A stress-management model of job strain is developed and tested with recent national survey data from Sweden and the United States. This model predicts that mental strain results from the interaction of job demands and job decision latitude. The…
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We show that immigrant managers are substantially more likely to hire immigrants than are native managers. The finding holds when comparing establishments in the same 5-digit industry and location, when comparing different establishments within the…
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This article uses fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to examine the determinants of job security regulations â here understood as restrictions on hiring and firing â in Western democracies. Unlike previous studies, the analysis…
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To investigate if exposure to adverse psychological job characteristics predicts incident use of antidepressants, taking into account differential misclassification and residual confounding.
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From the 1950s, John Bowlby, one of the founders of attachment theory, was in personal and scientific contact with leading European scientists in the field of ethology (e.g., Niko Tinbergen, Konrad Lorenz, and especially Robert Hinde). In…
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AIMS: John Bowlby and James Robertson, two men who were extremely influential in the latter part of the 20th Century, combined scientific theory with evangelism to bring about changes in the way in which children were cared for in hospitals and…
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In this study, the effects of psychosocial job stressors on the resting blood pressure (BP) of 112 black male workers were examined. The subjects resided in a rural, poor, predominantly black community in eastern North Carolina. The job stressors…
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This article reviews the state of the art of available theories and data regarding the psychology of terror- ism. Data and theoretical material were gathered from theworlds unclassified literature. Multiple theories and some demographic data have…
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This article is divided into four parts. First there is a summary of the social policy of the old state-socialist regimes, some description of the legacy of social problems which they bequeathed to those making the transition to capitalism and a…
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Techniques and procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory were used to develop a conditional matrix on binge-drinking in Britain, reflecting data of 32 participants, aged between 22 and 58. The core category was 'binge-drinking as a social…
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LAMS WZiEU project began in 2006. The biggest challenge of adopting an e-learning environment was the methodological and electronic development of chosen parts of the Computer Science subject and transferring didatic content delivered by traditional…
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We have paid little attention to gender differences in developmental disabilities aside from the purpose of establishing prevalence. Yet, studying sex differences in the incidence and presentation of developmental disability and mental health…
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Alcohol use and intoxication are highly prevalent among adolescents and may be an important element of the socialization process in the teenage years. Significant short- and long-term health consequences seem evident. The aim of this study was to…
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Abstract Summary: This article explores the values, knowledge, policy and practice of three different programs of foster care in Israel and their implications for the experiences of all involved: children, parents, foster parents and social workers.…
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Given the dominant use of visuals in destination image promotion and the call for more pluralistic approaches in tourism analysis, the purpose of this research note is to illus- trate the utility of visitor-employed photography (VEP) to elicit…
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Summary: Biases in judgements reveal some heuristics of thinking under uncertainty. This article described three heuristics that are employed in making judgments under uncertainty: (i) representativeness, which is usually employed when people are…
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Decision-making about the ethics of qualitative research is problematic where the research design is emergent, and the balance between risks and benefits for research subjects are difficult to ascertain prior to study implementation. The discourses…
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This book engages with the politics of social and environmental justice, and seeks new ways to think about the future of urbanization in the twenty-first century. It establishes foundational concepts for understanding how space, time, place and…
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This study documents the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) for four ethnic groups and explores ethnic-specific differences and similarities in women's attitudes. Data are from a cross-sectional survey of 2,674 ever-partnered women aged…
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