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Dolenszky, Eva. "Children's and adolescents' internal working models of peer interaction." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33280.
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The present study examined whether children and adolescents develop mental models of peer relations that reflect observed gender differences in size and in density of friendship structures. A total of 278 children and adolescents, ranging from preschool level to CEGEP, participated in the study. Participants were given a questionnaire, consisting of schematic drawings of different forms of peer interactions, to assess their ideas about how friendships are organized for children of their age. Results indicated that both female and male participants at all grade levels judged typical boys to have a greater preference for group than dyadic interactions than did typical girls. Typical girls, however, were not judged to have preference for either dyadic or group interactions. Results also indicated that both female and male participants at all grades judged that the probability of mutual friends also being friends as higher for typical boys than for typical girls. Overall, the findings from the present study demonstrated that children and adolescents of both genders possess internal working models of peer interactions, beginning in early childhood, that are gender differentiated in a way that reflects patterns of behaviour.
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Olsen, D. Rachel. "Childhood attachment patterns and internalized working models of attachment." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1117115.
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In this study, results from Epstein's (1983) study were replicated and parental acceptance was found to be significantly correlated with measures of global self-esteem and lovability. This study extends his work to examine the unique effect of parental nonconcordance (i.e., one parent experienced as accepting and the other parent experienced as rejecting). Undergraduate students (N = 259) completed the Mother-Father-Peer Scale and the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory. Results of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis supported the hypotheses that mother acceptance is a better predictor of global self-esteem and lovability than father acceptance in cases of parental nonconcordance. The results are discussed in lights of Bowlby's (1969/1982. 1973, & 1980) attachment theory, the construct of internal working models of attachment and the hierarchical nature of these models.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Chung, Hyoju. "GEE with large cluster sizes : high-dimensional working correlation models /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9545.
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Balakrishnan, Srinivas, and Raghul Mohan. "Working with Multiple Business Models : A Case Study of HMS." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-37180.
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Background: Customer needs are ever changing and organizations are under constant pressure to fulfill these needs. This resulted in the organization moving in new areas and introducing new offerings/business models. In order to thrive in the competitive market, new companies were acquired with a new set of business units were introduced or existing business units are converged. This resulted in the emergence of multiple business model phenomena and ultimately strategies were developed to manage the business models simultaneously. Purpose: The motivation behind this study, is to find the strategy for operating multiple businesses models embraced by an organization to thrive in a developing field. Methodology: This study is a based on qualitative analysis with a single case study method. The information has been gathered from the two semi-structured interviews with top management of the company and by means of annual reports & financial documents. The findings have been analyzed within the case analysis. The case organization is HMS Industrial Networks, a Swedish Industrial communication equipment manufacturer. Empirical Findings: The findings contain a total review of the organization history and business models from 1988 to 2018, based on the gathered information. It is organized in identified time periods. Conclusions: It can be concluded that business models of HMS have evolved from its establishment to current day. Moreover, integrating strategy used to manage multiple business models through acquisition and realizing synergies that adversely alters the distribution of possible outcomes regardless of an increase or decrease of the expected outcome. Future Research: The future research is needed in order to find other types of strategies for managing multiple business models.
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Morey, Candice Coker. "Maintaining cross-domain objects and features in working memory implications for storage in models of working memory /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4889.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on February 26, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Gordon, Lorraine Evangeline. "Applying psychosocial models of psychosis and working with cultural diversity." Thesis, City University London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446377.
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Julal, Fay. "Young adults' attachment and caregiving working models : features and functions." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2005. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/426720/.
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Using attachment theory as the theoretical framework and social-cognitive, observational and self-report methods of data collection, this thesis addressed important questions peliaining to attachment and care giving in young adulthood. This research is part of the growing field of adult attachment research from a social and personality psychology perspective. It has addressed a relatively new theme in adult attachment research: individual differences in caregiving toward romantic partners and peers. This thesis addressed three main research questions. The first addressed the affect of romantic care giving on emotional well-being and evaluations of the self and romantic relationship. Romantic caregiving lead to temporary changes in the selfesteem and relationship dissatisfaction of young adult support-seekers. These changes were moderated by support-seekers' attachment orientation and perceived distress. The second focus addressed the way in which experiences of receiving care from attachment figures in childhood (i.e., mother and father) and young adulthood (romantic partner and peer) shaped young adults' caregiving ability. Results revealed that the way in which care is received from attachment figures shapes the way in which care is provided. Specific patterns of influence were found: same-sex parent and identification, opposite-sex parent and matching of features between the attachments (e.g., nature of dyad). The third focus addressed Collins and Read's (1994) propositions regarding the structural features of working models of attachment and caregiving. Model strength and model elaboration as an indicator of model strength were operationalised and hierarchical regressions were used to examine the way in which structural features moderate relationship-specific influences on adult caregiving. Findings are discussed in terms of their support for social-cognitive perspectives on attachment theory, their relevance for informing clinical and therapeutic interventions, the intergenerational continuity of care giving patterns and the importance of romantic care giving from an evolutionary perspective.
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Larsson, Peter. "Ideas and reflections on the projectBone Greet (Working title)." Thesis, Kungl. Konsthögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kkh:diva-205.
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Livelli, Mark Andrew. "Providing flow parameters for approximate die design models and the improvement and verification of those models using CFD analysis /." Online version of thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/12222.
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Sims, Ann E. B. "Working models of attachment, the impact of emotionally focused marital therapy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0018/NQ46545.pdf.
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Lynn, Amy Elizabeth. "Internal Working Models as Predictors of Social Information Processing in Maltreated Children." NCSU, 2009. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11212008-143448/.
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether childrenâs internal working models predict their social information processing with their peers. Specifically, the study examined if the self representations, parent representations, and attachment themes of maltreated children predicted their attributions of intent or response generation. Participants were a sample of 65 maltreated children who were in preschool, kindergarten, or first grade at the time of the assessment. The MacArthur Story Stem Battery was used to assess childrenâs internal working models and the Home Interview with Children was used to assess social information processing. A number of significant correlations were found between childrenâs representations of themselves, their parents and their expressed attachment themes. Findings also indicated that only childrenâs positive self representations predicted their response generation, in that children who represented themselves positively had fewer aggressive responses. However, negative self representations, parent representations and attachment themes did not significantly predict attributions of intent or response generation.
