Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The marijuana user in US news media: an examination of visual stereotypes of race, culture, criminality and normification

In the wake of growing legalization efforts, both medicinal and recreational marijuana use in the US is becoming more prevalent and societally acceptable. However, racial, criminal and cultural stereotypes linger in mediated visual portrayals. This study examines the extent to which mediated visual portrayals in mainstream news have been impacted by these recent legalization efforts. Employing a quantitative as well as a qualitative analysis of visual images used to represent marijuana use in mainstream news, this study draws upon the power of visual framing and the construction of social reality to examine how visual symbols and iconic signifiers are used to construct both stereotypical and ‘mainstreamed’ or ‘normative’ depictions of marijuana use. Analyzing 458 visuals across 10 different media outlets across the political spectrum, both before and after legalization of marijuana in Colorado, this study shows how news portrayals perpetuated stereotypes about marijuana users, particularly around criminality and pot-culture iconography. Relatively few depictions of marijuana users in the US are visuals of ordinary, ‘normal’ people or families. This study thus interrogates the relationship between representations of race, criminality and ‘pothead’ stereotypes associated with marijuana use, and how these visual representations differ amongst liberal and conservative news sites, finding that the political ideology of the news outlet largely influences the visual stereotyping of marijuana users. The study concludes by considering both the legal and cultural implications of how mainstream news visually represents marijuana use, considering how persistent decades-old representations were largely perpetuated rather than challenged in light of legalization efforts.
The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Resiliency

A neurologists view of our response to trauma. Our experiences of trauma sow the seeds of many persistent and misunderstood medical problems such as chronic fatigue syndrome and various maladies of the immune system. Because of our inadequate understanding of the relationship of mind and body in processing these traumas, many of us suffer needlessly from our exposure to lifes traumas. Robert Scaer offers hope to those who wish to transform trauma and better understand their lives.
The Case for Nature Connectedness as a Distinct Goal of Early Childhood Education

The importance of young children learning about the natural environment has been recognised in policy and curricular frameworks around the world. Moreover, there has been a call for children to spend more time outdoors and to reconnect with nature. However, the distinct construct of nature connectedness has not been examined in detail in relation to early childhood education. This article aims to bring together environmental psychology literature and early years’ policy in an attempt to make the case for nature connectedness becoming a distinct goal in early childhood curricular frameworks. Furthermore, it aims to highlight gaps in the research literature and offer clear directions for future research.
Barriers to the clinical supervision of direct care staff in a human service organization: A case study

BARRIERS TO THE CLINICAL SUPERVISION OF DIRECT CARE STAFF IN A HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATION: A CASE STUDY MAY, 1992 PHILIP RICH, B.F. A. , C.W. POST COLLEGE M.S.W. , STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Ed.D. , UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Directed by Professor Jeffrey W. Eiseman The study utilizes the case study approach in examining clinical supervision in a large, multi-service human service organization. It specifically examines factors impeding clinical supervision, asserting that clinical supervision is typically not practiced as a result of multiple causes. A model of clinical supervision is synthesized from existing literature and is used as the basis for the study, which was operationalized through questionnaires and interviews conducted throughout the organization, a review of organizational materials, and the observation of supervision. In addition, organizational efficiency was conceptualized as the product of the interaction between defined task, organizational employees, formal organizational arrangements, and the informal culture of the organization. The thesis presents seven propositions to support the view that clinical supervision is impeded as a result of multiple causes: (1) supervisors are not well versed in the clinical basis of direct care work, (2) supervisors are untrained in the practice of clinical supervision, (3) most supervisory tasks are considered to be administrative rather than clinical, (4) organizational structures do not adequately encourage or support the use of clinical supervision, (5) training in clinical supervision is unavailable, (6) clinical supervision is more likely to be provided in programs that have a clear ’'clinical" identity, than in programs that
Transfer interest: measuring interest in training content and interest in training transfer

