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Marginson, David, Laurie McAulay, Melvin Roush, and Tony van Zijl. "Examining a positive psychological role for performance measures." Management Accounting Research 25, no. 1 (March 2014): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mar.2013.10.002.
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Hartmann, Ellen, Tor Sunde, Wenche Kristensen, and Monica Martinussen. "Psychological Measures As Predictors of Military Training Performance." Journal of Personality Assessment 80, no. 1 (February 2003): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8001_17.
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Houts, Carrie R., and Michael C. Edwards. "The Performance of Local Dependence Measures With Psychological Data." Applied Psychological Measurement 37, no. 7 (July 29, 2013): 541–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146621613491456.
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Stanimirovic, Rosanna, and Stephanie Hanrahan. "Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport." Sport Science Review 19, no. 1-2 (April 1, 2010): 211–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10237-011-0013-z.
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Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport The measurement of psychological factors specific to sport has provided sport psychologists with valuable information for performance enhancement interventions. It is necessary, however, to consider that the predictive validity of the measures when related to job performance or career success in professional sport is limited (Humara, 2000). This literature review describes theoretical and empirical evidence related to (a) utility and validity of psychological measures that predict job performance, including general mental ability (GMA), personality, and emotional intelligence (EI); (b) descriptions of the psychological factors affecting successful and unsuccessful performances at major sporting events such as the Olympic Games; (c) examination of the psychological measures related to performance of successful athletes; and (d) an overview of EI as a construct relevant to job performance and career success of athletes. The aim of the literature review is to present evidence for a systematic method of assessment as recommended by Schmidt and Hunter (1998) that includes GMA and appropriate supplementary measures for sport. A method that encourages the existence and/or development of psychological competencies can enhance the professional experience for the athletes and potentially the return on investment for the professional sporting organization.
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Martinussen, Monica. "Psychological Measures As Predictors of Pilot Performance: A Meta-Analysis." International Journal of Aviation Psychology 6, no. 1 (January 1996): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327108ijap0601_1.
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Hartmann, Ellen, Tor Sunde, Wenche Kristensen, and Monica Martinussen. "Correction to: “Psychological Measures as Predictors of Military Training Performance”." Journal of Personality Assessment 90, no. 4 (June 25, 2008): 407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223890802165311.
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TEGIN, Aleksei V., and Semen Yu BOGATYREV. "New measures of the Russian gold industry performance." Finance and Credit 28, no. 4 (April 28, 2022): 773–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.24891/fc.28.4.773.
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Subject. This article develops a system of indicators and approaches to the valuation of assets in the gold mining industry, relevant for investment. The system of new price and qualitative indicators for the domestic gold market is the object of research. Objectives. Based on the research, the article aims to demonstrate the possibilities of combining traditional market analysis indicators with analytical tools that analyze emotions. Methods. For the study, we used induction and deduction, and the methods of object and control action identification. Results. The article reveals the content of methods for taking into account the emotions of market participants in the process of analyzing the anomalous price phenomena occurring there. It shows tools for implementing methods of psychological analysis based on the processing of information and analytical data bulk. Conclusions and Relevance. Accounting for new indicators gives analysts the means to bring the result of the forecast closer to real conditions, when, in addition to traditional indicators, their combinations with psychological indicators in the markets arise and give a new interpretation of the events taking place there. The research results obtained can be applied in the practice of a modern market analyst. The use of the proposed new indicators complements and expands the classical analytical tools, improves the quality of forecasts of market movements.
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Fagan, D., D. B. Scott, M. Mitchell, and B. Tiplady. "Effects of remoxipride on measures of psychological performance in healthy volunteers." Psychopharmacology 105, no. 2 (October 1991): 225–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02244314.
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Yang, Yina. "Research on the Impact of Incentive Measures on the Performance of Efficient Technology Transfer." Highlights in Business, Economics and Management 1 (November 28, 2022): 350–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hbem.v1i.2675.
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In the era of "big science", science and technology are gradually commercialized. Governments, enterprises and other organizations have invested a lot of financial, human and institutional resources in colleges and universities to help colleges and universities to transform technological achievements. However, the rate of technology transfer in my country is still not high. Therefore, this article focuses on identifying factors that affect technology transfer and proposes countermeasures to improve technology transfer performance, constructing incentive measures, psychological ownership, market orientation, and efficient technology transfer performance models, and discussing the impact of university incentives on technology transfer performance. The conclusion shows that: incentive measures have a positive impact on the performance of university technology transfer; psychological ownership plays a part of the intermediary role between incentive measures and university technology transfer performance, that is, incentive measures can have a direct impact on university technology transfer performance, or through psychological ownership. It has an indirect impact; the market orientation positively regulates the relationship between psychological ownership and the performance of university technology transfer. Identify key factors and provide reasonable enlightenment for colleges and universities to improve the performance of technology transfer.