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Taylor, Lisa Marie Pittman Joe F. "Negative adult romantic relationship experiences and working models of self and other." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Summer/doctoral/TAYLOR_LISA_34.pdf.
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Sun, Ningwei. "Identification of effective working models using dental therapists in dental practice teams." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569520.
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The World Health report 2000 notes that determining the "right" mix of health personnel are major challenges for most health care organisations and health systems. Health care is labour-intensive and providers continually strive to identify the most effective mix of staff that can be achieved with the available resources taking into account local priorities. These issues are as much as a challenge in dentistry as in other parts of the health care system. For decades the dental team has included a range of different types of personnel that can deliver dental care. Although not all countries include dental therapists (DTs) in the team, in England DTs play an important role and have been able to work in dental practice for many years, with recent years showing an expansion in the number of DTs in the UK. Nevertheless such policies put in place to support a widening of skill mix in dental practice have not been met with a widespread change in the format of dental teams. A great number of UK dual-qualified DTs practise mostly as dental hygienists. Whilst dental practitioners have previously expressed generally favourable attitudes towards the employment of dental therapists, DTs are perceived as having limited financial value to dental practices. Thus there appears to be a gap between the implementation of a skill-mix policy in principle and the actual employment and use of DTs in dental teams. The aim of this study is to explore this area and identify ways in which dental therapists could be . effectively used in UK dental practices. This study used a multiple case study design with both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 48 principal dentists, associate dentists, DTs, practice managers and dental hygienists. Non-participant observation was undertaken on the location of the practices, the type of buildings and any phenomena that the researcher thought might contribute to the case studies. A day sheet proforma was used to collect clinical production data. A la-item scale of patient satisfaction (Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale [DVSS]), which provides an outcome measure of overall patient satisfaction as well as three sub-scale outcomes (information- communication; understanding-acceptance; technical competence) was used. Dental practice sites were described as case studies. Interview transcripts were analysed using a Grounded Theory (GT) approach to identify categories and sub-categories. The quantitative data was analysed using statistical methods including t-tests and regression analysis. Drawing upon the findings from multiple sources, this study identifies an effective model of using DTs and offers a theory of factors influencing whether DTs can be successfully used in dental practice teams. Findings show that it is possible to overcome the apparent disincentives to DT delegation embedded within the UDA remuneration system by changing reimbursement arrangements within the practice. In addition, the prevalent management ethos in the dental practices was one geared towards assessing success according to a cost-volume-profit business model, where this was measured on the individuals' contributions rather than on the performance of the team as a whole. A fundamental shift is needed in order for DTs to be fully integrated into dental practice teams. A total number of five categories with seventeen sub-categories have been developed from GT analysis. "Striving for efficiency" emerged as the core category. Since dental practices are complex organisations, their goals may vary and hence the views of using DTs may well be different. The theory presented in this study suggests significant implications for policy and dental practices. Recommendations were as follows: Policy reforming the remuneration system should take account of practitioners' requirement to make the contribution of team members measureable. Teamwork should be integrated into undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as in-practice training. New organisational forms or a shift in practitioner worldviews regarding team-working are needed in order for DTs to be fully integrated into dental practice teams. The strategy for effectively using DTs in dental practice teams may be limited to particular situations where conditions are conducive to such use.
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James, G. O. "Using working models of attachment to understand paranoia in the general population." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2015. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1471474/.
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The focus of this thesis is on paranoia and the factors that are thought to influence its development and maintenance. This thesis consists of three parts. Part one presents a systematic literature review on the evidence for a hostile attribution bias in paranoia. No systematic review has yet considered the extent to which this social cognitive bias is associated with paranoia. The evidence for this relationship is considered in the context of both clinical and non-clinical populations. The results supported hostility bias as being significantly associated with the specific experience of paranoia, rather than the broad diagnosis of psychosis. Part two is an empirical paper on attachment style as a predictor of paranoia in a non-clinical population. The results supported the relationship between paranoia and hostility bias, as expected, but in the context of attachment style this relationship was no longer significant. As per our hypotheses, attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were both highly significant predictors of paranoia, suggesting that hostility bias was an expression of attachment style. Findings are discussed in relation to the evidence base, new directions for future research and clinical practice recommendations. Part three is a critical appraisal discussing conceptual issues, development of the methodology and reflections on the research process.
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FILGUEIRAS, ALBERTO. "NEURAL BASIS OF PHONOLOGICAL WORKING MEMORY: TESTING THEORETICAL MODELS USING FMRI META-ANALYSIS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2015. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=26568@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
A memória de trabalho fonológica pode ser definida como um grupo de processos mentais usados para codificar, guardar, manter, manipular e recuperar informações auditivas. É o alicerce de outras funções cognitivas superiores e mais complexas como o planejamento, mudança do foco da tarefa, raciocínio lógico e abstrato e linguagem. Algumas evidências mostram a relação entre o desenvolvimento da memória de trabalho fonológica e mais tarde a aquisição da linguagem e inteligência global fluida. A antropologia contemporânea discute o papel da memória de trabalho como uma forma rudimentar de pensamento e suas consequências para o desenvolvimento de ferramentas e cultura entre os hominídeos. Têm sido aceito que a expansão da região frontal do crânio abre espaço para novas formações corticais no cérebro, especialmente no lobo frontal. Crê-se que o córtex pré-frontal tem um importante papel em tarefas de memória de trabalho. Ao mesmo tempo, a memória de trabalho é uma descoberta psicológica recente e diversos autores sugerem diferentes modelos teóricos para explicá-la. Dentre os mais importantes, Alan Baddeley, Nelson Cowan e Adele Diamond são aqueles cujas teorias são as mais estudadas e implementadas pelos pesquisadores que testam suas teorias. Estudar a base neural da memória de trabalho fonológica pode ajudar a lançar luz sobre ambos os pontos: o papel do córtex pré-frontal na evolução humana especialmente no funcionamento da memória de trabalho, e qual modelo teórico é o mais confiável dentro de uma perspectiva neuropsicológica. Para fazer isso, conduzimos uma meta-análise usando o método de estimação de verossimilhança das ativações e discutimos os resultados alicerçados na psicologia evolutiva e cognitiva modernas.
