Belonging is a critical human need that has historically been fulfilled through family, religion, and community. Today, however, people now look to the workplace to nurture their sense of belonging. Companies strive to create a sense of belonging in the workplace because employe…
Background: Research has indicated that exposure to traumatic events is associated with cigarette use and with related outcomes such as pulmonary disease. Better characterizing the connection between trauma exposure and cigarette use and related outcomes remains a critical gap. …
This study was designed to examine the impact of witnesses? participation in the Cincinnati Citizens Respect Our Witnesses (CCROW) witness support program on decisions whether to cooperate in violent felony cases and the potentially moderating effects of approach and avoidance m…
Strategic purchasing behaviour has received growing attention in the field of revenue management. Its occurrence potentially hurts providers’ revenue with substantial losses. The need to detect strategic customers and predict their decisions has been highlighted by researchers. …
Specific rating scales of ADHD symptomatology are often included in neuropsychological assessments evaluating adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (BAARS-IV) is a widely used symptom rating scale that inclu…
Most judgments and choices in life arrive not as disconnected and isolated problems but as the next in a series enmeshed in a social context. The works contained herein, in one way or another, examine the role of context in shaping human judgment and decision making. The first e…
Early detection of breast and cervical cancer through mammograms and Pap smears can improve survival rates. Muslim women in the United States are faced with traditional beliefs and diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds that may affect their knowledge and perceptions abo…
Researchers have examined reverie and the numinous autonomously; however concomitant studies on reverie and the numinous are nonexistent. Moreover, no research in depth psychotherapy explores reverie or the numinous as essential experiences associated with early childhood psycho…
The current study investigated the psychological impacts of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait on Kuwaiti mothers and their children. The study was carried out on a random sample of 151 mothers and 151 children. Tools used for the mothers' data collection were General Information an…
This study examines the motivation factors that make some individuals (terrorists) confidential informants. The study is based on the assumptions of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theories. Accordingly, main assumption of the present study is that …
This study explores the impact of sincerity of terrorists on committing terrorist activities in Turkey. The researcher is a Chief of Police in Turkey and has worked in the Anti-terror Department for a considerable part of his professional career. His professional experience has …
The U.S. military enters an unprecedented age as repeated and prolonged exposure to combat becomes the norm for veterans who deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. The effects of war have become more prevalent in contemporary research as increased rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorde…
This qualitative study, informed by the phenomenological approach, was an effort to examine the post-migration experiences of Afghan immigrants in the United States. Sarbin's social role theory framed the exploration of three processes: acculturation, construction of social iden…
This study used a multi-dimensional model of college adjustment to examine the relationships between multiple layers of personal influences and college adjustment (academic, social, personal/emotional, attachment to the institution, and overall adjustment) among emerging adults …
Obesity is one of the fastest growing epidemics in the US and it is alarming because it is linked to many serious diseases including diabetes and heart disease. South Asians have a disproportionately higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence sugg…
Background. Sleep has been shown to be shorter and more disturbed in Alzheimer's caregivers compared to non-caregivers, presumably due to challenges associated with caregiving. Caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease has also been associated with increased risk for cardiova…
Twitter is a famous microblogging website where people interact and communicate with each other using hashtags. During the Arab Spring, Twitter played an important role in political discussion. Twitter usage has documented controversial issues and political activism in the Arab …
African American (also called Black American, or Black) students? performance in higher educational institutes reveal critical issues concerning their matriculation through higher education. A 2014 report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on cohorts of unive…
Persistent rule governed behavior can be described as behavior that has come under the control of a particular rule, compromising contact with other contingencies in the environment. Researchers have looked at several factors that moderate insensitivity to programmed reinforceme…