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Showing 1 to 20 of 168 for “"Significant others"”.
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Adult attachment and mental representations of significant others
… the infant shapes perceptions on self and significant others based on his or her experience with the primary caregiver. These perceptions include thoughts and beliefs regards the extent to which the self is worthy of love, and the extent to which others are reliable sources of love and …
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The influence of significant others on adolescents' academic self-concept development
… perception of their academic ability by significant others. Data for the descriptive research were gathered by administering to the population of an upper-socioeconomic suburban high school a paper-and-pencil questionnaire, the Self-Concept of Academic Ability and Perceived Evaluations of …
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Postnatal mental distress : exploring the experiences of professionals, mothers, and significant others
… health from the perspective of professionals, mothers, and significant others. It comprises a literature review, an empirical paper, a critical appraisal of relevant issues, and an ethics section. The literature review reports a meta-ethnographic synthesis of studies exploring the experiences of …
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Different methods of measuring the problems experienced by significant others of substance abusers
… instrument designed to examine the problems of significant others of substance abusers. Participants were part of a larger treatment study conducted at the Treatment Research Institute and consisted of two significant others of substance abusers. Participants were given both an oral and written …
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The influence of significant others on political party preference: a replication and extension
… parents serve as the individual's highly salient significant others, then his political party preference will be similar to theirs. Issue is taken with three points in the original investigation. First, there is a failure to completely test the alternative argument that similar party preference …
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Level of distress and perception of control in concerned significant others of substance abusers
… of control and level of distress in Concerned Significant Others (CSO) seeking help for their loved one's drug abuse or dependence; and the effect of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) intervention on CSO's perception of control as a possible mediator of the outcome. …
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Family structure, adolescents' choice of significant others, academic status, aspirations, and selected school-related behaviors
… living together. Parents were the primary significant others who provided the stimuli and support needed for children's success in school. In single-parent families, the traditional support structure is weakened. A growing number of adolescents are brought up in single-parent homes. This …
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Hierarchy of job wants as perceived by teachers and significant others in selected United States school districts
Teacher Job satisfaction wants and working condition wants have long been of interest to superordinates. This study was designed to investigate the hierarchy of teacher job satisfaction wants and working condition wants as perceived by principals, superintendents, school board presidents, National …
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Mentoring, Sponsorship and Support Networks: Relationships With Significant Others in the Career Advancement of Successful Illinois Public School Administrators
… for investigating the relationships with significant others that have contributed to the career advancement of successful public school administrators. Because there were so few women in top school administration positions, and the number declining in the State of Illinois, special …
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The impact of the expectations of significant others in the school setting on female leadership in physical education in Western Australian government secondary schools
… investigated the impact of the expectations of significant others in the school setting on the promotional aspirations of female physical education teachers in government secondary schools in Western Australia. It explored the ways in which meanings and expectations in the school environment are …
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Shaping confidence to advocate for my child: The meaning of how 'significant others' can support parents to make decisions when their child has cancer
… it means for parents to be supported by their ‘significant others’ with decision-making, and how this enhances our understanding of parents’ experiences at an incredibly difficult time. During interviews, parents of children with cancer co-created ecomaps of their social support network and …
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Long-Term Psychological Outcomes And Awareness Of Deficit In Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury And Their Significant Others: The Role Of Physiological And Neuroendocrine Reactivity To Stress
… outcomes among persons with TBI and their significant others. In addition, this study examined the potential moderating role of patient AOD in characterizing these relationships. The findings indicate that physiological stress reactivity predicts poor psychosocial functioning in survivors …
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Emotional expression and coping style in predicting well-being after traumatic brain injury
… of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their significant others face the chronic stress of living with cognitive and physical impairments associated with TBI; this stress takes a toll on well-being. Unfortunately, research on the mechanisms of coping after TBI has been sparse. Thus, the …
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Social bonding and delinquency: a multivariate analysis
… propositions are derived: (a) attachment to significant others, commitment to conventional institutions, belief in conventional values, and involvement in conventional activities will vary positively with each other; (b) fear of sanctions is positively related to commitment to conventional …
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The Effects of Self-Monitoring and Religious Self-Discrepancies on Negative Affect
… one's self-expectations or the expectations of significant others (e.g., spouse or parent). Failure to live up to these expectations results in greater levels of depression, anxiety, and lower self-esteem. Previous research has also found that those low in Snyder and Gangestad's (1986) …
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Influential Factors In International Students' College Choice Of A Rural, Regional University
… marketing and recruitment characteristics, and significant others characteristics. Various items within each characteristic category measure the significance of the pertaining characteristic. Data was collected through a quantitative survey administered to enrolled international students at …
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