Phonological working memory can be defined as a set of mental processes that encode, store, maintain, manipulate, and retrieve auditory information. It is the foundation for other complex and higher cognitive functions, such as planning, task switching, logical and abstract reasoning, and language. Some evidence shows a relationship between the development of phonological working memory and further language acquisition and general fluid intelligence. Current neuroscience discusses the networks and brain regions that account for working memory. Working memory relies on a parietal-frontal network that is divided according to memory and attention. It has been hypothesized that the prefrontal cortex plays an important role in working memory tasks. Working memory is a relatively recent psychological discovery, and several authors suggest different theoretical models to explain it. Among the most important are those proposed by Alan Baddeley, Nelson Cowan, and Adele Diamond, which have been the most studied and implemented in attempts to test their hypotheses. Studying the neural basis of phonological working memory will help shed light on the organization and location of mnemonic and attentional functions in the brain. The present study comprised a meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies on phonological working memory that were published between 2000 and 2014. The results showed that one region in the temporal lobe and another region in the fronto-polar cortex were clustered intersections of phonological working memory, suggesting that these brains regions may account for sensorial memory and the central executive, respectively.
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Creath, Maxine Kay. "The Relationship of Adult Attachment Styles to Working Models and Behaviors in Marriage." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279320/.
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The relationship between adult attachment style and romantic relationship quality in marriage relationships was explored. Romantic relationship quality was measured at the working model (or perceptual) and the behavioral levels. No previous research had investigated romantic relationship quality as reflecting specific attachment related perceptions of self and spouse or as attachment related behaviors. Two hundred and six married subjects were recruited from university campuses, churches, and on an individual basis. Most of the subjects were white, middle class, and had children. Subjects completed self-report questionnaires measuring adult attachment style, working model of self and romantic partner, and reports of relationship behaviors of self and romantic partner. The first hypothesis proposed that attachment style differences would be seen in specific attachment related working models of self and romantic partner. The second hypothesis proposed that attachment style differences would be seen in reports of attachment related behaviors for self and romantic partner. Hypotheses were tested using multivariate analysis of variance.
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Laws, Sheena Elizabeth. "Emotion perception in early childhood : relations with attachment security and internal working models." Thesis, Durham University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505881.
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Perkins, Mary J. "Models of partnership working : an exploration of English NHS and university research support offices." Thesis, University of Bath, 2011. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547640.
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Clinical and applied health research is led by academics and often conducted in the National Health Service (NHS). Researchers work with Research Support Offices in both Universities and the NHS. The 2006 government health research strategy, Best Research for Best Health heralded dramatic changes for both the funding of, and support for, clinical and applied health research in England with the creation of new, quality driven, competitive funding streams and a new infrastructure to support research and researchers. One of the results of these changes was to drive NHS and University Research Support Offices closer together, with some institutions forming close partnerships, including joint offices to deliver support for clinical and applied health research. Little is known about the models of partnership working between the universities and the NHS and the factors that drove the decisions to create partnership Research Support Offices. Therefore it is important to map current arrangements and describe the factors that contribute to those arrangements. Firstly a survey of University Research Support Offices based in universities with a medical school was undertaken to provide a snapshot of the structures and functions of those Research Support Offices. Then semistructured interviews were undertaken with a sample of staff working in joint NHS/University and separate NHS and University Research Support Offices to gain a deeper understanding of why the Research Support Offices were structured and functioned in the ways that they did. The main findings from this work were: there are no common structures, functions, or systems and few common processes in place to support clinical and applied health researchers across England; advice and help for navigating the complex regulatory environment currently underpinning clinical and applied health research in England is fragmented; three models of working between NHS and university Research Support Offices were identified; joint offices, collaborative offices and separate offices. The drivers for joint working between NHS and University Research Support Offices are compelling. However, the barriers to working closely can be immense if not carefully considered. Those contemplating working in partnership need to ensure that they understand what the partnership aims to deliver and all partners need to commit to a shared vision. In addition, practical issues such as the systems to be used, the physical location of staff and employment issues need to be addressed in advance before meaningful joint working can occur.
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Harrell, Dylan L. "The Associations between Interpersonal Identity, Perceived Parenting, and Internal Working Models among College Students." Thesis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10615260.
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Developing a sense of self as an independent and unique person, or identity, is an important developmental milestone for adolescents and young adults. Thus, understanding the factors that influence an individual’s identity is useful. This thesis examines two factors that influence interpersonal identity: internal working models of attachment and perceived parenting. Internal working models are an individual’s cognitive roadmaps of self-worthiness and other-trustworthiness. Perceived parenting consists of perceptions of parental support and parental over-control during childhood and adolescence. A sample of 397 college students (107 males, 287 females, 2 others) receiving course credit at a Southern university were surveyed using online Likert-type questionnaires to determine whether or not internal working models of attachment mediate the relation between perceived parenting and interpersonal identity. Results indicated that there was evidence that internal working models do mediate the relation between perceived parenting and interpersonal identity. However, this research will need to be approached longitudinally and use objective assessments of parental behaviors, rather than subjective assessments. However, there is enough evidence in this study to continue the endeavor.
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Garner, Steven W. "Drawing and designing : an analysis of sketching and its outputs as displayed by individuals and pairs when engaged in design tasks." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1999. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7095.
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Walsh, Trudi. "Attachment security and internal working models of relationships during separation from parents and pain experience." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ54541.pdf.
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Antle, David. "The use of laboratory and participatory ergonomic research models to investigate working posture in industry." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121371.
