Advances in psychology research . Volume 59 / / Alexandra M. Columbus, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954513303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Huntington, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60876-490-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Collana: Advances in psychology research ; ; 59
• Altri autori (Persone): ColumbusAlexandra M
• Disciplina: 150
• Soggetti: Psychology - Research; Psychology - Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH, VOLUME 59 -- ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH, VOLUME 59 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1EMBODIED LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION:THE PROCESSING OF SPATIAL INFORMATION DURING READING AND LISTENING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE COMMON-SYSTEMS ASSUMPTION -- EQUIVALENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS DERIVED FROM LINGUISTIC INPUT AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ACTION AND PERCEPTION -- INTERACTION BETWEEN LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION AND CONCURRENT ACTION AND PERCEPTION -- THE READING-INTERFERENCE HYPOTHESIS -- AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE READING-INTERFERENCE HYPOTHESIS -- Experiment 1: Spatial Distance -- Method -- Participants -- Materials -- Design -- Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Accuracy of Probe-recognition Responses -- Latencies of Correct Probe-recognition Responses -- Experiment 2: Perceptual Perspective -- Method -- Participants -- Materials -- Design and Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Accuracy of Probe-recognition Responses -- Latencies of Correct Probe-recognition Responses -- Relationship between the Field-of-view Effect and Visiospatial Abilities -- Experiment 3: Listening versus Reading + Listening -- Method -- Participants -- Materials -- Design and Procedure -- Results -- Accuracy of Probe-recognition Responses -- Latencies of Correct Probe-recognition Responses -- CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2MULTIPLE TARGETS OF ; WORKPLACE AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT: FACTOR STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT IN VARIANCE OF THE WORKPLACE AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EIGHT DISTINCT TARGETS OF WORKPLACE AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT -- Organization -- Supervisor -- Co-Workers -- Customers -- Work -- Tasks -- Career and Profession -- THE PRESENT STUDY -- METHOD -- Participants and Procedure -- The Workplace Affective Commitment Multidimensional Questionnaire(WACMQ).; ANALYTICAL STRATEGY -- Testing Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance3 -- Model Fit -- RESULTS -- Factor Structure of the WACMQ -- Invariance Across Language Groups -- Invariance across Gender Groups -- CONCLUSION -- Limitations and Future Research -- AUTHORS' NOTE -- APPENDIX A.THE WORKPLACE AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE (FINAL VERSION) -- INSTRUCTIONS -- APPENDIX A. CONTINUED -- INSTRUCTIONS -- APPENDIX B.LE QUESTIONNAIRE MULTIDIMENSIONNEL D'ENGAGEMENT AFFECTIF EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL(VERSION FINALE) -- CONSIGNE -- APPENDIX B. CONTINUED -- CONSIGNE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3ATTACHMENT AT WORK -- INTRODUCTION -- Attachment at Work Survey -- METHOD -- Participants -- Procedure -- Measures -- Adult Attachment in the Workplace (AAW) -- Personality -- Emotional Intelligence -- Organisational Commitment -- Self-Esteem -- Trust in People -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4SWITCHING AMONG TWO-COMPONENT TASKS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Participants -- Tasks, Instructions, Stimuli, and Apparatus -- Design and Procedure -- RESULTS -- Global Effects of Tasks and Practice -- Effects Related to Task Switching -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5THE FEMALE TRIAD INBRASILIAN DIFFERENT SPORT MODALITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Subjects -- Sport Modalities -- ASSESSMENT MEASURES -- 1. Eating Attitude and Behavior -- 2. Anthropometrical Assessment -- 3. Indirect Perception of Body Mass -- ETHICAL ASPECTS -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- RESULTS -- 1. Characteristics of the Sample -- 2. Menstrual Dysfunctions -- 3. Eating Disordered [ EAT, BITE and BSQ] -- DISCUSSION -- 1. Body Composition -- 2. Menstrual Dysfunctions -- 3. Osteoporosis -- 4. Eating Disordered [ EAT, BITE and BSQ] -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6THE UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTION DISSIMULATIONIN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN -- ABSTRACT.; STUDY 1 -- METHOD -- Participants -- Material -- Short Stories -- Real Emotions Scale -- Apparent Emotions Scale -- Receptive Vocabulary Measurement -- Procedure -- Assessment Criteria -- RESULTS -- Understanding of the Distinction Between Real and Apparent Emotions -- Accuracy of the Justifications -- DISCUSSION -- STUDY 2 -- METHOD -- Participants -- Material -- Procedure -- RESULTS -- The Understanding of the Distinction between Real and Apparent Emotions -- Understanding of the Justifications -- DISCUSSION -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- AUTHOR NOTE -- APPENDIX A.STORIES USED IN STUDY 1 AND STUDY 2 -- APPENDIX B.EXAMPLE OF THE INTERVIEW PROCEDURE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7COPING STYLE IN ADOLESCENCE:SEX AND AGE DIFFERENCES -- ABSTRACT -- Purpose -- Participants -- Material and Method -- Results -- Discussion -- METHOD -- Participants -- Measures and Procedure -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8A REVIEW OF RELIGIOSITY AND MENTALHEALTH IN THE PSYCHIATRIC POPULATION:A CLOSER LOOK AT PATIENTSWITH SCHIZOPHRENIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- The Construct of Religiosity -- Measurement of Components of ; Religiosity and Religious Coping -- RELIGIOSITY AND MENTAL HEALTH -- PSYCHIATRIC POPULATION -- Cognitive Component -- Affective Component -- Behavioral Component -- Religious Coping -- SCHIZOPHRENIC POPULATION -- General -- Religious Delusions -- RESEARCH LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL CARE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9SEXUAL HORMONES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR:ARE THEY RELEVANT TO SCHIZOPHRENIA? -- ABSTRACT -- 1. SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DEVIANT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR -- 2. TESTOSTERONE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR -- 2.1. Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone -- 2.2. Testosterone and Its Conversion to Estradiol -- 3. TESTOSTERONE AND AGGRESSION -- 3.1. Testosterone -- 3.2. Testosterone and Its Conversion to Estradiol.; 3.3. Relationship between Testosterone, Estradiol and Serotonin -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10SEX DIFFERENCES IN AGGRESSIVE ANDDELINQUENT BEHAVIOR INSCHIZOTYPAL ADOLESCENTS* -- SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR -- THE EMORY UNIVERSITY ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF SCHIZOTYPAL ADOLESCENTS -- RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSES -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11ASPERGER SYNDROME AND HUMOR -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ASPERGER SYNDROME AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE -- HUMOR AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE -- ASPERGER SYNDROME AND HUMOR -- HUMOR AND SPECIFIC COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEFICITS -- Affective Reciprocity -- Joint Attention -- Theory of Mind -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Expert CommentaryASSESSING HIV STIGMA AMONG INDIVIDUALSWITH HIV AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC -- COMMENTARY -- REFERENCE -- Expert CommentaryGENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE EXPERIENCE OFINFORMAL CAREGIVING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPACT OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CAREGIVING -- OTHER CONSEQUENCES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Short CommunicationSOCIAL JUSTICE, MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING,AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH:A POLITICALLY INCORRECT PERSPECTIVE -- ABSTRACT -- SOCIAL JUSTICE AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM -- MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING -- MISDIRECTION IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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