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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"social-psychological factors"”.
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Understanding Process Improvement: Social Psychological Factors Affecting the Use of Project Management Practices
To facilitate a better understanding of the social psychological factors that influence adoption of project management practices, this study draws upon the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) from social psychology, and the technology acceptance model (TAM) from …
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Factors affecting compliance: treatment for anemia in pregnant Philippine women
… as a dependent variable. Also, three sets of factors are used to explain compliance behavior. These are: socio-demographic, treatment, and social psychological factors. The sample consists of 377 pregnant women who were interviewed to explore the research problem. Data are obtained from a …
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Going with the flow : social context, uncertainty and decision-making
… AWS literature has given limited attention to social-psychological factors that may be linked to this resistance. This thesis addresses that gap by examining two AWS uses: drinking and the washing of hands. It does so from the perspective of emotions and two national cultures, US American and …
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Going with the flow : social context, uncertainty and decision-making
… AWS literature has given limited attention to social-psychological factors that may be linked to this resistance. This thesis addresses that gap by examining two AWS uses: drinking and the washing of hands. It does so from the perspective of emotions and two national cultures, US American and …
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How do American's think about the enviornment and what does it mean for public policy: A re-assessment
<p>Research within the social sciences has attempted to explain what individuals perceive, why they perceive it the way that they do and what are their attitudes, intentions and behavior. This issue is at the root of the contention that surrounds many environmental issues, with individuals worrying …
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The distinct impacts of trustworthiness traits, trust, and distrust on public service coproduction: empirical evidence from citizen perspective in urban China
… supportive institutional contexts and citizen’s psychological resources. First, the thesis develops a precise, context-sensitive framework of trust-related concepts. It unpacks trustworthiness traits (competence, benevolence, and integrity) and perceived trustworthiness, while clearly …
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Financial Saving Behavior: The Relationship Between Incremental Theory, Perceptions of Future Self, Financial Literacy, and Saving Behavior Change
… across the U.S. population is of great social, economic, and political concern as the American middle class is decreasing rather than expanding. Savings are a critical component in financial management. A variety of social psychological factors underlie financial saving practices, …
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The extent of changing role of women participating in 'front line' terrorism: (women being accepted as suicide terrorists, violent and ruthless, devotion or struggle for equality)
… and suicide terrorism are an understudied social phenomenon within academia, particularly when it comes to women's involvement. The subject as a whole is not easy to understand within European culture, due to its different culture and subsequent position of women within society. This study …
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Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Policy in the United States: A Structural Approach
… can be characterized as negative. Such social trends underpin the overarching research question: What factors influence Americans' attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy? The major weakness of prior research in addressing this question is its failure to recognize that …
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Social Structure and Anger: Social Psychological Mediators
This study uses 1996 General Social Survey data to examine potential social psychological mediators, suggested by equity theory and research on distress, of the relationship between social structure and anger. A broader social structure and personality approach to anger is compared with the equity …
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Understanding the Leaking Pipeline: The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Student Choice on High School Mathematics Preparation and STEM Matriculation
This study examines social structural effects on student mathematics preparation and identification with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, as well as the social psychological factors that may mediate those effects. Using demographic, academic, attitudinal, and school …
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Social identity and the ideology in intergroup conflict: the case of Northern Ireland
… thesis was to investigate the role played by Social Psychological factors in the continuing conflict in Northern<br/>Ireland. The study concentrated on the role of social identity and the interplay between competing social identities. The thesis can be divided into three sections: an …