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Consensus on physical mechanisms linking work posture to discomfort and disorder risk has not been reached. The objective of this dissertation was to use a series of laboratory studies to identify measurements associated with discomfort and disorder risk in lower limb, back and neck/shoulder regions, and assess how these measurement outcomes differ between standing, seated and sit-standing postures. Participatory intervention methods were also used to investigate workplace factors that impact on posture selection and rotation. In the core set of investigations, healthy participants performed an industrially-modelled box-folding task over three 34-minute sessions in standing, seated and sit-standing postures (developed using a novel foot stand) while lower limb vascular parameters, trunk and upper limb muscular parameters, postural kinetics and discomfort were measured. Links between discomfort in various body regions and changes in the vascular, muscular and kinetic outcomes were investigated within and between postures. Investigation at a partner enterprise was conducted using 'participatory ergonomics' investigation methods and establishment of an "Ergonomics Team". Results show that during standing work, increases in blood volume and postural sway are associated with lower limb discomfort, and initially higher levels of shared activation between bilateral hip musculature are associated with higher levels of back discomfort. In comparison to standing, seated work leads to improved lower limb vascular and discomfort outcomes, but increases muscular demands and discomfort in the back and neck/shoulder regions. Also in comparison to standing, the sit-standing posture led to improved lower limb outcomes, with no significant differences in back and neck/shoulder outcomes. Together, findings reveal that each posture has positive and negative consequences. Data suggests that frequent (15-20min) rotation between postures may prevent onset of unwanted effects. Meanwhile, early investigations at the workplace revealed key policy, work organization and design issues that influenced the choice of appropriate laboratory methods and may affect knowledge uptake related to posture selection and rotation in the plant. As such, an integrated, participatory ergonomics approach may be optimal in ensuring that relevant laboratory methods are developed to produce usable knowledge for the workplace, and key knowledge translation strategies are in place for dissemination back to the workplace.Les mécanismes reliant la posture de travail à l'inconfort et au risque de maladie ne sont toujours pas bien compris. L'objectif de cette dissertation était d'utiliser une série d'études de laboratoires afin d'identifier ces mécanismes pour les régions des membres inférieurs, du dos et des membres supérieurs, et d'évaluer comment ces mesures diffèrent entre les postures debout, assis, et assis-debout. Des méthodes d'intervention participative ont aussi été utilisées afin d'investiguer les facteurs de travail ayant un impact sur la sélection et la rotation des postures.Dans la majorité des investigations, des participants en santé ont effectué une tâche de pliage de boites modélisée d'après l'industrie durant trois séances de 34 minutes en posture debout, assis et assis-debout (à l'aide d'un support de pieds nouvellement développé) alors qu'étaient enregistrés des paramètres vasculaires aux membres inférieurs, des paramètres musculaires à la colonne et au membre supérieur, la cinétique de posture et l'inconfort. Des liens entre l'inconfort à diverses régions corporelles et les changements des mesures vasculaires, musculaires et cinétiques ont été évalués pour chaque posture et entre elles. Une investigation à une entreprise partenaire a été effectuée en utilisant des méthodes d'ergonomie participative et en établissant une 'Équipe Ergo'. Les résultats démontrent que durant le travail debout, des augmentations de volume sanguin et d'oscillation de la posture étaient associés à l'inconfort au membre inférieur, et une élévation initiale des niveaux d'activation mutuelle entre la musculature bilatérale des hanches était associée à des niveaux plus élevés d'inconfort du dos. En comparaison à la posture debout, la posture assis-debout a mené à des améliorations des mesures du membre inférieur, sans différences significatives des mesures du dos et de la région cou-épaules. Ensemble, ces résultats démontrent que chaque posture a des effets positifs et négatifs. Les données suggèrent qu'une rotation fréquente (15-20min) entre les postures pourrait prévenir l'apparition d'effets indésirables. Par ailleurs, les investigations préliminaires en entreprise ont révélé des aspects-clés de nature politiques, d'organisation du travail et de design qui ont influencé le choix des méthodes de laboratoire appropriées et qui pourront influencer l'utilisation des connaissances en lien avec le choix et la rotation des postures à l'usine. De surcroit, une approche intégrée d'ergonomie participative serait optimale pour assurer le développement de méthodes de laboratoire pertinentes afin de produire des connaissances applicables en milieu de travail et d'implanter des stratégies de courtage de connaissances pour la dissémination en milieu de travail.
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Taggart, Jill Monica. "Dog owner interaction style : the transmission of working models in human/non-human caregiving relationships." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2011. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/167983/.
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A model of parental sensitivity in caregiving informs later romantic relationships and is transmitted in caregiving behaviours to children. Differences in parental caregiving contribute to individual differences in infant attachment style. The owner/dog bond mirrors this relationship as dog careseeking activates owner caregiving. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the role of individual differences in owner caregiving on dog attachment style. The first study defined dog attachment style in the Strange Situation Test (Ainsworth & Wittig, 1973) in a sample of 52 self-selected owner/dog dyads. Dogs seek proximity, show evidence of distress when separated and use owners as safe havens for exploration. Individual differences in attachment security and insecurity were found. Secure dogs achieve attachment system deactivation through owner contact. Insecure dogs’ attachment systems remains activated with: excessive focus on the owner but otherwise behaviourally passive; excessive owner avoidance focussing on evading the owner; or anxiety, consisting of high distress which could not be pacified by owner. The second and third studies tested the effects of owner behaviour on individual differences in dog attachment style and exploratory system activation in a task-solving experiment. Behaviours assessed were talk and touch durations in the Strange Situation and owner “frightening” behaviours (threatening; owner showing fear; dissociation; disorganised; highly submissive; and sexualised behaviours). Owner behaviours significantly related to dog attachment style: owners of Avoidant dogs petted them less, talked to them more and used frightening behaviours, whereas, owners of Secure dogs used moderation in talk and touch and few frightening behaviours. Secure dogs task-solved longer and their owners were significantly less invasive and controlling (grabbing paws, restraining dogs) than owners of Avoidant dogs. Owner sensitivity is therefore related to dog attachment security which enables exploratory system activation. Self-reports of owner attachment style in the fourth study found a trend towards a dismissive style in adult relationships and dog avoidance. Parent/child studies have linked parental frightening behaviours to subsequent infant disorganisation (due to the secure base or safe haven also being the source of fear), and to parental unresolved loss, trauma or abuse. Using interview protocols, studies five and six found relationships between owners Unresolved in loss, a Dismissive owner working model, invasive owner task solving behaviour, frightening owner behaviours and Avoidant dog attachment, indicating of a web of interaction between working models and behaviour. The results indicate the potential effects of owner behaviour on the human/dog bond. The results could be used in assessing owner dog relationships that may indicate risk of animal/human abuse; assist dog shelters in the successful re-homing of insecure dogs by identifying secure households; and to enable greater owner understanding of dog behaviour and appropriate responding leading to more satisfying human/dog bonds, and thus fewer relinquishments to shelters.
