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Investigating the relationships between regulatory focus and needs satisfaction at work

Work is becoming more mobile, remote, and fragmented, which makes strategies to enhance employees’ motivation increasingly important in organizations. Research on work motivation has shown that people’s ability to adjust behavior (i.e., self-regulation) and the extent to which their choices and activities are self-determined are among the most relevant factors that shape motivation at work. In this respect, regulatory focus theory and theories of psychological needs have contributed much to the study of work motivation. However, little research has investigated potential connections between these two powerhouses of motivation. To address this issue, this thesis is the first to investigate in depth associations between regulatory focus and psychological needs satisfaction at work. Moreover, it investigates whether regulatory focus may operate in part through psychological needs satisfaction to influence work outcomes like job satisfaction, work engagement, burnout, and turnover intentions. Based on dual literature reviews of the regulatory focus and needs satisfaction literatures, I propose a theoretical framework that links regulatory focus with satisfaction of needs that involve security and growth at work, and use this framework to assess the impact of these processes on work outcomes. Four empirical studies with data from more than 1,000 employees test this framework. Results suggest that work-specific promotion focus and prevention focus are associated with satisfaction of different work-related needs involving growth and security (Chapters 2 and 3). Further, the relationship between promotion focus and work growth needs is partly explained by job crafting to increase challenges, while the relationship between prevention focus and work security needs is partly explained by job crafting to decrease hindrances (Chapter 3). The thesis concludes with a discussion of how these findings can inform interventions to improve work motivation, and recommends future research to determine causality and test the framework using alternative methodologies. REGULATORY FOCUS AND NEEDS SATISFACTION 3
Career sustainability during manufacturing innovation

Purpose Given advances in digitalization and automation, manufacturing employees are facing the increasing threat of being substituted by smart machines and robots. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework that explains as well as can be used to study career sustainability of workers in the fast-paced, continuously changing manufacturing landscape. Design/methodology/approach After tracing the evolution of manufacturing sector in China, the authors review existing literature on career sustainability and then propose a new framework. The authors then describe two fictive cases and illustrate the applicability of the four-dimensional framework in helping understand the lived experience of objects in these fictive cases. Findings The proposed dynamic framework of career sustainability constituted by four intricately interconnected dimensions (i.e. resourceful, flexible, renewable and integrative) is useful in understanding the fictive cases and hopefully will guide future research on career sustainability in manufacturing or similarly fast-past, dynamically changing environments. Practical implications The framework of career sustainability facilitates manufacturing employees to accurately evaluate the sustainability of their careers, whereby they can choose to continue, shift or re-orient their career paths during the transitional period toward digitalized manufacturing; it also enlightens employers to think about how to enhance the job security and engagement of workers by helping prolong their careers and re-design their career plans. Originality/value This paper proposes a novel yet context-specific framework to understand and study sustainability of careers. In addition to helping us understand how careers evolve during transformational periods, it also offers fruitful avenues for further research.
Mental health interventions for homeless young children through an attachment theory lens : a review and analysis of the literature

This thesis is a review and analysis of the literature on mental health interventions that may be effective for treating homeless young children living in emergency shelters or transitional housing. It begins with a discussion of family homelessness in the United States, and continues with a review of the literature on relationships among maternal mental health, children’s mental health, and homelessness. While homelessness is associated with increased maternal mental illness, the association between homelessness and children’s wellbeing appears to be mediated by the mother-child attachment relationship. Therefore, a discussion of attachment theory, attachment in homeless and impoverished children, and the implications of attachment for children’s mental health follows. Several evidence-based mental health interventions for young children that focus on attachment relationships are reviewed, and their feasibility in homeless shelters or transitional housing discussed. This thesis concludes with a discussion of evidence-based practice and recommendations for policy, practice, and future research. Mental Health Interventions for Homeless Young Children Through an Attachment Theory Lens: A Review and Analysis of the Literature A project based upon a review and analysis of the literature, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
Current practice of preparing morphine infusions for nurse/patient-controlled analgesia in a UK paediatric hospital: healthcare professionals’ views and experiences

