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Mustard, H. L. "Identification with stigmatised groups : does group identification lead to poor self-esteem?" Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1407498/.
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Aims: If an individual receives a diagnosis, this can identify them as a member of a stigmatised group. The aim of this paper is to review the relevant literature in order to address three main questions about group identification. 1) When an individual is identified by others as being a member of a stigmatised group, do they tend to identify themselves as a member of that group? 2) What is the relationship between identification with a stigmatised group and self-evaluation? 3) Is this relationship different for mental health and learning disabilities diagnoses? Method: The academic literature was searched using PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, Medline and Google Scholar to identify peer-reviewed articles that explore the relationship between group identification, self-stigma and self-evaluation in the two diagnosed groups: mental health problems and learning disabilities. Results: Sixty-eight studies were identified by systematic search, 13 met criteria for this review. Eight papers focused on mental health and five focused on learning disabilities. Conclusions: There was variation in quality of methodology used, so conclusions are tentative. People tended to identify with their group but variation in level of group identification was found. Identification with the mental health problems group seemed to impact negatively on self-evaluation when the group had little value to the group member and group membership did not aid coping with stigma; if the group was valued and coping resources increased, self-evaluation could be protected. Ingroup, downward comparison to protect self-evaluation was present in both groups, but was more of a focus in the learning disabilities literature; there were no reports of the learning disabilities group being valued by its members. Implications for future research are discussed, including the study of other diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Condition.
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Barlow, Kelly M. "Predicting social identity and the impact of typicality of group membership." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29799.
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Des etudes anterieures ont ete incapbles de determiner quels facteurs sous-tendent l'identite sociale. A l'aide de plusieurs innovations methodologiques (une mesure permettant d'exprimer librement les facteurs relies a l'identite sociale, le fait de choisir l'endogroupe et l'exogroupe et une conceptualisation de l'identite sociale comme etant composee de l'attirance envers l'endogroupe et du rejet par l'exogroupe), cette etude avait pour but d'etudier l'influence des trois facteurs postules par Tajfel (cognition, emotions et evaluation) et les croyances symboliques (coutumes, valeurs et normes) sur l'identite sociale. Les resultats de cette etude indiquent qu'une evaluation positive de l'endogroupe, les emotions positives envers l'endogroupe et une evaluation negative de l'exogroupe menacant sont associees a une identification sociale plus forte. De plus, les resultats de cette etude demontrent qu'une difference individuelle (A quel point vous percevez-vous comme un membre typique de votre groupe?) est associee a des facteurs relies a l'endogroupe (une identification plus forte et une integration du concept de soi plus eleve) et a l'exogroupe (menace intergroupe, discrimination personnelle et collective).
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Willis, Anne M. "Deaf Group Identification and Sexual Esteem." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1310576172.
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Montoya, Richard. "Narcissistic Group Orientation, Water-like Group Orientation, and Their Relations To In-group Identification." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1856.
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Two studies were conducted to present two new theoretical constructs based on narcissistic personality and Daoist water-like personality research. Narcissistic group orientation (NGO) was developed to incorporate both the grandiose and vulnerable expressions of narcissism into a group-oriented social variable. NGO is pathological group orientation with two distinct expressions that share a common etiology in social identity monopolization. The conditions that promote social identity monopolization and ultimately increase the salience of the particular self-category, differ amongst the grandiose and vulnerable expressions of NGO. The grandiose expression increases salience of a particular self-category to facilitate opportunistic use for self-enhancement, while the vulnerable expression increases salience of a particular self-category to facilitate threat detection and avoidance. Water-like group orientation (WGO) was developed to provide a measure of secure in-group positivity which is in contrast to defensive in-group positivity. WGO is a prosocial group orientation that is based on the Daoist principle of wuwei (non-action) or underacting which is conceived here as a lack of desire for control. Study 1 aimed to provide support for the factor structure of the newly developed scales and provide evidence of validity. The results of confirmatory factor analyses in Study 1 and Study 2 supported a two-factor NGO model and a two-factor WGO model. The two-factor NGO model is made up of a grandiose narcissistic group orientation (GNGO) factor and a vulnerable narcissistic group orientation (VNGO) factor. WGO Factor 1 (WGOF1) is an in-group confidence and satisfaction factor, and WGO Factor 2 (WGOF2) is an out-group respect and altruism factor. Study 1 also gathered evidence of convergent validity for both the NGO and WGO constructs. Both GNGO and VNGO exhibited positive correlations with social dominance orientation and blind patriotism, and negligible correlations with constructive patriotism. WGOF1 exhibited positive correlations with social dominance orientation and blind patriotism, and a negligible correlation with constructive patriotism. WGOF2 exhibited negative correlations with social dominance orientation and blind patriotism, and a positive correlation with constructive patriotism. Study 2 sought to gather support for the factor structure of NGO and WGO once again and to examine the relationship between GNGO, VNGO, WGOF1, and WGOF2 with a multicomponent measure of in-group identification that includes solidarity, satisfaction, centrality, self-stereotyping, and in-group homogeneity. GNGO, VNGO, and WGOF1 were positively related to all five in-group identification components, while WGOF2 was unrelated to all five in-group identification components. The NGO and WGO scales may be used to study groups who are experiencing acute or ongoing intergroup conflict, intense scrutiny, or aggressive groups. These scales may be used to develop a greater understanding of group and environmental characteristics that lead to defensive in-group positivity.
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Jooste, PJ, LI Tsoeu, G. Charimba, and CJ Hugo. "Spoilage potential of a novel group of bacteria." South African Journal of Science, 2016. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001999.
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Cold-tolerant bacteria, also known as psychrotrophic bacteria, are notorious contaminants of milk in
the refrigerated dairy food chain. These organisms, especially the pseudomonads, may produce heatresistant
enzymes that are responsible for the breakdown of proteins and lipids in milk and dairy products.
