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Bonatto, Franciele, Luis Mauricio Martins de Resende, and Joseane Pontes. "Relational governance in supply chain: a systematic literature review." Benchmarking: An International Journal 27, no. 6 (June 20, 2020): 1711–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-01-2019-0033.
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PurposeThe goal of this research is to establish which contextual factors influence the selection of relational governance instruments in supply chains (SCs) and how these factors impact the expected performance.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review (SLR) identified 103 conceptual, empirical and analytical studies between 2007 and 2017.FindingsA conceptual framework is developed from the categorization of contextual factors, relational governance instruments and expected SC performance. The conceptual framework provides three propositions: (1) The choice for relational governance instrument is influenced differently by the contextual factors; (2) the impact that the contextual factors have on the governance instruments and SC performance is mediated by trust; (3) The SC performance is affected differently by the instruments of flexibility, solidarity and information sharing.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research can help business managers better govern and know the contextual factors and use different relational governance instruments and trust dimensions to drive the expected results of the SC.Originality/valueThe synthesis reveals contingencies of relational governance instruments in SCs for performance expected in different contexts and proposes a standpoint for further research in the area.
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Crawford Shearer, Nelma B. "Relationships of Contextual and Relational Factors to Health Empowerment in Women." Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 18, no. 4 (December 2004): 357–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/rtnp.18.4.357.64094.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships of contextual and relational factors to health empowerment in women with children. This study used a descriptive, correlational design to answer the basic research question: “What contextual and relational factors explain health empowerment in women?” The theoretical framework of health empowerment was based upon a synthesis of social and developmental perspectives and guided by a Rogerian view of the person-environment process. The analytic approach included bivariate correlations and a series of multiple regressions to identify factors explaining health empowerment. The contextual (demographic) and relational (social and professional support) factors explained 38% of the variance in health empowerment measured as knowing participation in change. For health empowerment, measured as lifestyle behaviors, the contextual and relational factors explained 43% of the variance. The results of this study offer partial empirical support for theoretical relationships. Findings provide a basis to generate additional nursing research focusing on the continuous mutual process of human beings and the environment, leading to theory-based interventions.
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Pavitt, Charles, and Bradley Kemp. "Contextual and relational factors in interpersonal negotiation strategy choice." Communication Quarterly 47, no. 2 (March 1999): 133–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463379909370130.
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Santo, Jonathan Bruce, Ellyn Charlotte Bass, Luz Stella-Lopez, and William M. Bukowski. "Contextual influences on the relations between physical and relational aggression and peer victimization." School Psychology International 38, no. 1 (December 14, 2016): 42–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034316678655.
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Previous studies have demonstrated that several contextual factors influence the relationship between aggression and peer victimization in early adolescence, including gender of the same-sex peer group and gender composition of the school. The current study replicated and expanded on this research by examining the moderating influences of gender of the same-sex peer group, same-sex peer group norms, and classroom gender composition in a sample of early adolescents from Barranquilla, Colombia. Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that both relational and physical aggression were positive predictors of peer victimization. Relationally aggressive girls were at a lower risk for victimization while physically aggressive girls were at a higher risk. Relational aggression was a weaker predictor in classes with a larger proportion of girls. Additionally, relational aggression was a weaker predictor in same-sex peer groups with a greater prevalence of relational aggression. These findings provide further evidence of multiple forms of contextual influence on social behavior. Practical implications for these findings are also provided.
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Hipp, Lauren E., Lisa Kane Low, and Sari M. van Anders. "Exploring Women's Postpartum Sexuality: Social, Psychological, Relational, and Birth‐Related Contextual Factors." Journal of Sexual Medicine 9, no. 9 (September 2012): 2330–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02804.x.
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Floyd, Kory, and Mark T. Morman. "Affectionate communication in nonromantic relationships: Influences of communicator, relational, and contextual factors." Western Journal of Communication 61, no. 3 (September 1997): 279–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10570319709374578.
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Younas, Ahtisham. "Relational inquiry approach for developing deeper awareness of patient suffering." Nursing Ethics 27, no. 4 (April 6, 2020): 935–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733020912523.
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To practice compassion, the recognition, understanding, and alleviation of patient suffering are of utmost importance. Nursing literature provides ample guidance about the nature and meaning and patients’ views about compassion and physical and psychological suffering. However, missing is the discussion about how nurses can achieve a deeper awareness of patients’ suffering to practice compassion. This paper aims to describe the relational inquiry nursing approach and illustrate how this approach can enable nurses to develop a deeper awareness of patient suffering. The relational inquiry approach encompasses two components: a relational consciousness and inquiry as a form of action. Relational consciousness requires the nurses to focus on the concrete situations and relationships as well as recognize the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors affecting the situations. The interpersonal factors are among and between the individuals, intrapersonal factors are within the individuals, and contextual factors are the hidden factors influencing the individuals and situations. Inquiry as an action requires a critical analysis of the experiences of individuals, situational contexts, and knowledge to inform the nursing care modalities and actions. This approach encourages nurses to use the philosophies of hermeneutic phenomenology, critical theory, and pragmatism. The phenomenological worldview allows nurses to interpret their own and patients’ experiences, the critical theory worldview allows nurses to examine the influence of social and cultural factors, and pragmatism allows nurses to question their prior knowledge and develop new knowledge in each situation. The relational inquiry approach allows nurses to develop a deeper understanding of patient suffering through building a therapeutic and trustworthy relationship, active listening, focusing on the details, and engaging in broad and situations specific inquiries to understand the patient narrative of suffering. Two case exemplars are shared to demonstrate how relational inquiry allowed nurses to move beyond recognizing physical suffering and understand patients’ emotional and psychological suffering.
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Frosch, Cynthia A., Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan, and D. David O’Banion. "Parenting and Child Development: A Relational Health Perspective." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 15, no. 1 (May 26, 2019): 45–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827619849028.
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A child’s development is embedded within a complex system of relationships. Among the many relationships that influence children’s growth and development, perhaps the most influential is the one that exists between parent and child. Recognition of the critical importance of early parent-child relationship quality for children’s socioemotional, cognitive, neurobiological, and health outcomes has contributed to a shift in efforts to identify relational determinants of child outcomes. Recent efforts to extend models of relational health to the field of child development highlight the role that parent, child, and contextual factors play in supporting the development and maintenance of healthy parent-child relationships. This review presents a parent-child relational health perspective on development, with an emphasis on socioemotional outcomes in early childhood, along with brief attention to obesity and eating behavior as a relationally informed health outcome. Also emphasized here is the parent–health care provider relationship as a context for supporting healthy outcomes within families as well as screening and intervention efforts to support optimal relational health within families, with the goal of improving mental and physical health within our communities.
