Category: Research Reports

Rakesh Pandey Prachi Saxena Akanksha Dubey Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University Abstract Alexithymia, characterized by difficulty in identifying and describing feelings and a deficit in the cognitive modulation of emotions, has been linked with health related problems. Indirect empirical … Continue reading →

Ronald J. Burke York University Mustafa Koyuncu Nevsehir University Lisa Fiksenbaum York University Abstract This study examined the relationship between self-reports of hospital culture and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, … Continue reading →

Sofia Triliva Department of Psychology, University of Crete Catherine M. Brusten PhD. Patriarchou Grigoriou 11 Abstract An exploratory study sought to reconcile certain contradictions regarding the role of mothers as presented in the social science literature through probing subjective accounts … Continue reading →

Richa Chaudhary Santosh Rangnekar Mukesh Barua Department of Management Studies, Indian institute of Technology Abstract In a recent analysis (July 29, 2010) Hewitt Associates have reported a steady decline in the global employee engagement levels. According to the report this … Continue reading →

Adele Pacini University of East Anglia Philip Barnard MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Abstract Lakoff & Johnson (1999) argue that the understanding of positive or negative concepts is structured around our sensorimotor experience whereby “Happy is up” and “Sad … Continue reading →

Orkide Akpınar Ege University, İzmir Abstract Domestic violence is a traumatic experience faced primarily by women all over the world. Thus, ways in which victims of domestic violence cope with the stress caused by violence emerge as in important area … Continue reading →

Narayanan Annalakshmi Mohammed Abeer Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University Abstract The present study attempts to examine the effect of Muslim Religiosity Personality on Resilience. The sample for the study consisted of 200 adolescent Muslim students, from Kerala, India. Both males … Continue reading →

Micha Strack Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Carsten Gennerich Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, University of Applied Science, Darmstadt, Germany Abstract In interpersonal value conflicts ethical principles are employed to justify own actions. However, there is competition among ethical principles. Therefore the preference … Continue reading →

Hanna Edebol Karlstad University Lars Helldin NU health care Ebba Holmberg NU health care Stig-Arne Gustafsson NU health care Torsten Norlander Karlstad University Abstract Clinical assessment tools for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) such as rating scales, interviews and … Continue reading →

Savita Bakhshi London Metropolitan University Anna Baker London Metropolitan University Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate British Indian men and women’s perceptions of Indian physical appearance ideals and related attributes. Eight semi-structured interviews with men and … Continue reading →

Amanallah Soltani Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Samsilah Roslan Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Maria Chong Abdullah Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Chang Cheong Jan Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia Abstract Optimal … Continue reading →

Esther Hess and Horia Pitariu Department of Psychology, UBB University, Cluj Abstract The ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Israel is highly homogeneous and is virtually isolated from the surrounding secular society. Nevertheless, in recent years some openness to psychotherapy has emerged. … Continue reading →

Ari Sudan Tiwari Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi, India Abstract The fragile nature of eyewitness memory makes the witnesses susceptible to various sources of post event information. Many factors of individual differences further moderate the impact of misinformation. The … Continue reading →

Michael Galanakis Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Fotini Galanopoulou Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Anastasios Stalikas Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Abstract Occupational stress is considered as one of the most important work-related psychological … Continue reading →

Theodora E. Katerelos University of Quebec in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Michel Perreault McGill University and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal McGill University and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada André Marchand University … Continue reading →

Japinder Dhesi London School of Economics Abstract The present study considered the impact of gender essentialism on sex differences in subject choice. Secondary school children, aged 11-12 years (N = 30) and 15-16 years (N = 26), were randomly assigned … Continue reading →

Lucie Corbin Université de Bourgogne Valérie Camos Université de Bourgogne and Institut Universitaire de France Abstract Working memory (WM) usually refers to a cognitive system devoted to the simultaneous maintenance and processing of information which plays a crucial role in … Continue reading →

