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Zoltán K?váry Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged Abstract Psychobiography was invented by Sigmund Freud while investigating the psychological determinants of Leonardo da Vinci’s artistic creativity. Following the founder of psychoanalysis there were about 300 psychobiographic analyses published until 1960. From the 1930’s psychoanalysis also influenced the unfolding personality psychology trend called personology in the [...]
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admin | November 30, 2011
Adele Pacini University of East Anglia Philip Barnard MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Abstract Lakoff & Johnson (1999) argue that the understanding of positive or negative concepts is structured around our sensorimotor experience whereby “Happy is up” and “Sad is down”. Consistent with this, Meier and Robinson (2004) found that positive evaluations of words [...]
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admin | November 30, 2011
Sofia Triliva Department of Psychology, University of Crete Catherine M. Brusten PhD. Patriarchou Grigoriou 11 Abstract An exploratory study sought to reconcile certain contradictions regarding the role of mothers as presented in the social science literature through probing subjective accounts of mothers in the rapidly changing social milieu of Greece. Previous research that has focused [...]
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Richa Chaudhary Santosh Rangnekar Mukesh Barua Department of Management Studies, Indian institute of Technology Abstract In a recent analysis (July 29, 2010) Hewitt Associates have reported a steady decline in the global employee engagement levels. According to the report this is the largest drop in the engagement levels that has been observed in the past [...]
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Ronald J. Burke York University Mustafa Koyuncu Nevsehir University Lisa Fiksenbaum York University Abstract This study examined the relationship between self-reports of hospital culture and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, and psychological well-being of nursing staff in Turkish hospitals. It represents the first study of [...]
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Markus Denzler, Petra Markel & Jens Förster In the present article it is argued that aggression or more specifically, taking revenge has contrary to previous research findings not only negative (i.e., aggression increasing) but also positive (i.e., aggression reducing) consequences. Whereas aggressive thoughts and aggressive behavior might be reduced by taking revenge, negative feelings most [...]
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Brad J. Bushman & Roy F. Baumeister When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred. –Thomas Jefferson When angry count four; when very angry, swear. — Mark Twain Anger is an emotional response to a real or imagined threat or provocation. Anger can range in intensity from mild irritation to extreme [...]
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Melanie B. Tannenbaum, Justin Hepler, & Dolores Albarracin What motivates a person to go out and do the things that they do? This is a deceptively simple question that has kept scientists and philosophers busy for thousands of years. We discuss the role of activity and inactivity in goals. read more Tweet
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admin | October 12, 2011
Amanallah Soltani Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Samsilah Roslan Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Maria Chong Abdullah Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Chang Cheong Jan Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia Abstract Optimal challenge refers to the balance between the challenge level of an activity and the skill [...]
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admin | October 12, 2011
Savita Bakhshi London Metropolitan University Anna Baker London Metropolitan University Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate British Indian men and women’s perceptions of Indian physical appearance ideals and related attributes. Eight semi-structured interviews with men and women were conducted, and the data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four themes emerged [...]
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