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Showing 1 to 20 of 130 for “"Strength-based"”.
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Output Interference and Strength Based Mirror Effect in Recognition Memory
<p>The strength based mirror effect (SBME) refers to higher hit rates and lower false alarm rates for strongly encoded items. The SBME has been explained by two alternative mechanisms: differentiation and criterion shift. The differentiation account posits that as the memory traces are …
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Views of Females Participating in Strength Based Couples Therapy for Domestic Violence
… female partners of male batterers experienced strength-based focused couples therapy as part of a research and development project for couples treatment of domestic violence. The concepts of safety, responsibility for the violence, power and control, validation and empowerment guided the …
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An Examination of the Utility and Acceptability of Strength-Based Assessment in the Schools
The current literature on strength-based assessment in the field of school psychology is limited. Although arguments have been made for its use, research on the applicability of strength-based data in schools is needed. The present study chose to focus on the perceived acceptability and utility of …
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Received Signal Strength-Based Localization of Non-Collaborative Emitters in the Presence of Correlated Shadowing
RSS-based localization is a promising solution for estimating the position of a non-collaborative emitter using a network of collaborative sensors. This paper examines RSS-based localization and differential RSS (DRSS) localization in the presence of correlated shadowing with no knowledge of the …
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An item evaluation of a newly–developed strength–based approach scale in a South African working population
… in ways that allow for the optimisation of their strengths. This can be achieved by following a strength-based approach (SBA). An SBA aims to achieve optimisation of human functioning, where talents and strengths are the focus and weaknesses are understood and managed. Although previous research …
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Successful Practices of Micronesian College Students in Hawai‘i: Utilizing Positive Deviants to Develop Strength-Based Student Support Services in Higher Education
… for faculty and staff to utilize in developing strength-based approaches to support student success particularly for migrant students from the Pacific. The findings also provide viii valuable information for Micronesian students who strive to develop similar self-regulatory strategies and …
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The Effects of a Strength-Based Model of Behavioral Consultation on Student Behavior, Teachers' Use of Praise Statements and Measures of Social Validity
The growing strength-based approach to the assessment and intervention of students' social and emotional learning competencies has significant implications for the practice of behavioral consultation in school settings (Zins & Elias, 2007). The current research study utilized four separate multiple …
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A Regional Study on Champlain Sea Clay: Empirical Prediction of Consolidation Parameters and Statistical Characterization of Undrained Shear Strength Based on Historical Geotechnical Data
… In many scenarios, significant post-peak shear strength loss can trigger progressive failures. There are conventional methods and recently developed advanced techniques that can be used for reliably determining and interpreting the behavior of CSCs. For example, settlement behavior can be …
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Positivity Beyond Absence of Negativity: Social Competence Mediates the Association Between Positive Parenting and Adolescent Friendship Quality
… behaviors, intends to empower the child and strengthen their competencies, including promoting their independence and acknowledging individual strengths. These assets could enhance social competencies that are needed to form and maintain high quality friendships during adolescence (Batool & …
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Stairway to Fairness: The Impact of Explanations on Applicant Reactions to Automated Video Interviews
… each condition (Folger & Cropanzano, 2001). The strength-based explanation focused on aspects of the automated interviewing and evaluation that are considered strengths of the system, such as its consistency in evaluating applicants and efforts to mitigate bias (e.g., Noble et al., 2021). …
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The roles of dispositional flow, dispositional mindfulness, and self-compassion in the Objectification Theory Framework
… the objectification theory framework. These strength-based practices have received recent attention for treatment of anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. We studied mindfulness and self-compassion at the trait level as a first step in exploring how these cultivatable …
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A feminist analysis of mental health providers' perspectives of Latina women
… survivors and suggests that resilience and strength-based perspectives can transform the treatment of Latina women. Secondary data from twenty-two interviews with agency directors, psychiatrists, supervisors, therapists and others are analyzed using standpoint theory as a theoretical …
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Applicability of linear analysis in probabilistic estimation of seismic building damage to reinforced-concrete structures
As design has moved from strength based to performance based, there has been an effort to relate building response to damage. Because decision-makers typically consider human lives, property damage and cost, setting performance requirements in terms of the damage that a building is likely to …
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Healing Bodies: Micro-sites of Sovereignty as Places for Refuge, Regeneration, and World-building
This community engaged thesis project centers the strength-based perspectives of Black and Native American communities engaging in regenerative land care practices within the Coast Salish Territories known today as Seattle, Washington. Representing the significant themes of Black Liberation, …
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The Implementation of Life Space Crisis Intervention as a School-Wide Strategy for Reducing Violence and Supporting Students' Continuation in Public Schools
… <p>Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a strength-based verbal interaction strategy (Long, Fecser, Wood, 2001). LSCI utilizes naturally occurring crisis situations as teachable moments</p> <p>The literature review analyzes school violence, violence prevention programs and effective change …
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Exploration of Atheism as a Diversity Issue and its Implications for Best Practice in Psychotherapy: Trajectories and Strengths
… to an Atheistic belief set, the application of a strength-based lens, and the dispelling of inaccurate, mythical thought, best practice can be applied in providing psychotherapuetic services to individuals who, at their core, do not believe in the existence of God(s).</p>
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The effect of extended reach on manual arm strength
… exertions, and prolonged postures. Manual arm strength (MAS) predictions, from ergonomics tools such as the Arm Force Field Method, supports ergonomics analyses by comparing manual force task demands to human capability, particularly between arm lengths less than 80% of maximum reach. Much …
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An Evaluation of a School District’s Mental Health Services Program Designed to Ensure a Safe and Positive Learning Environment for All
… evaluation was to study the implementation of strength-based performance standards in one school district’s mental health training for all individuals preparing to work in a school-based environment. The context of my program evaluation was one large public school district in the United States …
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“Racism doesn’t exist anymore, so why are we talking about this?”: An action research proposal of culturally responsive teaching for critical literacy in democratic education
… pedagogy of caring in the classroom. It takes a strength-based view of all learners while respecting the heritage, the family, the learners’ needs and wishes as well as offering a rigorous education for all learners. In this action research project, the author provides five original college …
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Comparing motives, goals and weight training behaviours of competitive and recreational weight trainers: An application of organismic integration theory and goal contents theory
… theory and goal contents theory in examining strength-based exercise.
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