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Jordanova-Peshevska, Dimitrinka, and Fimka Tozija. "Are resilient factors increasing the risk for childhood psychological victimization?" Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 6, no. 6 (June 17, 2018): 1168–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.272.
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Background: Understanding the resilient factors and why some children do well despite early adverse experiences is crucial, because it can inform more effective policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential.Aim: The main objective of the study is to describe the associations between psychological abuse in childhood and resilient risk factors on individual, relational, contextual level among adolescents in the country and see the probability of resiliency to predict psychological victimization. Material and method: Cross-sectional study on two stage quota sample of 622 university students was applied in the study, including adolescents at first-year at the main public University “St Cyril and Methodius, Skopje”, from the 12 faculties in the country. Adverse Childhood Experiences Study International Questionnaires was used for collecting information on psychological abuse, while the individual, relational and contextual resilient factors were measured using the Child аnd Youth Resilience Measure - Youth version. The study was conducted from March to September 2017. Statistical significance was set up at p<0.05.Results: The results from the study have shown statistically significant negative correlation between exposure to psychological abuse in childhood and individual (rpb =-.159), relational (rpb =-.263), contextual factors (rpb = -.147), and resilience in total (rpb =-.232). The regressive model presents that 5.2% of the variance of the variable experienced psychological abuse is explained with resilience (F(1, 527)=28.909; p<.001), showing that resilience is negatively significant predictor for being psychologically abused in childhood (β=-.228; t=-5.377; p<.001).Conclusion: Supporting children by prevention means foster competence and prevent problems. Preventive programms represent developing protective factors in childhood, increasing competence and skills for the growth of resilience and decreasing the likelihood for developing psychopathology in adolescence and adulthood. It is of common interest of society for implementation of evidence based interventions with nurturing environments and in the long run setting up positive childhood platform for future generations.
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EDWARDS, TIMOTHY, ELIZABETH B. PASK, ROBERT WHITBRED, and KIMBERLY A. NEUENDORF. "The influence of personal, relational, and contextual factors on forgiveness communication following transgressions." Personal Relationships 25, no. 1 (December 11, 2017): 4–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pere.12224.
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Li, Jie, and Xinren Chen. "The performance and relational role of toast intervention in Chinese dining contexts." Pragmatics and Society 13, no. 4 (November 4, 2022): 625–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ps.19047.li.
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Abstract This study explores the performance and relational role of toast intervention in Chinese dining contexts. The analysis of both interactional data and post-event interview data indicates that the detection of moral transgression and moral identification may outweigh the power relationship and social distance in the interactional practice, and that toast intervention, by default, is relationally constructive even in seemingly conflictive situations. As a complement to previous research on ritual communication, such as countering the heckler and bystander intervention which focus on genuine aggression, this study sheds light on the ritual act of toast intervention as ‘mock intervention’, which is a form of ‘mock moral aggression’ similar to ritual teasing. Thus, this study reveals the greater significance of moral identification compared to other contextual factors, and its role in explaining the relational consequences of toast intervention in Chinese dining contexts.
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Mutch, Carol. "Leadership in times of crisis: Dispositional, relational and contextual factors influencing school principals’ actions." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 14 (December 2015): 186–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.06.005.
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Felzmann, Heike, Eduard Fosch Villaronga, Christoph Lutz, and Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux. "Transparency you can trust: Transparency requirements for artificial intelligence between legal norms and contextual concerns." Big Data & Society 6, no. 1 (January 2019): 205395171986054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2053951719860542.
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Transparency is now a fundamental principle for data processing under the General Data Protection Regulation. We explore what this requirement entails for artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems. We address the topic of transparency in artificial intelligence by integrating legal, social, and ethical aspects. We first investigate the ratio legis of the transparency requirement in the General Data Protection Regulation and its ethical underpinnings, showing its focus on the provision of information and explanation. We then discuss the pitfalls with respect to this requirement by focusing on the significance of contextual and performative factors in the implementation of transparency. We show that human–computer interaction and human-robot interaction literature do not provide clear results with respect to the benefits of transparency for users of artificial intelligence technologies due to the impact of a wide range of contextual factors, including performative aspects. We conclude by integrating the information- and explanation-based approach to transparency with the critical contextual approach, proposing that transparency as required by the General Data Protection Regulation in itself may be insufficient to achieve the positive goals associated with transparency. Instead, we propose to understand transparency relationally, where information provision is conceptualized as communication between technology providers and users, and where assessments of trustworthiness based on contextual factors mediate the value of transparency communications. This relational concept of transparency points to future research directions for the study of transparency in artificial intelligence systems and should be taken into account in policymaking.
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Wright, Caroline Vaile, and Dawn M. Johnson. "Correlates for Legal Help-Seeking: Contextual Factors for Battered Women in Shelter." Violence and Victims 24, no. 6 (November 2009): 771–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.24.6.771.
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Legal redress can play a critical role in interrupting the pattern of domination and control inherent in intimate partner violence (IPV), yet it remains an infrequent strategy among battered women. The current study employed a contextual framework for investigating the correlates for engagement in the criminal justice system for a sample of 227 sheltered battered women. Results indicated that individual, relational, and system-level factors were all associated with two legal help-seeking behaviors: having a civil protection order and criminal prosecution. In particular, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, social support, and prior experience with police officers were significant correlates for legal help-seeking. Results highlight the need for a coordinated community response to IPV, addressing both legal needs and psychological needs simultaneously.
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Rahman, Ubaid Ur, Ch Abdul Rehman, M. Kashif Imran, and Usman Aslam. "Does team orientation matter? Linking work engagement and relational psychological contract with performance." Journal of Management Development 36, no. 9 (October 9, 2017): 1102–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmd-10-2016-0204.
