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Showing 1 to 20 of 198 for “"personal factors"”.
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The influence of personal factors on wrongful convictions
Previous work has identified factors that influence the likelihood of wrongful conviction. However, fewer efforts have been made to examine how these factors influence the amount of time between wrongful conviction and exoneration. This is crucial to the expansion of innocence research and the …
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Personal factors that influence meaning and prioritizatin in work-nonwork roles
… there is a need to further understand what personal factors may influence the development of a person’s identity salience and ultimately contribute to the choices people make surrounding work and nonwork domains. The present study was designed to assess the impact of four higher order values …
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The Effect of Methodological and Personal Factors on Attitude-Behavior Consistency
… to the contamination of several types of factors (i.e., methodological, personal and situational).</p> <p>In this dissertation it was argued that the relationship between brand attitudes and purchase behavior was affected by two methodological factors and one personal factor. More …
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Personal Factors in the Success of Early Adopters of a Major Technology: Faculty Experiences With Interactive Video Teaching
This qualitative study investigated the personal aspects of the individual related to the change process of faculty who teach with a new major technology, interactive video distance learning. The study utilized in-depth interviews, observations of videotaped instructional sessions, and analysis of …
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The Relationships of Perceived Risk to Personal Factors, Knowledge of Destination, and Travel Purchase Decisions in International Leisure Travel
… The relationships of perceived risk to other factors were also examined. Individuals' characteristics of novelty seeking were negatively related to their risk perception, as were individuals' proficiency of the destination's native language. Those who have experience visiting the destination …
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How nurses perceive the impact of health IT applications on their performance and satisfaction: Examining the organizational, social, and personal factors
… medical records (EMR) applications, and personality factors are examined as a moderator factors on the relationships between the organizational and social factors, and nurses’ performance and satisfaction. This study proposes a model of the relationship of organizational and social …
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A Mixed-Method Study of the Environmental and Personal Factors That Influence Faculty Research Productivity at Small-Medium, Private, Doctorate-Granting Universities
… study sought to determine what organizational factors and personal characteristics of faculty members most relate to research productivity at small- to medium-sized not-for-profit, private, doctorate-granting universities.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. A mixed methodology was used that included an …
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Modified constraint-induced movement therapy in a day camp for children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy: intervention effects and consideration of personal factors
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has been demonstrated to yield functional improvements for children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP); however, many studies have reported inconsistent findings with regards to the extent of the benefits observed following the intervention. This …
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Too close or not enough? The refinement of the Citizen Satisfaction Index (CSI) in place brands: a comparison of the significance of personal factors between Kuwait City and London
… The CSI primarily evaluates socio-economic factors: nature and recreation, urbanity and diversity, cost efficiency and job opportunities. This focus overshadowed the other factors and unexplored place attributes that can influence residents' level of satisfaction. Personal factors …
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A recipe for balance or conflict: factors related to work-nonwork dynamics among chefs
… balance (WNB) and various occupational factors and personal factors among chefs and head cooks and found that occupational demands generally had stronger relationships to outcomes of WNC and WNB than personal factors. The findings outlined from this research suggest that occupational …
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Examining Factors Which Influence Expatriate Educator Turnover in International Schools Abroad
… The purpose of this study is to determine factors affecting the departure of expatriate teachers and expatriate administrators from international schools. The sample for this study is expatriate administrators and expatriate teachers from schools associated with the Association for the …
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A Structural Equation Model of the Influence of Personal, Behavioral, and Environmental Factors on the Writing Performance of First-year Students at a Selected Michigan Community College
… survey research design was used to examine the personal, behavioral, and environmental factors that had been identified as being of potential influence to students’ writing performance. A census was conducted among the 233 students enrolled in English Composition on the two campuses of a small …
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An Analysis of Teacher Satisfaction in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Schools in Zimbabwe
… perceptions of the level of satisfaction on factors deemed important to teachers in Seventh-day Adventist church schools in Zimbabwe. This research study also considered the pattern of teacher turnover in the schools.</p> <p><em>Methodology.</em> A stratified random sample of 442 teachers …
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Radio Listening Habits of High School Students Concerning Music
… tastes, and how they related to different personal factors of the high school student’s every day life.
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Exploring Detracting Elements and Coping Mechanisms Reported in Four Trails along the Going-To-The-Sun Road Corridor in Glacier National Park
… of the salient setting attributes and personal factors associated with the identification of the detracting elements of the recreational experiences, and types of coping mechanisms usually used. The study reported here was implemented at four of the most popular trails in GNP: Avalanche …
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Exploring Detracting Elements and Coping Mechanisms Reported in Four Trails along the Going-To-The-Sun Road Corridor in Glacier National Park
… of the salient setting attributes and personal factors associated with the identification of the detracting elements of the recreational experiences, and types of coping mechanisms usually used. The study reported here was implemented at four of the most popular trails in GNP: Avalanche …
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Predictors of exercise behaviors in nursing students
… of this research study was to determine whether personal factors and perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to exercise, as selected factors of Nola Pender's Revised Health Promotion Model (1996), predict exercise patterns in a convenient sample of A.D.N. and B.S.N. nursing students (N = …
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Racial Identification Fluidity and Psychological Outcomes from Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
… multi-level modeling, both environmental and personal factors were controlled for. Depressive symptoms and selfesteem were utilized as measures of psychological outcomes. Findings included main effects of racial trajectories on depressive symptoms and self-esteem as well as moderation effects …
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