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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Behaviorial Sciences"”.
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Systemic Corruption: A Multi-Theoretic, Multi-Level and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Interplay among Institutional Logics, Strategic Agency and Reward Expectancy
This research was motivated by the prevalence and persistence of corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite high-profile anti-corruption efforts. The standard theory of corruption is that it is produced primarily by government officials who abuse discretionary powers over state rules and …
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Stress and self-esteem in parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Using a methodological design and confirmatory factor analysis, the fit of theoretically derived models of parenting stress, coping and self-esteem in 303 parents of children with ADHD were examined. Parenting stress was measured using selected subscales of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Coping …
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Capacity Influence Spoken WordRecognition
Prior work has shown that when speech is unclear, listeners show a greater dependenceupon semantic than on acoustic information to aid word identification when distractingstimuli (e.g., other talkers) are present. The current project extended this work to explorewhether individual differences in …
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An Analysis of Racial Identity Attitudes and the Perception of Racial Climate on Job Satisfaction of African American Faculty at Historically White Institutions
<p>The representation and retention of African Americans have long been issues in higher education. Historically White Institutions (HWIs) have struggled with the ability to promote and retain African American faculty. African American faculty at HWIs have reported issues of hyper visibility, lack …
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"It's Just Gym": Physicality and Identity among African American Adolescent Girls
It’s Just Gym presents the findings of a study that explored how a group of African American adolescent girls attending a suburban, middle-class high school in the Midwest experience and enact their physicality in school settings. This study was devised as an attempt to critically examine how local …
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Abusive Supervision and Group-Level Perceptions: Looking at the Social Context of Abuse in the Workplace
Abusive supervision refers to an employee’s perceptions of negative interactions with one’s supervisor that are threatening in a non-physical way. Abusive supervision has been shown to have a negative impact on the individual as well as the organization. However, there is little known about how the …
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Predicting Adherence to Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Protection Motivation Theory
Objective: Review of the literature suggests that there is a gap in understanding the psychosocial factors affecting adherence to Aromatase Inhibitors (AI). The aim of this study is to identify and assess the factors affecting adherence to Aromatase Inhibitor Theory in breast cancer patients using …