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McClellen, Dana L. "Working Lifestyles and Sleepless Nights: The Role of Work in Patient Explanatory Models of Insomnia." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5450/.
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Interviews conducted with patients receiving treatment for insomnia at one of two sleep medicine clinics, located in Texas and Oregon, suggest that work is a pivotal influence in shaping the respondents' interpretations, explanations and behaviors relating to insomnia. "Work" includes such facets as the nature of one's occupation, the associated volume or amount of work required, mental demands related to work, work schedules and work-related stress. Specifically, results reveal: 1) nearly 60% of the sample identify work as a primary or perpetuating cause of their insomnia, 2) respondents often report work as influencing the nature and importance of their sleep, 3) sleep is considered a problem, and medical intervention is solicited, after work is affected, and 4) work performance is a major consideration in determining treatment efficacy and compliance.
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Gatinho, Ana Rita dos Santos. "O modelo interno dinâmico do self e a qualidade das representações de vnculação em crianças de idade pré-escolar." Master's thesis, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2337.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário, na especialidade de Psicologia ClínicaCom base na Teoria da Vinculação, Bowlby (1971, 1973) propôs que a criança internaliza, progressivamente, representações mentais acerca do self e da própria relação com a figura de vinculação, formando assim dois modelos internos dinâmicos complementares e mutuamente confirmatórios. No entanto, poucos estudos têm procurado analisar a associação entre o self e a qualidade das representações de vinculação, no período pré-escolar, constituindo este o objectivo da presente dissertação de mestrado. Nesta investigação, participaram 32 crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 48 e os 60 meses. A qualidade das representações de vinculação foi acedida através do Attachment Story Completation Task – ASCT (Bretherton, Ridgeway & Cassidy, 1990) e a representação do self através da Puppet Interview (Cassidy, 1988). Com base nos resultados encontrados, foi possível confirmar uma forte associação entre a segurança da representação da relação de vinculação, com a mãe, e a positividade do self. Deste modo, os resultados do presente estudo, vão, na sua generalidade, de encontro aos resultados encontrados em estudos anteriores (Cassidy, 1988, Verschueren, Marcoen e Schoefs, 1996; Verschueren e Marcoen, 1999 Clark e Symons, 2000, Clark e Symons, 2009). ------- ABSTRACT -------
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Oliveira, Celina Santos de. "Neighborhood effects on individual choice of marketing working in fortress." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2012. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8720.
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FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do CearÃRecent studies have shown the importance of self-employment as an alternative to wage employment and a response to unemployment. In this context, this paper aims to examine empirically the determinants that influence the workersâ choice between selfemployment and wage worker, emphasizing the influence of neighborhood effects on this choice. To accomplish this task itusesa Multilevel Model for Discrete Choice and data set about individualsâ labor market drawn from the Survey on Employment and Unemployment (Pesquisa de Emprego e Desemprego â PED), which covers the Metropolitan Area of Fortaleza for the years 2009 and 2010. The use of the Multilevel Model for testing the effects of neighborhoods on individuals, and the own database are contributions of this research. Among other results it was found that decision models in the labor markets excluding the possibility of social interaction in neighborhoods, may produce biased results. This effect was highly significant and positive indicating that a worker whose neighborhood has a high share of self-employment is also more likely to choose this type of work than another worker with the same characteristics, but who lives in another neighborhood with prevalence wage employees.
Estudos recentes tÃm evidenciado a importÃncia do status de ocupaÃÃo autÃnoma por este representar uma alternativa ao emprego remunerado e uma possibilidade de resposta ao desemprego. Nesse contexto, esta dissertaÃÃo tem por objetivo analisar empiricamente os determinantes que influenciam a escolha do indivÃduo em ser autÃnomo (vis-Ã-vis, ser assalariado), com Ãnfase para o efeito que o contexto social de vizinhanÃa pode exercer sobre esta escolha. Para isto utilizou-se modelos de MultinÃvel para escolha discreta, sendo as informaÃÃes dos indivÃduos no mercado de trabalho extraÃdas da Pesquisa de Emprego e Desemprego â PED da RegiÃo Metropolitana de Fortaleza para os anos de 2009 e 2010. O uso do modelo MultinÃvel para testar efeitos de vizinhanÃa e a prÃpria base de dados sÃo contribuiÃÃes desta pesquisa. Entre outros resultados verificou-se que modelos de decisÃo no mercado de trabalho que excluem a possibilidade de interaÃÃo social em vizinhanÃa, podem gerar resultados viesados. Este efeito mostrou-se altamente significativo e positivo indicando que um trabalhador, cuja vizinhanÃa possui uma alta participaÃÃo de trabalho autÃnomo, tem uma probabilidade maior de tambÃm escolher este tipo de trabalho, do que outro trabalhador que tem as mesmas caracterÃsticas, mas que mora em outra vizinhanÃa com prevalÃncia de trabalhadores assalariados.
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Alnaji, Lulah A. "Generalized Estimating Equations for Mixed Models." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1530292694012892.