Such reactions result in a variety of defects in the raw or unprocessed milk that may affect the suitability of
such milk for further processing. The enzymes produced may cause defects in long-life dairy products such
as cheese, butter and long-life milk. In the present study, a range of 18 yellow pigmented psychrotrophic
bacteria, collectively known as flavobacteria, were isolated from local dairy products. One aim of this study
was to identify these bacteria to species level using molecular techniques. A second aim was to determine
the spoilage potential of these organisms based on profiles generated by the BIOLOG system (that may relate
to hydrolytic enzymes produced). Of the 18 isolates, 14 belonged to the genus Chryseobacterium while 4
were identified as Empedobacter isolates. The most active spoilage organisms in this group were shown
to be C. bovis, C. shigense and E. brevis. These findings illustrate that enzymatically catalysed defects
in dairy products should not be attributed solely to acknowledged psychrotrophic bacteria such as the
pseudomonads, but that flavobacterial species may also be actively involved.
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Aharpour, Sabina. "Social identity theory and group diversity : an analysis of functions of group identification." Thesis, University of Kent, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.298165.
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Silver, Michael Dana. "Group loyalty and group identification : the initial development and evaluation of a new measure of group loyalty." Connect to resource, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1202773243.
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Satijn, David Pierre Elisabeth. "Identification and characterization of human polycomb-group proteins." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2000. http://dare.uva.nl/document/82593.
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難波, 久美子, and Kumiko NAMBA. "ボランティアグループヘの同一性がその活動に与える影響について : メンバーシップヘの同一性とメンバーヘの同一性の2側面に注目して." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/3125.
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Bell, Brenda Jean, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Lifelines : an ethnographic study of identification processes and discursive practices in mutual aid groups." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 1999, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/105.
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This thesis research is an ethnographic account of how identity and a sense of community are discursively constructed and managed among participants in mutual aid groups. Research findings are based upon interview and observational data collected from two support groups located in a Canadian city. While members' accounts provide a basis for interpreting the meaning of support as experienced, researcher observations focus on discursive identification practices. My interpretation sheds light on the dynamic interplay between notions of community, symbolic boundary and identity. Participant stories grounded in experiential knowledge, serve as critical connecting nodes in the construction and reproduction of community and as legitimate leverage to resist denied agency. These case study findings suggest how support, community and identity are collectively accomplished, in part, by managing symbolic boundaries through positioning practices. An understanding of these micro-processes has practical implications for the development of mutual aid groups to meet health and social needs.xiv, 310 leaves ; 29 cm.
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Esberg, Boysen Marianne. "Molecular identification and quantification of the Penicillium roqueforti group /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5469-7.pdf.
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Paulsen, Neil. "Group identification, communication and employee outcomes during organizational change /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16732.pdf.
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Ramos, Miguel R. "Group identification and perceived discrimination : a study of international students in the UK." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/934.
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This thesis examined how international students experience life in the UK and, in particular, how these students respond to experiences with discrimination and social exclusion. Specifically, we drew on the rejection-identification model (Branscombe et al., 1999) in order to examine the impact of minority group identification as a coping strategy against perceptions of discrimination. Despite the number of studies supporting the rejection-identification model (e.g. Schmitt et al., 2002, Schmitt et al., 2003), discrepant findings were found in other research (e.g. McCoy & Major, 2003; Eccleston & Major, 2006). In order to solve these inconsistencies we proposed to extend this model in two important ways. Firstly, building on important work on the multidimensionality of social identification (e.g. Cameron & Lalonde, 2001; Ellemers et al., 1999; Jackson, 2002), we argued that a multidimensional perspective of the rejection-identification model is fundamental given that different dimensions of social identification (i.e. ingroup affect, centrality, and ingroup ties) have different effects on psychological well-being. Secondly, we hypothesised that the protective effect of the different dimensions of social identification depended upon individual preferences, beliefs and behaviours towards own and host group (i.e. acculturation strategies). These two extensions to the rejection-identification model were tested longitudinally with a sample of 160 international students. Results indicated that none of the dimensions of social identification serve to protect students from the harmful effects of discrimination. Indeed, support was found for the argument that it is important to investigate possible moderators of the rejection-identification relationship. Our results also indicated that when international students perceive discrimination, a separation strategy allows them to maintain ingroup affect, and in this way protect their self-esteem. Integration, marginalisation, and assimilation strategies were associated with lower ingroup affect leaving these students without a successful strategy to cope with discrimination. Although the aim of this thesis was to examine the experiences of international students, in Chapter 7 we replicated our previous model with a sample of Polish immigrants (N = 66) in order to test whether our results could be generalised to other minority groups. Results supported the previous findings with international students. Finally, the discussion of this thesis focused on the importance of taking into account individual acculturation strategies in order to understand the relation between perceived discrimination, minority group identification, and well-being. We also focused on how the knowledge generated by this research may support international students.
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Zebel, Sven. "Negative associations the role of identification in group-based guilt /." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2005. http://dare.uva.nl/document/39633.
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Miller, Julia. "Living in crossed categories : migrant group identification and outgroup prejudice /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1987. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARPS/09arpsm648.pdf.
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Torres, Ana Raquel Rosas. "Exploring group diversity : relationships between ingroup identification and ingroup bias." Thesis, University of Kent, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308758.
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Erb, Michele. "Identification of Training Needs: A Focus Group Interview/Q-Sort Methodology." TopSCHOLAR®, 1987. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2313.
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In light of research that suggests that formal needs analysis leads to efficient and productive training programs, managers and a sampling of non-management employees from a mid-size manufacturing company participated in a needs assessment to determine future training needs for the company's mangers. The information was collected through focus group interviews and a Q-sort technique was developed to categorize the issues raised in the interviews. The categories of training issues and related concerns identified as a result of the focus group interview process were compared to a list of training topics generated by managers through an informal survey prior to the needs assessment. The comparison indicated that the training issues generated by managers in the informal survey were not congruent with the issues identified as a result of the needs assessment process. Comparisons were made between the major issues addressed by various departments, management levels, and functional groups. These comparisons indicated that some concerns were identified by all departments, management levels, and functional areas and could be defined as organizational concerns while other concerns were identified by specific departments, management levels, or functional areas.
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Husnu, Senel. "National Stereotypes, In- Group Identification, Intergroup Bias, Social Categorization And In- / Out- Group Attitudes: The Case Of Cyprus." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607225/index.pdf.