Eeva-Liisa Peltokorpi University of Helsinki Kaarina Määttä University of Lapland Abstract Emotional coping is an emotional-based psychological process that contributes to achieving the goal of emotional regulation. As such, the development of emotional coping can be understood as an individual’s … Continue reading →

Tiziana Lanciano University of Bari Antonietta Curci University of Bari Abstract The emotional intensity of an event is a significant predictor for vividness of event memory. Nevertheless, during the last few decades, there has been some confusion in literature as … Continue reading →

Maria J. Gutierrez South Essex Partnership NHS Trust John Sorensen North Staff. Comb. Healthcare NHS Trust Emily Tomlinson Newham Psychological Therapy Service Abstract This study’s aims were to evaluate the effects of Sorensen’s Therapy of Instability in Mood (Sorensen, 2005; … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Abeeb Olufemi Salaam Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Abstract The current study recruited participants from among the prison inmates in Nigeria to determine the relative impacts of availability and use of weapons in their respective communities prior … Continue reading →

Ibrahim Abu Nada Smadar Celestin-Westreich Wim Van den Broeck Department of Clinical and Lifespan Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), Belgium Leon-Patrice Celestin Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Simone Veil Abstract Objective: This study investigates the … Continue reading →

Martin Verner 1 Achim Conzelmann 2 Katrin Lehnert 2 Roland Seiler 2 Annina Wassmer 2 Thomas Rammsayer 1 1) Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 2) Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bern Abstract Stress response can be … Continue reading →

Samuel O. Salami Department of guidance and counselling, Kampala International Univeristy, Uganda Abstract This study examined the relation of career plateauing to job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intentions and the moderating effects of mentoring on the relationships between career … Continue reading →

David Moreau University of Lille 3, France Dillard University, USA Jérôme Clerc, Annie Mansy-Dannay, Alain Guerrien University of Lille 3, France Abstract This study was designed to compare the relevance of self-report questionnaires and performance-based tests to assess movement imagery … Continue reading →

Hiltraut M. Paridon & Marlen Kaufmann The Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance, Dresden, Germany Abstract In the area of occupational health and safety multitasking becomes more and more important. Studies have shown that multitasking … Continue reading →

Farva Mansoor Butt Offenbach am Main, Germany Abstract This study investigated the effects of perfectionism on psychological health and explored the adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of perfectionism in the Eastern culture of Pakistan. Demographic data were also analyzed. Participants were … Continue reading →

Ilse Soons André Brouwers Welko Tomic The Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands Abstract Background. The mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program has been provided in a variety of settings, and for a variety of individuals. Over two decades of research … Continue reading →

Sofia Triliva University of Crete Abstract The purpose of this research was to explore and develop an understanding of Cretan women’s subjective experiences regarding food and eating behaviors. On average, 43 community group participants provided reflective written feedback after eleven … Continue reading →

Anna Kuwik Bahman Baluch Middlesex University Abstract The present study examined gender differences in attitudes towards immigration of Polish citizens to the UK. Participants: 60 men (mean age =26.21, SD=2.51) and 60 women (mean age=26.15, SD=3.73) participated in the investigation. … Continue reading →

Livia Veselka Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Julie A. Schermer Management and Organizational Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Rod A. Martin Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Lynn F. Cherkas Twin … Continue reading →

William P. Hampes Black Hawk College Moline, Illinois Abstract The Humor Styles Questionnaire and Interpersonal Reactivity Index were given to 103 (28 men, 75 women) undergraduates in a community college in the Midwestern United States. As predicted, significant positive correlations … Continue reading →

Leslie M. Janes Brescia University College James M. Olson University of Western Ontario Abstract In this paper, we describe a program of research on the topic of ridicule, which explored the differing effects of observing either ridicule directed at other … Continue reading →

Shahe S. Kazarian American University of Beirut Lamia Moghnie University of Michigan Rod A. Martin University of Western Ontario Abstract This research examined maternal and paternal warmth (acceptance) and rejection (hostility and aggression, indifference/neglect, and undifferentiated rejection), as remembered by … Continue reading →

