EJOP Archives: No. 1 February
Evidence-based ethical problem solving to guide practise in psychology research
By Vania Ranjbar The University of Edinburgh Looking back to the World War II activities, undertaken in the name of research, there is little room for doubt as to why we have Ethics Committees (ECs; or Institutional Review Boards, IRBs, … Continue reading
On the study of culture and mind: Interview with Prof. Michael Cole
By Vlad Glăveanu
EJOP Editor
Culture and mind represent, in themselves, perhaps the two most complicated phenomena to ever be studied. Their massive complexity has posed, for centuries, great challenges to researchers from a variety of fields. It is therefore all the more difficult to understand the interconnection between the two. And yet, as Professor Michael Cole and, more broadly, cultural psychologists would argue: there is no way of making sense of one if we disregard the other. Culture and mind constitute each other through action and communication and it is their intricate relationship that holds the key to understanding human nature and human society.
Job demands, job control, social support and self-efficacy beliefs as determinants of burnout among physical education teachers
André Brouwers Welko Tomic Huibrecht Boluijt The Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands Abstract The aim of the present study, which involved 311 Physical Education (PE) teachers in Dutch schools, was to examine the relationships between job demands, job control, social … Continue reading
Talking about traumatic events: A cross-cultural investigation
Simone Freitag Anna Grimm Silke Schmidt Department Health & Prevention, Institute of Psychology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald Abstract Individuals are facing traumatic situations like natural crises (like floods, earthquakes) and man-made disasters (terroristic attacks) incrementally. Traumatic events are related to psychological … Continue reading
An investigation of the effective factors on students’ motivational beliefs: The case of Iranian students
Zhaleh Taheri University of Allameh Tabatabaie Abstract This study explored the effective factors on students’ motivational beliefs (familial, individual, academic and environmental) among Iranian students. The data are derived from a survey using a standard questionnaire with adequate validity and … Continue reading
Hospital restructuring and downsizing: Effects on nursing staff well-being and perceived hospital functioning
Ronald J. Burke York University Eddy W. S. Ng Dalhousie University Jacob Wolpin Independent Consultant Abstract The health care system, and hospitals, underwent considerable restructuring and downsizing in the early to mid-1900s in several countries as governments cut costs to … Continue reading
Effect of perceived inequality and perceived job insecurity on fraudulent intent of bank employees in Nigeria
Owolabi Ademola Benjamin University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Babalola Sunday Samson University of Ibadan, Nigeria Abstract This paper examines the effect of perceived inequality and perceived job insecurity on fraudulent intent of bank employees in Nigeria. A total of 170 participants … Continue reading
The relation of positive emotions to post partum depression
Martha Moraitou Department of Midwivery, Alexandreio ΤΕΙ Thessaloniki Michalis Galanakis Panteio University of Political and Social Sciences Anastasios Stalikas Panteio University of Political and Social Sciences Filia Joanne Garivaldis School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University Abstract Positive emotions have … Continue reading
Predicting the intention to quit smoking: A comparative study among Spanish and Norwegian students
Jostein Rise Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo Reidar Ommundsen Department of Psychology, University of Oslo Abstract The purpose of the present study was to explore the role of an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour … Continue reading
Womb envy and Western society: On the devaluation of nurturing in psychotherapy and society
Diana Semmelhack Midwestern University Larry Ende Psychotherapist Karen Farrell Midwestern University Julieanne Pojas Midwestern University Abstract Our purposes in part I of the essay are: 1) to suggest that womb envy has been a significant element in the formation of … Continue reading
Spirituality, religion, and health: Reflections and issues
Dilwar Hussain Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab Abstract The past decade has witnessed substantial growth in the study of religiosity/spirituality and its relationship with various indicators of health. Most of these studies found positive relationships between religion, spirituality and health (both … Continue reading
Brain, Mind and Behaviour: A New Perspective on Human Nature
2nd edition
Authored by David L. Robinson
Pontoon Publications, 2009
Reviewed by Daljinder Virk
EJOP Associate Editor
Brain, Mind and Behaviour describes new discoveries concerning the relationship between brain-function and individual differences in human personality and intelligence. These new findings along with related theoretical developments provide new insights concerning the greatest mystery of all: human nature and the human mind.
Living confidently with HIV: A Self-Help Book for People Living with HIV
Authored by Liz Shaw, Erasmo Tacconelli, Robert Watson, and Claudia Herbert
Blue Stallion Publications, 2009
Reviewed by Daljinder Virk
EJOP Associate Editor
Living confidently with HIV: A Self-Help Book for People Living with HIV has been written by a team of clinical psychologists who have extensive experience in working with patients who have been diagnosed with and are coming to terms with their diagnosis of being HIV positive. Consultant Clinical psychologist Liz Shaw focuses on improving the lives of people with HIV and provides them with positive ways of coping and this certainly resonates throughout the entire book. Erasmo Tacconelli, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ensures that his patients feel empowered in coping with stigma and discrimination; this too is resonated throughout the book. Robert Watson is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist whose clinical techniques stem from cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic therapy and cognitive-analytic therapy. His focus is very similar to that of Erasmo but also ensures those who are affected have a good quality of life. Finally, Dr Claudia Herbert, a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist, specialises in trauma psychology. Claudia Herbert ensures that she can help people adjust to their HIV diagnosis and live their lives well, confidently and enriched despite or possibly because of their chronic condition.
European Network for Social and Emotional Competence in Children
29 June 2011 to 3 July 2011 Manchester, United Kingdom Read event information: Download file
11th European Conference on Psychological Assessment
31 August 2011 to 3 September 2011 Riga, Latvia Read event information: Download file