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Ferguson, Sue A., William S. Marras, Catherine Heaney, and Purnendu Gupta. "Predicting Low Back Functional Performance Recovery." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 44, no. 26 (July 2000): 213–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402620.
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This was a prospective study where patients were enrolled within the first month of their low back pain symptoms and evaluated for three months. Thirty-two patients with low back pain symptoms were recruited for the study. Initial conditions included symptoms, psychological measures, physical and psychosocial workplace measures, and functional performance measures. The outcome measure of functional performance probability was measured every two weeks for three months. A regression model was constructed using the initial conditions to predict functional performance probability of recovery. The r2 value of the regression model was 0.87. Two functional performance patterns of recovery were found including a steady improvement and a large jump improvement. A discriminant function model identified the pattern of recovery in 91% of cases given initial conditions.
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Ong, Clarissa W., Benjamin G. Pierce, Julie M. Petersen, Jennifer L. Barney, Jeremiah E. Fruge, Michael E. Levin, and Michael P. Twohig. "A psychometric comparison of psychological inflexibility measures: Discriminant validity and item performance." Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 18 (October 2020): 34–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.08.007.
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Guo, Yungui, and Yanting Zhu. "Psychological detachment and research performance: Work engagement as a mediator." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 47, no. 10 (October 22, 2019): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.8277.
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We examined the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between psychological detachment and research performance using structural equation modeling and bootstrapping analysis. Participants comprised 923 teachers from 39 key universities in China, who completed measures of psychological detachment, research performance, and work engagement. The results indicated that psychological detachment was negatively associated with research performance, and that work engagement mediated this relationship. Our findings enrich understanding of the effects of psychological detachment on research performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Shuck, Brad, Drea Zigarmi, and Jesse Owen. "Psychological needs, engagement, and work intentions." European Journal of Training and Development 39, no. 1 (January 5, 2015): 2–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-08-2014-0061.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the utility of self-determination theory (SDT) within the engagement–performance linkage. Design/methodology/approach – Bayesian multi-measurement mediation modeling was used to estimate the relation between SDT, engagement and a proxy measure of performance (e.g. work intentions) (N = 1,586). To best capture the phenomenon of engagement, two measures of engagement (i.e. the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 [UWES-9] and the Job Engagement Scale [JES]) and one measure of harmonious and obsessive passion (HOPS) were utilized. The HOPS was split into separate scales (harmonious and obsessive passion). SDT was operationalized through the Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale (BPNS). Performance was operationalized through a latent proxy of work intentions. Findings – Results demonstrated that the association between SDT and engagement were positive. Indirect effects between SDT and work intentions were significant for only two of the four measures of engagement (i.e. the UWES and Harmonious Passion). Hypotheses were partially supported. Practical implications – SDT operated as an appropriate framework for capturing the underlying psychological structures of engagement for each of the four measures. In some cases, engagement did not mediate the relation between SDT and performance as expected, highlighting the contextual nature of engagement in both application and measurement. Originality/value – This is one of the first studies to explicitly link a broad well-established psychological theory to engagement. This connection allows researchers to explain the latent processes of engagement that underpin the observed relationships of engagement in practice. Moreover, this is one of only a handful of studies that has used a multi-measurement approach in exploring the engagement–performance linkage and one of the only studies to use Bayesian methodology.
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Terry, Peter C., and Andrew Slade. "Discriminant Effectiveness of Psychological State Measures in Predicting Performance Outcome in Karate Competition." Perceptual and Motor Skills 81, no. 1 (August 1995): 275–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1995.81.1.275.
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Male Shotokan karate players (karateka) ( N = 208) completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 and the Profile of Mood States about 40 minutes before a competition. Single-factor multivariate analysis of variance of preperformance mood and anxiety scores indicated significant differences between winning and losing competitors. Winners scored higher on Vigor, Anger, and Self-confidence, and lower on Tension, Depression, Fatigue, Confusion, Cognitive Anxiety, and Somatic Anxiety. Discriminant function analysis showed that 91.96% of participants could be correctly classified as winners or losers on the basis of preperformance mood scores. This figure rose to 93.47% when scores on the anxiety subscales were also included in the discriminant function analysis. Anxiety scores alone produced 78.89% discrimination. Mood profiles for winning karateka were in line with the “mental health” profile of Morgan except for above-average scores on Anger. This result supports the view of McGowan and Miller that anger may facilitate performance in karate competition. The capacity of measures of psychological state to discriminate performance exceeds previous reports, suggesting that karate performance may be exceptionally mood-dependent. These results suggest that interventions which increase scores on Vigor and Anger and reduce scores on Tension, Depression, Fatigue, and Confusion may be particularly efficacious for Shotokan karate performance.
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Smith, Ronald E., and Donald S. Christensen. "Psychological Skills as Predictors of Performance and Survival in Professional Baseball." Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 17, no. 4 (December 1995): 399–415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.17.4.399.