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The aim of the present research was to investigate the various determinants of intergroup relations, particularly national stereotypes, in- group identification, contact, and social categorization. In chapter one a total of 150 Turkish Cypriots filled a national stereotypes questionnaire, social identity scale, and a scale assessing intergroup contact. Factor analysis of the stereotypes of the Turkish Cypriots (autostereotypes) demonstrated the existence of four latent variables adopted as Positivity, Competency- Based, Negativity and Religiosity/ Conservatism. The same factor structure was obtained for the stereotypes used to evaluate the Greek Cypriots (heterostereotypes). It was observed that Turkish Cypriots consistently demonstrated in- group favoritisim. In support of the Contact hypothesis it was found that increased exposure was predictive of greater endorsement of positive national stereotypes of the Greek Cypriots. In- group identification seemed to affect in- group attitudes alonehowever, moderation analyses showed that in- group identification influenced negative out- group attitudes moderated through positive in- group attitudes. This led to the development of a model of negative out- group attitudes. In the second chapter the direction, content, and uniformity of the national stereotypes Turkish Cypriots endorse regarding the Turkish, Greek and British, three nations that have played a significant role in the history of Turkish Cypriots were assessed. Stereotypes were analyzed according to the following five dimensions: Empathic, dominant, efficient, negative, and religiosity/ conservative. Results led to the conclusion that Turkish Cypriots demonstrated in- group favoritism and had quite uniform autostereotypes yet inconsistent heterostereotypes. Stereotypic content was also mainly determined by the political, historical, and social relationship present between the national groups in question. In the third chapter participants were 150 Turkish Cypriots asked to assess their own town as well as the inhabitants of Nicosia. It was predicted that the act of stereotyping the neighbor would change depending on the type of category evoked from the questionnaire manipulation, such that Turkish Cypriots would judge Greek Cypriots as more similar when a common in- group identity Cypriot was suggested. The research findings however, did not support the assertions and Turkish Cypriots did not perceive themselves as more similar to Greek Cypriots under any condition, reflected also in their consistent selection of the same adjectives for Greek Cypriots over conditions. The limitations of the researches and future implications were discussed in an attempt to shed light on the intergroup processes present in Cyprus.
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Hobman, Elizabeth V. "The consequences of dissimilarity for conflict and work group involvement : the moderating influence of identification and group diversity climate /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17502.pdf.
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Cruickshank, Margaret Eleanor. "The identification of a high risk group in women with mild dyskaryosis." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484132.
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If the problems of the subjective nature of colposcopy could be avoided, colposcopy could be a non-invasive method of allowing women to remain under safe surveillance whilst avoiding having tissue biopsies taken. This thesis presents an evaluation of different methods to identify a high risk group from women with mild dyskaryosis in the context of a prospective randomised trial. Chapter 1 describes the historical background to the management of low grade cytological abnormalities and the changes brought about by the introduction of colposcopy. This is used to put into context the current dilemma regarding the management of mild dyskaryosis. The role of human papillomavirus in the development of cervical neoplasia will be discussed with a literature review of current evidence to support its use as a secondary screening tool for cervical disease. Chapter 2 describes the design of this prospective randomised controlled trial including patient recruitment and randomisation and the trial protocol. Chapter 3 presents the histopathological outcome for each trial arm and evaluates the use of semi-quantitative HPV 16 detection with the current use of cytological surveillance as a method of secondary screening. Chapter 4 presents the results of a pilot study to compare the efficiency of a commercial HPV detection kit, hybrid capture, with semi-quantitative HPV 16 detection by polymerase chain reaction for women with mild dyskaryosis. Chapter 5 compares the value of objective measurement of colposcopic features of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on digitised colposcopic images with subjective colposcopic assessment and comments on image digitising in the surveillance of women with mild dyskaryosis. Chapter 6 presents the socio-demographic data on the trial women and evaluates the ability of high risk behaviour to identify a high risk group from those women with mild dyskaryosis. Chapter 7 summarises the results of this trial and presents the main conclusions.
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Ito, Miwa. "Work Group Identification and Communication Competence in the Use of E-mail." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27603.
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Among the various communication technologies that are used in organizations, e-mail has been a dominant communication medium in the modern workplace. The purpose of the current study is to examine how individuals' work group identification influences their perceptions of e-mail use in organizations based on social identity theory. This project examines how individuals' work group identification predicts their perception of an organizational worker's communication competence. Independent-samples t test and multiple regression analysis were adopted to examine the hypotheses and research question. Data was collected using an online questionnaire to report participant perception of communicator competence in hypothetical e-mails, in regard to high-flaming/low-flaming messages and from an ingroup/outgroup member. Participants consisted of 211 people who have more than one year of work experience and use their individual e-mail accounts for communicating with other employees in the same organization. The findings indicated that participants perceived a higher level of conversational effectiveness in an e-mail with a low-flaming message from an ingroup member. Work group identification, sex, and age predicted perceived communication competence in an e-mail with a low-flaming message from an ingroup member, while work group identification (only for conversational appropriateness) and sex negatively predicted perceived communication competence in an e-mail with a high-flaming message from an outgroup member. This empirical research contributes to the development of innovative approaches to workplace e-mail communication studies.
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Laird, Chryl Nicole. "Black Like Me: The Malleability of African American Political Racial Group Identification." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1398801214.
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Lee-Kelley, Liz. "Trust and identification in the virtual team : exploring the bases of trust and the processes of intra-group identification." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2006. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1051/.
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Lamoreaux, Marika J. "The Adoption of Prejudice Relative to Other Group Norms as a Function of Ingroup Identification." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1054842075.
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Rodrigues, Lucas, and Daniel Karlsson. "Why Do We Hate Brands? : A qualitative study of how the dark side of branding is influenced by group identification." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-111206.
