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Showing 1 to 20 of 537 for “"stressor"”.
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Marine stressor and receptor interactions: A new approach to incorporate multiple stressor impacts into marine spatial management
… quantify the accumulating impact of multiple stressors on coastal species and habitats. This thesis investigates stressor-induced change in the density and distribution of subtidal benthic invertebrates from two globally pervasive stressors (sedimentation and bottom fishing), to develop …
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Clustering Response-Stressor Relationships in Ecological Studies
… between biological responses and environmental stressors since the study samples are collected over a large spatial region and the response-stressor relationships are usually weak in this situation. In this dissertation, we propose two alternative modeling approaches to partition the whole …
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Concurrent validity of the multiple stressor attribution inventory
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Evaluating reactions to stress following a naturalistic stressor
… and suicidal ideation, given the onset of a stressor. In order to evaluate the predictive validity of these models, subjects were evaluated prospectively, before the occurrance of a naturalistic stressor, namely a midterm examination. Subjects were administered a modified version of the …
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The role of sense of coherence in stressor appraisal
… stress, cognitive individual differences impact stressor appraisal. Sense of Coherence (SoC) refers to an individual’s generalized perception of environmental stimuli. Individuals with a strong SoC perceive the world as more comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful and may be more likely to …
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The Adolescent Stress Response to a Naturalistic Driving Stressor
… at both baseline and following the driving stressor. Information concerning impulsivity, as well as other psychological constructs was also collected at baseline. Unlike the pilot study, there were no relationships (with or without respect to gender) between salivary cortisol and both …
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Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity to an Acute Laboratory Stressor
… and coping in the context of a psychosocial stressor in a controlled laboratory setting. We examined the association between indicators of behavioral coping and underlying physiological reactivity within participants while experiencing stress. Participants included 68 emerging adults. …
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Age differences in negative affective reactivity: do stressor types matter?
… how age differences in NA reactivity vary by stressor type. Design and Methods: Participants were from the Health and Daily Experiences (HEADE) study, which included 56 younger adults (19-35) and 106 older adults (60+) who completed three lab sessions and eight consecutive days of ecological …
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Sensation Seeking and a Real World Stressor: Endocrine and Physiological Effects
… groups, indicating that repeated exposure to the stressor did not habituate this system. We provided evidence that the stress response systems instantiate novelty and risk to motivate and reward behavioral expressions of the SS trait.
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Toward improved assessment of freshwater salinization as a benthic macroinvertebrate stressor
… a gradient of salinity where non-salinity stressors were minimized. My objectives were to: 1) model the annual pattern of salinity, 2) determine if salinity measures derived from continuous data are more precise than snapshot SC as predictors of aquatic biology, and 3) quantify response to …
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The role of individual and situational factors in the stressor-detachment model
… worker recovery in these contexts. Using the stressor-detachment model as a theoretical framework, the present study investigated whether an individual’s work arrangement and levels of emotional stability influenced the relationship between workload and personal burnout via psychological …
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"Hey, are you busy right now?" stressor appraisals of interruptions to workflow
The present study explored attributes of work interruptions (duration, domain, and urgency) and their impact on appraisals of threat and changes in perceived energy. Participants (N = 290 Amazon Mechanical Turk workers) read and responded to a series of interruption vignettes, appraising each …
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Impact of time pressure, as a stressor, on dentist’s diagnostic decision making.
… amongst dentists is prevalent and different stressors have been described in the dental literature. In dentistry, although extensive research has been conducted on dentists’ well-being and mental health, little is known about how different stressors may affect dentists’ performance. Aim: The …
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Cultures Clashing in the Workplace: A Model of Intercultural Conflict as a Stressor
… it conceptualizes intercultural conflict as a stressor and proposes and tests two models of the conflict experience using the data of graduate students from approximately 50 countries. Results of path analyses of the Intercultural Conflict as a Stressor Model indicated that although cultural …
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Gender differences in cardiovascular reactivity: effects of the gender relevance of the stressor
… of differences in cognitive appraisal of stressors as masculine-relevant or feminine-relevant tasks. Two studies were conducted to examine the role of the appraised gender relevance of stressors as a mediator of sex differences in CVR. In the first study the CVR of male and female college …
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The Moderating Effects of Personality Traits on Stressor--Symptom Contingencies in Borderline Personality Disorder
… relationships among proximal situational stressors and symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The main question of interest was whether personality traits explain why people with BPD experience stronger symptom reactions to proximal situational stressors, relative to people …
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