Armenian Apocrypha Relating to Biblical Heroes, 2019
How hard does unemployment hit young people? In the first of two contrasting psychological studie... more How hard does unemployment hit young people? In the first of two contrasting psychological studies the author describes how one Welsh 16 year old feels about his wasted life.
Final Report. For the attention of: Community Sports & Activity, London Borough of Barking and Da... more Final Report. For the attention of: Community Sports & Activity, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Team & Sport England
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DX191957 / BLDSC - British Library... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DX191957 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s ... more With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s own and other’s mortality), though based on quantitative research, is focused on its negative effects and processes associated with fearing its occurrence. However, recent studies have demonstrated that MA is multifaceted and can be associated with positive processes and outcomes. Here, everyday understandings of MA were investigated using grounded theory. Ten participants engaged in one-off semistructured interviews about their everyday experiences of MA. Grounded theory analysis revealed four main themes: (a) Moments of MA, (b) Functionality of MA, (c) Coping strategies for MA, and (d) Inability to cope with MA. Each of these themes is composed of two to five subthemes. The results supported the notion that MA is experienced in a multidimensional manner, which appears to align with elements of the Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Measure and Model. Furthermore, positive and/or nega...
What we did: we gave questionnaire measures of proactive and reactive rebelliousness, attachment ... more What we did: we gave questionnaire measures of proactive and reactive rebelliousness, attachment style in adulthood, and recalled parenting style to eighty adults, 45 men & 35 women, aged 18 to 50 (mean age=25; sd=7.45). We also collected demographic information from each respondent. We found that: (i) an attachment style characterised by a feeling of being uncomfortable with closeness and intimacy independently of other variables predicted self-reported levels of proactive and reactive rebelliousness; (ii) a neglectful parenting style, whether maternal or paternal, was independently predictive of both proactive and reactive rebelliousness; (iii) a maternal parenting style of indifference was also found to be predictive of reactive rebelliousness; (iv) paternal indifference predicted proactive rebelliousness; (v) over-controlling and abusive parenting styles however, were not found to be predictive of either forms of rebelliousness (with the exception of an abusive paternal style fo...
The study reported here examines variation in beliefs about how best to overcome a health complai... more The study reported here examines variation in beliefs about how best to overcome a health complaint when it is nominally designated in one of 3 different ways, namely, as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), or as post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). In a repeated measures design, the participant sample (n = 140) was presented with an adapted version of Knapp and Karabenick’s (1985) questionnaire which asks respondents to rate the degree to which single-item coping strategies would be most useful for overcoming each of the 3 designated complaints. Factor analysis of the coping items produces 3 groups of items as belief components: “self-reliance,” “seeking help,” and “external control.” The chronic fatigue syndrome appellation invoked significantly higher scores on the self-reliance factor and on external control than did the other two diagnostic labels. However, seeking help was considered to be the most important strategy for overcoming all three of the d...
Armenian Apocrypha Relating to Biblical Heroes, 2019
How hard does unemployment hit young people? In the first of two contrasting psychological studie... more How hard does unemployment hit young people? In the first of two contrasting psychological studies the author describes how one Welsh 16 year old feels about his wasted life.
Final Report. For the attention of: Community Sports & Activity, London Borough of Barking and Da... more Final Report. For the attention of: Community Sports & Activity, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Team & Sport England
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DX191957 / BLDSC - British Library... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DX191957 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s ... more With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s own and other’s mortality), though based on quantitative research, is focused on its negative effects and processes associated with fearing its occurrence. However, recent studies have demonstrated that MA is multifaceted and can be associated with positive processes and outcomes. Here, everyday understandings of MA were investigated using grounded theory. Ten participants engaged in one-off semistructured interviews about their everyday experiences of MA. Grounded theory analysis revealed four main themes: (a) Moments of MA, (b) Functionality of MA, (c) Coping strategies for MA, and (d) Inability to cope with MA. Each of these themes is composed of two to five subthemes. The results supported the notion that MA is experienced in a multidimensional manner, which appears to align with elements of the Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Measure and Model. Furthermore, positive and/or nega...
What we did: we gave questionnaire measures of proactive and reactive rebelliousness, attachment ... more What we did: we gave questionnaire measures of proactive and reactive rebelliousness, attachment style in adulthood, and recalled parenting style to eighty adults, 45 men & 35 women, aged 18 to 50 (mean age=25; sd=7.45). We also collected demographic information from each respondent. We found that: (i) an attachment style characterised by a feeling of being uncomfortable with closeness and intimacy independently of other variables predicted self-reported levels of proactive and reactive rebelliousness; (ii) a neglectful parenting style, whether maternal or paternal, was independently predictive of both proactive and reactive rebelliousness; (iii) a maternal parenting style of indifference was also found to be predictive of reactive rebelliousness; (iv) paternal indifference predicted proactive rebelliousness; (v) over-controlling and abusive parenting styles however, were not found to be predictive of either forms of rebelliousness (with the exception of an abusive paternal style fo...
The study reported here examines variation in beliefs about how best to overcome a health complai... more The study reported here examines variation in beliefs about how best to overcome a health complaint when it is nominally designated in one of 3 different ways, namely, as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), or as post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). In a repeated measures design, the participant sample (n = 140) was presented with an adapted version of Knapp and Karabenick’s (1985) questionnaire which asks respondents to rate the degree to which single-item coping strategies would be most useful for overcoming each of the 3 designated complaints. Factor analysis of the coping items produces 3 groups of items as belief components: “self-reliance,” “seeking help,” and “external control.” The chronic fatigue syndrome appellation invoked significantly higher scores on the self-reliance factor and on external control than did the other two diagnostic labels. However, seeking help was considered to be the most important strategy for overcoming all three of the d...
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