Vassilis Saroglou Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Christelle Lacour Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Marie-Eve Demeure Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain Abstract Humor has been found to play a key role in close relationships, … Continue reading →

Gillian P. Freeman The University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America W. Larry Ventis The College of William & Mary, United States of America Abstract This research assessed the extent to which humor moderates the relationship between retirement stress, … Continue reading →

Nicholas A. Kuiper University of Western Ontario Shahe S. Kazarian American University of Beirut Jessica Sine University of Western Ontario Margaret Bassil American University of Beirut Abstract North American (Canadian) and Middle East (Lebanese) participants rated their reactions to four … Continue reading →

Kim R. Edwards University of Western Ontario Rod A. Martin University of Western Ontario Abstract Sense of humor is a multidimensional personality construct. Some components may be more relevant to psychological health than others. While there has been a considerable … Continue reading →

Arnie Cann University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Kelly Stilwell University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Kanako Taku Oakland University Rochester, Michigan, USA Abstract The research examines the relationship of sense of humor differences … Continue reading →

Nicholas A. Kuiper University of Western Ontario Gillian A. Kirsh University of Western Ontario Catherine Leite University of Western Ontario Abstract The first two studies investigated reactions to several different types of humorous comments. Participants indicated they would be significantly … Continue reading →

Bernard C. Beins Ithaca College Shawn M. O’Toole Ithaca College Abstract Researchers have made consistent claims that people do not have an awareness of their humor competence and that the vast majority of people claim to have an above-average sense … Continue reading →

Ariane Lazaridès University of Quebec in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal, McGill University and Douglas Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Stéphane Sabourin Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada Abstract In this longitudinal study, we examined the … Continue reading →

María Celeste Dávila Complutense University of Madrid Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales Complutense University of Madrid Marianna Pasquini University of Florence Marco Giannini University of Florence Abstract Recently, it has been demonstrated that attitudes toward an organization impact upon sustained volunteerism. We … Continue reading →

Samuel O. Salami Department of Guidance and Counselling, Kampala International University Abstract This study investigated the relationship of retirement context and psychological factors with well-being using data on 284 retired married men and women (aged 52-75 years). Measures of retirement … Continue reading →

Tiziana Lanciano University of Bari Antonietta Curci University of Bari Edvige Zatton University of Bari Abstract Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been defined as an ability to evaluate, perceive and express emotions, use emotions to facilitate thought, analyse and understand emotions, … Continue reading →

Valeria Negovan University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Abstract This paper presents findings from a validation study of a measurement instrument for the dimensions of students’ psychosocial well-being. Researches to date suggest many separate but related dimensions … Continue reading →

Gilda Gomez Peresmitre Department of Psychology. National Autonomous. University of Mexico (UNAM) Bukard Jaeger Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. Hannover Medical School Gisela Pineda Garcia Department of Social and Administrative Sciences. Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) Silvia Platas Acevedo … Continue reading →

Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Center Hélène Brisebois University of Quebec in Montreal Abstract The present study examines the moderating effects of the anger characteristics of violent husbands on the relationships between … Continue reading →

Natasza Dominika Nalesnik Institute of Psychiatry University of London Bahman Baluch Middlesex University Abstract Word reading and short-term memory performance of forty two developmental dyslexics (mean age 10.1 years, SD = .7) and thirty three unimpaired reading age matched (mean … Continue reading →

Ronald J. Burke York University Mustafa Koyuncu Nevsehir University Lisa Fiksenbaum York University Abstract This exploratory study examined the relationship between self-reports of burnout and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, … Continue reading →

Victoria Papadopol Senior researcher Department of Food Hygiene and Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, Iasi, Romania Eugenia Tuchendria Senior researcher Department of Food Hygiene and Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, Iasi, Romania Iliana Palamaru Senior researcher Department of Food Hygiene … Continue reading →

