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Showing 1 to 20 of 247 for “"Self-Image"”.
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Many current media images of women have underlying messages that affect our psyche in a negative way, whether or not we are aware. These images convey an unrealistic, distorted view of ideals and perfection, which create an unattainable model to live up to. As women, we should be cherishing our …
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Encouraging A Positive Self-Image
… workshop to teach a method of encouraging better self-images in students. A series of self-improvement imagery exercises are outlined. Steps include choosing goals; writing them in behavioral terms and specific measurable outcomes; and using self-recording, self-reward and self-punishment. By …
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Exerciser self-image and indices of health-related physical fitness
<p>Self-belief about exercise strongly influences people's exercise behavior. This relationship may have significant impact on health-related physical fitness and help to address the exercise behavior deficit in the US. However, it is not known if self-belief about exercise significantly impacts …
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Effects of a TK-3 Housing Project on self-image
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Relationship of Adolescent Self-Image to the Risk of Pregnancy
… the significant factors in teen pregnancy is low self esteem and self-concept. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors of lower self-image and determine the relationship between self- image and the risk of pregnancy. The investigative tool was based on the values clarification model. …
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Men's perception of women and women's self-image in Lusaka, Zambia
… at both men's perception of women and women's self-image in the Zambian context.The main objectives of the study were to identify how women are perceived by men in the Zambian context; examine whether men's perception of women is influenced by the variables of age, education, marital status, …
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Men's perception of women and women's self-image in Lusaka, Zambia
… at both men's perception of women and women's self-image in the Zambian context.The main objectives of the study were to identify how women are perceived by men in the Zambian context; examine whether men's perception of women is influenced by the variables of age, education, marital status, …
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Ontological Security: State Identity and Self-Image in the Digital Age
… insecurity. Ontological insecurity reveals itself in the contradictions in official state discourse regarding cyberspace. State security of self—preserving and maintaining the seemingly concrete and consistent nature of what a state is about, how the state is understood in relation to other …
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A closer look at self-image in male foster care adolescents
Using the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire this study attempted to determine what differences exist between 58 male adolescents in foster care and their peers in the normal population and to establish if there are specific characteristics of the adolescent's background or foster care experience that …
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Truth or Myth? Millennial Stereotypes, Self-Image, and Engagement in the Workplace
… perceive Millennial employees, how Millennials self-identify with their generational stereotypes, and how they differ from other generations. The dissertation further seeks to better understand the factors that engage Millennials at work. A total of 1,097 employees of two private, service-based …
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All Female Education: Self Image and Academic Success of Fourth Through Eight Grade Girls
… academics, resources, participation, and self image. The results of this study indicate that girls in these schools are academically challenged, have a wide range of resources, actively participate in class, and have a positive self image. As a result, single sex schools have a positive …
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Clothing behavior of working women related to self-image/clothing- image congruity and achievement motivation
… catering to the employed woman. Clothing and the self-concept have been related in research studies for several years. Clothing also has been related to occupational aspirations. The purpose of the research was to develop a model using the theoretical concepts actual self-image, ideal self-image, …
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Self -Image Maintenance in an Educational Setting: A Perceptual Control Theory Study of Technical Training
… that participants carefully maintained their self-images. What they did and said (including performing the computer task) ultimately supported that maintenance process. However, the maintenance of the self-image was not as straightforward as expected. Unexpectedly, participants directed their …
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Separating Self-Esteem from Self-Concept Processes: An Investigation of Emotional Responses to Self-Image Threat
<p>The researcher examined self-concept/self-image and self-concept maintenance processes in response to self-image threat. Replicating previous research, the researcher hypothesized that those who had self-image threatened would not engage in derogatory behavior in order to maintain self-concept …
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Clothing style preference of working women related to self- image/clothing-image congruity and public self-consciousness
… to extend knowledge concerning the influence of self-image congruity and public self-consciousness on clothing behavior from the symbolic consumption perspective. Thus, relationships among the three major constructs, public self-consciousness (PSC), self-image/clothing-image congruity (actual …
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The effects of congruence in mother-adolescent communication, dyadic relationships, and adolescent self-image on adolescent person perception
… (b) dyadic relationships, and (c) adolescent self-image. One hundred forty-six mother-adolescent dyads participated in the study. Fifty-nine males and 87 females (M = 14.6 years) represented the adolescent sample. Two communication subscales from The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale were …
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Effects of Experiences and Brand-Self Image Congruity on Perceived Risk and Purchase Intention in Apparel Online Shopping Context
… shop for apparel products online. Brand image is one type of knowledge that consumers stored in their memory and may retrieve it during their decision making process. Studies showed that brand image was the most important and most frequently used tool to reduce consumers' perception of …
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