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Purpose The cultural transformation introduces team orientation as a powerful tool to reconfigure the human capital to become more productive. The purpose of this paper is to try to uncover two folds: first is to check the direct effects of employees’ work engagement and rational psychological contract on contextual performance and job satisfaction and second is to investigate the moderating effect of team orientation in-between above-stated relationships. Design/methodology/approach The self-administrated questionnaires and simple random sampling are used to collect data from 380 employees of banking and insurance sector. Findings The findings reveal that work engagement and relational psychological contract have positive relationships with employees’ contextual performance and job satisfaction. Furthermore, the presence of team orientation has strengthened effect on direct existing relationships. Practical implications This study adds the body of knowledge by providing insights into team orientation in different avenues. For practice side, it is important to discourse the work engagement of employee and their relational psychological contract to enhance the contextual performance. Moreover, high work engagement leads to high commitment level and ultimately increases the level of job satisfaction. Originality/value The contemporary research is lacking with respect to the empirical investigation of team orientation, more particularly, in relationship to human psychology factors. This unique model is addressing the real time issue by providing insights to relational psychological contract, employees work engagement, contextual performance and job satisfaction.
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Arrasyid, Fadhil. "Contextual Factors, Individualism Value, and Theory of Planned Behavior That Affect Student Entrepreneurial Intention in Indonesia." Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis & Entrepreneurship 17, no. 1 (May 26, 2023): 150–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.55208/jebe.v17i1.305.
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This study integrates predictions from the theory of human values and combines contextual support with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a form of research renewal. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanism by which internal factors in humans (individualism values) and contextual factors (contextual support) with entrepreneurial intentions use a sample of 200 students or who have graduated in Indonesia. This study uses the Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ) to measure the theory of planned behavior, Portraits Value Questionnaire (PVQ) to measure individualism values, and the entrepreneurial support model (ESM) to measure contextual support. The data analysis method uses Partial Least Square (PLS) - Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that individualism values (self-enhancement, and openness to change) had a positive and significant effect on students' entrepreneurial intentions. Contextual support (perceived educational support, perceived relational support, and perceived structural support) has a positive but not significant effect and the theory of planned behavior has a positive and significant role on student entrepreneurship intentions. Self-enhancement and openness to change cannot be mediated by Subjective Norms on student entrepreneurship intentions.
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Katsantonis, Ioannis, and Ros McLellan. "Students’ Voices: A Qualitative Study on Contextual, Motivational, and Self-Regulatory Factors Underpinning Language Achievement." Education Sciences 13, no. 8 (August 5, 2023): 804. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13080804.
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A lack of qualitative studies examining adolescent students’ voices regarding the contextual, relational, and self-regulatory factors that drive their language achievement has been observed. Therefore, the present study aimed to address this issue. Sixteen face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with secondary school students in Greece to document and analyse their perceptions of the factors that influence language achievement. The study was guided by social-cognitive theory and models of self-regulated learning. Computer-assisted thematic analysis was performed using abductive open coding followed by refinement of codes. Three overarching global themes were identified in line with theoretical expectations, namely personal factors (motivation and self-regulatory strategies), relational factors (teachers’ practices, parental achievement expectations, peer influences), and structural factors (the educational system). Afterwards, an abductive thematic network analysis was conducted to explore and theorise about potential relationships between the emergent themes in the data. It was found that parental expectations for higher performance and the teachers’ behaviours were associated with students’ language achievement. Task-related characteristics and peers influenced students’ regulation of effort in learning. The students believed that they were not objectively graded and frequent summative assessments created test anxiety. The findings are discussed in light of existing empirical evidence and in terms of educational implications.
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Romenti, Stefania, Grazia Murtarelli, Angelo Miglietta, and Anne Gregory. "Investigating the role of contextual factors in effectively executing communication evaluation and measurement." Journal of Communication Management 23, no. 3 (August 5, 2019): 228–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcom-12-2018-0131.
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PurposeEvaluation and measurement (E&M) remains a critical and debated topic among communication scholars and practice. Substantial research and professional efforts have been devoted to discussing what should be measured and which methods should be applied. Most of the E&M models seem to carry a positivist imprint. But, in real-life, organizations could not have clear aims, enough resources, or adequate informative systems to support E&M. Moreover, several contextual factors could affect the implementation of E&M management processes. The communication literature rarely highlights these factors. To fulfill this gap, the purpose of this paper is to theorize the contextual factors relevant to the management of the evaluation process.Design/methodology/approachA scoping literature review was carried out exploring the role of contextual factors and impact of contextual factors on E&M management processes. More specifically, the review examines the contribution provided by program evaluation and performance measurement (PM) fields of research.FindingsThe paper provides a scoping review of program evaluation and PM approaches. Additionally, it explains how both streams of thought argued the importance of contextual factors, such as organizational, relational, cultural and communicative factors, for the success of any evaluation processes. The study underlined that the main evaluation models used in the field of communication have overlooked these studies and put on evidence the role of contextual factors in effectively executing communication E&M.Originality/valueThe paper enriches the dominant rationale concerning the E&M management processes by incorporating literature on: program evaluation; and PM. The analysis could provide useful insights also from a professional perspective, by helping practitioners for a contextual assessment of strategic communication programs and activities.
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Schmidt, Carissa J., Sarah A. Stoddard, Justin E. Heinze, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, and Marc A. Zimmerman. "Examining contextual and relational factors influencing perceptions of societal and interpersonal mattering among rural youth." Journal of Community Psychology 48, no. 6 (June 24, 2020): 2013–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22401.
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Valenzuela-Garcia, Hugo, Miranda J. Lubbers, and Jose Luis Molina. "“She’s Surrounded by Loved Ones, but Feeling Alone”: A Relational Approach to Loneliness." Social Inclusion 9, no. 4 (December 15, 2021): 350–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i4.4585.
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Loneliness poses one of the significant problems of our modern post‐industrial societies. Current research on loneliness has been developed primarily by psychology, biomedicine, nursing, and other health‐related disciplines, showing a surprising number of variables and risk factors involved in the experience of loneliness, along with positive correlations with premature mortality and morbidity. However, most of these analyses overlook the social interactions and context in which loneliness is experienced. Drawing on a subsample (N = 24) of Spanish “mothers” from impoverished families, the article proposes a mixed‐method approach (both relational and interpretative) that may potentially complement quantitative approaches, showing relational and contextual factors that may contribute to a better understanding of the subjective dimension of loneliness.
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van Zoonen, Ward, Anu Sivunen, Kirsimarja Blomqvist, Thomas Olsson, Annina Ropponen, Kaisa Henttonen, and Matti Vartiainen. "Factors Influencing Adjustment to Remote Work: Employees’ Initial Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13 (June 29, 2021): 6966. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136966.
