Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Society as a Barrier Rather than a Resource for Women - Bedouin Mothers of Children with Hearing Loss Describe Their Plight

ABSTRACT Israel Qualitative study of 20 hearing Bedouin mothers of children with hearing loss in the Negev found clear evidence of the impact of social perceptions on the mothers’ quality of life. Primarily, the mothers drew a direct connection between the birth of a child with hearing loss and the phenomenon of polygamy, which is widespread and accepted in the Bedouin population. Many mothers noted that the child’s birth was the husband’s reason for abandoning them and taking a second wife. This hurt the mother deeply and left her to cope on her own with rearing the child, without the help of her husband or her community. The birth of a child with hearing loss often generates feelings of stress in the parents, deriving from the many tasks involved in rearing the child, the intensive array of therapeutic interventions, and the need to manage the family as a whole. The community can be an important resource for the parents, but some communities, because of their unique characteristics, make the parents’ lives harder. That is the case with the Bedouin population of the Negev desert in southern Israel. Among the reasons for this may be this population’s peripheral location and isolation.
Redefining habits and linking habits with other implicit processes

In their commentaries on Hagger (2019), Gardner, Rebar, and Lally (2019) and Phillips (2019) provide welcome debate on the conceptualization and operation of habits in physical activity. In this response, I extend their comments by (i) calling for a redefining of habits to encompass contemporary views of habit, and (ii) suggesting that descriptions of physical activity habits should make reference to their relations with other implicit constructs that reflect automatic processes. Specifically, I contend that extant definitions of habits for complex behaviors like physical activity should move away from definitions of unitary responses to specific cues or contexts, and, focus on ‘macro’ expressions of the behavior that comprise multiple sub-actions, which can each be controlled by habitual or deliberative processing. It may also be useful for definitions to make the distinction between habitual instigation and execution, affording greater precision in descriptions of the processes that generate habitual behaviors. Finally, physical activity habits as cue-action relations are unlikely to be enacted in the absence of activation of other implicit processes, consistent with behavioral schema. Recognizing this, I contend that descriptions of habit should accommodate these links, and that they may be useful in elaborating on the processes by which habits determine subsequent physical activity behavior.
The persuasiveness of British accents : enhancing parental self-efficacy to manage children's oral health behaviours

This interdisciplinary research builds on Pine et al.’s (2016) oral health intervention, ‘Bedtime Brush and Read Together to Sleep’ (BBaRTS), conducted among families in Tayside, Kent and Newham. It uses children’s storybooks to improve parents’ selfefficacy to manage their child’s oral health behaviours. The storybooks are being adapted into animated cartoons with voice-overs. Therefore, my research question is: What are the persuasive effects of British accents in each BBaRTS trial area? Study one tests the persuasiveness of six British accents (Received Pronunciation (RP), Multicultural London English (MLE), Yorkshire English, Dundee English, Irish English and Estuary English) among 114 parents (Tayside, n = 46; Kent, n = 34; Newham, n = 34). It was hypothesised that there would be a persuasive effect of accent, which differs by area. Participants completed an accent identification task, along with implicit and explicit measurement procedures. In Tayside, Estuary English was more persuasive than MLE (p = 0.002). In Newham, MLE was more persuasive than Dundee English (p = 0.001), Yorkshire English (p = 0.011) and RP (p = 0.011). In Kent, there was no persuasive effect of accent. Findings are examined in the context of Gawronski and Bodenhausen’s (2006, 2011) Associative-Propositional Evaluation model. This study also explores individual differences and reaction time in relation to accent persuasiveness, but results suggest that neither factor plays a fundamental role. Study two applies the most and least persuasive accent in Newham (MLE and Dundee English) to animated versions of the BBaRTS storybooks. 37 participants from Tower Hamlets – a demographically similar East London borough – completed an experiment based on the self-validation hypothesis (Petty et al. 2002). It was hypothesised that accent would affect participants’ confidence in their thoughts about the oral health messages, and in turn their attitudes. MLE was indeed associated with higher thought confidence than Dundee English (p = 0.001), but not with more favourable attitudes to the oral health messages. Results are discussed in relation to the participants’ English proficiency. This research contributes to the growing work on implicit cognition in sociolinguistics, and furthers our understanding of how accent interacts with persuasion. Crucially, it emphasizes the value of interdisciplinary research by connecting linguistics and public health.
Investigating principal capacity in literacy Instructional leadership at selected primary schools

