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Retirement context and psychological factors as predictors of well-being among retired teachers
No full textThis study investigated the relationship of retirement context and psychological factors with well-being using data on 284 retired married men and women (aged 52-75 years). Measures of retirement context, psychological factors and well-being were used to obtain data from the retirees. Findings show that retirement status, job challenges, financial situation, physical health, activity level, and social support separately predicted psychological well-being. However, there were no significant effects of marital quality and social status on psychological well-being. Results also revealed that preretirement expectations, self efficacy, perceived stress, and optimism separately predicted psychological well-being. Interaction effects of retirement status and job challenges with gender predicted life satisfaction but not depressive symptoms. The results indicate the importance of examining the contextual and psychological factors in understanding the relationship between retirement status and psychological well-being
The 33rd Annual International Conference on the Psychology of the Self
No full text21 - 24 October 2010 Antalya – Turkey We are honored to host the IAPSP Annual International Conference on the Psychology of the Self, to be held on October 21-24, 2010 in Antalya, Turkey. The Conference, entitled “Self Psychology Around the World in Theory and in Practice”, represents the first time in 33 years that our International Conference of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology is being held outside of North America. Antalya is well known for its ancient ruins, sun, sea, food and natural beauty. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, the heartland of Turkey
International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology
No full textKyrenia, CYPRUS 2 – 5 December 2010 The International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology [ICEEPSY] 2010, sponsored by the Cyprus Consciousness, Achievement and Futurity Association, will be held 2-5 December 2010 in Kyrenia on the island of Cyprus. The ICEEPSY 2010 aims to provide an opportunity for academicians, practitioners, and professionals from education and educational psychology with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy. The ICEEPSY 2010 also aims to promote effective practices in education and educational psychology as well as collaboration among academicians, practitioners, and professionals from education and psychology fields
The Relation Between Humor Styles and Empathy
No full textThe Humor Styles Questionnaire and Interpersonal Reactivity Index were given to 103 (28 men, 75 women) undergraduates in a community college in the Midwestern United States. As predicted, significant positive correlations were found between affiliative humor and empathic concern (r = .23, p < .05) and between self-enhancing humor and perspective-taking empathy (r = .28, p < .01). Also, as predicted, there were significant negative correlations between self-enhancing humor and personal distress (r = -.34, p < .001), and between aggressive humor and perspective-taking empathy (r = -.40, p < .001), empathic concern (r = -.29, p < .01) and personal distress (r = -.20, p < .05). Predictions involving self-defeating humor and empathy were not supported. The differences in the correlations for affiliative humor and those of self-enhancing humor were examined in terms of the greater importance of perspective-taking and stress reduction in self-enhancing humor versus affiliative humor, which is more involved with social relationships. The implications for future research were discussed
The Impact of Humor in North American versus Middle East Cultures
No full textNorth American (Canadian) and Middle East (Lebanese) participants rated their reactions to four different humorous comments (self-enhancing, affiliative, self-defeating, and aggressive), presented by others in brief scenarios. Consistent with predictions generated from a humor styles model originally formulated in a North American context, all participants responded most negatively to aggressive humorous comments by indicating the saddest mood, the highest ratings of rejection, and the least desire to continue interacting with the person making the comments. Only the North American participants showed a distinctive positive reaction to the self-enhancing humorous comments by displaying the happiest mood, the least rejection, and the greatest desire to continue with the interaction. In contrast, the Middle East Lebanese participants did not differentiate in their responses between self-enhancing, affiliative and self-defeating humorous comments. These findings were considered in light of cultural distinctions in collectivistic versus individualistic self-construals. Here, it was suggested that the collectivistic self-construals that characterize Lebanese Middle East participants may have blurred the self versus other distinctions in the humor styles model, thus leading to significantly less humor differentiation in a Lebanese Middle East context. The implications of these findings for further cross-cultural work on humor and its impact in social interactions was then considered
Clinical Case Formulation: Varieties of Approaches
No full textEdited by Peter Sturmey Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 Clinical Case Formulation is an impressive collection of case studies gathered in a volume coordinated and edited by Peter Sturmey. The book provides an overview of the general features of case formulation and how it can drive treatment. Featuring clinical cases from a variety of populations and focusing on a range of different problems, the volume covers all the major theoretical perspectives in clinical practice -behavioral, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, medical and eclectic. Each chapter describes a case, presenting two contrasting formulations and a commentary from a different perspective. These examples not only provide the reader with clear models of case formulations, they also highlight the different constructs and world views that characterize alternative theoretical approaches to case formulation
Memory as a Mediator between Depression and Academic Achievement among Iranian Adolescents
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to determine the mediation effect of memory on the relationship between depression and academic achievement. The paper is based on a study, which was carried out among adolescents in Iran. The respondents of the study were 400 adolescents (200 males and 200 females) in the age range of 15-19 years old. Instruments used for data collection were the Beck Depression Inventory (21 items) and the Wechsler Memory Scale – 3rd Edition (WMS-III). The finding shows that depression significantly affected academic achievement and this relationships is mediated by memory (Z=1.65, p≤ 0.). Thus, it is recommended to enhance academic achievement and mental health in school settings, support strategies such as educational guidance and counseling. Teaching life skill programs and psychotherapy should be promoted
Conference – Psychoanalytic perspectives on teaching and learning: Getting under the skin
No full textPsychoanalytic perspectives on teaching and learning: Getting under the skin To be hosted by The Centre for International Studies of Diversity and Participation, Canterbury Christ Church University, from Friday 4th to Saturday 5th December 2009. We would welcome papers/workshops etc. that consider these issues theoretically and clinically as well as in using research into learning and education in its widest sense. This can include consideration of the kinds of research that are appropriate for illuminating such relationships and processes
Work hours, work intensity, satisfactions and psychological well-being among Turkish manufacturing managers
No full textThis research examined the relationship of a newly developed measure of work intensity and of work hours on potential antecedents and work and well-being consequences. Data were collected from 877 male and female managers and professionals working in a variety of organizations in the manufacturing sector in Turkey using anonymously completed questionnaires, a 58 percent response rate. The 15 item measure of work intensity was found to have high internal consistency reliability. Work intensity was significantly correlated with work hours, but weakly. Gender and organizational level predicted both work intensity and work hours; males, and respondents at higher organizational levels indicated greater work intensity and more work hours. Hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for personal demographic and work situation characteristics, showed that work intensity but not work hours was a consistent and significant predictor of work outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, work engagement) and psychological well-being (e.g., exhaustion). The interaction of work intensity and work hours was not a significant predictor of work or well-being outcomes. Interestingly, work intensity was positively related to work outcomes and negatively related to indicators or psychological well-being
Age and motives for volunteering: Further evidence
No full textThis work has explored the socioemotional selectivity theory (Cartensen, 1995) with the purpose of evaluating how people selectively optimize their activities involving social investments as they increase in age, investing more in self-relevant and emotionally meaningful goals. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to test hypotheses derived from the socioemotional selectivity theory regarding the effects of age on motives for volunteering. The Volunteer Functions Inventory (Clary et al., 1998) was completed by 214 volunteers affiliated with different organizations. Results indicated that, as age increases, career, understanding and making friends volunteer motivations decrease, while social and values volunteer motivations increase. Possible implications for volunteer management in organizations are analyzed