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The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted when, where, and how employees work. Drawing on a sample of 5452 Finnish employees, this study explores the factors associated with employees’ abrupt adjustment to remote work. Specifically, this study examines structural factors (i.e., work independence and the clarity of job criteria), relational factors (i.e., interpersonal trust and social isolation), contextual factors of work (i.e., change in work location and perceived disruption), and communication dynamics (i.e., organizational communication quality and communication technology use (CTU)) as mechanisms underlying adjustment to remote work. The findings demonstrate that structural and contextual factors are important predictors of adjustment and that these relationships are moderated by communication quality and CTU. Contrary to previous research, trust in peers and supervisors does not support adjustment to remote work. We discuss the implications of these findings for practice during and beyond times of crisis.
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Di Mattei, Valentina, Federica Ferrari, Gaia Perego, Valentina Tobia, Fabio Mauro, and Massimo Candiani. "Decision-making factors in prenatal testing: A systematic review." Health Psychology Open 8, no. 1 (January 2021): 205510292098745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102920987455.
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This review examines the factors that affect the decision-making process of parental couples evaluating prenatal screening and diagnostic tests. A systematic search was performed using PubMed and PsycInfo databases. The 46 included studies had to: investigate the decision-making process about prenatal testing; focus on tests detecting trisomy 21, 18, 13, and abnormalities of sex chromosomes; be published in English peer-reviewed journals. The decision-making process seems composed of different levels: an individual level with demographic, clinical, and psychological aspects; a contextual level related to the technical features of the test and the information received; a relational level involving family and society.
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Asmuth, Jennifer, and Dedre Gentner. "Relational Categories are More Mutable than Entity Categories." Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 70, no. 10 (October 2017): 2007–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1219752.
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Across three experiments, we explore differences between relational categories—whose members share common relational patterns—and entity categories, whose members share common intrinsic properties. Specifically, we test the claim that relational concepts are more semantically mutable in context, and therefore less stable in memory, than entity concepts. We compared memory for entity nouns and relational nouns, tested either in the same context as at encoding or in a different context. We found that (a) participants show better recognition accuracy for entity nouns than for relational nouns, and (b) recognition of relational nouns is more impaired by a change in context than is recognition of entity nouns. We replicated these findings even when controlling for factors highly correlated with relationality, such as abstractness–concreteness. This suggests that the contextual mutability of relational concepts is due to the core semantic property of conveying relational structure and not simply to accompanying characteristics such as abstractness. We note parallels with the distinction between nouns and verbs and suggest implications for lexical and conceptual structure. Finally, we relate these patterns to proposals that a deep distinction exists between words with an essentially referential function and those with a predicate function.
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Overmyer, Trinity, and Erin Brock Carlson. "Literature Review: Design Thinking and Place." Journal of Business and Technical Communication 33, no. 4 (June 11, 2019): 431–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1050651919854079.
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Design-thinking frameworks help professionals to design solutions for complex problems. Design processes take into account the context of a problem, and among these contextual factors is place. Because place is relational, capturing dynamic relationships between other factors of design problems, it deserves special attention from stakeholders trying to tackle wicked problems. This literature review elaborates on the relationship between place and design thinking, focusing on the importance of privileging place in user-centered design processes.
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Yang, Jie, and Qian Cheng. "The Conditional Limitation of Relational Governance: The Moderating Role of Project Complexity." Advances in Civil Engineering 2021 (February 8, 2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8886913.
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Relational governance is generally concerned with the framework of project governance. However, this governance still has its limitations, which vary depending on contextual factors. Using transaction cost economics theory, this study considers project complexity as the moderator in studying the influence of trust as the most representative factor of relational governance in project performance. Empirical analysis with 302 owners and general contractors as a sample reveals that trust can effectively improve project performance and has a negative correlation with opportunism. The influence path of “trust–opportunism–project performance” is emphasized. The test of moderating effects shows that high project complexity increases the governance effectiveness of competence-based trust on project performance but weakens the governance effectiveness of goodwill-based trust on project performance. At the same time, high project complexity increases the governance effectiveness of goodwill-based trust on opportunism but weakens the governance effectiveness of competence-based trust on opportunism. The conclusion of this work can be used as a reference for the rational application of relational governance factors to various complex projects. This research also provides important inspiration for selecting appropriate relational governance directions to enhance project performance.
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Bouchard, Karen, J. David Smith, and Heather Woods. "Individual and Social-Contextual Factors Underlying Adolescents’ Commitment to Victimizing Friendships: A Qualitative Analysis." Journal of Early Adolescence 41, no. 1 (May 20, 2020): 70–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431620919175.
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Previous research indicates that victimized youth are reluctant to address their friends’ victimizing behaviors and are likely to remain in a victimizing friendship despite experiencing significant distress. Research investigating the complex factors underlying this commitment to victimizing friendships is required. To this end, a qualitative research design was used as previously victimized youth asynchronously contributed to an anonymous online discussion forum for 2 months. Guided by two theories used to understand staying/leaving processes in intimate partner violence and a social-ecological systems perspective, the data were captured into descriptive categories. The results demonstrate that adolescents ( N = 25) were reluctant to address their friends’ victimizing behaviors and many persisted in their victimizing friendships. The factors underlying this reluctance were categorized as cognitive, relational, and contextual. The results indicate that persisting in a friendship despite feeling victimized can seem paradoxical to outsiders but there are clear reasons underlying adolescents’ choices.
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Clark, Michael, Sally Denham-Vaughan, and Marie-Anne Chidiac. "A relational perspective on public sector leadership and management." International Journal of Leadership in Public Services 10, no. 1 (February 4, 2014): 4–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlps-03-2013-0006.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss critical perspectives on what has become a dominant approach to public sector management and leadership in England and sets out a new conceptual perspective on leadership to improve this situation, namely a relational one. Design/methodology/approach – A review of key literature on the topics discussed. Findings – A new relational perspective on leadership and management is proposed, along with epistemological, ethical and practical considerations. Research limitations/implications – The paper proposes this new approach to leadership and management in the public sector, but no empirical findings are discussed. Practical implications – The perspective proposes that an explicit consideration of relationships and contextual factors should lie at the heart of leadership and management and all its practice. Originality/value – This is the first time that a relational perspective on public sector management and leadership has been explicated.
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McDermott, Victoria, and Drew Ashby-King. "“It’s Been a Good Reminder That Students Are Human Beings”: An Exploratory Inquiry of Instructors’ Rhetorical and Relational Goals During COVID-19." Journal of Communication Pedagogy 5 (2021): 62–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.31446/jcp.2021.2.10.