Dr. Samuel O. Salami Department of Guidance and Counselling Kampala International University Abstract This study examined the relationships of mentoring and satisfaction with mentoring with work attitudes of nurses and the moderating roles of gender and social support in the … Continue reading →

Jahanvash KARIM CERGAM IAE d’Aix-en-Provence, France Abstract The study tested the extent to which positive and negative affect at work mediate emotional intelligence effects on psychological distress. Participants were 200 middle-level managers who completed the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence … Continue reading →

Fayegh Yousefi Department of psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Science, Pasdarran St., Sanandaj-Iran Maُrof Redzuan Mariani Bte Mansor Mansor Abu Talib Rumaya Bte Juhari Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia Abstract The purpose of this paper … Continue reading →

Michael Galanakis PhD, MSc, Organizational Psychologist, Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences Martha Moraitou PhD, Midwife, Associate Professor, Department of Midwifery, Alexandreio Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki Filia J. Garivaldis, MOrg, Organizational Psychologist, Doctoral Psychology Student, Monash University, Australia … Continue reading →

Jehad Alaedein Zawawi, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Hashemite University – Jordan Shaher H. Hamaideh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Community & Mental Health Nursing, Department of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Hashemite University- Jordan Abstract Objective: to … Continue reading →

Abeeb Olufemi Salaam Department of Psychology, University of Surrey Abstract The current study examined the prevalence of and motivation for drug and alcohol use among black African minorities in England. Participants, comprising 82 males (i.e., 71.9%) and 32 females (i.e., … Continue reading →

Ademola B. Owolabi, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Abstract It is a fact that mood-state knowledge is of particular relevance for the understanding of consumer behavior. The belief that it may be affected by the content of … Continue reading →

Marie-France Lafontaine University of Ottawa Claude Bélanger University of Quebec in Montreal McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Center Cynthia Gagnon University of Quebec in Montreal Abstract Previous studies of couples have shown theoretically predicted links between 1) support seeking/attachment … Continue reading →

Lara Tagliapietra Psychoterapist Tatiana Alina Trifan University of Padua Laura Raineri University of Padua Adriana Lis (coord.) University of Padua Abstract This article is aimed to present a new approach to clinical research and also to clinical work based on … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 = … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Nicholas A. Kuiper & Andrea L. Harris The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Abstract The extent to which humor and negative affect each predict different components of physical health was examined by having 105 participants complete measures of … Continue reading →

Dr.C.P. Khokhar Professor, Department of Psychology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar Tulika Kush Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar Abstract Preset study explains the performance of executives on different levels of emotional intelligence and provides a link between … Continue reading →

Hiltraut Paridon BGAG – Institut Arbeit und Gesundheit, Dresden, Germany Marlen Hupke Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Abstract The present study mainly investigates the psychological strain of mobile workers who use information and communication technology. Data … Continue reading →

Simerpreet Ahuja Research Scholar School of Management & Social Sciences, Thapar University Santha Kumari Associate Professor School of Management & Social Sciences, Thapar University Abstract The present study investigated the nature and extent of relationships between prolonged hours of video … Continue reading →

Hani Hamed Dessoki, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Acting Head, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Beni Suef Tamer M.S. Hifnawy MD Lecturer of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Beni Suef University Abstract Objective: To detect differences in … Continue reading →

