstract Plato’s dialogue the Timaeus describes not only the making of the cosmos (order), but also the condition of what is not order, neither for the human body nor for the... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Psych-Aetiology Graph (PAG)
Saoud Al Mualla Institute of Art History Dubai Medical College Abstract This paper will introduce the ‘Psych-Aetiology Graph’, PAG for short. The concept of PAG is devised by the author as a way of conceptualising/formalising/summarising the client’s condition. The term... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Role of the Fuzzy System in Psychological Research
Govind Singh Kushwaha Pant University of Technology & Agriculture Sanjay Kumar Pant University of Technology & Agriculture Abstract A new analytical method for psychological research is being proposed. The advantages of evaluation with fuzzy statistical analysis include: (i) The evaluation... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
Being Human: Relationships and You. A Social Psychological Analysis
Knud S. Larsen Reidar Ommundsen Kees van der Veer
Review by Vlad Glăveanu
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May 2009
The South-East European Regional Conference of Psychology 2009
Southeastern Europe Looking Ahead: Paradigms, Schools, Needs and Achievements of Psychology in the Region Bulgaria, Sofia, 30 october – 1 November 2009 Host-organization: The Bulgarian Psychological Society (BPS) with the support of The International Association of Applied Psychology The International... (more...)Posted on May 2009
May 2009
The 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment
Ghent, Belgium 16 - 19 September, 2009 under the auspices of the European Association of Psychological Assessment (EAPA) supported by TESTPRACTICUM, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium Scholars and academically interested practitioners from all branches of the... (more...)Posted on May 2009