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As colleges and universities moved to remote learning during the Spring 2020 semester due to COVID-19, the traditional higher education classroom format was challenged. This study examines how instructors reconceptualized their rhetorical and relational goals in the pandemic classroom. A thematic analysis of 68 qualitative survey responses revealed that instructors adapted their rhetorical and relational approaches to instruction due to a perceived change in students’ needs. Moreover, findings suggest that instructors intend to continue to use many of these instructional changes in their post-pandemic classrooms. These conclusions confirm that instructors should consider contextual factors not only during but also after COVID-19. We close with practical recommendations for instructors beyond the pandemic classroom.
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Tadros, Eman. "Treating Mental Illness and Relational Concerns in Incarcerated Settings." Family Journal 29, no. 3 (April 26, 2021): 359–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10664807211000083.
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Rates of incarceration in the United States have grown dramatically over the past 50 years. These high rates of incarceration call for mental health and relational therapy to incarcerated individuals and their families. In conducting a literature review on incarceration, several topics emerged: mental illness, racial and ethnic disparity, and recidivism. When studying incarceration, mental illness is a necessary topic of inclusion due to high prevalence of mentally ill incarcerated individuals. When exploring issues related to incarceration, it is important to discuss diverse disparities to be able to put the individuals into context of their social location as well as address how contextual factors impact incarceration. The purpose of this article is to highlight the systemic, relational issues within incarcerated settings and then to display how treating mental illness and relational concerns allows for a healthier integration back into the family system. Clinical implications and future directions are also provided.
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Li, Yachao, and Jennifer A. Samp. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on same-sex couples’ conflict avoidance, relational quality, and mental health." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38, no. 6 (March 30, 2021): 1819–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02654075211006199.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the management and trajectory of same-sex relationships. This study considered the mediational role of same-sex partners’ conflict avoidance and the moderating roles of individual and contextual vulnerability factors in the face of the pandemic. Results showed that greater adverse daily life impacts and higher perceived threat of COVID-19 predicted more complaint avoidance, which in turn predicted lower relationship satisfaction and higher anxiety, depression, and substance use. Being a person of color and having higher internalized homophobia exacerbated the pandemic’s negative effects on relationship satisfaction. While moving in with partners during the pandemic was related to more complaint avoidance, lower relational satisfaction, higher relationship termination intentions, and greater mental health risks, it also buffered the negative effects of the pandemic on relational well-being. Same-sex couples are encouraged to constructively solve relational issues and actively discuss moving in decisions. More efforts should be devoted to understanding multiple pandemic-related stressors facing same-sex couples.
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Haraldsdottir, Erna, Anna Lloyd, and Jan Dewing. "Relational ethics in palliative care research: including a person-centred approach." Palliative Care and Social Practice 13 (July 2019): 263235241988538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2632352419885384.
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The traditional approach to research ethics is to ensure that all ethical issues are adhered to through the scrutiny of research proposals by research ethics committees, themselves sitting within national research governance frameworks. The current approach implies that all potential ethical issues can be considered and mitigated prior to the research. This article is a perspective piece whereby we consider how this approach, on its own, is not enough to ensure ethical practice. We draw attention to the limitations of current ethical procedures in the inherent detachment between the researcher and research participants. We argue that applying a person-centred approach to research ethics allows for contextual and situational factors and places the relationship between research participants and researcher as central.
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Shulman, Shmuel, Miri Scharf, Yaara Livne, and Tamuz Barr. "Patterns of romantic involvement among emerging adults." International Journal of Behavioral Development 37, no. 5 (August 14, 2013): 460–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025413491371.
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The present study examined patterns of romantic involvement in 100 Israeli emerging adults (54 males) who were followed from age 22 to 29 years. Analyses of interviews at age 29 yielded four distinctive relational patterns that are associated with different levels of concurrent wellbeing: Intimately committed, Intimate, Non- intimately committed, and Non-stable. Low efficacy, immature dependency and low parental support, measured 7 years earlier, predicted less optimal romantic relational patterns—non-stable or non-intimately committed. Continued pursuit of studies predicted a delay in entering a committed relationship, despite the capability for such a relationship. Findings of the study suggest that personality and family attributes explain the type and quality of relationships in which young people will be involved, while contextual factors only explain postponement of commitment.
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Roebuck, Adam, Adrian Thomas, and Benjamin Biermeier-Hanson. "Organizational Culture Mitigates Lower Ratings of Female Supervisors." Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 26, no. 4 (June 19, 2018): 454–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1548051818781815.
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The present study addresses a lack of literature examining contextual factors when investigating gender norms and leader effectiveness. Supervisor–subordinate dyads were assessed for gender dissimilarity effects on ratings of leadership effectiveness. The effect of organizational culture as a moderating force on these effects was also investigated. Results bolster relational demography theory, such that supervisors who fit existing norms (i.e., male supervisors) were rated higher than supervisors that do not (i.e., female supervisors). However, lower ratings for female supervisors were mitigated by effective organizational cultures.
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Schreur, Fides Katharina, Laura Lea, and Louise Goodbody. "Learning from service user and carer involvement in clinical psychology training." Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice 10, no. 3 (July 13, 2015): 137–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmhtep-02-2015-0009.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build a theoretical model of how and what clinical psychologists learn from service user and carer involvement in their training. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research design was adopted, and verbatim transcripts of semi-structured interviews conducted with 12 clinical psychologists were analysed using grounded theory methodology. Findings – Findings indicated that clinical psychologists learned from service user and carer involvement in a variety of ways and a preliminary model was proposed, encompassing four main categories: “mechanisms of learning”, “relational and contextual factors facilitating learning”, “relational and contextual factors hindering learning” and “impact”. Research limitations/implications – Further research is required to establish to what extent the current findings may be transferrable to learning from service user and carer involvement in the context of educating professionals from other disciplines. Additionally, participants had limited experiences of carer involvement, and more research in this area specifically would be useful. Practical implications – This study advocates for service user and carer involvement in clinical psychology training, and specific recommendations are discussed, including service user perspectives. Originality/value – Service user and carer involvement has become mandatory in Health Care Professional Council-approved training programmes for mental health professionals, yet if and how learning occurs is poorly understood in this context. This study makes an important contribution in evaluating outcomes of service user and carer involvement in clinical psychology training by advancing theoretical understanding of the learning processes involved. The authors are unaware of similar work.