Objective To explore the views and experiences of healthcare professionals (HCPs) regarding the preparation of morphine infusions for nurse/patient-controlled analgesia (N/PCA). Methods Three focus groups were conducted with HCPs (anaesthetists, nurses in theatres and wards) at one UK children's hospital. Focus groups were transcribed verbatim and content analysis was used to identify themes. Results A variety of approaches are used to prepare morphine infusions. A lack of appreciation of the excess volume present in morphine ampoules that nominally contain 1 or 2 mL was identified. Other sources of error were miscalculation, complexity of the multistep procedure, distractions and time pressure. Participants suggested that ‘ready-to-use’ prefilled syringes and preprogrammed syringe pumps would improve practice and minimise the risk of error. Conclusions Risks associated with the preparation of infusions for paediatric N/PCA, in particular non-appreciation of the overage (excess volume) in morphine ampoules, raise concerns about the accuracy of current practices.
“It turned my life upside down”: the experience of Polish caregivers of siblings with Alzheimer’s disease

ABSTRACT The aging of the population and the increased rate of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease represents an increased challenge not only for older adults but also their caregivers. Sibling caregivers face multiple challenges associated with their role. Caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s poses a significant burden and is associated with increased caregiver mortality, depression, mental and physical fatigue, lethargy and financial upheaval. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of sibling caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients living in Poland. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven siblings, primary caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Four themes were identified: (a) role overload; (b) emotional impact, (c) changes in the relationship, and (d) fears about the future. Sibling caregivers experience challenges related to care recipients’ behavioral problems as well as fatigue in having to be diligent and perform multiple care roles. The findings also revealed the impact of the disease disclosure on the relationship between caregivers and their sibling care recipient. The results from this study offer important implications for future interventions that could benefit individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, their sibling caregivers, and the formal social support system in Poland.
Background smoking cessation rates in England

This is a paper in a continuing series arising from the Smoking Toolkit Study, a monthly series of national surveys in England starting in October 2006 designed to provide up-to-date and accurate information on smoking and smoking cessation patterns. The study methods are given in Paper 1. Information will be added to the series and papers updated with new versions as new information becomes available. The Smoking Toolkit Study is funded by Cancer Research UK, Pfizer and GSK. For a full list of papers in the series go to www.smokinginengland. info.
SOCRATIC QUESTIONING TO PROMOTE EFL STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING IN A LANGUAGE LEARNING

This paper addressed the use of the Socratic Questioning method as an attempt to promote EFL students' critical thinking in language learning. It is ordinarily understood that the process of learning the language tends to focus more on how to answer questions rather than how to ask productive, systematic, and directed questions. Questioning as a means to fulfil curiosity is a driving factor for critical thinking activities. Questioning is able to direct the task and define the problem so that it will spur and trigger students' critical thinking. The use of Socratic Questioning and critical thinking methods embraces and encourages the analysis of Bloom's taxonomy integrally since Bloom's critical thinking is assigned as one of the highest levels of thinking in cognitive domains. Socratic Questioning, critical thinking, and Bloom's taxonomy are lines that must be passed in a language learning process in order to achieve the quality of skills which surely depends on the quality of thinking.
The role of religiosity as a protective factor against marijuana use among African American, White, Asian, and Hispanic adolescents

Abstract Given the moves toward legalization of marijuana in the United States and problems associated with adolescent marijuana use, this study focused on examining the role of religiosity in protecting African American, White, Hispanic, and Asian American adolescents from using marijuana. It also tested the moderation effects of race on religiosity and marijuana use. Results of the main effects revealed that religiosity may serve as a protective factor against marijuana use for African American, White, Hispanic, and Asian American adolescents. Race did not have moderating effects on the relationship between religiosity and marijuana use in the sample. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
Essay: The Transition from the Inquisitorial to the Accusatorial System of Trial Procedure: Why Some Latin American Lawyers Hesitate, 53(2) Wayne L. Rev. 785 (Summer 2007).

The article is born of my experience teaching American-style trial advocacy to over 15 groups of Latin American lawyers coming from countries in transition from the inquisitorial to the accusatorial model. The first part of the article reviews the principal differences in the two systems as it affects trial procedure. The article then reviews those aspects of accusatorial trial proceedings that caused the greatest degree of discomfort to the foreign lawyers. Finally, the article attempts to posit a few recommendations that should help not only to ease the transition process but also to anticipate the next level of procedural and substantive obstacles.
Early Childhood Educators' Knowledge and Self-efficacy in Foundational Literacy Instruction

This thesis is comprised of two studies. The first utilizes a mixed-method approach and explores early childhood educators’ early literacy knowledge and selfefficacy for early literacy instruction. Fifty-four ECEs participated in this research, of which 29 were pre-service ECEs and 25 were in-service ECEs. Participants were assessed on their early literacy knowledge and self-efficacy for early literacy instruction. They were also assessed on their early literacy-related experiences, including assessments of their literacy-related training and practicum experiences as well as assessments of their professional experiences. Study 1 revealed significant gaps in ECEs’ early literacy knowledge, and identified differences between pre-service and in-service ECEs in their early literacy knowledge and experiences. The findings of study 1 showed that despite their varied early literacy-related experiences and training, both pre-service and inservice ECEs lacked adequate knowledge and self-efficacy in phonemic awareness and oral language instruction, two essential components of early literacy education. The second study is a mixed methods study examining the impact of a targeted professional development intervention designed to improve knowledge and self-efficacy
Design and emotion education: introducing undergraduate students to emerging design research

