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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"destructive behavior"”.
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Investigations of the destructive behavior, and method for control of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
… materials on lesser mealworm dispersal behavior. Larvae and adults preferred manure habitats of 30 and 40% moisture, and dispersal from the manure significantly increased when manure moisture was increased to levels of 50 and 60%. Larvae climbed a significantly greater distance up a …
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NO LONGER GREEN WITH ENVY: HOW TURNING EMOTIONS INTO OBJECTS ENABLES CONSUMERS TO PHYSICALLY DESTROY THEM
… Joneses” mechanism, envy tends to bring destructive behavior to consumers, especially in the long run. Departing from the view to maintain consumer welfare, we argue that envy should be reduced or perhaps, temporarily deactivated. Through a series of studies, we attempt to see if envy, as …
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How core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder predict engagement in specific topographies of challenging behavior
Challenging behavior, such as aggression, destructive behavior, and self-injurious behavior (SIB), are common among people of all ages with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Numerous researchers have found that greater severity of ASD or a diagnosis of ASD is significantly correlated with greater …
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A Symbolic Prison: A Prisoner's Story as Masculinity Crisis Narrative in Bronson
… notion of masculinity that involves violent, destructive behavior.</p>
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We All Want to Change the World: How Behavioral Insights Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
… environmental crisis driven primarily by human behavior. As the world has globalized, countries have developed, and standards of living have improved, global pollution has skyrocketed and has resulted in a wide range of environmentally destructive outcomes. All paths to environmentally …
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Genuine Bonds: Investigating the Ethical Dimensions of Authenticity in Love and Friendship
… and respect for autonomy, focusing on self-destructive behavior in intimate relationships. I argue that we can respect our loved one’s authentic self-expression and advocate for their well-being by encouraging them to reflect on whether their behavior genuinely aligns with their core values …
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A FIT THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TWO EMPIRICAL EXAMINATIONS
… followers, or those with a predisposition to destructive behavior, and ethical leaders. Competing hypotheses are presented to explain the interaction, with the goal of determining if and how ethical leaders are able to influence the deviant behavior of Bad Apple employees. Results suggest that …
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Assessigng Mandala Art in an Adolescent Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Features
… Measures included defining the subject’s self-destructive and assertive behaviors and a scale that rated the degree of fragmentation and cohesion in the artwork of the mandala. The findings revealed that out of the total twenty- two mandalas drawn there were 55% or twelve fragmented mandalas …
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Graffiti – For Joy and Confirmation. Motivational aspects, triggering and inhibiting factors, and emotional satisfactions in graffiti: The creative-interactive dimension of vandalism
… and scrawl, where vandalism is assessed as destructive behavior, often conducted in an affective and destructive mood, while graffiti is interactive and creative, conducted in a creative mood. Scrawl might be destructive or creative, depending on the context, how it expresses itself, and …
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Elevated ADHD Symptoms as a Predictor of Rule Violations among Male Juvenile Offenders
… ADHD may be susceptible to difficulties with behavioral regulation (impulsivity) and emotional regulation (e.g., managing feelings of anger). The current study sought to expand on previous research to examine the relationship between ADHD symptoms and aggression and the potential moderating …
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Sexual Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… an environment conducive to unlawful and destructive behavior. Equally complex is the task of finding a solution. However, one realization is clear, the region, and the wider country, need several issues to be addressed simultaneously. Developing the country's infrastructure and boosting …
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Modern English Football Hooliganism: A Quantitative Exploration in Criminological Theory
… The fighting, disorderly conduct, and destructive behavior of those who attend football matches, especially in Europe has blossomed over the past thirty years and deserves criminological attention. Football hooliganism is criminal activity, but is unique because of its context specific …
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Relationship between Horizontal Violence among Registered Nurses and Falls
… violence is a manifestation of oppressed group behavior leading to low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness among nurses. Horizontal violence leads to the creation of a hostile, unsafe work environment preventing nurses from performing at their highest potentials. A hostile work environment …
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The effects of Naltrexone on severe self-injurious behavior in inpatient adults with developmental disabilities
… that Naltrexone can reduce self-injurious behavior, specifically the frequency, as measured by total number of incidents, and severity, measured by total number of self-inflicted injuries. Naltrexone is a pure opiate antagonist, which internally alters the reinforcement contingencies that …
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Fostering Resilience: A Pilot Study for Mindful Yoga as an Intervention for Adolescents Exposed to Chronic Adversity
… stress can cause chronic affect dysregulation, destructive behavior against self and others, learning disabilities, dissociative problems, somatization, and distortions in concepts about self and others (Bessel van der Kolk, 1994, p. 259). There may be particular benefits for youth who live in …
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The obscenity issue in textbook controversies: a study of value conflicts in education
… of reading certain kinds of material on harmful behavior, (b) interpretations of the concepts of "selection" and "censorship," (c) definitions of "obscenity," both official and unofficial, (d) the impact of obscenity legislation on juveniles, and (e) the controversy over who should select …
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Criteria for the evaluation of in-service education
… evaluating in-service; a focus on constructive behavior; establishing the relationship between evaluation and improved instruction; the use of cost/benefit analysis; a systematic collection of information; assessment of specific practices; the use of evaluative information in decision-making; …
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Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… problem in trying to influence children’s behavior. The second part shows how and when political leaders co-opt religious institutions in order to incite law-abiding behavior in the citizenry. The leader relies more on such religious persuasion when it is harder to enforce laws and when the …
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When Boys Hurt: A Pilot Study on Adolescent Males with Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
… with nonsuicidal self-injury in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy outpatient program. A total of 65 adolescent males and females from ages 12-18 who successfully graduated from the program were available for this study. Results show that the overall group of male and female patients reported a …
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