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Gear, Tony, Hong Shi, Barry J. Davies, and Nagah Abdlelaziz Fets. "The impact of mood on decision-making process." EuroMed Journal of Business 12, no. 3 (September 4, 2017): 242–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/emjb-04-2016-0013.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze relationships between contextual factors, and micro-cognitive, emotional and relational factors, influencing the strategic decision-making process. Design/methodology/approach The relative roles of “rationality,” “intuition” and “political behavior” in five recent and critical strategic decisions have been explored using 16 semi-structured interviews with senior decision-makers in three Middle Eastern Arabic commercial banks. Findings Context specific macro-factors were found to influence the emotional state of strategists, leading them to adopt a rational approach, rather than use intuitive judgment, to making all five decisions. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to one contextual situation and business sector in order to maintain these variables relatively constant, with proposals for extending studies to other business situations and contexts. Practical implications The paper provides evidence for the impact of micro emotional and relational factors on decision-making practice, which should lead to increased recognition for strategists, and organizations, of the importance of these influences on strategic decision practice. Social implications A social implication is that organizations should build a level of awareness of the impact of the mood of strategists who are involved with strategic decisions, perhaps through appropriately designed social processes of organizational learning. Originality/value The paper examines the little-researched influence of the mood of strategists on the nature of decision-making process, and demonstrates the importance of including emotional factors in future studies. An explanatory framework is developed which is consistent with an interpretation that places the emotional state (mood) of “concerned attention” which existed within the senior management groups as the dominant factor driving the nature of process. A generalized research framework is proposed to aid future studies of strategic processes.
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Biedenbach, Galina, Peter Hultén, and Veronika Tarnovskaya. "B2B brand equity: investigating the effects of human capital and relational trust." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 34, no. 1 (February 13, 2019): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-01-2018-0003.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of human capital and relational trust on business-to-business (B2B) brand equity.Design/methodology/approachData collection was conducted among the clients of one of the Big Four auditing firms in Sweden. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized effects.FindingsThe results demonstrate positive effects of human capital and relational trust on the core dimensions of brand equity. In the context of the professional services, human capital was found to have a stronger direct impact than relational trust on brand associations, perceived quality and brand loyalty.Practical implicationsThe study provides practical recommendations for marketing managers on how to consider the nature of B2B brand equity and its determinants in developing successful branding strategies. The findings indicate that although relational trust has a positive impact on brand equity, it draws on the clients’ positive perceptions of the service providers’ human capital. Thus, investments that generate positive perceptions of a service provider’s human capital will strengthen its competitive position. Leading to the creation of relational trust and having a strong impact on the dimensions of brand equity, human capital is a strategic asset that needs careful management.Originality/valueThe study advances extant knowledge on B2B brand equity by examining contextual conditions and factors that are critical for building strong brands in industrial markets. The study demonstrates that clients’ perceptions about the knowledge, skills and abilities of service providers are more important than relational trust for enhancing B2B brand equity.
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Danga, Solomon D., Babatope O. Adebiyi, Erica Koegler, Conran Joseph, and Nicolette V. Roman. "Associations between Traumatic Experience and Resilience in Adolescent Refugees: A Scoping Review." Youth 2, no. 4 (December 1, 2022): 681–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/youth2040048.
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Research on adolescent refugee resilience is crucial for understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to resettlement areas and integration into a new country. However, the current literature does not provide clear evidence on the determinants of resilience factors and the association between traumatic experiences and resilience among adolescent refugees. Four electronic databases were searched to identify relevant articles. Inclusion criteria for articles were (i) potential traumatic experience was the independent variable and resilience was an outcome variable of the study, (ii) association between traumatic experiences and resilience was reported, (iii) participants of the study included adolescent refugees or asylum seekers and (iv) to be peer-reviewed publications based on primary data, written in English and published between 1 January 2010 and 20 January 2022. Eight articles were included in this scoping review. The review found that most of the included studies identified individual, relational/family and contextual/cultural factors as determinants of resilience. However, there were inconsistencies in the association between traumatic experiences and resilience. This review suggests that intervention strategies implemented among adolescent refugees should focus on enhancing individual, family/relational, and cultural/social factors to protect adolescents from possible poor mental health consequences after exposure to trauma.
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Kulkarni, Mugdha, and Vijayakumar Bharathi. S. "Intellectual Capital in Information Technology Companies in India." International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector 12, no. 4 (October 2020): 36–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisss.2020100103.
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The purpose of this research is to study how intellectual capital impacts firm performance in information technology companies in India. Based on an extensive review of the existing literature, critical factors of intellectual capital (human capital, structural capital, and relational capital), and firm performance (financial performance and brand reputation) were defined to build a theoretical (causal) model. Senior executives of Indian IT companies (N=112) formed the sample for the empirical study. Using structural equation modeling, the study found human capital and structural capital impact brand reputation and financial performance. Interestingly, relational capital impacted financial performance and not brand reputation. The outcome of this research is significant in two ways: one, it explored the impact of intellectual capital on brand reputation and financial performance, which underpins research directions from the literature, and two, it contributed to the comparatively less-researched contextual relevance from an Indian information technology company perspective.
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Lindgreen, Adam, Roger Palmer, and Jacques Trienekens. "Relationships within the supply chain: A case study." Journal on Chain and Network Science 5, no. 2 (December 1, 2005): 85–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2005.x058.
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In an effort to clarify and reconcile different perspectives of transactional and relational marketing practices the 'Contemporary Marketing Practice' (CMP) group developed a classification scheme of marketing practices. Research by the CMP group identifies that in any particular context there are multiple exchange paradigms present. That is, different combinations of marketing practices are possible. The food supply chain is characterized by highly interdependent partnerships and a span of relationship types (Hogarth-Scott, 1999). The aim of this study is to compare and contrast transactional and relational marketing practices within the Dutch pork supply chain and to consider the contextual factors influencing such practices. The year of reference for this study is 2003-2004. Using a case study approach, we identify that all chain players practice transactional and relational marketing practices concurrently. Previous studies have indicated that the Dutch pork supply chain can be characterized by general mistrust; our study indicates that the lack of trust is primarily towards slaughterhouses and retailers. In line with the literature on business relationships this can be explained by a power imbalance and information asymmetry in the supply chain.
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Fort, Christin J. "Intersectionality, Intersubjectivity & Integration: A Two Person Therapy." Journal of Psychology and Theology 46, no. 2 (May 3, 2018): 116–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091647118767987.