ABSTRACT Motivational influences are important predictors of training effectiveness and transfer of training to the workplace. The present study introduces the Transfer Interest Questionnaire (TIQ) to measure trainee interest. Grounded in the person-object theory of interest, the construct encompasses two dimensions: interest in training content and interest in training transfer. The results of exploratory factor analyses of questionnaire data from 203 trainees provided strong support for the proposed scales. Based on the perspective of age-related motivational maintenance, socioemotional selectivity theory, the gender-similarities hypothesis, and research on training motivation and motivation to transfer, a series of moderator analyses tested the effects of six trainee and training-design characteristics: trainees’ age and gender, work experience, number of semesters completed, training course’s content area, and voluntary vs. mandatory training participation. Furthermore, based on social cognitive theory, the theory of planned behavior, and the expectancy-value model of achievement motivation, the study tested the TIQ scales’ associations with utility value, self-efficacy, normative beliefs, control beliefs, and transfer intentions. Implications for theorizing the role of interest in transfer of learning, screening training participants’ interest profiles in training evaluations, and future research directions on the role of interest in adult education, corporate training, and human resource development are discussed.
Perceptions of EAP for Business: Fresh Findings from Academia and Workplace

In a scholarly convention, ESP has bilaterally focused on “academic” and “occupational” arenas leaving the symbiosis between the two almost untouched. The present study, thus, aims to weigh the concordance between what is taught in universities as EAP courses for B.A. students in Business and Economics and what English skills and abilities are, actually, required from them on the job. Altogether, 120 university teachers and 30 business managers were asked for their opinions about the existing curricula from one side and occupation-related English expectations from the graduates from the other. Triangulation of instruments using questionnaire, interview, teacher-assessment, and participant observation was applied. The results narrated not good news: considerable mismatch between the aforementioned arenas (education and occupation) and complete ignorance of oral skills (listening and speaking) in the academia, despite their vital importance at the workplace. The participants mainly emphasized equipping students with various skills required from them at work after their general English proficiency development and empowering EAP teachers with the needed content knowledge to potentially tailor university education and market. Implications of the study can include creating more practical opportunities such as simulated classes based on workshops and on-the-job training (OJT) with cooperation of the professionals in business. The findings can help educational policy-makers shift their focus to the graduates’ professional-future literacy, modify the EAP curricula with regard to real needs of the workplace and contribute to decreasing the gap between academia and labor market.
The Effect of McConnell Shoulder Taping on Shoulder Muscle EMG and Shoulder Torque Productions in Subjects With Anterior Shoulder Instability

Introduction: Anterior shoulder instability (ASI), a common clinical problem, causes significant functional impairments. Despite little evidence to support its use, rehabilitation directed at the unstable glenohumeral joint often includes McConnell shoulder taping. This taping technique consists of a base layer of tape followed by application of a rigid strapping tape (corrective) to restrain excessive translation of the humeral head. The aims of this study were to determine the effects of McConnell shoulder taping on EMG amplitude of ten shoulder muscles and on shoulder joint peak torque between three conditions: no tape and base tape alone; no tape and McConnell tape (base plus corrective) and between base tape alone and McConnell tape during isokinetic scaption and external rotation at two abduction positions in subjects with ASI. Methods: Eleven subjects with ASI completed concentric isokinetic testing in three functional exercise movement patterns while wearing a combination of fine wire and surface electrodes. Peak EMG amplitude for three phases of each movement pattern and peak isokinetic shoulder joint torque were evaluated. The absolute values of the change scores between the three tape conditions were analyzed using t tests (p<.0166). Results: Changes in EMG activity between each of the taping conditions increased in some subjects and decreased in others. On the whole, significant differences in EMG amplitude occurred after application of full McConnell taping
Nutrition and ambience, the state of the art: influence factors during a meal

: Real eating situations with people eating real foods are rarely objective of studies. To reduce complexity, current research methods are mainly based on laboratory settings. Thus foods rather than meals are studied. Since research of ambient influence factors has to pay attention to almost infinite complex interactions, the development of new research methods with multifactor studies is needed. Therefore, this essay tries to give an overview of what has been researched so far and where more research is necessary. It seems to be impossible to understand human food choice in laboratory settings by excluding as many environmental factors as possible.
The effects of employee ownership upon work attitudes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