This paper investigates the capacity of primary school principals with regard to literacy instructional leadership. I argue that specific capacities related to literacy instructional leadership include principals’ knowledge of the literacy curriculum, supervision of the literacy instructional programme, empowerment of literacy teachers through professional development activities, the manner in which principals promote print-rich literacy classrooms, and the importance of principals having a vision and mission for literacy instruction . This qualitative study was conducted at six schools in the Motheo district, Mangaung Municipality, Free State, South Africa. Embracing a multiple case study research design, data were collected through individual interviews with each principal. This data were subject to thematic and content analysis. The findings revealed that principals have a poor understanding of the literacy CAPS curriculum. They also lack an understanding of data-driven decision-making. Professional development activities to enhance literacy instruction are neglected and teachers receive little guidance regarding strategies to construct print-rich literacy classrooms. However, principals demonstrated some commendable practices in the monitoring of literacy practices. Furthermore, the findings indicate that measures that address the impact of the social context on literacy instruction are insufficient.
From Good Associates to True Friends: An Exploration of Friendship Practices in Massively Multiplayer Online Games

Early text-based multiuser dungeons (MUDs) required users to read through descriptions of physical environments and type in commands in order to perform in-game actions. Player-to-player interaction was limited to text-based communication and chat room encounters. Online gaming has since come a long way. Most massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) now support a variety of communication modes, including voice chat and in-game messaging (Park et al., 2006; Williams, Xiong, & Caplan, 2007). MMOs are places of social gathering that bring players together in persistent, fictional worlds where social interaction is a key activity (Nardi, 2010; Taylor, 2009; Williams et al., 2007; Yee, 2006). Crawford, Gosling, and Light (2011) argue that such collective engagement makes MMOs appealing and encourages players to develop long-term gaming commitments: “Formany players of [MMOs], the key reason they play these (and continue to do so over a long period) is not necessarily the attainment of particular goals, but rather socializing and keeping in touch with fellow players” (p. 9). The opportunity to interact with other users has also been shown to increase players’ overall enjoyment of online games because playing with others makes the virtual world feel real and unpredictable (Christou et al., 2013). While studies on social interaction in MMOs abound, there is little diversity in the games studied, with research overwhelmingly focusing on the popular massively multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft (WoW). Some have expressed concern that building a generalized theory of online games from a small number of titles could be misleading since the experiences of WoW players are not necessarily representative of those who play other MMOs (Taylor, 2008). To help remediate this oversight, the MMO EVE Online was chosen as the research site for the study discussed in this
‘A lonely old man’: empirical investigations of older men and loneliness, and the ramifications for policy and practice

Abstract Loneliness has become an issue of significant academic, public and policy focus. There has been much research on experiences of loneliness in later life and many accompanying interventions targeting lonely older people. However, there has been a dearth of research on the impact that loneliness can have on older men and the resulting implications for policy and practice. This paper aims to redress this by developing a theoretical framework to improve understanding of older men's constructions and experiences of loneliness. It draws on two qualitative empirical studies: the first explores older men's perceptions of masculinity and loneliness; and the second looks at the effectiveness of a service for older men which was designed to alleviate loneliness among older people more generally. The paper outlines the way in which older men often construct masculinity as an oppressive (hegemonic) requirement, but which can be reformed into ‘positive’ traits of ‘strength of mind’, ‘responsibility’, ‘caring’, ‘helping out’, ‘doing a favour’ and ‘giving something back’, with a consistent yet implicit assumption that enactment of these denotes a ‘proud’ masculine identity. Loneliness, on the other hand, is represented as a subordinate social role, both non-masculine and related to marginalising stereotypes of age. This results in the identification of two important implications for the way in which services can assist in the alleviation of loneliness in older men: that men are more likely to engage with a service that can facilitate the construction of a ‘proud’ masculine identity; and that services which deconstruct hegemonic masculinities, particularly by providing a space where men feel comfortable being emotionally tactile, are likely to be most effective at both alleviating loneliness and promoting overall wellbeing.
Deviant Workplace Behavior Causative Factors (The Effect of Interpersonal Justice and Non-Physical Work Environment on Workplace Deviance with Job Satisfaction as a Mediation variable in Universitas Negeri Padang Employees)

