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Van, Rooyen Kempie. "The performance of South African and British children on the Griffiths Mental Development Scales- extended revised a comparative study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/370.

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The South African context necessitates developmental assessment measures with particular characteristics. A critical examination of a variety of potential measures indicates that there are very few measures available to meet these specific needs. The GMDS-ER is judged to be one such measure. This study explores the performance of South African children aged 4 to 7 years of age as it relates to that of British children (from the standardisation sample). The samples consisted of normal South African (n=129) and British (n=161) children, where normalcy refers to the absence of sensory, physical,

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Van, Heerden Rivca. "Exploring normal South African and British children: a comparative study utilizing the Griffiths Mental Development Scales- extended revised." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/629.

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The health status of a substantial number of South African children can be classified as “children at risk” (Luiz, 1999) as the majority of children are influenced by factors such as poverty, poor living conditions and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These are only some of the influences that contribute significantly to the health status of South African children and consequently their development. It can thus be argued that developmental assessment is imperative in the South African context. One of the most important reasons are that children with special needs in South Africa can be identified and gi

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Runciman, Carey Lynn. "A comparative study of the performance of English and Xhosa speaking children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R)." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007467.

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The purpose of this study was to compare the WISC-R subtest score scatter patterns and obtain preliminary normative data on the WISC-R Adjunctive tests (Digit Span Forward; Digit Span Backward; Digit Supraspan; Coding Immediate Recall and Coding Delayed Recall) on a non-clinical population of South African English (n= 15) and Xhosa (n= 12) speaking, standard six children, studying in English medium schools. Tests were administered to 27 subjects, both male (n=19) and female (n=8), with a mean age of 14.1 years (range = 13.3-15.3). The results show that White English speaking children outperfor

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Heimisson, Gudmundur Torfi. "A Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Irrational Beliefs Inventory from English to Icelandic." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3145.

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The Irrational Beliefs Inventory (IBI) was built to measure self-defeating beliefs as conceptualized in Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy. The IBI has five factors: worrying, rigidity, problem avoidance, need for approval, and emotional irresponsibility. A three-phase cross-cultural study was conducted to translate and adapt the IBI from English to Icelandic, and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) approach was used for a test of factorial validity and cross-cultural invariance. In Phase 1, the IBI was translated from English to Icelandic, using a forward-translation and back-translation. Two

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Nopote, Nomvuyiseko Minty. "Establishing explicit perspectives of personality for a sample of Xhosa-speaking South Africans." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1145.

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Cross-cultural assessment in South Africa has become more prominent since the first democratic elections held in April 1994, as stronger demands for the cultural appropriateness of psychological tests have been made. The use of psychometric testing, including personality assessment in the workplace, is now strictly controlled by legislation, among others the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996), the Labour Relations Act (66 of 1995), and the Employment Equity Act (55 of 1998), and the Health Professions Act (56 of 1974). The present study forms part of the development

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Van, Tonder Phia. "WISC-IV performance of South African grade 7 English and Xhosa speaking children with advantaged versus disadvantaged education." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003920.

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Research reveals that the level as well as the quality of education plays a role in the determination of an individual's intellectual capacity. Substantial differences in quality of education for black and white individuals were experienced in South Africa due to Apartheid. Compared to the traditionally white Private and Model C schools, Township/ DET schools had limited resources, as well as a separate syllabus and examination system, a situation that has not improved substantially since democratisation in 1994. Research on black South African adults with the WAIS-III has confirmed significan

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Van, der Merwe Adele. "A comparison of WISC-IV test performance for Afrikaans, English and Xhosa speaking South African grade 7 learners." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002585.

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his study builds on South African cross-cultural research which demonstrated the importance of careful stratification of multicultural/multilingual normative samples for quality of education in respect of English and African language (predominantly Xhosa) speaking adults and children tested with the WAIS-III and WISC-IV, respectively. The aim of the present study was to produce an expanded set of preliminary comparative norms on the WISC-IV for white and coloured Afrikaans, white English and black Xhosa speaking Grade 7 children, aged 12 to 13 years, stratified for advantaged versus disadvanta

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Gonzales-Puell, Samuel. "Etude biopsychosociale du cancer: contribution à l'étude clinique et transculturelle des malades cancéreux." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/213591.