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In this article I focus on the intersection of client and therapist experiences, and highlight the significance of reciprocity in the therapeutic relationship. Specifically, I attend to the process of joining and shared experience. I pay particular attention to contextual factors that shape the dynamics of interpersonal processes from a psychoanalytically informed framework—namely, Intersubjective Systems Theory (IST). From this vantage point, the interplay of client and therapist’s experiences of transference co-create an intersubjective system that, when acknowledged and attended to, creates the relational space for the client to explore his or her own “worlds of emotional experience” more fully (Stolorow, 2013). IST’s admonishment to attend to the contextual factors that shape the therapeutic relationship makes room for a broader, and deeper, form of clinical case conceptualization. A complimentary theory that has received increasing attention in the last two decades is intersectionality theory. Originally coined in the context of legal scholarship, intersectionality theory calls for a more holistic acknowledgement of, and appreciation for, the multiple factors (e.g. gender, race, religious affiliation) that shape personal identity, and the inextricable links that enable these factors to influence each other. Drawing on a clinical case, I highlight the ways that these theories can work together in a therapeutic relationship.
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Jones, Catherine, Fay Hadley, Manjula Waniganayake, and Melissa Johnstone. "Find your tribe! Early childhood educators defining and identifying key factors that support their workplace wellbeing." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 44, no. 4 (September 3, 2019): 326–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1836939119870906.
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Historically, research on educator wellbeing has focused on ill health including stress, burnout and emotional exhaustion. There is a dearth of research examining healthy workplace wellbeing among early childhood educators, which makes developing strategies to support their wellbeing difficult. Moreover, there is a lack of clarity about the concept of educator workplace wellbeing and a lack of understanding of the complex interplay between factors supporting and thwarting wellbeing within long day-care centres. This two-phase study used a mixed-methods research design. Presented in this paper are the findings from phase one. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 22 early childhood educators in long day-care centres reflected on educator workplace wellbeing as a broad concept encompassing social, emotional, physical and economic factors. Educator ‘voices’ provided insight into the individual, relational and contextual elements impacting on their personal workplace wellbeing.
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Emre TAŞGİT, Yunus, Yasemin BAYKAL, Utku Can AYDIN, Abdullah YAKUPOĞLU, and Mehmet COŞKUNER. "Do Employees’ Artificial Intelligence Attitudes Affect Individual Business Performance?" Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation 10, no. 2 (September 15, 2023): 19–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.51659/josi.22.176.
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Employee performance, which is accepted as one of the most critical reasons for organizational success, changes day by day depending on different factors, although its scope and level of influence are different. In today's business world, the most important factor affecting employee performance is adaptation to changing technology. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between employees' artificial intelligence attitude and individual work performance. The research was designed as a relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The data were collected by questionnaire technique. SPSS was used in the data analysis process. Findings were obtained through the data obtained from a total of 573 participants. According to the results of the research, the positive artificial intelligence attitude of the employees has a positive effect on task performance and contextual performance, and a negative effect on counterproductive work behaviour. On the other hand, negative artificial intelligence attitudes of employees negatively affect task performance and contextual performance, while positively supporting counterproductive work behaviour.
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Bass, Ellyn Charlotte, Lina Saldarriaga, Josafa Cunha, Bin-Bin Chen, Jonathan Bruce Santo, and William M. Bukowski. "A cross-cultural analysis of the relations of physical and relational aggression with peer victimization." International Journal of Behavioral Development 42, no. 1 (November 10, 2016): 132–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025416677846.
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To better address the many consequences of peer victimization, research must identify not only aspects of individuals that put them at risk for victimization, such as aggression, but also aspects of the context that influence the extent of that risk. To this end, this study examined the contextual influences of gender, same-sex peer group norms of physical and relational aggression, and nationality on the associations of physical and relational aggression with peer victimization in early adolescents from Canada, China, Brazil, and Colombia ( N = 865; Mage = 11.01, SD = 1.24; 55% boys). Structural equation modeling was used to test for measurement invariance of the latent constructs. Multilevel modeling revealed that both forms of aggression were positive predictors of peer victimization, but physical aggression was a stronger predictor for girls than boys. Cross-national differences emerged in levels of peer victimization, such that levels were highest in Brazil and lowest in Colombia. Cross-national differences were also evidenced in the relationship between relational aggression and victimization: the relationship was positive in China, Brazil, and Canada (listed in descending order of magnitude), but negative in Colombia. Above and beyond the cross-national differences, physical aggression was a stronger predictor of victimization in peer groups low in physical aggression, and relational aggression was a stronger predictor in peer groups low in relational aggression. Ultimately, this research is intended to contribute to a better theoretical understanding of risk factors for peer victimization and the development of more effective and culturally-appropriate prevention and intervention efforts.
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Blimling, G. Paul. "The Effect of Integrating Music Listening With an Attachment- And Affective-Focused Short-Term Psychotherapy in an Individual With Relational Trauma: The Case of "James"." Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy 15, no. 2 (July 12, 2019): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.14713/pcsp.v15i2.2051.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the utility and feasibility of incorporating client-chosen music listening into a short-term dynamic therapy model in an individual with trauma. Specifically, Diana Fosha’s Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) was chosen due to its focus on emotional experience and attachment. Relevant literature regarding the current clinical applications of music is presented, along with research supporting music’s effects on relevant psychotherapeutic mechanisms such as affect, autobiographical memory, and attachment. These effects are illustrated through the use of the hybrid case example of "James," a composite psychotherapy client who struggles with symptoms stemming from relational trauma. In addition to being informed by clinical examples in relevant psychological literature, James' case is assembled from actual psychotherapy cases of the author. Demonstrating this client’s course of treatment provides an avenue for describing key clinical issues related to the utility of music within a more traditional short-term dynamic therapy model. By adopting a qualitative, disciplined inquiry approach, treatment is tailored to the client’s unique psychological struggles within the context of historical, contextual, and relational factors. Following a pragmatic case study research format (Fishman, 2005), case material is analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Discussion explores how an integrative treatment approach, exemplified in the case of James, can effectively combine psychodynamic, relational, and musical elements in treating individuals with relational trauma and the resulting pathology. James’ case is designed to be a resource for therapists who seek to gain additional understanding of a new component in providing effective and meaningful treatment for individuals with relational trauma.
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Capobianco, Micaela, and Luca Cerniglia. "Case Report: Evaluation strategies and cognitive intervention: the case of a monovular twin child affected by selective mutism." F1000Research 7 (February 23, 2018): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.14014.1.