The present study explores the role of employee ownership in increasing positive work attitudes in New Zealand companies. In particular, the study examines the extent to which employees view their stake in the company as a purely financial investment as opposed to an opportunity to assume more control and influence within the organisation. Questionnaires regarding attitudes toward the company and to the company share scheme were completed by 156 subjects from two organisations, one a small goods company, and the other a financial institution. Participants who owned shares in their company (n = 33) reported higher organisational commitment and job satisfaction, and lower turnover intention, than those who did not own shares (n = 123). However, none of the differences between owners and non-owners were found to be signiricant. Those who did hold shares showed a significant positive correlation between share scheme satisfaction and organisational commitment and job satisfaction, and a significant negative correlation between scheme satisfaction and turnover intention. Shareholders who were satisfied with the financial return on their investment were more likely to want to buy more shares if offered them in the near future. The results indicate that, when employees are given no extra influence over their job as a result of owning shares in the company, the financial benefits gained from ownership are not sufficient to create more positive attitudes toward the organisation. It is concluded that successful share ownership schemes require a corresponding increase in employee decision-making participation. Findings are contrasted with those of overseas studies and recommendations are made for longitudinal research which addresses the effects of employee ownership upon organisational culture and power distribution.
Brokering Culture and Power in a Media-Driven World: Parents of Adolescents in Northern Thailand

Exposure to modern media alters cultural values and individual identities. Little is known, however, about whether and how media use alters cultural socialization processes in family relationships. In this study, 20 urban Thai parents of adolescent children took part in individual interviews in which they discussed media use in their families. Thematic analysis of interview data indicates that adolescents act as cultural brokers for their parents in a media-driven culture, and that this brokerage engenders adolescent agency, power, and the renegotiation of traditional age-based hierarchies in the Thai context. Data also indicate that parental power and authority are maintained and reasserted by way of parents placing restrictions on adolescent media use and mobilizing their children’s technological desires as opportunities to teach culturally salient lessons about necessity—a value that reflects central tenets of the late Thai King Bhumibol’s Sufficiency Economy and of Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths. Findings suggest that media use can both transform and maintain traditional cultural values and family dynamics in northern Thailand. More broadly, this study carries implications for the psychological science of globalization by applying the concept of cultural brokerage to communities undergoing rapid technological change.
Neuroticism Predicts a Long-Term PTSD After Earthquake Trauma: The Moderating Effects of Personality

Background: The heartache from the devastating 8.0 magnitude Wenchuan earthquake, which killed nearly 90,000 people in western China, is still felt despite the large-scale recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas. This study investigated the relationships of earthquake-trauma exposures and personality with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to identify the long-term consequences of the Wenchuan earthquake on the survivors and the risk factors related to chronic PTSD. We hope the findings can contribute to developing new health care prevention and interventions for the survivors. Methods: We collected a sample of 490 people over 3 years after the Wenchuan earthquake, using questionnaires about demographic information and the traumatic experience in earthquake, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaires (EPQ), to find the consequences of the Wenchuan earthquake on the survivors and the potential factors related to the long-term morbidity of PTSD. Result: Traumatic experiences, such as witnessing someone being seriously injured, having your house seriously damaged, and having close relatives severely injured, were associated with developing PTSD. Personality measured by EPQ was also closely related to PTSD. Regression analyses indicated that a potential linear model characterized the relationship between PTSD, neuroticism and psychoticism, yet extraversion/introversion were not significant factors. In the multivariate logistic regression, neuroticism (a continuous variable measured by EPQ) was of more significance in predicting the morbidity of long-term PTSD, compared with other variables [odds ratio (OR) = 1.113, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.081-1.146, Wald Value = 50.467, P < 0.001]. The final path diagram built a model indicated the moderating role of personality in the relationship between traumatic experiences and PTSD (CMIN/DF = 2.324, P < 0.001; CFI = 0.879 < 0.8; RMSEA = 0.05 < 0.08). Conclusion: This study demonstrated the role of personality traits and subjective exposure experiences regarding the vulnerability associated with PTSD after earthquake. Among all personality traits, neuroticism is considered a vulnerability factor of PTSD, and other personality traits also moderate the effects of traumatic experiences associated with PTSD. These findings might be useful for psychologists to develop intervention strategies for people suffered natural disasters, and to help individuals with PTSD to heal fully.
Effect of Using Simulation on the Performance of Nursing Students toward Postpartum Period