: This paper investigates the construct of product experience and attachment, with the view to how the research literature, and supporting design strategies, can be introduced to design students at an undergraduate level. The paper proposes that exposing students to the relevance and application of emerging design research in this area, will encourage them to design more sustainable and more emotionally engaging human centered design solutions. Furthermore, it will prepare them for the challenges, which they may face as practicing designers. Issues such as personality, memories, pleasure, longevity and sensory design are explored via three student projects: an investigative study relating to product attachment; a workshop to explore products with personality, and; finally a design challenge to consider interaction and touch.
Comparative study of amniotic fluid index in normal & high risk pregnancy complicated by PIH

Background: Amniotic fluid is an indicator of placental function on the fetal development. The amniotic fluid index is the most commonly used method of measuring amniotic fluid. Objective: The purpose of this study was to study amniotic fluid index in normal and high risk pregnancy (PIH) at term (37-40 weeks) and to correlate amniotic fluid index with foetal outcome. Materials and Methods: The present study of assessment of Amniotic Fluid Index in high risk cases of pregnancy was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior. The ultrasonic examination was performed in the radio diagnosis department of Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior. This comparative study was carried out on total 200 patients admitted to Kamla Raja Hospital from July 2006 to March 2007. Scans were performed from 37 weeks to 40 weeks earlier if indicated. Results: This study showed that maximum numbers of cases admitted in both the groups were ranged between 37-39 weeks of gestational age. It was also seen that maximum patients in high risk (100) and control (100) groups were in 21-30 years age and minimum patients belong to age group > 37 years. Most of the patients were from antenatal clinic, 60 patients in control group and all 100 patients in PIH group attended antenatal clinic regularly. It was also seen in both groups that maximum patients were primigravida (40.5%). The amniotic fluid volume as measured by amniotic fluid index was within normal limits (86%) in low risk group patients. Incidence of congenital anomaly in high risk group was 20% and with oligohydramnios was 7.41%. We found one case of renal agenesis and one of multiple anomalies with oligohydramnios, also incidence of IUGR was very high in both groups. Conclusion: This study showed that, amniotic fluid volume estimation by ultrasonography is a good method of estimation of foetal wellbeing. Amniotic fluid volume is altered in high risk (PIH) pregnancies; it reflects intrauterine growth retardation and congenital malformations in few cases.
Correlational Study of Differences in Distress Following Relationship Education for Individuals With or Without Chronic Illness

Abstract Relationship quality contributes to favorable health; and conversely, chronic relational stress exacerbates symptoms of chronic illness (CI). Individual-oriented relationship education (RE) demonstrates promise as an efficacious intervention to improve individual and relational distress. We used a secondary data set from a community effectiveness study and applied a correlational research design to examine changes in distress following an RE intervention with a 1-group pretest–posttest design. The sample (N = 672) predominantly included low-income, ethnic minority individuals, either with CI or without. Controlling for income, CI individuals reported higher distress at enrollment baseline. Both groups showed significant improvements in distress post-RE intervention, Wilks’s λ = . 93, F(1, 669) = 79.49, p < . 001, η 2 = . 08; however, no group benefited more. Results support further examination of changes in distress and health post-RE for individuals with CI. Counselors could use individual-oriented RE intervention to help reduce distress and as a contribution to holistic health intervention.
Toeing the Party Lie: Ostracism Promotes Endorsement of Partisan Election Falsehoods

Research suggests that ostracism could promote endorsement of partisan falsehoods. Socially excluded individuals are uniquely attentive to distinctions between in-groups and out-groups, and act in ways intended to promote group belonging, potentially including a greater willingness to accept claims made by other group members. We test this assertion with a 2 (ostracism) X 2 (anonymity) X 2 (topic) mixed factorial design using the Ostracism Online paradigm with a demographically diverse online sample of Americans (N = 413). Results suggest that when ostracized, both Democrats and Republicans are more likely to endorse party-line falsehoods about the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. These effects are contingent on several individual-level differences, including strength of ideological commitment, cognitive reflection, and faith in intuition for facts. These patterns failed to replicate with fracking, a politically charged science topic.
Religiosity and Emotion Regulation

