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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Psychological process"”.
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The motivational determinants of exercise involvement: A social psychological process/stage approach
… little to the understanding of the motivational process by which individuals initiate, adapt to, and maintain exercise behavior. Thus, the first purpose of this study was to investigate possible differences in the underlying social psychological processes of motivation for individuals at varying …
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An investigation of empathy as a socio-psychological process in group marriage counseling
Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, Sociology, 1954.
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A New Theory And Measure Of Ethical Work Climate: The Psychological Process Model (PPM) And The Ethical Climate Index (eci)
… the development of the new theory of EWCs, the Psychological Process Model, with propositions for future research. Chapter 4 informs about the development of the Ethical Climate Index, the measure used to assess the new theory of EWCs. It describes 3 studies that were used to construct the …
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An examination of the primary and secondary effects of cyber-bullying: development and testing of a cyber-bullying moderator/mediator model
… and tested for this study, that describes the psychological process prompted by a cyber-bullying message, which is moderated as well as mediated by several factors. This study examined the theoretical and practical value of the model in terms of being able to reflect the psychological process …
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What Happens Next? A Grounded Theory Exploration of the Psychological Impact of Leaving the Gang
<p>Very little research exists regarding the psychological impacts of gang membership and the mental health needs of gang members. Of the few studies that have been conducted, gang members were found to have increased rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (1.77 odds), current substance abuse …
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The effect of GM label variation on perceptions of genetically modified foods
… control or whether their effect is by some other psychological process. As a result of the first six studies a model is proposed to explain the psychological process by which GM label variations affect behavioural intention for a specified product. The last two studies investigate the extent to …
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Shifting Paradigms: The Development of Nursing Identity in Foreign-Educated Physicians Retrained as Nurses Practicing in the United States
… categories were discovered and a central social psychological problem experiencing the burdens of a new beginning and a basic social psychological process combining the best of two worlds emerged. Further theorizing generated the substantive theory combining the best of two worlds and the …
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DEAL OR NO DEAL: REDUCING PRODUCTION DEVIANCE
… theories to test a conditional, indirect process model – a psychological process in which low leader person-focused interpersonal citizenship behavior (ICB) yields production deviance through emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, I suggest that this process is moderated by individual …
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JOURNEY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY: AN ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATION LEVEL AND EMPLOYMENT HOPE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTS
… residents. Self-sufficiency is both economic and psychological. Participants in welfare-to-work programs view self-sufficiency as a process which includes empowerment, autonomy and confidence and not attainable without motivation. This study measured participant motivation in relation to the PWR …
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Intimacy, identity and loyalty: Exploring the mediation pathways towards donor loyalty and the moderating role of donor identity esteem
… — the complex nature of donors’ underlying psychological processes toward donor loyalty remains unclear. This thesis aims to enhance our understanding of donor loyalty by studying the role of intimacy and donor identity esteem in donors’ psychological processes. Building on the marketing and …
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CollectiveIdentity.org: Collective Identity in Online and Offline Feminist Activist Groups
… movement groups. Collective identity is a social-psychological process that links the individual to the group through a series of group interactions that revolve around social movement activity. This is a qualitative study that examines collective identity in an online social movement group and an …
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Group Art Work with Chronic Schizophrenic Patients
… The sessions describe the psychodynamic process that occurs during art therapy group, symbolized in the patient's drawings and verbal comments. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that the themes, symbols and patterns of schizophrenic art are unique and that schizophrenic art …
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Celebration of change : an exploration of meaning, form and material on the Chelsea waterfront
Change as a physical and psychological process is the connecting thread of the three themes explored in this thesis. First, the AA and AI-Anon programs are used as a framework for an exploration of spirituality or meaning. The programs are about finding a route to positive change in one's life …
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Neighborhood Attachment as a Moderator of the Relationship between Collective Efficacy and Delinquency
… the deep emotional bond created through a social-psychological process that individuals form toward their neighborhoods over time (Comstock et al., 2010). This thesis proposed that at high levels of neighborhood attachment, the relationship between collective efficacy and neighborhood attachment …
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Evaluation of narrative interview as an assessment method
… of assessment in facilitating and enabling psychological processes. Traditional psychometric techniques of assessment are compared with narrative interviews, based on Bartram's (1990) 'Factors to consider when choosing an assessment method'.Data collection was in two phases. During phase …
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The disclosure experiences of male to female transgender individuals: A systems theory perspective
… 2007, p.244). Disclosing as transgendered is a process of emergence that is not only an internal psychological process but is also a "relational and systemic dynamic that intimately involves family, friends, loved ones, and all social relationships" (Lev, 2005, p. 11). In this study, the …
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Reconciling Life Balance: A Grounded Theory Study of Overcoming Failure
… Grounded Theory research explored the process of overcoming failure and becoming a successful student repeater. This emergent mode grounded theory study applied qualitative analysis techniques to prospectively verify and refine this emergent concept by delineating dimensions embedded in …
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Developing A Strategy to Combat Drug Abuse in Philadelphia, 1960-1973
… combination of overt racism and the more subtle psychological process of racial othering made drug abuse a low-priority, policy issue in Philadelphia. At mid-decade, the growing institutionalization of law enforcement overshadowed additional attention drug abuse might have gained at that point. …
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Family Influence, Academic Experience, and Postgraduate Plans of Chinese Students at the University of Saskatchewan
… on postsecondary attainment and the social psychological process transmitting social background effects on educational aspirations and attainment. Much less attention has been paid to factors that influence postgraduate plans and attendance. I focus on factors at two levels: individual and …
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Facilitating inclusive identity: HR practices, perceived fairness, and intergroup cognitions in corporate mergers
… a theoretical framework for studying the psychological processes that employees go through during the period of post-merger implementation. Specifically, this study investigated: (a) the effects of HR practices on employees' intergroup cognition and perceived fairness; and (b) the …
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