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Gary Adams and Nick Theodorou oral history interview.
No full text1 sound file. Duration: 55 min.Oral history interview with Gary Adams and Nick Theodorou conducted by Daniel Sanchez on July 2, 2008. This interviwed was conducted during the College Baseball Foundation's Hall of Fame (HOF) induction weekend in Lubbock, Tex. Gary Adams and Nick Theodorou discuss their careers and experiences, as a coach and as a player respectively, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). They served as UCLA's representatives and discussed Jackie Robinson, HOF inductee, and his contributions to baseball at UCLA. Accompanied by 1 abstract
Reviewing two sides of the socialization literature: a comprehensive theoretical model of social receptivity of newcomers
No full textL’obiettivo di questo lavoro è quello di passare in rassegna la letteratura sul processo di socializzazione, considerando differenti prospettive e sottolineando le lacune esistenti. In conclusione, è proposto un modello teorico completo della social receptivity dei newcomer. Nella prima parte, il focus è sulla florida letteratura che ha preso in esame la prospettiva del newcomer nella socializzazione, quest’ultima descritta come un processo di apprendimento o di adattamento. Nella seconda parte, sono riportati gli studi che hanno investigato la prospettiva dei colleghi durante la socializzazione. La social receptivity del newcomer è interpretata come risultante da due livelli, le caratteristiche del newcomer e quelle dei colleghi. Nella terza ed ultima parte, basandosi sulle due linee di ricerca passate in rassegna, si propone un modello di socializzazione in cui i due livelli di analisi predicono la social receptivity. A sua volta, quest’ultima dovrebbe intervenire per migliorare l’adattamento del newcomer, denotato da indici prossimali (role clarity, self-efficacy, conoscenza della cultura organizzativa e stress) e distali (job attitudes, engagement, performance e turnover).The purpose of this paper is to review the literature that investigated the socialization process, considering different perspectives and highlighting existing gaps. Ultimately, proposing a comprehensive theoretical model of social receptivity of newcomers. In the first part, the focus is on the flourishing literature that examined the newcomer’s perspective of socialization, which was depicted as a learning or an adaptation process. In the second part, the studies that investigated the co-workers’ perspective during the socialization process are reported. The social receptivity to a new member is interpreted as the resulting of two levels: the newcomer characteristics and the co-workers’ characteristics. In the third and last part, relying on the two lines of research reviewed, it is proposed a model of the socialization process, in which the two levels of analysis predict social receptivity. In turn, social receptivity should intervene in enhancing newcomer adjustment, as depicted by proximal (role clarity, self-efficacy, knowledge of organizational culture, and stress) and distal (job attitudes, engagement, performance, and turnover) outcomes
My partner looks, swims, and quacks like a duck: The need for cognitive closure in the interpersonal perception of romantic engagement in close relationships
No full textIndividuals are motivated to have a reassuring vision of their partners' characteristics that are central to the relationship such as romantic engagement. This can be particularly true for individuals with high levels of need for closure (NFC). In order to preserve a comforting and stable view of the relationship, they might be motivated by greater assumed similarity and lesser accuracy in perceiving partners' romantic engagement. Three-hundred-fifteen heterosexual couples filled out a questionnaire with measures of NFC and self- and other-reported romantic engagement (harmonious and obsessive). Results showed that, for both types of romantic engagement, assumed similarity and accuracy effects were positive and significant. Moreover, NFC had a moderating role in the assumed similarity and accuracy effects in harmonious romantic engagement. In particular, high NFC individuals showed greater assumed similarity and lower accuracy compared to low NFC individuals
I tempi della socializzazione. Cambiamenti psicosociali negli allievi della Guardia di Finanza. Presentazione all'Incontro di presentazione degli esiti del piano permanente di supporto 2016 – 2017, Roma, Italia