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Du, Plessis Melissa. "A qualitative investigation into the relationship between self-concept and the propensity for role uptake in a small group." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30160.
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When regarding the history of role theory, one becomes aware of the fact that, although much knowledge is available specifically pertaining to roles in small group settings (e.g. expectations about behaviour, types of roles, flexibility of locus, appropriateness of the role system, dynamic nature of role formation and development as well as typologies dividing roles into categories), not much literature is available specifically pertaining to what the impact of an individual’s self-concept is on his/her propensity to either assume or avoid certain roles in such a setting. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore the above-mentioned aspect of role division in small groups. Research was done by means of a case study research design, with a constructivist/interpretevist meta-theoretical paradigm as research approach. This paradigm holds that there are multiple subjective realities involved when studying human interactions and the consequences thereof. The study was furthermore conducted from a psychodynamic and systems theory perspective. Data was collected from a sample of postgraduate students, who participated in a training group as part of their Industrial and Organisational Psychology master’s degree programme at the University of Pretoria, by means of three different methods, namely video and voice recordings, a document study, as well as semi-structured interviews. Data was furthermore analysed by Atlas.ti, a qualitative data analysis programme, according to the principles of constructivist grounded theory. When regarding current literature on the subject, it is implied by some that an individual will only allow roles to be imposed on him/her if he/she is predisposed to assuming such roles, and if he/she can accordingly integrate the responsibility somehow with his/her self-concept. Accordingly, the results obtained showed some connection between an individual’s self-concept and the role(s) that was assumed by the individual in the small group setting. More specifically, the results showed that an individual is more likely to change roles with ease should the alternate role requirements also be in line with elements of the individual’s self-concept. The results further indicated that it might be difficult for an individual to adapt and change to another role should the roles, which are required in the small group setting, be in conflict with the individual’s self-concept. These findings thus imply that an individual’s self-concept might have an impact on an individual’s propensity to either assume or avoid certain roles (role valency) in a small group setting.Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Jellis, Jerry. "Attachment style, working models of sexuality, and their relation to safer sex behaviour in young adults." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ63881.pdf.
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Riggs, Shelley Ann. "Adult discourse and internal working models of attachment : relation to history of therapy and mental health /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Votruba, Pavel. "Zlepšení podnikových procesů pomocí simulačních modelů." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-75496.
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Simulation models are used to analyse company processes. The purpose is to create a model in simulation software that will represent the behaviour of the company. Options to improve the current situation are investigated by observation of the studied system and subsequent experimenting with the model. This work deals with the situation in the company, which focuses on lease and service of working platforms. New headquarters is being built to provide better services and changes in offer of leased working platforms are being considered. Model of the company is created in software SIMUL8. Next step is to perform simulation experiment and summarize the results. Input values are adjusted according to these results, which leads to a more favorable solution. The aim of this work is to optimize the working capacity and improve the structure of offer of leased working platforms.
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Lee, Dong Hyung. "Testing executive function models of ADHD and its comorbid conditions: A latent variable approach." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2801.
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Current theoretical models of ADHD (i.e., Disinhibition Model: Barkley, 1997; Working Memory Model: Rapport et al., 2001) conceptualize ADHD as the disorder of executive function (EF) with some variation in their emphases on particular components of the broadly-defined EF (e.g., working memory vs. inhibition) and in their postulated relationships with ADHD symptoms. Although these models provide systematic accounts of the manifestation of ADHD, they have not been extensively tested from an empirical standpoint. Moreover, despite the fact that ADHD is highly comorbid with other additional conditions such as learning and behavioral problems and EF deficits are found in individuals with these conditions as well as in those with ADHD, current EF models have not specified the developmental relationship between ADHD and its comorbid conditions. This study was: (1) to examine the extent to which two current models of ADHD are supported in a sample of 102 adults; (2) to present an ??integrated?? model by combining two current models of ADHD and linking them to recent research findings on two common comorbid conditions with ADHD (i.e., reading difficulty and substance abuse); and (3) to test and revise such an integrated model in the light of data using a latent variable analysis. Major findings provided a strong support for the Working Memory Model with a lesser degree of support for the Disinhibition Model. Preliminary evidence of working memory as the primary deficit in ADHD was also obtained in the present sample. Finally, the integrated EF model and its revised model (final model) demonstrated a very good fit to the data. These findings suggest that the integrated model provides a unified account of how EF deficits contribute to the manifestation of ADHD symptoms and comorbid conditions with ADHD. Given some limitations (e.g., sample size and scope) of the present study, current findings need to be replicated.
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Brady, Gilbert Patrick Jr. "Combat Experiences, Iso-strain, and Sleep Quality Affect Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress among Working Post-9/11 Veterans." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3776.
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Despite the growing need, prior research on how the civilian work domain may affect posttraumatic stress is scarce. Moreover, few if any studies have investigated how perceptions of one's job and insomnia may shape traumatic stress symptoms, post-combat. Presently, about 4 million Americans have served in the "Global War on Terrorism," including nearly 1 million reservists. By contrast, 8.7 million Americans served in the Vietnam War: over twice the number of U.S. military personnel who have fought since 9/11. Surprisingly, combat experiences alone do not explain the majority of posttraumatic stress disorder cases, even after multiple deployments, suggesting the presence of moderators of the stressor-strain conceptual model. Based in occupational stress theories of allostatic load, job demands-resources, strain, and social support this thesis applied frequentist and Bayesian analytical strategies to investigate the psychological experiences and occupational health of three subgroups of combat veterans. In the present study, sleep quality and a job situation characterized by isolated, demanding civilian work with low decision authority (i.e., "iso-strain") were hypothesized to moderate the effect of combat experiences on posttraumatic stress. As part of the larger SERVe reintegration project, survey data were collected among a baseline sample (N=382) of post-9/11 veterans living in the Pacific Northwest. The research question of whether greater perceived psychosocial stressors among active reservists driving that group's higher perceived levels of poor sleep, iso-strain, and posttraumatic stress was unfounded. Overall, however, the central hypotheses of the simple effects of iso-strain and sleep quality on posttraumatic stress following combat were significant.