This study aims to analyze the effect of interpersonal justice and non-physical work environment on deviant workplace behavior with job satisfaction as a mediating variable in Universitas Negeri Padang Employees. The population of this study were all employees of Universitas Negeri Padang who were civil servants with a total sample of 195 respondents. The analysis technique used is SEM-PLS. The results of the study show that interpersonal justice and non-physical environment have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Then, job satisfaction has a significant negative effect on deviant workplace behavior, and interpersonal justice has a significant negative effect on deviant workplace behavior, but the non-physical work environment has a negative and insignificant effect on deviant workplace behavior. Furthermore, job satisfaction is a mediator of interpersonal justice towards deviant workplace behavior, but to test the effect of mediating variables on job satisfaction in a non-physical work environment on deviant workplace behavior cannot be continued because, a direct relationship between exogent variables (non-physical work environment) to the endogent variable (deviant workplace behavior) is not significant.
Women and men portrayal on television news: a study of Spanish television newscast

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyse the portrayal of women and men on Spanish television news. A quantitative content analysis was conducted which comprised 1,834 news stories from 41 television newscasts of the three television channels with the highest viewership ratings in Spain. Content-analysis results showed that women were portrayed in the news much less frequently than men, and women and men were depicted after the gender stereotypes that attributed greater power and status to men than to women. Furthermore, women were portrayed as victims more frequently than men, and men were portrayed as athletes more frequently than women. Men were represented as main character in 40.7% of the news stories whereas in the case of women it amounted to just 7.3%. News stories by women reporters were more likely to relay on women as main characters than did stories by male reporters; also women reporters were more inclined than male reporters to use females as sources, although the most common sources in the new stories both by male and female reporters were expert men. Results allow us to conclude that the portrayal of women and men in television newscast is very unequal in Spain.
Religiosity, Filial Piety, and Drinking in Adolescence

Abstract Research suggests that religiosity, familial factors, and smoking are associated with adolescent alcohol use. The aims of the current study were to investigate whether filial piety, resistance self-efficacy to smoking, and willingness to smoke mediate the relationship between religiosity and alcohol use in 180 adolescents (Mage = 13.23; 60.0% female). Religiosity was not associated with alcohol use, but was associated with filial piety. Resistance self-efficacy, filial piety, and willingness to smoke were all associated with alcohol use. Future prevention programs may benefit from promoting respect toward older family members and should be designed to address both alcohol and smoking-related factors.
A Hypothetical Model Proposal for Social Connectedness in Adolescents

In this study, the hypothetical model proposed for social connectedness was tested. Firstly, the effect of social intelligence on social anxiety was tested. Then the effect of social anxiety on internet addiction and peer relations was tested. Finally, the effect of internet addiction and peer relations on social connectedness was tested. A hypothesis has been proposed for each effect. This study was conducted on 991 adolescents (578 girls and 413 boys). The hypothetical model was tested in the general sample, the girls and the boy’s sample. As a result of the analysis, the hypothetical model was confirmed in three samples. According to the findings, social intelligence affects social anxiety negatively. Social anxiety affects internet addiction positively but peer relations negatively. Peer relations affects social connectedness positively. Finally, internet addiction affects social connectedness negatively.
Level of Technology Implementation and the Personality Traits of Adventist School Principals

Level of Technology Implementation and the Personality Traits of Adventist School Principals by Gustavo Martin MA, Aquinas College, 2005 BS, Aquinas College, 2001 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Educational Technology Walden University March 2019 Abstract Previous studies analyzed how personality traits relate to education, but not in relation to technology implementation. Limited knowledge can lead to inadequate professional development. This study provided insight on the “level of technology implementation” (LoTi) and the personality traits of private school principals. The theoretical frameworks of this research were the Big Five Personality Trait Model and Concerns-Based AdoptionPrevious studies analyzed how personality traits relate to education, but not in relation to technology implementation. Limited knowledge can lead to inadequate professional development. This study provided insight on the “level of technology implementation” (LoTi) and the personality traits of private school principals. The theoretical frameworks of this research were the Big Five Personality Trait Model and Concerns-Based Adoption Model. The research study answered the question of the relationship, using Kendall’s Tau-b, between the LoTi and each of the personality traits: extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and agreeableness of Adventist school principals using a quantitative, non-parametric, correlational study approach. Every Adventist school principal within North America (N=799) were invited to participate. Sixty-six completed the LoTi Digital-Age Survey for Leaders and the Big Five Inventory. Findings indicated that a weakmoderate correlation was found on the personality traits of extraversion (τb = .253, p = .007) and openness (τb = .229, p = .017); no correlation was found on the personality traits of agreeableness (τb = .118, p = .215), conscientiousness (τb = .177, p = .063), and neuroticism (τb = -.157, p = .095). It is recommended that future research studies include teacher’s personality traits and segregation of data by age or years of experience in education. Findings affected positive social change by providing information that could be used to provide appropriate professional development with less emphasis on trainings that focus on agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism and more on those that help principals be more open to both the process and the actual technological change. Level of Technology Implementation and the Personality Traits of Adventist School Principals
‘Four’s a Crowd’? Making Sense of Neoliberalism, Ethical Stress, Moral Courage and Resilience