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Magaz, Nazare. "Gender and homosexual sterotypes: A cross-cultural study." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/516.

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Tsang, Ka-yee, and 曾家儀. "Chinese parenting paradox: a cross-cultural comparison of maternal controlling behaviors." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49618222.

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Past research has indicated that controlling parenting practices may impede children’s learning motivation, while autonomy-supportive practices may facilitate learning outcomes (Grolnick, Ryan, & Deci, 1991). However, these findings may not be applicable to all cultures. Chinese mothers appear to be controlling (Chao & Tseng, 2002) but Chinese children outperform their Western counterparts in international comparisons (PISA, 2009). The present study addressed this paradox by investigating four postulations. First, given the greater emphasis of obedience and compliance in collectivistic cultu

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Vasquez, Elias Inez. "MEASURING THE NEEDS OF HISPANIC PARENTS OF HIGH RISK NEWBORNS (NURSING, CROSS-CULTURAL, COMMUNICATION)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276445.

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Carney, Ovidia Cornelia Blough. "Effects of age and ethnicity on color preference and on association of color with symbol and with emotion." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1882.

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Whattananarong, Krisana. "A Cross-Culture Study of Color Preferences on a Computer Screen Between Thai and American Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332612/.

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the color preference of Thai and American students for text and background computer color combinations. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences between Thai and American students' computer color combination preferences.

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Vogel, Laura C. M. "Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Community Sample of Women: Examination of the Role of Violence and Ethnicity." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278385/.

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The purpose of the current study was to examine Dutton's (1992) model of moderating and mediating variables which may impact the relationship of violence from an intimate partner with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. This model was tested within three ethnic groups (African American, n = 303, Euro-American, n = 271, and Mexican American, n = 260), of low income, community women in serious, long-term relationships. The importance of the differences and similarities observed are discussed within a framework of the PTSD as well as domestic violence literature.

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HADIYONO, JOHANA ENDANG PRAWITASARI. "THE EFFECT OF THE NATIVE LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH DURING INTERACTIONAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH INDONESIAN AND MALAYSIAN STUDENTS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS METHOD FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM NON-WESTERN COUNTRIES." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188050.

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Language and treatment modality are important variables in conducting psychotherapy with students from non-Western countries. Both variables might also have significant impact on therapeutic outcome. Foreign students in America speak at least two languages, and utilizing either their native language or English during sessions might result in different kinds of emotional expressiveness. Indonesian and Malaysian students are from countries where it is uncommon to express emotions publicly. Since language is a part of culture, using English might facilitate a distancing from their cultural contex

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Johnson, Alexandra Blythe. "Social change and shifting paradigms: the choice of healer among black South Africans in psychological counselling." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002507.

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Social change in South Africa brings to light the multiplicity of world-views operating in our society, which individuals encountering a variety of social contexts are faced with. This raises questions about the choices black South Africans face in response to influences from Western and traditional African culture. This issue was approached through examining helpseeking choices made between different health care sectors that stem from different world-views. This would indicate whether individuals are drawing on a variety of belief systems. The sources of their beliefs are put into context by

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Kulich, Steve J. "Applying cross-cultural values research to "the Chinese"." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät IV, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16426.

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Diese Dissertation sucht eine Lücke in der Forschung zur interkulturellen Kommunikation (IKK) zu schließen, bietet damit eine umfassende interdisziplinäre Darstellung und Evaluation westlicher und chinesischer Werteforschung und beschreibt die Ergebnisse von in China durchgeführten Wertestudien, die die Wertetheorie von Schwartz erproben und erweitern. Band 1 enthält (1.) einen historischen Überblick über die Werteforschung und grundlegende Kulturkonzepte in verwandten Disziplinen; (2.) eine Kriterien basierte Analyse der Werteforschung; (3.) eine Abgrenzung des Wertekonzepts und Unterscheid

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Curtis, Shawn D. "Cultural influence on the assessment of adjudicative competency: A grounded theory." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1569868152642414.

