Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
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Why are some mid-size family firms quick to institutionalize their structures while others
are slow to let go the power that comes with informal ways of organizing? Owner-
managers’ personality and scanning are suggested as drivers behind variance in
perceptions of institutionalization in family firms as well as variance in planning future
institutionalization. Specifically, the role of need for [...]
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This study aims to investigate the relations between the dimensions of parental
expressivity which are positivity, negative dominant expressivity, negative
submissive expressivity, family environment and child’s coping strategies, and the
effect of child temperament on this relation .111 preschool children between the ages
of 4 and 6 years and their families participated in the study. Family expressivity as
assessed with [...]
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The purpose of the present study was to find out variables that make first year university
students vulnerable to eating disorders. Pathological eating attitudes’ association with height
and weight, family meal patterns, perceived social support, family values and socio-
demographic variables were assessed. 299 first year university students from the Department
of Basic English at Middle East Technical University [...]
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The study explored spousal accuracy and positive marital behavior (PMB) and
negative marital behavior (NMB) areas’ three different evaluations which were
frequency, emotional impact and attributed importance in distressed and
nondistressed couples. Participants of the study were 81 married couples. All 162
spouses filled out Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS), Communication Skills Inventory and Information [...]
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationships among accepting and
reminiscing the past, attachment dimensions, and autobiographical memory. University
students (N=182) participated to the study (105 women, 77 men). The relationships among
attachment anxiety, avoidance, accepting and reminiscing the past, and autobiographical
memory were examined within the context of emotionally charged memories and the
phenomenological properties [...]
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Bu çalışmanın amacı, gruplar arası ilişkileri belirleyen çeşitli etkenlerden;
ulusal stereotipler, iç- grup özdeşleşme, gruplar arası etkileşim ve sosyal
sınıflandırmayı incelemektir. Birinci bölümde toplam 150 Kıbrıslı Türk,
ulusal stereotip, sosyal kimlik ve gruplar arası gruplar arası etkileşim
ölçeklerini doldurmuştur. Kıbrıslı Türklerin kendi stereotipleri üzerine
yapılan faktör analizi dört değişkenin varlığına işaret etmiştir, bunlar;
Olumluluk, Beceri- temelli, Olumsuzluk ve Dindarlık/ Muhafazakarlık olarak
bulunmuştur. [...]
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The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of ambivalent sexism, ambivalence toward
men and demographic variables on attitudes toward men in social and women in natural
sciences. 217 METU students participated in the study. Results of hierarchical regression
demonstrated that sex, major, political view, department satisfaction and benevolence toward
men (BM) significantly predicted attitudes toward men [...]
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The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of goal orientation
on feedback seeking behaviors. While examining this, the effects of self-efficacy,
feedback sign, and motives were considered to better understand how goal-
orientation affects the way employees seek feedback. The secondary purpose was
to investigate the effects of task characteristics (important/unimportant) and
performance level (good/bad) on [...]
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The aim of the present study was to identify sociodemographic and
psychological correlates of adolescent tobacco, alcohol and drug use.
Participants were 854 high school students (485 girls, 369 boys) aged
between 14-18. Participants were administered a Demographic Information
Form, Arnett Inventory of Sensatio Seeking, seven subscales of Drug Use
Screening Inventory (DUSI) and Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use
Questionnaire. Twelve [...]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between attribution
related to acquisition of managerial position by women, attitudes toward women
managers, sexism and sex differences. 201 workers from various positions in
various firms participated in the present study. Findings indicated that male
participants exhibited more negative attitudes toward women managers than did
female participants. Participants who [...]