ABSTRACT This paper will build on findings from a study on ‘ethical stress’ (experienced when social workers cannot base their practice on their values) conducted with criminal justice social workers in Scotland (Fenton 2015. “An Analysis of ‘Ethical Stress’ in Criminal Justice Social Work in Scotland: The Place of Values.” British Journal of Social Work 45 (5): 1415–1432). The study demonstrated that social workers experienced more ethical stress the more risk averse they perceived their agencies to be. However, the study also found that social workers perceived some ethical issues as merely practical ones and, thus, did not find them ethically unsettling. Making the link between ethical stress and moral courage, with the former acting as an impetus to action, this paper will grapple with the concern that neglect of the moral content of actions, and internalisation of the neoliberal narrative, can lead to a collusion with managerial, bureaucratic and technical practice that belies the reality of service users lives. This paper will explore the need for social work education to explicitly acknowledge and encourage the identification of ethical stress and its utility as a catalyst for moral action (Fenton 2016. “Organisational Professionalism and Moral Courage: Contradictory Concepts in Social Work? ” Critical and Radical Social Work 4 (2): 199–215), contrary to some current thinking around resilience (Garrett 2016. “Questioning Tales of ‘Ordinary Magic’: ‘Resilience’ and Neo-Liberal Reasoning.” British Journal of Social Work 46: 1909–1925) and as an amelioration of potentially oppressive, neoliberal hegemonic practice.
Is age just a number? Credibility and identity of younger academics in UK business schools

In this article, we use discursive qualitative interviews to explore identity challenges and opportunities experienced by younger academics in the business school environment. We frame identity construction and the influence of age as a reflexive and subjective process. We establish links between identity study and critical reflexivity and advocate for their benefits in supporting young academics in unpacking and navigating their fragile academic identities. Our analysis generates important insights into the sense-making process, where identity norms and definitions of young academics influence their engagement in shaping their identity and the extent to which they achieve confidence and credibility. Where internal and external perceptions of required identities were problematic, imposter syndrome arose, presented as accounts of marginalisation. We position the interplay of identity regulation and identity work as shaping the consequences of what were sometimes precarious outcomes of self-identity. Alongside this conceptual contribution, we provide practical avenues for support initiatives that may help young academics build legitimacy and overcome perceptions of marginalisation.
KİŞİLİK, ÖRGÜTSEL GÜVEN VE BAĞLILIĞIN DUYGUSAL EMEĞE ETKİLERİ İLE İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN BELİRLENMESİNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Emotional labor the process of which the employees are expected to perform while providing their services and interacting with customers in accordance with the organizationally pre-defined rules, known as emotional labor, is carried out when the task necessitates face-to-face or verbal communications. Emotional labor is also used in education. The purpose of this study is to define whether or not the rules of emotional labor, organizational commitment, trust and personality is the pioneers of emotional labor and also the relationship between the burnout and emotional labor when employees consider quitting their jobs. For this purpose literature reviews were made, hypothesis were produced and tested. 5205 academic personnel, who work in foundation universities in Istanbul according to the data from Council of Higher Education (YOK) in 2016, were taken into consideration for this study and 540 of those were considered for this survey. Survey included 110 questions in 8 categories for sampling which are 19 questions for emotional labor, 20 questions for personality, 18 questions for organizational commitment, 22 questions for organizational trust, 22 questions burnout, for questions for intention to quit the job and demographic questions. The data gathered with the survey were analyzed by using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Windows 22. 0 and scheffe test applied for t test, one-way anova test as post-hoc data. Pearson correlation and regression analysis between variables and also hierarchical regression analysis and Sobel test were applied. According to the analysis, it is concluded that responsibility, outwardness and emotional balance are the result of personality traits affecting emotional labor. Emotional, continuing commitment has an effect on emotional labor. Additionally, trust in manager and colleagues, organizational trust have an impact on emotional labor. Furthermore, it is also concluded that burnout is full interval variable between the emotional labor and intention to leave. By examining emotional labor in education sector and correlation of the variables mentioned above, this study is thought to be useful for the researchers who are interested in this area.