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Plaatjie, Mzwandile Ronald. "A comparison of coping strategies of ethnically diverse football players." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1163.

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Shelton, Andrew J. "Spanish Measurement of Adult Attachment: Reliability and Validity of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale in a Hispanic American Sample." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801946/.

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Measures of adult attachment developed in English have been translated and validated in multiple Spanish-speaking countries, yet to this date no self-report adult attachment instrument has been systematically examined for validation with Latinos/Hispanic Americans. The present study examined psychometric properties of a Spanish version of a widely used adult attachment scale, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECRS), with a bilingual college student sample. Following the dual-language split half (DLSH) quantitative method of evaluating semantic equivalence, 209 bilingual, Latinos/H

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De, Kock Heinrich Karl Theodor. "Preliminary normative indications for Xhosa speaking unskilled workers on the Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006476.

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The aim of this study was to establish preliminary normative indications for Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test administered in English on a non-clinical population of Xhosa, unskilled workers (N = 33). The population has a history of relatively poor quality education and has received no tertiary education. The sample was stratified into two age grouping (18 – 29 and 30 – 40 years). Both sex and level of education were equally distributed within these age groupings. Within-sample statistical comparisons indicated no significant sex effect was present for any of the trials (Copy, IR or DR). Sim

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Buller-Taylor, Terri. "Self-esteem and achievement : ethnicity, gender, parental love and coping styles." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0001/NQ34535.pdf.

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Walker, Cyndi D. (Cyndi Dianne). "Stress in Parents of Children with ADHD vs Depression: a Multicultural Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278888/.

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Parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often reported as experiencing more stress than parents of normal children. The bulk of this research has been conducted primarily on a Caucasian population, however, providing little information regarding multicultural aspects of parenting stress. Research has also been lacking in attention given to the stress related to parenting a child with internalizing disorders. The purpose of this study was 1) to compare parenting stress reported by mothers of children with ADHD to parenting stress reported by mothers of ch

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Ribaldo, Ingrid Reny. "Uso de tabaco, estresse e fatores associados entre trabalhadores de uma universidade pública." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22131/tde-19012012-110111/.

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Introdução: O tabagismo é um dos mais importantes problemas de saúde pública; sabe-se também que o uso de tabaco passou a ser considerado uma condição prevenível e potencialmente tratável. O fumo está associado à perda de saúde e estudos têm salientado a importância de conhecer não apenas a magnitude do problema do consumo de tabaco, mas também conhecer os fatores associados ao consumo. No Brasil há uma carência de estudos que possibilitam conhecer e relacionar a prevalência de tabagismo a outros indicadores. Acredita-se que as ações de intervenção preventivas no ambiente de trabalho são impac

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Fong, John. "Electronic word-of-mouth and country-of-origin effects a cross-cultural analysis of discussion boards /." Phd thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/28611.

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Thesis by publication.<br>Thesis (PhD) -- Macquarie University, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, 2008.<br>Bibliography: leaves 124-133.<br>Introduction - Literature review -- Online word-of-mouth: a comparison of American and Chinese discussion boards -- Electronic word-of-mouth: a comparison of stated and revealed behaviour on electronic discussion boards -- A cross-cultural comparison of electronic word-of-mouth and country-of-origin effects -- Conclusion.<br>The growth of electronic discussion boards has enabled consumers from different cultures to communicate with people of similar

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Bilyayeva, Tetiana A. "Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Users’ Perception of the Navigation Organization of an E-Commerce Web Application." UNF Digital Commons, 2012. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/413.

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The object of this study was to assess the influence of native language, as a principal cultural characteristic, one users’ behavior when using a web-based e-commerce application. The study expands on previous research by comparing English and Russian users. The research also considered demographic data to assess additional factors that influence behavior and task performance. The research design encompassed an online shopping application with two different navigation menus. One menu was based on the action-object model and the other was based on the object-action model. The user interface was

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Yang, Yi-Chen. "A comparison of women's roles as portrayed in Taiwanese and Chinese magazine print advertising." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2630.