The current study examined the relationship between physical attractiveness and self-actualisation. It was hypothesized that higher levels of physical attractiveness lead to higher levels of self-actualisation, as physically attractive and self-actualised people share certain characteristics, such as inner-directiveness, sociability and self-acceptance.
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This study examines the influence of demographic variables on mock juror decision-making in a case of psychopathy. The gender of a fictitious criminal defendant who was labeled a psychopath was manipulated in order to examine the potential prejudicial impact on mock juror’s decision-making.
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The present study was designed to investigate whether scholastic achievement as a real world correlate of psychometric intelligence can also be predicted by temporal resolution power. For this purpose, the relation between temporal resolution power, assessed by two timing tasks, and scholastic achievement was examined in 40 second-graders, 40 fourth-graders, and 50 sixth-graders.
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The present report is focused on the Item Response Theory research methodology and descriptive potential. Its purpose is to present the item analysis of C, D and E Series from Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices which were given to 506 Bulgarian high school students. The basic concepts and underlying assumptions of IRT are briefly reviewed. The latent variable is defined after a short check of some intelligence theories and a detailed examination of the used items. After the verification of IRT assumptions, the Two-parameter logistic model is selected for the analysis. The estimated item parameters are interpreted in accordance to suggested guidelines. Item Characteristic Curves and Item Information Functions are plotted and their features are also discussed.
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This study examined potential antecedents and consequences of workaholism types among 431 male and female physicians in Turkey. Three workaholism types (Work Enthusiasts, Work Addicts, Enthusiastic Addicts) and one non-workaholic type (Unengaged workers) previously identified by Spence and Robbins (1992) were compared. Antecedents included personal and work situation characteristics and personality factors; consequences included work experiences, work outcomes and indicators of psychological well-being.
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Obesity is an increasingly prevalent disease around the world and is becoming one of the main public health problems in developed countries. The relationship between obesity and psychological distress continued to be debated by researchers and clinicians. This study aimed to assess depression and body image disturbances in obese patients seeking treatment for obesity.
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This study examined several different types of self-worth beliefs and evaluations as predictors of depression and self-esteem. Based upon a self-schema model of emotion, some of these beliefs and evaluations had a traditional negative focus (e.g., “I am failing at work”), whereas others focused specifically on positive aspects of self-worth (e.g., “I am able to give, as well as receive, in relationships”). Findings indicated that positive self-worth evaluations were one of the main predictors of greater self-esteem and less depression, thus indicating a need for further exploration of the role of positive evaluative components of the self-schema on psychological well-being.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The introduction of the Euro released both hope and fear. On January 1st, 1999, the Euro became the official currency in most states of the European Community (EC). For the majority of the population however, this expressed itself only in fixed exchange rates between the participating currencies, since cash money was not changed immediately. Suggestibility regarding the biased estimations of Euro coins from alleged different countries was examined. It was predicted that images regarding different nations would affect these estimations.
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Violence and aggressiveness are social concerns. Also, at a time of rising prevalence of obesity, many people tend to control their body weight through dieting. The impact of several specific diets on mood and cognitive performances are currently giving rise to an increasing number of studies. Aggression is a heterogeneous phenomenon that can take place in several situations and covers a wide spectrum of different behaviors and meanings.
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This study explores the nature of multiple identities in migrant gay men living in London. By using a phenomenological perspective, the stories of eleven gay men have been analyzed to develop a better understanding of the meanings attached to migrant, European, national and gay identities. The study begins with a review of the main social psychological and social constructionist research around identities and highlights the role of social categories (structure) and multiple identities in creative actors (agency) that emerge as dominant discourses around the nature of the self.
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The objective of this work is to devise a brief, practical, reliable and valid social desirability instrument for use in contexts where a short scale is useful for example in the assessment of social desirability factor in psychiatric patients.
The Brief Social Desirability Scale (BSDS) has the advantages of brevity and practicality. It can be used before administering attitudinal surveys in order to factor in the effect of the social desirability on attitudinal questionnaires. BSDS is preferred in many test situations where the administration time is limited or subjects are unable to bear lengthy questionnaires and the related drop in reliability due to brevity of the scale remains tolerable.