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Henry, Kate. "The general working models of individuals from divorced and conflict-ridden families, risk factors in intimate bonds?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0001/NQ44765.pdf.
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Steele, Jay Jenny. "Applying an integration of solution focused therapy and family of origin therapy models in working with couples." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq27086.pdf.
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Gayton, Jane E. "Working models of attachment and health threats, distress, appraisal, coping and health-related behaviours in colorectal cancer." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ66147.pdf.
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Nicholl, Tessa Anne. "Effect of free fatty acids and dichloroacetic acid on the diabetic isolated working rat heart." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29641.
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It is well established that a cardiomyopathy independent of atherosclerosis develops in both humans and animals with diabetes mellitus. The etiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy is very complex involving many different processes, one of which may be the increased fatty acid utilization, and/or the concomitant decrease in glucose utilization, by the diabetic heart. We compared control and 6-week streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic isolated working rat hearts and were able to demonstrate cardiac dysfunction in the diabetic as assessed by depressed heart rate (HR), heart rate peak systolic pressure product (HR X PSP), left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), rate of pressure rise (+dP/dt) and rate of pressure decline (-dP/dt). Paralleling depressed cardiac function in the diabetic were hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and decreased body weight gain as compared to age-matched controls. The addition of free fatty acids, in the form of 1.2 mM palmitate, to the isolated working heart perfusate had no effect on either control or diabetic heart function, with the exception of a depressive effect on +dP/dt of diabetic hearts and -dP/dt of control hearts. But, diabetic hearts perfused with palmitate-containing perfusate plus the glucose oxidation stimulator dichloroacetate (DCA) showed a marked improvement in function. Heart rate, HR X PSP, LVDP and +/-dP/dt were all restored to control heart values in diabetic hearts perfused in the presence of DCA. Creatine phosphate and adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) levels were similar under all perfusion conditions, therefore eliminating energy stores as the limiting factor in heart function. Results indicate that DCA-induced stimulation of glucose oxidation acutely reversed diabetic cardiac function depression. Therefore, depression of glucose oxidation in the diabetic heart may be contributing to diabetic cardiomyopathy.Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
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Gustman, Brian D. "AN EXAMINATION OF THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE WORKING MODEL OF THE CHILD INTERVIEW CODING SCHEME WITH BIOLOGICAL MOTHERS WHO HAVE MALTREATED." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/edp_etds/30.
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There are hundreds of thousands of children living in foster care in the United States on any given day. Mental health professionals may be called upon to assist with evaluating the parental capacity of these children’s parents in order to inform reunification decisions. One of the key parental capacity domains to be evaluated is the relationship between parent and child (Schmidt et al., 2007). The Working Model of the Child Interview coding scheme (WMCI; Zeanah et al., 1996) is one tool for evaluating this relationship. There is a significant practice-to-research gap with this measure. To date, no peer-reviewed studies have established the WMCI coding scheme’s psychometric properties; the need for such research with this measure has been cited in the literature (Sprang, Clark, & Bass, 2005).
In this dissertation, the literature was reviewed on attachment theory and internal working models of caregiving, the WMCI and other measures of similar constructs, the importance of establishing a measure’s construct and criterion-validity, and forensic standards for measures. Then, it outlined a series of research questions aimed at exploring the psychometric properties of the WMCI Coding Scheme with mothers who have maltreated. Next, the methodology was described. Based on the results of the 403 biological mothers who completed the WMCI as part of court-appointed evaluations following child maltreatment, the items of the WMCI Coding Scheme were best conceptualized using two-factors: Quality and Content. This finding was consistent with the manual. Significant differences in item-level scores existed for all three WMCI descriptive classifications and for overall factor scores. Due to the instability of the two-item Content factor, this dissertation explored the use of a WMCI Total Score (combining the two factors) and using only the WMCI Quality factor and items. No significant relationships existed between any demographic characteristics and WMCI factor scores. Weak, negative correlations with other measures provided some evidence of convergent validity. In conclusion, some potential clinical/research implications for the WMCI Coding Scheme were made and limitations and future directions were described.
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DiGiovanna, Sean M. "Fighting for a working future, emerging models of local union strategy in a new era of global competition." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ27635.pdf.
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Webb, Lillian K. "How secure internal working models of attachment relate to satisfaction with social supports and career decision self-efficacy." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1409504.
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The present study considered the relationships between internal working models of adult attachment, satisfaction with social supports, and career decision self efficacy. Theoretical support was found within the context of Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986) and Attachment Theory (Bowiby, 1 973 ; Hazen & Shaver, 1994). A conceptual model was proposed and tested using structural equation modeling to answer the research questions: is there a relationship between secure internal working models of attachment and career decision self efficacy, and if so, is the relationship between secure internal working models of attachment and career decision self efficacy partially mediated by satisfaction with social supports? A third research question was considered: are men and women similar in how they experience internal working models of attachment, satisfaction with social supports, and career decision self efficacy? Participants included 663 college-aged students (457 women; 206 men) from two Midwestern universities, with most being in their first or second year of college (72% freshmen/sophomores; 28% juniors or above). Alternate models for men and women were proposed and a multi-group analysis was conducted to determine if groups were similar. Results indicated that the groups were similar. Models were then combined for a comprehensive model representing both men and women. Findings indicated that there was a direct relationship between secure internal working models of attachment and career decision self efficacy and an indirect relationship that was partially mediated by satisfaction with social supports. Theoretical, research, and practice implications are discussed, as well as methodological limitations to the study. Future directions are offered.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Merriman, Carolyn S. "Promoting Nursing Student Success: Working With at-Risk Nursing Students: Using Success Courses as Models to Increase Retention." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8437.
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Turan, Numan. "The Contribution Of Rumination, Internal Working Models Of Attachment, And Help Seeking Attitudes On Psychological Symptoms Of University Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610972/index.pdf.
