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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"psychological adaptation"”.
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Social and Psychological Adaptation to Open-Plan Workplace Designs
… offices report poorer outcomes on a range of psychological, productivity and environmental satisfaction measures. However, not all studies and occupants report negative experiences. Accordingly, the overarching aim of this thesis was to examine some of the reasons for individual differences, …
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Patterns of Psychological Adaptation in Death and Dying: A Causal Model and Exploratory Study
… support, and physical function as they affected psychological adaptation in dying. An adaptation paradigm of constructs from nursing, illness, and dying provided the theoretical framework which was used to formulate and test a causal model. This study, in addition, had a qualitative component …
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The psychological adaptation of psychologists in clinical training : the role of cognition, coping and social support
… The current study sought to profile the psychological adaptation of psychologists in clinical training and examine the extent to which appraisal, coping and social support mediate and/or moderate psychological adaptation. Design: A mixed within-persons and between-persons design was used. …
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In Moving to a New Country: Children and Adolescent's Adaptation
… of this study was to develop and test a model of adaptation for children and adolescents who move to a foreign country. The model was developed from existing literature on adult migration, and from the small fund of knowledge which exists on immigrant children. Adaptation was conceptualized into …
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Exploring knowledge of Canadian values and social axioms in international and landed immigrant students' adaptation to Canada
… knowledge of newcomers and their behavioural and psychological adaptation to the host culture. Utilizing a theoretical and applied approach to this research, 160 international and landed immigrant students at the University of Saskatchewan completed a questionnaire examining their perceptions of …
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Chinese international students' health and well-being in UK universities
… and well-being practice; 2) sociocultural adaptation; 3) academic stress and anxiety; 4) psychological adaptation; 5) views on social support; 6) dilemma regarding health service: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) or Western Medicine (WM)，and 7) health concern of female students. Chinese …
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Minority Status Stress: factors that impact its effect on the psychological and academic functioning of African American students attending a predominantly white university
… to being an ethnic minority) on the academic and psychological functioning of African American students at a predominantly white university. Eighty African American undergraduate and graduate students were administered self report questionnaires to assess their standing on the relevant variables. …
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Interpersonal violence: expanding the search for long-term sequelae within a sample of battered women
… of functioning within three domains: general psychological distress, intrapersonal functioning, and interpersonal functioning. General psychological distress was an important measure of psychological adaptation which was specifically linked to the severity of more recent victimization, …
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Acquiring intercultural competencies through language learning and its potential impact on immigration integration in the province of Ontario, Canada
… integration, acculturation, sociocultural and psychological adaptation, and professional integration. Recommendations include the promotion of fostering intercultural competencies in migrants through educational institutions. The outcomes of this research will be of practical value to those …
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Identifying Depression Utilizing Tumor Necrosis Factor–[alpha] and Endothelial Function in Spinal Cord Injury
… provide a more comprehensive understanding of psychological adaptation after SCI. Study 2 aimed at investigating the association between depression symptomology, biomarker derangement of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and endothelial function in people with SCI. SCI participants showed …
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An electrophysiologic investigation of the normal and ischemic left ventricle
… ventricular fibrillation in the ischemic heart. Psychological adaptation of the conscious animal to the experimental environment appears to prevent ventricular fibrillation following coronary occlusion. Administration of propranolol in sufficient quantity to block the betaadrenergic nervous …
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Young Chinese students’ teamwork experiences in a UK business school – from a cultural perspective
… during teamwork, the Chinese students adapt psychologically, cognitively and behaviourally to varying degrees. The decreased wariness of local and other international students and British university staff, increased self confidence and sense of achievement may be categorised as psychological …
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Development of pupils' attitudes to schooling
… structures are considered influential to pupils' psychological adaptation to school. Teacher ratings of pupil behaviour were taken as reflecting the standards, norms, expectations of teachers and thus indicating an important source of situational demands on pupil attitudinal functioning and …
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Cultures Clashing in the Workplace: A Model of Intercultural Conflict as a Stressor
… predicted poor job-related and sociocultural adaptation, and these negative effects occurred over and above the baseline effects of job stress. Job-related and sociocultural adaptation in turn predicted poor psychological adaptation, which mediated the negative effects on health-related …
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
… physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from cardiorespiratory stress, respirator anxiety, and working in hazardous conditions. The effects of multiple stressors may impede or override physiological and psychological adaptation mechanisms, causing cognitive …
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
… physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from cardiorespiratory stress, respirator anxiety, and working in hazardous conditions. The effects of multiple stressors may impede or override physiological and psychological adaptation mechanisms, causing cognitive …
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Cultural Hybridization: Bicultural Self-Efficacy And Resilience In Northern Plains American Indians
… endorsement of protective factors, and internal (psychological) adaptation. </p> <p>The study consisted of 198 participants (130 female, 68 male), ages 18-74 recruited from the University of North Dakota main campus and a tribal Community College. Participants were from a variety of Northern …
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The global Landscape of ALS: A combined Analysis of Patient Experiences (IMPACT-ALS) and epidemiological Characteristics (LAENALS) in Europe and Latin America
… countries. It explored functional burden, psychological adaptation, and patient priorities. The most frequent symptoms were weakness (81%), fatigue (61%), speech difficulties (38%), pain (27%), and mood alterations (23%). Despite progressive disability, self-rated quality of life remained …
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An evaluation of the needs of patients receiving palliative care for upper gastrointestinal cancer and their main carer
… are also likely to have psychosocial needs. Psychological adaptation has been found to be positively influenced by the coping resources available to individuals e.g. physical and emotional well being, their values and beliefs, support from family and their social network. Carers' levels of …
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Stressful Life Events and Coping Methods in Mental-Illness and Wellness Behaviors
<p>A descriptive-comparative study was done to examine the relationship between stressful life events and mental-illness and wellness behaviors, and the coping methods used by individuals exhibiting each behavior.</p> <p>Data collection included the use of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and a …
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