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The purpose of this project was to examine the similarities and differences in magazine advertisements directed to women in China and Taiwan. Through content analysis of advertisments in these two countries, the researcher identified how women were portrayed and the social values or lifestyle attributed to them of each society.

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Van, Heerden Gary Paul. "Holding on or letting go?: the resolution of grief in relation to two Xhosa rituals in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016055.

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The dominant emphasis in Western models of bereavement is on the breaking of bonds with the deceased in order for healing to occur. Failure to let go often leads to a diagnosis of 'pathological grief'. This paper challenges the assumption that death invariably means that the bonds with the deceased have to be severed. Situating Western models of bereavement in a modernist context not only challenges the 'truth' claims of these models, but also facilitates a deconstruction of the elements that contribute to the emphasis on letting go. In contrast to these theories, two Xhosa rituals (umkhapho a

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Unyawong, Pornkamon. "A comparative study of attractiveness types in advertisements of women's magazines between United States and Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2979.

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The study determined how Thai and U.S. advertisements reflected women's attractiveness. Advertisements from the Thai and U.S. editions of Elle and Cosmopolitan magazines from January 2005 to January 2006 were analyzed using the content analysis method. The author created a code book with definitions of all categories to be used as guidelines for the analysis, an itemized code sheet, and training criteria. Two coders who were proficient in both Thai and English collected the data for the study. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was utilized as a tool to analyze the data gat

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Valente, Maria do Socorro da Silva. "Depressão e esgotamento profissional em bancários." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5137/tde-26112014-123022/.

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INTRODUÇÃO: A depressão é uma doença crônica recorrente que pode levar à incapacidade. Burnout ou esgotamento profissional é uma síndrome psicológica caracterizada por exaustão emocional, cinismo e ineficácia. Estresse crônico no trabalho tem sido vinculado à depressão e ao esgotamento. OBJETIVOS: Este estudo tem o objetivo de investigar a associação entre exposição a estressores psicossociais do trabalho, quando avaliados pelos modelos Demanda-Controle-apoio social no trabalho e Desequilíbrio Esforço-Recompensa-comprometimento excessivo, com dois desfechos: depressão (depressão maior e outras

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Neto, Carlos Tucci. "Tradução, adaptação cultural e confiabilidade da versão em português brasileiro do questionário DRAM Distress Risk Assessment Method) para avaliação psicométrica em indivíduos com dor lombar." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5140/tde-06112018-151013/.

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A dor na coluna vertebral é a principal causa de incapacidade no mundo, com altas taxas de prevalência global. A partir de estudos sobre a fisiologia da dor e suas relações com estados psicológicos, tornou-se essencial a avaliação psicológica dos indivíduos com quadros dolorosos, para selecionar os perfis mais favoráveis às diferentes formas de tratamento. O questionário DRAM (Distress Risk Assessment Method) foi desenvolvido como instrumento de triagem para portadores de dor na coluna vertebral subclassificando os indivíduos em quatro grupos distintos (normal, sob risco, somático e depressivo

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Nwagbara, Francis Ikefule. "Perception of domestic violence among Nigerian immigrants in the United States." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2773.

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Nigerian immigrants have been largely excluded from studies on issues relating to immigrants living in American society. This study examines the perception of domestic violence among Nigerians and their help seeking counseling for behavior problems.

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Souza, Mariah Theodoro de. "A autopercepção de comportamentos relacionados à atenção plena em profissionais da saúde." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5137/tde-09082016-153137/.