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Abstract The purpose of this thesis was to gain a better understanding of the relatively new concept of Brand Hate. More specifically, how Brand Hate can occur in people with no to little experience with certain brands, so called non-customers. We want to believe that humans are a rational being that takes decisions based on all the available information and does not jump to conclusions before all options have been exhausted. But upon closer examination theoretical concepts such as brand love can be found. A concept that argues that users of a brand utilize the brand itself in order to internally identify values he or she holds, as well as showcasing those values and personality traits externally to others. With this theory as a basis the relatively new concept of Brand Hate was born. The new concept, posits that there has to be another side of the brand love, where people actually hate or dislike the brand. Up to this point very little research has been done within the area, and that is where the authors of this thesis saw an opportunity to fill a research gap. There has been no previous research attempting to understand WHY these negative feelings comes to present themselves within people. But as soon as the work on the thesis had started another opportunity presented itself, it seemed as though people hate or dislike brands that they themselves does not even use. As a result non-customers became the focal point of investigation of this thesis. The research itself included three different focus groups, with in total nineteen respondents that discussed a wide variety of topics. During the sessions the discussions touched upon what brands they disliked, why they disliked them and how the respondents identified with other groups of people. This gave the authors the ability to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological reasoning behind why certain brands the respondents did not use were severely hated or disliked. The findings from the research seem to point in one very specific direction, group identification is an integral reason why non-customers started to hate or dislike brands. No matter how good companies are creating an appealing brand, that same brand will always risk to become distorted, as a result of the different targeted user groups. This research shows that people let their emotions and prejudices come between what they perceive a brand to be, and what companies want them to be. The result is people prematurely judging brands based upon the customers of that brand. If the respondents did not like the user group of a certain brand, that same brand would be inscribed with all the negative connotations with the user groups, thereby distorting the public brand image far from what the companies might intend them to be.
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Coymak, Ahmet. "Associations Of Religious Identification, Secular Identification, Perceived Discrimination, And Political Trust With Ethnic And Societal (national) Identification." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610734/index.pdf.
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The current thesis extends research in the area of multiple social identities and identity conflict by focusing on both intergroup and intraindividual process underlying structures of identities, namely, religious, ethnic, and societal (national)
identifications. In addition, it examined the influence of political trust, and perceived discrimination the relationship between ethnic and societal identification for disadvantaged ethnic groups in Turkey. Two studies were conducted to evaluate the process of identity organization both inter group and in group. While, the first study addresses intergroup differentiations of these identities, second study focused on intraindividual process of these identities'structure. Supporting hypothesis stemming from Social Identity Theory and Optimal Distinctiveness Theory, political trust and perceived discrimination have roles of mediation in the relationship ethnic and societal identification, by contrast with secular and religious identities in the relationship. Results were discussed for their implications to politic context of the Turkey.
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Jenkins, Bethany Diane. "Identification of nucleus-encoded factors required for group II intron splicing in chloroplasts /." view abstract or download file of text, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9963446.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2000.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-117). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9963446.
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Karlak, Kevin Michael. "Transformational leadership and group outcomes: The mediating effects of social identification and empowerment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3279.
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Collective efficacy, group helping behaviors, and group cohesion are group outcomes that have demonstrated pervasive effects on group performance. These group outcomes are important because of the strong relationships that have been established among these variables. Transformational leadership has shown to greatly foster these outcomes. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership styles and organizational group outcomes in the workplace.
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Goncu, Asli. "Leader Group Prototypicality And Followers'." Phd thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613304/index.pdf.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate both antecedents and follower outcomes of leader group prototypicality as well as followers&rsquosocial identification with the group in two theoretical models guided by the propositions of social identity theory (SIT
Hogg, 1996) of leadership. The first model suggested that specific leadership styles (i.e., paternalistic, relationship-oriented, and task-oriented) predicted perceived leader group prototypicality and followers&rsquo
social identification depending on certain follower characteristics (i.e., cultural orientations and motivational tendencies). In the second model, proximal and distal follower outcomes of leader group prototypicality and the moderating role of follower social identification in these relationships were investigated. The findings revealed that followers&rsquo
individualism orientation moderated the link between task-oriented leadership and leader group prototypicality whereas both collectivism and individualism moderated the relationship between paternalistic v leadership and leader group prototypicality. The effects of task-oriented leadership on followers&rsquo
identification with the work group was enhanced by followers&rsquo
need for affiliation. Leader group prototypicality was positively associated with job satisfaction through its positive effects on personal attraction towards the leader, and followers&rsquo
leadership effectiveness perceptions and trust as well as its negative effects on social attraction and responsibility attributions for negative leader behaviors. The results are discussed in terms of theoretical and practical implications along with suggestions for future research.
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Griffiths, Alexander Ivor. "Retrieval processes in social identification." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6956.
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The utility of selective retrieval processes in our everyday lives is evident across the varied contexts we are subjected to as human beings. Memory is characterised by an unlimited storage capacity, but limited retrieval capacity. Subsequently, we are selective in what we remember in a given context in order to use memory in an adaptive manner. Previous theory places memory at the centre of deriving and maintaining a sense of self and personal identity. In contrast however, the extent to which memory serves the representation of social identities and the groups to which they are linked is unclear. As social identities are said to be the extension of the self to the social context, the present empirical investigation examined the role of selective processes of retrieval and forgetting on the remembrance of social identity and group-based information in the areas of gender, religious, partisan, and ideological identity. Findings illustrated that we implicitly preserve and retrieve information that is relevant to our sense of social identity, whilst forgetting and implicitly diminishing information that is irrelevant. The findings also established that information retrieved not only pertains to the in-groups in which we seek membership, but also of opposing out-groups that seek to contrast and potentially challenge our in-group's worldview. Furthermore, mechanisms and structures that support the representation of self were extended to the findings, delineating how processes of organisational and distinctive processing support the retrieval of social identity-based information of relevance and importance. The thesis concludes with the assertion that memory is not only the looking glass through which we see the reflection of the self, but also serves to act as the reflection through which we acquaint ourselves with, and relate ourselves to, our significant others in the social context.
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Daboussi, Asma. "Le comportement innovant au travail : le rôle de la justice du groupe." Thesis, Pau, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PAUU2047/document.