People higher (vs. lower) in religiosity differ in the emotions they typically experience, but do they also differ in how they deal with their emotions? In this investigation, we systematically tested links between religiosity and elements of emotion regulation, including beliefs regarding the controllability of emotion, the motivation to feel better, and the tendency to use specific emotion regulation strategies (e.g., cognitive reappraisal, rumination, distraction). Participants were American Catholics, Israeli Jews, and Muslim Turks (N = 616) who were stratified sampled based on level of religiosity. All eight preregistered hypotheses were confirmed, even after controlling for demographic variables. We found that people higher (vs. lower) in religiosity were more likely to use emotion regulation strategies that are typically linked to adaptive emotional outcomes (e.g., cognitive reappraisal, acceptance) and less likely to use emotion regulation strategies that are typically linked to less adaptive outcomes (e.g., rumination). These findings suggest that people higher (vs. lower) in religiosity may deal with their emotions in more adaptive ways.
Preservice Teachers’ Personality Traits and Social Network Use Purposes

Facilities provided by social network sites allow individuals to use social networks for various purposes such as communication, entertainment and information sharing. These purposes vary depending on the social networks individuals use and on their personality traits. The present study examined preservice teachers’ social network use purposes with respect to their personality traits. The participants of the study were 660 preservice teachers attending a Turkish university. For data collection in the study “Scale of Social Network Use Purposes” and “Basic Personality Traits Inventory” were used. The research data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation Analysis and Multi-Linear Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that among the personality traits, conscientiousness, openness to experience and negative valence were predictors of the sub-factors of social network use purposes. As for other personality factors, neuroticism and extraversion were not significant predictors of the total social network use purpose score or its sub-factors.
The Validity and Reliability Analysis of English National Final Examination for Junior High School

The aim of this study is to analyze the validity and reliability of the English National Final Examination for Junior High School academic year 2017-2018. Validity and reliability are two kinds of characteristic to prove whether a test is good or not. This study takes only one sample of test packages from many test packages, because it is considered the test are similar in the content and differ only in the position of test number. This study was taken in one of the private schools in South Jakarta and involved two English subject teachers as validators/ validity analyst. This study was analyzed by using a descriptive method. Content validity was analyzed by comparing the test material in the syllabus to the test item, while the construct validity was analyzed by comparing the graduation standard to the test item. Furthermore, the reliability was analyzed by using Kuder-Richardson Formula (KR20-KR21). The findings of this study show that, the English National Final Examination for Junior High School academic year 2017-2018 fulfilled the criteria of validity and reliability. The content validity shows 92% valid, the construct validity shows 92 % valid, and the reliability shows coefficient 0,784, which means reliable. To conclude, the English National Final Examination for Junior High School academic year 2017-2018 has fulfilled the criteria as a good test.
Incarcerated Women’s Perceptions of a Reproductive Life-Planning Class: A Qualitative Study

The study objective was to qualitatively explore experiences and perceptions of a reproductive life planning (RLP) class among women experiencing incarceration. Twelve focus groups were conducted with a total of 59 women, aged 19–44 (median age of 27). Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis methodology. Focus group analysis revealed four primary themes: (a) The RLP class was perceived as acceptable by women in a jail setting, (b) jail provides specific opportunities for an RLP class, (c) receptivity to the RLP class was influenced by an ambivalent attitude toward pregnancy, and (d) women want to learn about the range of contraceptive options by an instructor who is competent and empathic. The jail setting is an acceptable and valuable location for educating women about reproductive life planning. With basic needs met and negative distractions removed, the RLP class prompts women to reflect on previous and future reproductive choices.
My Animal Self: The Importance of Preserving Fantasy-Themed Identity Uniqueness

ABSTRACT Furries are fans of anthropomorphic art and media. A unique component of the fandom is the creation of individualized fursonas – anthropomorphic animal-themed identities to represent oneself. In the present research, we examined the effects of experiencing a threat to one’s fandom-themed fantasy identity (fursona) or to oneself. Furries read about another person copying (vs. not copying) one’s fursona (vs. public identity) prior to completing measures related to copycatting. In line with past research, when copied (vs. not), furries expressed anger, rated the situation as harmful and illegitimate, and viewed the other person unfavorably. Additionally, when copied, furries experienced more anger, perceived illegitimacy, and felt a greater threat to their freedom to display a unique identity when their fursona was copied than when their non-fan identity characteristics were copied. Together, the results point to the importance of furries’ fursonas to their sense of self.