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INTRODUÇÃO: As intervenções de promoção da saúde mental avançam e atividades não medicamentosas ganham espaço. Neste sentido, estudos apontam a atenção plena (mindfulness) como estratégia integrativa para o enfrentamento do estresse e de transtornos mentais comuns, bem como para obtenção do autocuidado. Mindfulness é referido no contexto laico contemporâneo como um estado mental presente em todos os indivíduos em maior ou menor intensidade que pode ser cultivado diariamente através de práticas meditativas. OBJETIVO: Descrever o nível da autopercepção de comportamentos relacionados à Mindfulnes

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Hawkins, Misty Anne. "Affective traits and adiposity : a prospective, bidirectional analysis of the African American Health study data." Thesis, Proquest, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/4840.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)<br>Research indicates that negative affective traits (e.g., depression) are predictors and consequences of excess adiposity. Given that racial minorities and positive affective traits have been underrepresented in past investigations, more prospective studies are needed which examine multiple affective traits in relation to obesity in these populations. The objective of the current study was to investigate the prospective, bidirectional associations between multiple affective traits and multiple adiposity indicators in African America

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Huang, Teng-Wei. "Exploring item response theory in forced choice psychometrics for construct and trait interpretation in cross-cultural context." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5159.

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This thesis explores item response theory (IRT) in the Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) from Thomas International. The study contains two parts (Part 1 and Part II) for which two sample groups were collected. For Part I of the research 650 participants were collected via the old form (CPPA25/C7) in the Beijing office of Thomas International in China (male=323, Female=267, missing=60). Part II of the research used the amended form in the same area and collected a sample of 307 (male=185, female=119, missing=3). The study postulates that IRT methods are applicable to forced-choice psychome

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Odendaal, Aletta. "The measurement of social desirability : a cross-cultural perspective." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8503.

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D. Phil. (Industrial Psychology)<br>This study focused on the measurement of social desirability from a cross-cultural perspective. In applied settings industrial psychologists use social desirability scales to eliminate sources of bias or systematic error that are not relevant to the measured attribute, to identify applicants who are deliberately presenting themselves in a positive manner, to adjust personality scale scores or to flag potentially invalid personality profiles. Socially desirable responding on personality measures continues to be an important concern for researchers and practit

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Davis, Ryan Jonathan. "The validation of a psychological assessment battery for the selection of customer service agents in a South African commercial airline company." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/11969.

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The purpose of the research was to determine whether measures of ability, personality and behaviour would significantly predict job performance of customer service agents in a South African commercial airline company. The Verbal Interpretation Test (VCC1), Numerical Reasoning Test (NP6.1), Basic Checking Test (CP7.1C), Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32) and a competency based interview were completed by job applicants. Customer Contact Competency (CCC) scores and a Person Job Match (PJM) score were derived from the OPQ32 and ability measures to ensure job relevance during se

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"Bicultural exposure effect and its psychological consequences in conflict resolution." 2013. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5884363.

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Kwok, Yan Yuen.<br>Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 23-25).<br>Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.<br>Abstracts also in Chinese.

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Rubenstein, R. L. "The role of grandparents in the psychological development of children : a cross-cultural study." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13205.

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Lamb, Clement McArthur. "A qualitative study on the meaning of widowhood in the Hindu-Canadian community." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9171.

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The research literature documents the relative disadvantage of widows in coping with grief, both in a greater vulnerability themselves for mortality or ill health, but also for a sudden loss of resources from losing a spouse. Moreover, widowhood in the Canadian cultural communities may be an additional burden if met with service from mainstream care professionals and agencies at variance with their culturally-appropriate grieving practices and assumptions. Specifically, the meaning(s) of bereavement and grief for Hindu-Canadian widows are not well understood, and the goal of this study i

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"Healthy personality traits and unique pathways to psychological adjustment: cultural and gender perspectives." 1998. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6073108.

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by Gan Yiqun.<br>Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-91).<br>Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.<br>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.<br>Mode of access: World Wide Web.<br>Abstracts in English and Chinese.

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Nascimento, Anabela Jordao. "A cross-cultural investigation into the psychological concomitants of the premenstrual syndrome in adolescents." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7232.

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D.Litt. et Phil.<br>Although PMS has been described almost since the beginning of the written history of medicine, it is still not completely understood. There are many theories about its causation and treatment, and a proliferation of symptoms are ascribed to it. The prevalence of PMS in relation to the total population is still unknown, because premenstrual symptoms or a combination of these range from almost 25% to 100% amongst women. Furthermore, different criteria for the assessment of the prevalence of PMS are used by different researchers. Researchers are in agreement, however, that no

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Csosz, Szilvia Zsuzsanna. "The Psychological And Physiological Effects Of Social Support During Childbirth In African Women." Thesis, 1992. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24323.