No full textLo studio longitudinale condotto nelle diverse scuole della Guardia di Finanza offre una panoramica unica sui cambiamenti psicosociali che si osservano negli allievi che transitano attraverso il periodo formativo. Questi dati rappresentano un patrimonio unico, essendo uno dei pochi studi fino ad ora condotto che abbraccia una finestra formativa tanto ampia. Attraverso la somministrazione annuale di reattivi psicologici ai neo-immessi, è stato possibile tracciare i loro progressivi cambiamenti in aree psicologiche cruciali quali: 1) personalità, 2) socializzazione al ruolo, 3) soddisfazione al lavoro, 4) impegno organizzativo, 5) impegno lavorativo, e 6) comportamenti di cittadinanza organizzativa. I risultati ottenuti fino ad ora mostrano un pattern di progressivo adattamento al ruolo, caratterizzato dall'assenza di qualunque sintomo di disadattamento psicologico e da una crescita costante dell'identificazione con l'organizzazione e della socializzazione al ruolo, che a loro volta appaiono forze importanti nel produrre cambiamenti nella personalità dei neo-immessi. Infatti, tanto più i rispettivamente neo-immessi divengono impegnati e identificati con l'organizzazione, tanto più il loro profilo di personalità cambia. Questi cambiamenti implicano un aumento nei tratti della coscienziosità (i.e., scrupolosità e perseveranza nell'attività lavorativa), e nelle abilità interpersonali. I neo-immessi maggiormente socializzati aumentano la propria stabilità emotiva, che invece tende a rimanere stabile o addirittura a decrescere in quelli meno socializzati
La motivazione epistemica dietro il bias: come il BCC interviene nella percezione interpersonale della passione nelle coppie. Presentazione accettata per il XV Congresso Nazionale di Psicologia Sociale (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia), Bari, Italia
No full textNelle coppie, gli individui sono motivati ad avere una visione rassicurante circa le caratteristiche del proprio partner che sono centrali per la relazione (Kenny & Acitelli, 2001), come ad esempio la passione (Ratelle et al., 2013). Questo potrebbe essere particolarmente vero soprattutto per gli individui con alti livelli di Bisogno d Chiusura Cognitiva (BCC; Kruglanski, 2004), motivati ad una maggiore similarità assunta e ad una minore accuratezza nel predire i livelli di passione del partner al fine di mantenere una visione rassicurante e stabile della relazione. Trecentosedici coppie eterosessuali (632 partecipanti) hanno compilato la misura di passione (armoniosa e ossessiva) auto ed etero valutata e di BCC. Attraverso l’Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006), i risultati hanno mostrato che, per entrambi i tipi di passione, gli effetti di similarità assunta e accuratezza sono positivi e significativi. Inoltre, si è evidenziato il ruolo del BCC come moderatore sia nella similarità assunta che nell’accuratezza per la passione armoniosa. Nello specifico, individui con alti (vs. bassi) livelli di BCC presentano una similarità assunta maggiore. Inoltre, diversamente da quanto avviene per gli individui con bassi livelli di BCC, l’effetto di accuratezza non è significativo. I risultati mostrano che il BCC ha un ruolo nel determinare la percezione della passione armoniosa. Al contrario, la percezione della passione ossessiva potrebbe essere meno distorta, poiché basata su comportamenti di dipendenza emotiva e ritiro sociale, più facilmente riconoscibili da parte del partner, sia direttamente che attraverso gli altri esterni alla relazione
I gruppi nelle organizzazioni
No full textIl capitolo tratta della composizione del gruppo di lavoro, gli aspetti dinamici nel gruppo di lavoro, l'efficacia del gruppo di lavoro e i processi di gruppo e la motivazione nel lavoro di gruppo
Emerging technologies in face and body contouring/ [edited by] Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, Erez Dayan.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."Emerging Technologies in Face and Body Contouring by internationally acclaimed experts Spero Theodorou, Christopher Chia, Erez Dayan and esteemed contributors, details emerging state-of-the-art technologies in minimally-invasive body contouring. This resource fills a void in the literature, providing plastic, aesthetic, and dermatologic surgeons with clinical insights on the latest proven techniques in nonsurgical fat reduction and skin tightening. The book begins with chapters on 3D imaging for emerging body contouring technologies, clinically applicable concepts of fat metabolism, and discussion of laser and ultrasound. Procedural chapters cover a diverse array of cutting-edge noninvasive body contouring and VASER techniques, including water-assisted and power-assisted liposuction. Chapters dedicated to the face and neck detail scarless face lifting, injection lipolysis, and radiofrequency skin tightening. Body-specific chapters focus on the neck, arms, abdomen, flanks and hips, gluteal region, thighs and calves, ankles and knees"--Three-dimensional Imaging for Emerging Technologies in Body Contouring / Isabel Robinson and Pierre Saadeh -- Clinically Applicable Concepts of Fat Metabolism / Rachel L. Goldstein, William G. Austen Jr., and Erez Dayan -- Noninvasive Laser Body Contouring / John W. Decorato -- Ultrasound in Noninvasive Body Shaping / Jennifer Croix and Anne Chapas -- Three-dimensional Cryolipolysis Body Contouring / Villy Rodopoulou -- Noninvasive Radiofrequency Fat Destruction for Body Contouring / Alix O'Brien and Sherrell J. Aston -- The Role of Stem Cells in Body Contouring / Aris Sterodimas -- Ethnic Considerations in Liposuction / William Lao -- Laser-Assisted Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia : Office-Based Surgery / Christopher Chia -- Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction for Body Contouring / Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, and Erez Dayan -- VASER Technology for Body Contouring / Alfredo Hoyos and Mauricio Perez -- Water-Assisted Liposuction / Pei-Hsuan Lu and Hsiang-Ya Wang -- Power-Assisted Liposuction Cannula Types and Technique / Briar L. Dent and B. Aviva Preminger -- Scarless Face Lifting with Bipolar Radiofrequency Assistance / Diane Irvine Duncan -- Injection Lipolysis-Neck / Sachin M. Shridharani -- Neck : Radiofrequency Liposuction / Keramidas Evangelos -- Neck Liposuction : The Classic Technique / Steven M. Levine -- Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction for Arm Contouring / Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, and Stelios C. Wilson -- FaceTite : Procedure Technique / P. Paolo Rovatti -- Male Gynecomastia Treatment / Alfredo Hoyos and David Guarin -- High Definition Body Contouring of the Abdomen / Alfredo Hoyos and David Guarin -- Flanks and Hips / Spero J. Theodorou -- Gluteal Augmentation with Implants / Douglas Senderoff -- Technology-Based Contouring of the Thighs / W. Jason Martin -- Calf, Ankle, and Knee Contouring / Christopher, Chia Stelios C. Wilson, and Gerald H. Pitman.1 online resourc
The Relationship Between the Need for Cognitive Closure, Stereotyped In-group and the Out-group Morality, and Prejudice towards the Out-group
No full textSeveral studies demonstrated that a high need for cognitive closure (NFC) is associated with higher prejudice towards the out-group. This study aims to investigate how this effect can be moderated by attributions of morality to the in-group and the out-group. A questionnaire was administered to 725 participants. The results showed a positive relationship between NFC and prejudice when the in-group was evaluated as more moral than the out-group. This relationship was weaker when the out-group was evaluated as more moral than the in-group. These findings implicated that it is possible to reduce prejudice in individuals with high NFC by manipulating perceptions of in-group and out-group morality
Can We Barter Local Taxes for Maintaining Our Green? A Psychological Perspective
No full textPrevious research highlighted that the desire for neighborhood improvement is an antecedent of the citizens’ involvement in green urban areas maintenance. Nevertheless, the topic of civic participation in the maintenance of green areas is not yet well developed in the literature and a link with local legislation is missing. We investigate the intention of participation in such maintenance through a web-based experiment. We hypothesize that stimuli of poor (vs. good) maintenance will be associated with a higher intention of contributing to the upkeep of green areas following the administrative barter law. The administrative barter is a law approved in Italy, which gives citizens the possibility of a reduction of local taxes in exchange for their involvement in the improvement of the territory. One hundred ninety-six participants (Mage = 33.81) were assigned randomly to good maintenance condition (n = 100) or poor maintenance condition (n = 96). The level of maintenance was manipulated through photographs of a neighborhood depicting good or poor maintenance of the urban green ornamentation. Results pointed out that people showed a greater willingness to engage in the improvement of green urban areas in the poor condition as compared to the good condition, according to the administrative barter law. This study suggests that local legislation may provide an incentive fostering citizens’ involvement in green urban areas maintenance
Stay at home behavior during COVID-19: The role of person-home relationships
No full textNumerous studies investigated the adherence to health behaviors during COVID-19; however, the majority of approaches considered individual factors, while neglecting the importance of people’s relationship with their home. The purpose of this contribution is to integrate this aspect into a behavioral model to understand stay at home behavior during COVID-19 lockdowns. More specifically, this study combines a traditional approach employing variables from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and risk perception with Home place attachment and Past stay at home experience to explain people’s decisions to stay at home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Data collection was conducted online during the first Italian lockdown with 794 valid answers. A structural equation model found that the predicted model has a good fit, and all variables are found to significantly predict Stay at home behavior, except for Descriptive norms and Risk perception. Place attachment and Past stay at home experience are found to positively predict Stay at home intention, through Attitude and Perceived behavioral control, respectively. Contrary to the hypotheses, Risk perception is not found to be significant, Findings point to the importance of considering the person-home relationship in adherence to stay at home behavior. Results are discussed for their implication for behavioral coping during future pandemics as well as for their relevance in daily life after the pandemic
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