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Dans cette recherche, nous examinons l'effet de la justice interpersonnelle du groupe de travail sur les comportements innovants. D'abord, nous nous interrogeons sur le rôle médiateur joué par l'identification au groupe dans cette relation au niveau individuel d'analyse. Ensuite, nous examinons le rôle modérateur de la réflexivité sur ce mécanisme de médiation au même niveau d'analyse. Enfin, nous nous interrogeons sur le rôle de l'identification au groupe et l'engagement collectif au travail comme médiateurs en série des effets de la justice interpersonnelle du groupe sur les comportements innovants au niveau du groupe d'analyse sous l'angle des climats de justice. Deux études ont été menées afin de tester notre modèle. La première étude a été menée auprès de 204 employés d'hôpitaux tunisiens. Ses résultats montrent que l'effet indirect de la justice interpersonnelle du groupe de travail sur les comportements innovants, à travers l'identification au groupe, sera modéré par la réflexivité du groupe. La deuxième étude a été menée auprès de 528 étudiants regroupés dans 114 groupes de travail. Les données de cette étude ont été testées en utilisant une approche de modélisation multi niveaux par équations structurelles. Ses résultats montrent l'impact du climat de justice interpersonnelle du groupe sur les comportements individuels innovants à travers l'identification au groupe et l'engagement collectif au travail. Les implications théoriques et pratiques seront discutéesIn this research, we examine the effect of the interpersonal justice of the working group on innovative behaviors. First, we question the mediating role played by group identification in this relationship at the individual level of analysis. Next, we examine the moderating role of reflexivity on this mediation mechanism at the same level of analysis. Finally, we question the role of group identification and collective engagement at work as serial mediators of the effects of group interpersonal justice on innovative behaviors at the level of the analysis group in terms of climates of justice. Two studies were conducted to test our model. The first study was conducted among 204 Tunisian hospital employees. His results show that the indirect effect of the interpersonal justice of the working group on innovative behaviors, through identification with the group, will be moderated by the group's reflexivity. The second study was conducted with 528 students in 114 working groups. The data from this study were tested using a multi-level structural equation modeling approach. His results show the impact of the group's interpersonal justice climate on innovative individual behaviors through group identification and collective engagement at work. Theoretical and practical implications will be discussed
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Griffiths, Robert Peter. "Cyber athletes identification, competition, and affect implication /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1180009007.
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Swan, Thomas. "Distribution, occurrence, and identification of mosquito species in the Tongatapu Island Group, Kingdom of Tonga." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10928.
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Mosquitoes pose a serious threat to the economy, health status, and biosecurity of countries around the world. Mosquitoes kill an average of 700,000 people per year. The global expansion of air, sea, and land transport networks has greatly enhanced the spread of mosquitoes internationally. In the Pacific, the number of mosquito-borne diseases occurring has been on the rise in recent years, possibly as a result of human-mediated dispersal of larvae and adult mosquitoes. The Kingdom of Tonga has had numerous outbreaks of dengue fever and chikungunya virus in recent years. Previous research has catalogued species occurrences and distributions throughout Tonga. However, it is unknown whether new species have arrived in Tonga, and if distribution of previously found species has changed since the last comprehensive survey in 2006. Present research aims to update the literature by conducting a mosquito survey at 84 sites across the four islands of Tongatapu, Pangaimotu, ‘Oneata, and ‘Eua to record the distribution and occurrence of mosquito larvae. Nine mosquito species were collected: Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, A. albopictus Skuse, A. tongae Edwards, A. horrescens Edwards, A. vexans nocturnus Theobold, Culex annulirostris Skuse, C. albinervis Edwards, C. quinquefasciatus Say and C. sitiens Wiedemann. The collection of A. albopictus is the second time that this species has been recorded in Tonga. Moreover, the spatial extent of this species throughout Tonga was far greater than previously recorded. A major outcome of this survey has been the creation of an identification key for the mosquito larvae species of Tonga. This key should increase the accuracy of positive mosquito larvae identifications in Tonga. Mosquitoes were more frequently collected in artificial (e.g., used car tyres, fuel drums, containers) than natural (e.g., pools, ponds, tree holes) habitats. Car tyres, water containers, fuel drums, fridges, washing machines, and ponds were the most common habitats in which mosquito larvae were found. Aedes aegypti, A. albopictus, and C. quinquefasciatus were the three most common mosquito species collected, whereas A. tongae, A. horrescens, A. vexans nocturnus, C. annulirostris, C. sitiens, and C. albinervis were less frequently found. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that habitat volume had a significant positive effect on the presence of A. albopictus and A. tongae, whereas conductivity had a significant positive effect on the presence of C. annulirostris. Additionally, the volume by temperature interaction was a significant predictor of species presence for A. aegypti, A. albopictus, and C. annulirostris (as habitat volume increases, the effect of temperature went from neutral to negative). This suggests that larger, cooler habitats favour colonisation by these species. The number of artificial habitats (particularly used car tyres) present may have significantly increased since previous studies. Management should therefore focus on implementing community-run mosquito projects aimed at reducing the number of artificial habitats capable of being colonised by mosquito larvae. Covering, tipping out water, and infilling these habitats with soil to prevent mosquito oviposition is a pragmatic and straightforward mosquito control solution. This should immensely reduce the abundance of mosquitoes and may prevent disease outbreak in Tonga.
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Souaid, Charbel. "Identification and characterization of Polycomb repressed gene-enhancer loops." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLS015.