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Purpose of the study is to examine the relationship of ruminative tendency, internal working models of attachment (Self-Model and Other-Model) and help seeking attitudes (Positive Beliefs and Negative Beliefs) with psychological symptoms among the university students. In scope of the current research, the mediation role of rumination in the relationship between internal model of self and psychological
symptoms was examined.
By applying convenient sampling procedure, six hundred and ten university students were included into the current study from 9 different state universities in Ankara and Istanbul. Turkish version of Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew &Horowitz, 1991), Relationship Scale Questionnaire (Griffin &
Bartholomew, 1994), Brief Symptom Inventory (Derogatis, 1992), Ruminative Response Scale (Nolen-Hoeksema &
Marrow, 1991) and Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help - Shortened (Tü
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m, 2001) were delivered to the university students at university campuses. Multiple regression analyses were implemented to evaluate the research hypotheses. The results revealed that rumination, internal model of others, and negative beliefs about psychological help significantly predicted the increase in psychological symptoms of Turkish university students. Positive beliefs about psychological help did not relate to psychological symptoms of university students for the current set of data. In addition to this, rumination mediated the relationship between internal model of self and psychological symptoms of university students. The research findings were discussed by relying on the previous research premises.
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Pugliese, Mirella. "An empirical investigation of the Attachment Doll Play, a tool for assessing the internal working models of young children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ34988.pdf.
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Li, Tianjian. "On Optimal Survivability Design in WDM Optical Networks under Scheduled Traffic Models." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1173975555.
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Sarver, Dustin. "Hyperactivity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Testing functional relationships with phonological working memory performance and attention." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5856.
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Excessive gross motor activity is currently considered a ubiquitous and disruptive feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, an alternative model challenges this premise and hypothesizes a functional relationship between activity level, attention, and working memory. The current study investigated whether, and the extent to which, particular forms of gross motor activity are functionally related to children's attention and phonological working memory performance. Objective observations of children's gross motor movements and attention by independent observers were conducted while children with ADHD (n = 29) and typically developing children (n = 23) completed multiple counterbalanced tasks entailing low and high phonological working memory demand. The tasks were then sequenced hierarchically to reflect the lowest to highest activity level condition for each child. Results revealed that (a) ADHD-related phonological working memory performance deficits are moderated by increases in intra-individual activity level, (b) heightened activity level impacts performance independently of changes in observed attention, and (c) increases in particular forms of movement (foot movement and out-of-chair movement) contribute to greater phonological working memory performance within the context of attentive behavior. The findings collectively indicate that phonological working memory deficits in children with ADHD are associated with an inability to up-regulate motor activity to facilitate optimal task performance, and that behavioral treatments targeting reductions in certain forms of hyperactivity may have unintended consequences on working memory functioning in ADHD.Ph.D.
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Bäcklund, Sandra, and Johanna Edin. "CONFRONT DIFFICULT TIMES WITH DIGNITY : A study of women’s experiences working in the Colombian NGO sector." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163934.
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The aim of this study is to deepen the understanding of women's working conditions within the NGO sector in Colombia, and to find out what factors that impact women’s possibilities for achievements. Through out a qualitative approach five interviews with women were conductedin Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The collected data was analyzed by a qualitative content analysis, with the purpose to find themes and categorizations in the material, in order to interpret the respondents’ experiences and how they present them. The analysis shows, that what all respondents have in common is that previous life events and a dedication to contribute to societal changes, seem to be the most vital factors in terms of how they got to where they are today. In various ways, they all have noticed flaws in the system, to which they have committed full-hearted to change. Further, the results indicate that women’s likeability to be recognized as leaders are greater within the NGO sector, than in the society at large. However, despite the similarities found the results correspondingly show that there are differences in terms of perceptions as well as experiences. Thus, the results indicate the need to take various aspects into account, in order not to neglect the impact of different dimensions and factors.
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Zuellig, Andrea R. "A comparison of the effect of three therapies on generalized anxiety disordered adults' self-reported internal working models of attachment." Full text available online (restricted access), 2002. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Zuellig.pdf.
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Parry, Gwenllian Glyn. "Measuring observable responses during completion of the family drawing task to access internal working models of attachment in middle childhood." Thesis, Bangor University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367317.
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Raiker, Joseph S. "Impulsivity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) testing competing predictions from the working memory and behavioral inhibition models of ADHD." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4824.
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Impulsivity is a hallmark of two of the three DSM-IV ADHD subtypes and is associated with myriad adverse outcomes. Limited research, however, is available concerning the mechanisms and processes that contribute to impulsive responding by children with ADHD. The current study tested predictions from two competing models of ADHD--working memory (WM) and behavioral inhibition (BI)--to examine the extent to which ADHD-related impulsive responding was attributable to model-specific mechanisms and processes. Children with ADHD (n = 21) and typically developing children (n = 20) completed laboratory tasks that provided WM (domain-general central executive (CE), phonological/visuospatial storage/rehearsal) and BI indices (stop-signal reaction time (SSRT), stop-signal delay, mean reaction time). These indices were examined as potential mediators of ADHD-related impulsive responding on two diverse laboratory tasks used commonly to assess impulsive responding (CPT: continuous performance test; VMTS: visual match-to-sample). Bias-corrected, bootstrapped mediation analyses revealed that CE processes significantly attenuated between-group impulsivity differences, such that the initial large-magnitude impulsivity differences were no longer significant on either task after accounting for ADHD-related CE deficits. In contrast, SSRT partially mediated ADHD-related impulsive responding on the CPT but not VMTS. This partial attenuation was no longer significant after accounting for shared variance between CE and SSRT; CE continued to attenuate the ADHD-impulsivity relationship after accounting for SSRT. These findings add to the growing literature implicating CE deficits in core ADHD behavioral and functional impairments, and suggest that cognitive interventions targeting CE rather than storage/rehearsal or BI processes may hold greater promise for alleviating ADHD-related impairments.ID: 030646239; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.S.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-55).
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SHIMA, Yoshihiro, and 義弘 島. "内的作業モデルが情報処理に及ぼす影響 : プライムされた関係との関連." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/16160.
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