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Assertiveness trait of an individual is straight forwardness in all dealings of life. The person has independence in nature, non convincing with other’s ideas, and dominance in behavior in general, whereas submissiveness keeps his ideas to himself only, not dare to open her mouth, fearful to meet and exchange views with others, accept subordination and act as others say, hesitant to oppose other’s views. It appears that young adults today are more likely prone to emotional-disorders that develop suicidal thoughts correspond closely to marital-status, in that it tends to occur more frequently among single persons and those who are divorced and separated than among married living together.
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Statement analysis has been used for years to determine the accuracy of statements. The Judgement of Memory Characteristics Questionnaire was revised in the current study to assess the accuracy of eyewitness identifications. Participants watched a video of a theft then identified the perpetrator from a line-up. Two statements were obtained: descriptions of the perpetrator and post-identification statements. The characteristics present in descriptions did not predict identification accuracy. However, analysis of the characteristics present in post-identification statements resulted in two predictive factors: Quality of Description and Amount of Detail.
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Present investigation is to compare the adjustment pattern of adolescents living in physically deprived environment. Children who have insufficient fresh air to breath, open ground to play and healthy environmental surrounding are quite unable to promote social and psychological interaction and develop ultimately inferiority complex and a feeling of inadequacy in them.
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This study examined motivation patterns associated with workaholism components (work involvement, feeling driven to work, joy in work) identified by Spence and Robbins (1992). Data were collected from 211 Norwegian journalists using anonymous self-report questionnaires. Two motivation patterns were considered: intrinsic and extrinsic. Journalists scoring higher on intrinsic motivations reported greater work involvement and greater work enjoyment; journalists scoring higher on extrinsic motivations reported lower work enjoyment. The motivation patterns were independent of levels of feeling driven to work because of internal needs.
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The relation between intrinsic and extrinsic orientations was studied in four samples of believing affiliates (Bosnian Muslims, Serbian Orthodox, Slovenian Catholics and US Protestants). By exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and by multidimensional scaling (MDS), differences in patterns of religious orientations were discerned in the various cultures. By EFA, in the two European settings a closeness between intrinsic (I) and extrinsic personal (EP) orientation was noted. Beside that extrinsic other (EO) items, indicating peripheral nature of the religious sentiment, appeared as a separate dimension. The CFA produced slight differences in this direction, still allowing for a four component finding. The two dimensional presentation in MDS also indicated a similarity in pattern of the dimensions of religious orientation. In all four cases a pattern in the distribution of items appears allowing for naming the vertical axis as indicating the variation between centrality and periphery, and the horizontal one as indicating the variation between social and personal dimensions in religious sentiment.
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We described a clinical case presenting with dissociative and PTSD-like symptoms and we attempted a diagnosis and some symptom explanations in the light of existing theories about trauma and dissociation.
KEYWORDS: dissociation, posttraumatic stress syndrome, trauma theory
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The present paper refers to a comparative study of Social Representations (SRs) for a sample of 1207 Greek and Jordanians primary school pupils (653 from Rethymnon city of Greece and 554 from Zarka city of Jordan). The data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire. Conceptually, three directions of images or social representations were formulated; positive, neutral and negative. The results clearly show that the direction of images for both samples was moved towards neutral SRs, as depicted by the quantity of statements. The study also revealed that the main source of information about their social representations to each other was the school for the Jordanian pupils and television for the Greek pupils.
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nemployment has been a recurring social problem throughout the century and bringing a mental health problem. In addition to feelings of excitement and anticipation, there may also be the feelings of loneliness. Loneliness is an important personality variable. Aim of the present investigation is to know the effect of personality traits on the perception of perceived loneliness in unemployed youths. The sample consists of 200 subjects within the age group of 26-32 yrs of age drawn from district Haridwar, clear demarcations were observed in the groups of different levels of personality traits on perceived loneliness
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The word sincerity has profound connections with both religion and philosophy, in which we can find the very essence of its meaning. The need for sincerity is the need to find the truth in people, facts and the world in general. It is the desire for illumination, which motivates human existence on an intellectual and spiritual level; even though sometime such a need is revealed unconsciously or, perhaps, in a peculiar manner.
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