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Dans les cellules souches embryonnaires de souris (mESCs), le groupe de protéines Polycomb (PcG) répriment les gènes de développement en participant ainsi à la maintenance de l’état de pluripotence. Ce complexe dépose la H3K27me3au niveau des éléments régulateurs induisant une compaction de la chromatine. Cette marque forme en plus des marquesactives H3K4me3 présentes des domaines bivalents. Etrangement, des boucles d’ADN dites entre le promoteur et enhancer, généralement associé à l’activation du gènes, sont observées au niveau des gènes bivalents avant leur activation.On suppose que la fonction du PcG pourrait être de neutraliser l'enhancer conférant une future activation rapide des gènes.Au cours de ma thèse, j’ai identifié les boucles d’ADN formé par les réprimés par PcG dans les mESCs. Pour cela,j’ai effectué un profilage épigénomique de 4 marques d'histones et identifié près de 2500 promoteurs bivalents et 13000enhancers. En utilisant des données publiées de Hi-C à haute résolution, j’ai identifié toutes les boucles formées par les domaines bivalents. Etonnement, j’ai pu identifier que de nombreux gènes réprimés par PcG interagissent avec des enhancers actifs. Cette observation a été suivie d'une validation par le 4C-seq. De plus, j’ai effectué une caractérisation fonctionnelle des boucles en utilisant deux approches. Tout d'abord, j'ai mis en place, en collaboration avec D. Bourc'his(Institut Curie), un système de culture de mESCs (2i + VitC) où le taux de H3K27me3 est réduit. J'ai effectué un profilage épigénomique similaire révélant que les promoteurs réprimés par PcG ont perdu la marque H3K27me3. En RNA-seq, j’ai démontré que l’expression des gènes ne change pas après le PcG soit détacher des promoteurs.. Ensuite, par la réalisation de plusieurs validations en 4C-seq j’ai démontré que les interactions avec les enhancers ne sont pas affecté alors que la moitié des enhancers interagissant perdent leurs marques activatrices. Dans le système 2i+VitC, ces gènes semblent être réprimés par un autre mécanisme suite à la perte du PcG. De plus, j’utilise une approche ciblée pour enlever localement laH3K27me3 de deux gènes bivalents en utilisant le système Cette technique est en cours d’optimisation.Notre étude est la plus systématique au niveau génomique des boucles d'ADN dans le cadre de la régulation des gènes PcG. Notre étude révèle une nouvelle fonction du PcG qui est la répression de boucle d’ADN déjà établies entre promoteurs et enhancersIn the mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), Polycomb Group Proteins (PcG) repress developmental genes and thereby participating in the maintenance of the pluripotency. PcG repress genes by depositing the H3K27me3 histone marks on their regulatory elements, followed by chromatin compaction. In addition to the H3K27me3 marks, those genes carry H3K4me3 active marks and were characterized as bivalent. Intriguingly, at many PcG repressed genes, DNA loops can be observed with enhancer elements, which are normally thought to have an activating function. The aim of my project is to both describe and mechanistically dissect the function of Polycomb repressed promoter – enhancer loops.During my PhD, I aimed firstly to identify all promoter–enhancer loops involved by PcG repressed genes in mESCs. I have performed ChIP-seq profiling of 4 histone marks and identified around 2500 PcG repressed promoters and 13000 enhancers. Using a recently published high-resolution Hi-C data in mESCs, I have identified all DNA loops that are formed by PcG repressed promoters. Surprisingly, a high percentage of bivalent promoters were found to contact active enhancers. The presence of those loops were validated by ultra-high 4C-seq on selected genes and imply a small significant increase of the gene expression without leading to a complete activation of the gene. I have established a more physiological ESC model (2i+VitC) where H3K27me3 is reduced at all promoters. I have performed ChIP-seq, where bivalent promoters were all classified as H3K27me3 negative. RNA-seq experiments have showed that those genes do not become activated. 4C-seq experiments have revealed that those loops do not disappear after PcG removal, whereas the half of interacted enhancer loose their H3K27ac active marks. Those genes seem to remain repressed by an unknown mechanism. These results argue for a possible role of PcG in preparing the gene for their activation by blocking the productivity of such DNA loops. Secondly, I aimed to functionally characterize those DNA loops by using a CRISPR/dCas9 approach to completely remove H3K27me3 from two PcG repressed genes that contact active enhancers Pax6 and Nkx1-1 genes. This system is still under optimization steps.My project revealed the most systematic characterization of DNA loops under the regulation of PcG, providing important insight how PcG function to inactivate such loops. I have highlighted an additional function of PcG which the involvement in the repression of already establish loops between active enhancers and promoters and thereby blocking the productivity of such activating loops. This function is an addition to the already described repressive function of PcG on both promoters and poised enhancers
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McCaslin, Michael John. "IS OUTGROUP PREJUDICE FUNDAMENTAL? EXPLORING INTERGROUP BIAS IN THE MINIMAL GROUP PARADIGM." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276113619.
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Zhang, Xiao. "Who will make up for weaknesses? motivational effects of group norms, identification, and ability /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B43085398.
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Appleby, Melisa. "Perceptions of Connective Leadership and Work Outcomes: The Role of Gender and Group Identification." TopSCHOLAR®, 2005. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/452.
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This study examines connective leadership, a theory of leadership largely ignored in research, in relation to work outcomes and other leadership styles. The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of how connective leadership affects work outcomes. Two hundred forty-four undergraduate and graduate students (32% male and 68% female) from nursing, business, and psychology classes participated in the study. Participants completed measures of leadership perceptions, group identification, and work outcomes. Correlations, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and regression analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses. The results indicated that women were more often perceived to be connective leaders than men, while men and women were equally likely to report positive outcomes with leaders they perceived to be connective. Connective leadership was found to be predictive of positive work outcomes, even after controlling for negative affectivity, job and school stress, and transformational leadership. Employees who did not identify with their work group reported especially high levels of job satisfaction when their leader was perceived as connective. This research expands our knowledge of a lesser-known theory of leadership and suggests that connective leadership is a unique leadership style that may have important implications for employees.
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Zhang, Xiao, and 張曉. "Who will make up for weaknesses?: motivational effects of group norms, identification, and ability." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43085398.
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Eary, Wesley W. "School Administrators' Identification of Desirable Dispositions in New Teacher Candidates: A Focus Group Study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81540.
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Many new teachers will be hired in the decades to come. A school administrator screening candidates for teaching positions is faced with a decision that can have long-term consequences for a community, a school, and thousands of children. Finding the best candidates for teaching positions has never been more important. A variety of questions centering on prior experience, knowledge, or expertise may be asked by those responsible for screening candidates, yet there is another area of importance to be considered in the process, that of dispositions.
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation [CAEP], formerly known as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE] (2008), and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium [INTASC] (2010) have emphasized the need to identify dispositions in addition to the knowledge and skills that have historically received emphasis by school districts seeking candidates and institutions preparing them. In response to this emphasis, administrators may benefit from a greater understanding of dispositions when interviewing and making hiring decisions. Administrators will also benefit by greater knowledge of the questions asked to determine if a candidate possessed a particular disposition.
The research procedure uses a focus group format to conduct a multi-round survey/discussion to obtain input and consensus on two asked of school administrators: (1)'What do administrators believe are the critical dispositions a teacher candidate must possess?' and (2) 'Do administrators believe that a person can ask candidates questions to determine if they possess those dispositions? If so, what are the questions administrators can ask to determine if the candidates possess those dispositions?' Recommendations on dispositions that should be assessed and questions that may be used in the assessment of those dispositions will be developed from the results of the study.