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A thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Arts University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts<br>The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of social support for African women labouring aione in a Westernized hospital setting. Two high stress groups of first-time mothers, were studied; a mildly hypertensive group and a teenage group. the results indicated support to be moderately effective in both groups. Factors such as the cultural background, the apartheid system, social influences and the environment in whic

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Lee, Joohee. "Psychological health in Asian and Caucasian women who have experienced domestic violence: the role of ethnic background, social support, and coping." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1231.

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Yawa, Sibongile Ndileka. "A psycho – analysis of bereavement in Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana cultures." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4770.

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This study investigated the process of bereavement in the Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana cultures with participants including three cultural experts and a bereaved family from each ethnic group. Data was collected using semi – structured interviews mainly in the participants’ homes. Analysis was used by comparing and contrasting the information gathered. Empirical research findings revealed that the process in the African culture specifically in these three ethnic groups is different from the western culture as stated in the literature. The literature review findings show that the western culture’s p

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Moletsane, Mokgadi Kekae. "The efficacy of the Rorschach among black learners in South Africa." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27930.

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In this study the original Rorschach test was administered to ten black South African adolescents, all fourteen years of age. Originally, the Rorschach’s test norms have been determined for an American sample. Using a qualitative research design in this study, the standard Rorschach test was administered in two phases, namely the pre-test and the post-test. Ten case studies were used as a format for research. During the pre-test the standard RCS procedures were strictly adhered to. The participants were never exposed to psychological tests before and reacted differently when presented with the

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Mantsha, Tshifhiwa Rebecca. "Psychometric properties of a Venda version of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/658.

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A Venda version of the South African Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Fifth edition(16PF5) was develop using forward and back translation methods. This version was administered to a sample of 85 Venda speaking subjects. Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 30 years old. Item analysis was done and a qualitative analysis of the reasons why items were not successful was done for each scale. Reasons identified included translation errors, problems in understanding the vocabulary and idiomatic language used, the use of the negative form and possible differences in the manifestation of construc

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Kramers, Anne Louise. "Acculturation and disordered eating : an exploration of disordered eating practices across cultures." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3789.

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Research suggests that the eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia) represent a caricature of the sociocultural values placed on young women to achieve thinness and beauty ideals. Although eating disorders have long been thought to occur only in White, "Western" cultures, more recent research suggests that women from different cultural groups are presenting with unhealthy eating attitudes and behaviours. In South Africa's pluralistic cultural context, the effects ofcontinuous first-hand contact between cultures (acculturation) is an important area of research, especially in light ofthe

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"Psychosocial predictors of posthumous organ donation intention: a comparison among Chinese, Japanese and American adults." Thesis, 2005. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6073990.

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By path analysis, it was found that only self-efficacy and subjective norm, but not general attitudes, significantly predicted individuals' BID across all samples. Moreover, in contrast to the hypothesis, results showed that after-death anxiety predicted self-efficacy but not attitudes. Low after-death anxiety, accurate knowledge regarding organ donation, and high subjective norm promoted self-efficacy. Altruism was the main determinant of attitudes but its indirect impact on BID was weak. The applicability of the model on all four samples was acceptably high, and the configural invariance of

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Mashatola, Peter Ngwako. "The psychometric properties of the snijders-oomen non-verbal intelligence test revised (SON-R) for primary school learners from culturally diverse communities." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7640.

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M.A.<br>Intelligence testing in cross-cultural assessment settings where traditional intelligence tests are used, often reveals inappropriate test content and invalid test scores for various cultures, language or socio-economic groups (SES). This moved some test users to conclude that traditional intelligence tests are not culture fair and are not suitably constructed for use across different cultures. As a result, these traditional intelligence tests often show invalid score variability when used across different socio-economic groups and culture. The purpose of this study was to investigate

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