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Dermatologists are increasingly confronted with patients affected by body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). BDD is characterized by excessive preoccupation with one or more perceived defect(s) or flaw(s) in physical appearance which are not... more
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      ImmunologyMotivationClinical SciencesPrevalence
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of maker-centred learning methodology on the motivation of secondary school students towards science learning using a quasi-experimental design pretest–posttest. For this purpose, a... more
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      MotivationScience LearningQuasi-Experimental Design ResearchSecondary School
According to researches, motivation that initiates and sustains behaviour is one of the most significant components of learning in any environment. Accordingly, level of intrinsic motivation triggers and sustains the interest of the open... more
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      E-learningDistance EducationStudent Motivation And EngagementTurkey
The aim of this study is to construct a scale to measure the achievement motivation in learning science at the primary stage. The study population consists of the students of the third primary class. The study subjects were 193 students.... more
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      Learning SciencesMotivation
The aim of the present study was to examine an adapted integrated psycho-social model to predict sport injury rehabilitation adherence. A longitudinal prospective design was used whereby 70 patients attending private physiotherapy clinics... more
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      Mechanical EngineeringPsychologySports MedicineLiterature Review
To explore the role of perfectionism across anxiety disorders, 175 patients with either panic disorder (
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      PsychologySocial PsychologyAnxiety DisordersPsychometrics
1. Approcci teorici e implicazioni pedagogiche

2. Una competenza da costruire: la voce degli studenti
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      Motivation (Psychology)Student Motivation And EngagementMotivationStudents Motivation
The relationship between possible selves and delinquency is explored. In this study, 238 youths between the ages of 13-16 who varied in the degree of their delinquency were asked to describe their possible selves. Although many... more
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      MarketingPsychologyCognitive SciencePsychometrics
Objective. To examine the demographic, physical, and mental health characteristics; current drug use patterns; motivations for use; and diversion sources among elderly prescription opioid misusers.
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      PainMotivationPrescription drug misusePain Medicine
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      LeadershipSocial PerceptionBelgiumMotivation
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      LawForensic ScienceExpert testimonyAustralia
This study aims at discussing how the discursive genre theory (BAKHTIN, 1992; DOLZ; SCHNEUWLY, 2004) contributes to the understanding of how video games can foster English language learning. Persona 4: Golden, the video game chosen for... more
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      Video GamesGame Based LearningMultimodalityMotivation
Book with numerous chapter concerning warning signs and labels.
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      Human MemoryHuman FactorsAttentionCompliance
This study examined concurrent influences on the will to live in 189 patients with end-stage cancer. The authors found significant correlations between the will to live and existential, psychological, social, and, to a lesser degree,... more
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      PsychologyPsychometricsQuality of lifeActivities of Daily Living
Progress toward understanding human behavior has been hindered by disciplinebound theories, dividing our efforts. Fortunately, these separate endeavors are converging and can be effectively integrated. Focusing on the fundamental features... more
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      Motivation (Psychology)ConsilienceMotivationExpectancy Value Theory
Why are people interested in money? Specifically, what could be the biological basis for the extraordinary incentive and reinforcing power of money, which seems to be unique to the human species? We identify two ways in which a commodity... more
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      Cognitive ScienceEvolutionary PsychologyEconomicsMotivation
Group material about morals - If you want to keep it light and fun, just do the first page. For a deeper discussion on morality there is follow up material for discussion starting on page two
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      PsychologyClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyMoral Psychology
l’implication est une condition de motivation, c’est un état psychologique de la personne, un état d’esprit alors qu’elle est souvent considérée comme une attention afin d’améliorer les conditions de vie de travail, elle est aussi un... more
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      Employee MotivationHuman Resource ManagementSciences HumainesEmployee engagement
The judgment of pleasantness/unpleasantness is the prominent reaction to the olfactory world. In human adults, the hedonic valence of odor perception is affected by various factors, among which is an individual's lexical knowledge about... more
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      EmotionPerceptionLanguageMotivation
The following is published on the www.takingtheescalator.com website but is also being made available on Academia.edu for review. It is designed for groups as an in-depth look at self esteem from a realistic perspective, with substance... more
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      PsychologyClinical PsychologyCognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive Psychology
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      Informal LearningGame Based LearningDigital GamesMotivation
Dental schools around the world face new challenges that raise issues with regard to how they are governed, led, and managed. With rapid societal changes, including globalisation and consumerism, the roles of universities and their... more
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      Social ChangeDentistryCommunicationLeadership
Digital games are already well established in our contemporary society as an entertainment industry, and are present in our daily lives as students, teachers, family members and players as well. In this article I present a brief overview... more
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      Digital GamesMotivationEnglish As a Second Language (ESL)
A Mangaement of Business IA on Maslow's Hierarcy of Needs