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The present work describes the assessment process, evaluation strategies, and cognitive intervention on a 9 years old child with selective mutism (SM), a monovular twin of a child also affected by mutism. Currently, the cognitive behavioral multimodal treatment seems the most effective therapeutic approach for children diagnosed with selective mutism (Capobianco & Cerniglia, 2018). The illustrated case confirms the role of biological factors involved in mutacic disorder but also highlights the importance of environmental influences in the maintenance of the disorder with respect to relational and contextual dynamics (e.g. complicity between sisters, family relationships). The article discusses furthermore the importance of an early diagnosis as a predictor of positive treatment outcomes.
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Cheng 程倩, Qian, Yawen Wang, and Ke Zhao 赵珂. "LOTE learning motivation in multilingual workplace." Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación 86 (April 16, 2021): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/clac.75492.
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This study aims to investigate the LOTE learning motivation profiles of adult learners at a multilingual workplace and the interplay of multilevel factors affecting LOTE learning motivation. To address the research objectives, we undertook this case study on a Spanish bank subsidiary in China by conducting semi-structured interviews with three senior managers at varying LOTE language proficiency levels. Premised on a person-in-context relational perspective, interview data analysis revealed the participants LOTE motivation change trajectories resulting from the dynamic interplay of related factors. Further analysis of the narratives identified the interplay between key contextual and individual factors affecting the participants’ LOTE learning motivation at different levels, namely social cultural and institutional. The results emphasise the person-in-institutional context relation and the significance of team climate, language beliefs and identity in influencing LOTE learning motivation
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Lamaro Haintz, Greer, Lisa Hanna, and Ann Taket. "Understanding Community Engagement in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Promotion in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Conceptual Framework to Inform Practice." Health & Social Care in the Community 2023 (July 20, 2023): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6662437.
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Background. Community engagement is crucial for effective and sustainable sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHRs) promotion. Community engagement in community-based health promotion initiatives is contextual and influenced by individual, community, and societal factors. In South Africa, community engagement in SRHR promotion is challenging due to numerous historical and contemporary factors including the socionormative community context and socionormative perceptions regarding SRHR matters. There is little empirical literature to guide community-based practitioners working in health promotion in understanding the contextual influences on community engagement with SRHR promotion generally or in South Africa specifically. Objective. This research aimed to explore the influences on community engagement in community-based SRHR promotion initiatives in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Methods. An ethnographic and multiqualitative study was conducted in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, involving 78 purposively and conveniently sampled participants. Findings. Three superordinate themes influence community engagement with SRHR promotion in South Africa (i) representations of the issues; (ii) perceived relevance of SRHR issues and SRHR promotion; and (iii) the relational environment, often operating in interactive ways. The themes are presented in a conceptual framework. Conclusions. Influences on community engagement in SRHR promotion in the Eastern Cape of South Africa are highly contextual. The conceptual framework arising from the study’s findings could be used in community-based health promotion and primary health care in other settings to develop the understanding of factors influencing community engagement in SRHR or other sensitive or emerging health issues, and inform relevant and appropriate design and implementation of community-based initiatives.
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Weaver, Frances M., Amy Binns-Calvey, Beverly Gonzalez, Carol Kostovich, Sherri LaVela, Kevin T. Stroupe, Brendan Kelly, et al. "Alerting Doctors About Patient Life Challenges: A Randomized Control Trial of a Previsit Inventory of Contextual Factors." MDM Policy & Practice 4, no. 1 (January 2019): 238146831985233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2381468319852334.
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Objective. Effective care attends to relevant patient life context. We tested whether a patient-completed inventory helps providers contextualize care and increases patients’ perception of patient-centered care (PCC). Method. The inventory listed six red flags (e.g., emergency room visits) and if the patient checked any, prompted for related contextual factors (e.g., transportation difficulties). Patients were randomized to complete the inventory or watch health videos prior to their visit. Patients presented their inventory results to providers during audio-recorded encounters. Audios were coded for physician probing and incorporating context in care plans. Patients completed the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) instrument after the encounter. Results. A total of 272 Veterans were randomized. Adjusting for covariates and clustering within providers, inventory patients rated visits as more patient-centered (44.5; standard error = 1.1) than controls (42.7, standard error = 1.1, P = 0.04, CARE range = 10–50). Providers were more likely to probe red flags (odds ratio = 1.54; confidence interval = 1.07–2.22; P = 0.02) when receiving the inventory, but not incorporating context into care planning. Conclusion. A previsit inventory of life context increased perceptions of PCC and providers’ likelihood of exploring context but not contextualizing care. Information about patients’ life challenges is not sufficient to assure that context informs provider decision making even when provided at the point of care by patients themselves.
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Groen, Rosa S. "Understanding the Context for Successful City Diplomacy: Attracting International Organisations." Hague Journal of Diplomacy 17, no. 1 (February 24, 2022): 123–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-bja10095.
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Summary To understand the factors that contribute to successful city diplomacy, this essay explores the example of how city diplomacy is used to attract international organisations. As soon as an international organisation (IO) starts looking for a location, local networks are formed and candidate host cities are selected internally. Cities benefit from hosting IOs, not only in worldwide reputation but also in economic growth. However, cities face increased competition and need improved strategies that are informed by a better assessment of contextual factors that affect a city’s international affairs. The ways in which cities co-operate with ministries and regional government levels when attracting IOs take different shapes and can be crucial for a successful outcome. This essay acknowledges three categories of context and introduces them as relational, discursive and instrumental in scope.
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Rupp, D. "Family can endure what partnership cannot: A consideration of historical, cultural, and newly arising barriers to missions in China." Missiology: An International Review 47, no. 2 (April 2019): 173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091829618813569.
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Relationships between American mission organizations and Chinese house church pastors are currently facing increasing difficulty and strain. To date, the dominant metaphor for how these two members of Christ’s body have related has been partnership. Rising contextual and cultural pressures render partnership inadequate to withstand what familial bonds are more suited to endure. This article first considers the overall historical and cultural context of the relationship between western missionaries and unregistered Chinese churches. Following this is an explanation of two recurring factors which place ongoing strain on their relationship: rising nationalism and government persecution of Christians. Next, new factors which compound existing relational stressors are explored: shifting economic policies and theological brain drain. Finally, initial recommendations are put forth as to how these two groups might move forward living together as family.