Background: Using simulation as an educational tool in nursing education is not a new phenomenon. It becoming increasingly prevalent in the health care practice as there is inadequate opportunities for the nursing students to practice and refine psychomotor skills in care settings. So many institutions have a mission of producing qualified nurses with the requisite knowledge, attitudes and skills which done through adopted simulation models to improve the students' performance, promote their self-confidence and minimize the challenged that facing them during providing the clinical practices. This study aimed to assess the effect of using simulation on the performance of nursing students toward postpartum period. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used which conducted at nursing skill lab of the Technical Health Institute affiliated to Minister of Health and Population in Mansoura, Egypt. Sample concluded of all enrolled students (130 females' students) in the academic year 2017/2018. One hundred students were in the experimental group and thirty students in the control group. Tools: Five tools were used for data collection: 1- Self-administered questionnaire to assess students' socio-demographic data, and academic characteristics, 2- Simulation-learning modules. 3- Self-administered questionnaire sheet to assess students' knowledge regarding the postpartum period, 4- Observation checklist to assess students' performance, 5-Students' perception scale. Results: The present study revealed that although there was no statistically significant difference between control and experimental groups in the pretest (p> 0.005), but there was a statistically significant difference between them in the immediate and follow up posttest (pConclusion: This study concluded that the majority of students in the experimental group had higher scores of knowledge and performance than the control group in the immediate and follows up posttest. Recommendation: This study was recommended to apply simulation learning method in educating and training the nursing students in all different fields of the nursing education.
The Impact of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Intention to Turnover in the Sri Lankan Hospitality Industry: Perceptions from the Generation Y View Point

This study investigated the impact of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on intention to turnover according to the perceptions from generation Y in the Sri Lankan hospitality industry. The methodological approach of this study was based on the quantitative approach and the type of investigation was correlational. The respondents were limited to 256 generation Y employees who were employed during the period of the study. Data composed of self-administered questionnaire containing 19 closed statements with a five point Likert type scale. The descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were applied among dependent construct and independent constructs. The results of the study revealed that there are a significant impact of job satisfaction (15%), and a significant impact of organizational commitment (4.8%) on intention to turnover, according to the perception of generation Y employees in the Sri Lankan hospitality industry. Further, the findings show that there was a significant joint impact of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on intention to turnover (15.5%). Moreover, the statistical results relating to hypotheses, revealed that there was a moderate negative relationship between job satisfaction and intention to turnover (r =.-0.467 p < 0.01). Also, there was a weak negative relationship between organizational commitment and intention to turnover among generation Y respondents of Sri Lankan hospitality industry (r =.-0.441, p < 0.01). Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research studies have been presented.
Risk for eating disorders in "high"- and "low"-risk sports and football (soccer) : a profile analysis with clustering techniques

Eating disorders (EDs) are prevalent in sports. Although a distinction has been made to date between high- and low-risk sports for EDs, recent studies have indicated that footballers and other athletes in low-risk sports are as vulnerable for Eds as athletes from sports that emphasize weight and body appearance. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are particular configurations of psychosocial risk factors for EDs among athletes from different sports (N = 357), with a special focus on football players. The Athlete’s Eating Habits Questionnaire (CHAD) was used to establish intra-individual configurations through a multivariate k-means cluster analysis. We found that 10.9% of athletes and 11.4% of the footballers had scores on the CHAD ≥ 100 points, which indicates that a large number of athletes are at risk for developing or may already be suffering from an ED. Three configurations or risk profiles emerged based on the beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that reflect differential schemata for each cluster: high (8.7%), moderate (45.1%) and low (46.2%) risk. Football players had a profile that was similar to the moderate, though existent, risk cluster. Our findings also question the traditional classification of sports as high- vs. low-risk. Athletes, including footballers, may have a heightened risk for EDs when they have certain combinations of dysfunctional beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. Our findings indicate that it is important to consider relevant predisposing factors with the aims of risk detection and EDs prevention among athletes. The type of sport does not appear to be the most important risk factor.