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      MotivationManagement of business studiesMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Successful self-regulation is defined as the willingness to exert effort toward one's most important goals, while taking setbacks and failures as opportunities to learn, identify weaknesses and address them, and develop new strategies... more
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      PsychologyCognitive ScienceResearch DesignPersonality
This paper expands the current concept of volition in the Model of Human Occupation. The present version views personal causation, values, and interests as traits that determine choices to engage in occupations. Through a detailed... more
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      Occupational TherapyMotivationChronic DiseaseMental Disorders
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      Organizational CultureMotivationMinnesotaPatient Care Team
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a performance-focused methodology for engaging multidisciplinary, frontline healthcare teams in making behavioural changes that improve patient care and health system efficiency. Results include... more
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      MedicineMotivationHealthcare ManagementLength of Stay
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      Health PromotionDecision MakingAdolescentMotivation
Sperm donation seems to be the only solution in cases of negative results with testicular sperm extraction (TESE). However, it implies a genetic dissociation between husband and offspring that results in psychological stress, as well as... more
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      EthicsReproductionFamilyMedical Ethics
Coaches of different profiles influence athletes’ sports motivation differently. The aim of this paper was to investigate the coaches’ contribution to the motivational structure of athletes from team sports. Using the coaches’... more
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      PsychologyLeadershipKinesiologyMotivation
It has been previously shown that the implicit affiliation motive-the need to establish and maintain friendly relationships with others-leads to chronic health benefits. The underlying assumption for the present research was that the... more
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      AdolescentMotivationSchoolsStudents
Research indicates that exercise is an efficacious intervention for depression among adults; however, little is known regarding its efficacy for preventing postpartum depression. The Healthy Mom study was a randomized controlled trial... more
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      Research DesignMental HealthPhysical ActivityStress
Background: Results from HIV vaccine trials on potential volunteers will contribute to global efforts to develop an HIV vaccine. The purpose of this study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was to explore the underlying... more
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      FearFocus GroupsPoliceQualitative Research
Latino immigrants are the largest source of immigrant workers in the United States. In this study, 11 first-generation Latino immigrants (8 men, 3 women) living in the Midwest were interviewed about their work experiences. Interview data... more
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      PsychologyCounseling PsychologyJob SatisfactionEl Salvador
This qualitative study used the grounded theory method to investigate district nurses' experiences of caring for leg ulcers in accordance with clinical guidelines at seven primary health care centres in Stockholm, Sweden. Group... more
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      Primary Health CareWound HealingHopeQualitative Research
There is growing empirical evidence of buprenorphine's effectiveness in treating opioid dependence in community-based settings in the U.S. Decades of research indicates that in order for buprenorphine to have a sizable effect, it must be... more
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      PsychologyTreatment OutcomeCounselingMotivation
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      DementiaAttentionActivities of Daily LivingMuscle strength
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      AttentionRunningAdolescentMultivariate Analysis
The aim of this study was to explore the motivations of student nurses enrolled in nursing courses across a variety of Pacific Island countries. The image of nursing, the desire to help others, family and friends in the profession,... more
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      NursingFocus GroupsQualitative ResearchMotivation
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      EconomicsPhilosophyEthicsApplied Ethics
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      StressAnimal WelfareFrustrationMotivation
frequency ultrasonic vocalizations index conditioned pharmacological reward in rats. PHYSIOL BEHAV 66 (4) 639-643, 1999.-We have proposed that short ( Ͻ 0.5 s), high-frequency ( ϳ 50 kHz) ultrasonic vocalizations ("50-kHz USVs") index a... more
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      MotivationBiological SciencesHigh FrequencyAffect
Three field experiments with high school and college students tested the self-determination theory (E. L. hypotheses that intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) goals and autonomy-supportive (vs. controlling) learning climates would improve students'... more
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      MarketingPsychologyCognitive SciencePersonality
Learning is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom but has been studied extensively in only a handful of species. Moreover, learning studied under laboratory conditions is typically unrelated to the animal's natural environment or life history.... more
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      Animal BehaviorLife historyStressNeurobiology of Learning and Memory
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      PsychologyAnimal BehaviorBehavioral NeuroscienceMotivation
In general, children with a range of special needs have below-average motivation and perceived control. We have investigated whether differences exist between the types of problem in different special groups. Theory distinguishes between... more
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      EducationSpecial EducationLearning DifficultiesGroup Theory
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      NursingSocial SupportCounselingMotivation
To explore the strategies used by rural recruitment programs and their perceived influence on medical students. Two original questionnaires delivered electronically, one to medical students and the other to recruiters in rural Ontario... more
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      Family PracticeMotivationMedical StudentsPersonnel Selection
Background Recent studies have suggested that functional classifications of aggression should be used to improve the understanding of the heterogeneity of aggression and its management, among inpatients in psychiatric hospitals. Aims Our... more
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      CriminologyPsychologyPerceptionForensic psychiatry