The focus group identified 19 dispositions and 74 interview questions within 5 theme groupings. These groupings included: beliefs about children, attitudes/beliefs – willingness to act, job-related skill, structure, and other personal attributes/traits.Ed. D.
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Winslow, Susan J. "The attraction of the vernacular : an examination of tourism's contribution to place image and vernacular region identification in Connecticut /." View abstract, 1998. http://library.ctstateu.edu/ccsu%5Ftheses/1555.html.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Central Connecticut State University, 1998.Thesis advisors: Dr. John E. Harmon and Dr. Richard Benfield. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geography." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [101-107]).
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Grice, Tim. "Employee identification in organisations : where employees hang their hats and why it matters /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18517.pdf.
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Beam, Adam. "How Prototypicality Influences Inferences and Discrimination Towards Gay Men." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/928.
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I assessed the influence prototypicality has on judgements individuals make about gay men. It has been demonstrated that individuals make inferences regarding a person’s traits and group membership based upon a person’s perceived prototypicality (Ambady, Hallahan, & Conner, 1999; Stephan & Stephan, 1989; Wilkins, Kaiser, and Rieck, 2010). I hypothesized that highly prototypical gay men would be perceived to be more identified with the gay community, possess more negative stereotypes of gay men, engage in more activities associated with the gay community, receive less positive feelings from others, and experience more discrimination. Additionally, perceived group identification and negative stereotyping were expected to mediate serially the relationship between prototypicality, perceived engagement in gay activities, positive attitudes from others, and discrimination from others. Participants (N=360) viewed an image of a gay man either low or high in prototypicality. Participants evaluated the gay man’s perceived group identification, perceived stereotypical traits, engagement in activities associated with the gay community, as well as their own feelings and behavioral intentions toward the gay men. Highly prototypical gay men were perceived to (1) identify more with the gay community, (2) possess more negative stereotypes associated with gay men, and (3) engage in more immoral activities associated with the gay community, than low prototypical gay men. Moreover, perceived group identification and negative stereotyping serially mediated the relationship between prototypicality, and perceived engagement in gay activities, attitudes towards the target, and discrimination from others.
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Low, Rachel Wai Leng, and n/a. "The cultural identity of Chinese Australian adolescents in Canberra." University of Canberra. School of Professional & Community Education, 1999. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060818.161530.
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This research focuses on the cultural identity of Chinese Australian adolescents in Canberra
between the ages of 18 and 21.
Adolescence is a developmental stage in which young people feel a need to define their
cultural identity. According to social identity theory, being a member of the group provides
individuals with a sense of belonging that contributes to a positive self-concept. In
particular, young people belonging to ethnic minority groups need a firm sense of group
identification in order to maintain a sense of wellbeing (Tajfel & Turner, 1979).
The purpose and significance of this study is to update our understanding of how
adolescents from a specific ethnic minority group (Chinese Australian) adjust to the
mainstream Australian culture. The information gathered will be significant to the
wellbeing of these individuals in helping them to come to terms with their own identity. It
will also provide useful information for effective cross-cultural interaction for a range of
services such as education, law, health and social services.
The quantitative and qualitative approaches employed in this study include a questionnaire
and a semi-structured interview. The semi-structured interview complements the
questionnaire in confirming the adjustments of these adolescents within an analytical
framework that is a replica of Phinney's framework (1994). In her research on bicultural
identity orientations of African American and Mexican American adolescents, Phinney
categorised these adolescents under four distinct types of interaction with the mainstream
culture. These are namely: separation (focus only on the ethnic culture), assimilation
(identifying solely with the dominant culture), integration (relating well to both cultures)
and marginality (relating to neither culture). In this dissertation the researcher also aims to
determine the cultural identity of Chinese Australian adolescents in Canberra in the study
using these four categories.
The results of this study demonstrate that this framework is an appropriate analytical tool
for the study of the cultural identity of Chinese Australian adolescents, most of whom
classified themselves as integrated. Overall, Chinese Australian adolescents between the
ages of 18 and 21 in the Canberra region were well adjusted and showed little tension or
stress in relating to their ethnic culture or to the mainstream Australian culture.
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Easton, Annette Cecilia. "An experimental investigation of automated versus manual support for stakeholder identification and assumption surfacing in small groups." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184450.
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The increasing complexity of decision situations has required organizations to integrate more types of expertise and consider more criteria for effective group decision making. Researchers have begun to examine how computer based support in the form of a Group Decision Support System (GDSS) can enhance the process and outcomes of decision making groups. This dissertation investigated the impact of GDSS for strategic planning impact analysis. The GDSS was based on the Stakeholder Identification and Assumption Surfacing Model. A controlled laboratory experiment was used to compare the process and outcomes of 4-person groups which had GDSS support, comparable manual support, and no support. The experimental task was a policy statement requiring undergraduates to have a personal computer for admittance to a business college. Groups were asked to determine a list of the most critical stakeholders who would be impacted by the policy, and their assumptions regarding the policy statement. Measures were taken on decision outcomes (decision quality, decision time, and satisfaction with the outcomes) and decision process variables (quantity of unique alternatives, distribution of individual participation, and satisfaction with the process). Additionally, observational data was recorded through the use of videotape recordings of the sessions. The major findings of the study are: (1) Decision quality is enhanced when groups use a structured methodology; (2) Decision time was shortest in the unstructured groups, with GDSS groups finishing somewhat faster than manual structured groups; (3) Satisfaction with the outcomes was not different between structured and unstructured groups, however it was higher in the GDSS groups compared to the structured manual groups; (4) Quantity of unique alternatives was much higher in the groups using a structured methodology; (5) Distribution of individual participation was more equal in groups using a structured methodology; and (6) Satisfaction with the process was not different between structured and unstructured groups, however the GDSS groups were more satisfied than the structured manual groups.
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Kim, Hae-Young Hudgens Michael G. "Operating characteristics of group testing algorithms for case identification in the presence of test error." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1375.
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Thesis (DrPH)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.Title from electronic title page (viewed Apr. 25, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Public Health in the Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health." Discipline: Biostatistics; Department/School: Public Health.
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Li, Hung-sing, and 李鴻陞. "Identification of polycomb group protein CBX8 as a novel tumor suppressor in human colorectal cancer." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197534.
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Polycomb group (PcG) proteins governs the regulation of diverse cellular functions, such as cell fate decision, cell cycle progression, maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency, and DNA damage repair. Although aberrant expression of PcG proteins has been frequently reported in different cancer types, CBX8 is one of the least studied PcG family members in cancer. Recently, a study showed that forced expression of CBX8 in normal human and mouse fibroblasts demonstrated that cells could bypass senescence via INK4a-ARF repression; while another report demonstrated that CBX8 was involved in MLL-AF9-linked leukemogenesis. Despite accumulating evidence on CBX8-related carcinogenic functions, the role of CBX8 in solid cancers has not been investigated thus far. This study is therefore initiated to investigate and establish the functional role of CBX8 in colorectal cancer.
In this study, expression of CBX8 in 121 pairs of human CRC samples was analyzed by immunohistochemistry; and data were correlated with different clinicopathological parameters. To evaluate the functional effects of CBX8, CBX8 overexpressed and downregulated clones were established from three CRC cell lines. The in vitro effects of CBX8 on cell proliferation, cell cycle progression and apoptosis profiles were investigated; and the effects of CBX8 on tumorigenicity in vivo were further demonstrated in mice xenograft models.
The results showed that CBX8 expression was downregulated or loss in approximately 48.8% of human colorectal tumors, and downregulated or loss of CBX8 expression were mainly observed in tumors with intermediate to later stages (stage II to IV). Moreover, expression of CBX8 showed a significant inverse correlation with colorectal tumor sizes (P < 0.0001). Ectopic expression of CBX8 in CRC cell lines resulted in inhibition of cell proliferation, clonogenic ability and anchorage-independent growth, which are hallmarks of tumorigenesis. Conversely, downregulation of CBX8 promoted proliferation and clonogenic ability. Moreover, it was found that restoring CBX8 expression could induce G0/G1 arrest of cell cycle. The tumor suppressive role of CBX8 in colorectal cells was further demonstrated in vivo through subcutaneous and orthotropic mice tumor models; followed by immuno-staining of the proliferation marker Ki-67. To unveil the possible mechanisms behind the tumor suppressing effects of CBX8, two signalling pathways commonly engaged in CRC were evaluated. At least part of the effects could be attributed to the mediation of MAPK signaling pathway; whereas the Wnt signalling was not affected by CBX8.
This study demonstrated for the first time the loss of CBX8 expression in intermediate and late stage tumors, and was the first to report the tumor suppressing ability of CBX8 in solid cancers. The effects of CBX8 in this study were different to the functional implications reported in the current literature. This functional divergence in distinct cell types suggested a dynamic role of CBX8 depending on specific cellular context.published_or_final_version
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Doty, Amanda M. B. "IDENTIFICATION OF APPROACHES TO IMPROVE PATIENT TRUST IN HEALTH SYSTEMS: A GROUP CONCEPT MAPPING STUDY." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/395317.
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Background & Objective: Higher levels of institutional trust have been associated with increased health care utilization, greater adherence to treatment plans, better treatment outcomes, and improved overall health. Though numerous studies have documented the influence of institutional trust on important outcomes, there has been little attention to understanding approaches to improve patient institutional trust. This project sought to identify approaches to improve patient trust in health systems. Methods: The project used group concept mapping (GCM) to directly engage 18 insured individuals living within the Upper Darby community with at least one visit to a primary care provider within the last two years to elicit their perspectives on ways to improve patient trust. Participants first brainstormed in a group setting to develop a list of ideas about how systems could improve trust, then each participant sorted the idea into thematic domains and rated the statements based on both importance and feasibility. Results: Four primary domains for improving institutional trust emerged: privacy, patient-provider relationship, respect for patients, and health system guidelines. Overall, participants rated the “privacy” domain as the most feasible and important. The average overall cluster rankings varied based on age, where the aggregate importance ratings for individuals below the age of 40 rated were higher for the “respect for patients” cluster. Conclusion: We identify four domains that are important to our population for improving patient trust of health systems, with multiple actionable items within each domain. We suggest that efforts to improve trust of health systems will be most effective if designed to directly impact these domains. Next steps involve exploring the importance of these domains across other populations and developing interventions.
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Daniels-Gombert, Gabrielle. "Examining the group-level effects of corporate identity cues on organisational identification and role behaviours." Thesis, Aston University, 2017. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/33422/.
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Corporate identity cues – the information that amongst other things reflects the central, enduring and distinctive attributes of the organisation that comprise its corporate identity – help influence the psychological bond of identification that employees have with their organisations. Organisational identification in turn affects the job-specific in-role and additional voluntary extra-role behaviours that employees practice within and towards their organisations that can influence its success. Corporate identity research has mostly addressed corporate identity cues as manifestations of the communications, behaviour and symbolism of the organisation. Despite being part of the many pieces of information that employees store in memory about their organisations which provide insights into their interpretations of and responses to the corporate identity (i.e., their member organisational associations), considerably less attention has been directed towards examining these cues from this perspective. Consequently, it is unclear which of these manifestations, or types, of corporate identity cues affect organisational identification and its subsequent influence on role behaviours, or whether these effects are constant across the organisation and under different conditions. This study contributes to building understanding of the manifestations and effects of corporate identity cues on organisational identification and its influence on role behaviours, by examining empirically this relationship at the aggregate and subgroup level. Its underlying premise is that to evaluate sufficiently the effects of corporate identity cues, these cues must also be considered from the member organisational associations perspective. The findings of this mixed methods study show a significant relationship between corporate identity cues derived from member organisational associations, organisational identification and role behaviours, and that the cues that influence organisational identification vary according to organisational levels and conditions. This points to the strategic importance and value of examining periodically corporate identity cues drawn from member organisational associations.
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Abdallah, James C. "The Football Effect:How sports spectatorship affects self-esteem, mood, and group identification in affiliated individuals." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1500621436080541.
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Calitri, Raffaele. "Nationalism and patriotism : the effects of national identification on implicit and expicit in-group bias." Thesis, University of Kent, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420945.
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