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The role of physical and psychological skills as predictors of performance and survival in professional baseball was studied in a sample of 104 minor league baseball players. Psychological and physical skills were largely uncorrelated with one another and appear to be measuring separate and independent skill domains. Preseason scores on the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28) and coaches’/managers’ ratings of the same skills on an ACSI Rating Form each accounted for as much performance variance in batting average (approximately 20%) as did physical skills when differences in the latter were statistically controlled, and the psychological measures accounted for substantially more variance in pitchers’ earned run averages than did the expert ratings of physical skills. The psychological skills measures also predicted athletes’ survival in professional baseball 2 and 3 years after they were obtained. Bayesian hit rate anlayses indicated substantially increased survival predictability over simple base rate predictions.
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Fortinsky, Richard H. "PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH AMBULATION PERFORMANCE AFTER HIP FRACTURE AMONG HOME-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S419. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1566.
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Abstract Many older adults fail to resume optimal community living after hip fracture due to sustained limitations in ambulation capacity, yet reasons remain poorly understood. Roles of psychological factors in affecting ambulation performance post-hip fracture remain particularly understudied; depression has been associated with poorer self-reported functional status, and little is known about self-perceived balance confidence, resilience, and optimism. This presentation reports associations between each psychological factor, measured at CAP baseline, and gait speed and walking endurance, measured at baseline and 16 weeks later. In the CAP cohort (N=210), baseline mean/sd 4-meter gait speed (gs), 50-foot walk gs, and 6-minute walk distance were: 0.60/0.19 meters per second (mps); 0.67/0.20 mps; and 186.9/55.4 meters, respectively. In multivariate models, balance confidence was positively associated with all baseline ambulation measures (p<0.001 in all models), and resilience was positively associated with all 16-week follow-up ambulation measures (p>0.05 in all models). Implications of results will be discussed.
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Séllei, Beatrix, Nóra Stumphauser, and Roland Molontay. "Traits versus Grades—The Incremental Predictive Power of Positive Psychological Factors over Pre-Enrollment Achievement Measures on Academic Performance." Applied Sciences 11, no. 4 (February 16, 2021): 1744. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11041744.
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Understanding what (and to what extent) psychological factors affect university performance has attracted a lot of research interest recently. In this paper, we use logistic regression models to study the incremental predictive power of positive psychological factors over pre-enrollment achievement measures on academic performance. The study is based on the data of 302 business and economics undergraduate students from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Coping proved to be the most important factor that sheds light on the importance of stress management for students. We also found that using properly chosen psychological factors measuring coping, personality traits, psychological immune system, emotional intelligence, and PERMA (P—positive emotion, E—engagement, R—relationships, M—meaning, A—accomplishments) factors, together with the university entrance score and academic performance can be predicted significantly better than solely relying on pre-enrollment achievement measures.
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Mullins, Linda L., Linda T. Fatkin, Harold E. Modrow, and Debra J. Rice. "The Relationship between Cognitive Performance and Stress Perceptions in Military Operations." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 39, no. 13 (October 1995): 868–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129503901303.
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The study reported here is part of a continuing research program investigating the links between psychological stress responses and performance in a variety of settings. A battery of psychological and cognitive measures designed to assess stress perceptions, coping resources, and cognitive performance was administered at selected times in association with the daily test activities of smoke and decontamination platoon operations. During testing soldiers wore the full chemical protective ensemble including mask (MOPP IV). Canonical correlation analyses were computed to examine the relationship between the stress perception measures (predictor variables) and cognitive performance measures (outcome variables). The direction of the results indicates that as subjects experience an increase in their perception of the situation as stressful their corresponding performance declines. These results are consistent with the literature and indicate that the stress perception measures and performance measures used in this study are sensitive indicators of stress.
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Walton, Gregory M., and Steven J. Spencer. "Latent Ability." Psychological Science 20, no. 9 (September 2009): 1132–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02417.x.
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Past research has assumed that group differences in academic performance entirely reflect genuine differences in ability. In contrast, extending research on stereotype threat, we suggest that standard measures of academic performance are biased against non-Asian ethnic minorities and against women in quantitative fields. This bias results not from the content of performance measures, but from the context in which they are assessed—from psychological threats in common academic environments, which depress the performances of people targeted by negative intellectual stereotypes. Like the time of a track star running into a stiff headwind, such performances underestimate the true ability of stereotyped students. Two meta-analyses, combining data from 18,976 students in five countries, tested this latent-ability hypothesis. Both meta-analyses found that, under conditions that reduce psychological threat, stereotyped students performed better than nonstereotyped students at the same level of past performance. We discuss implications for the interpretation of and remedies for achievement gaps.
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Johannessen, E., T. Davies, A. Valeriano, E. Blackmore, A. Belyea, and F. Gilic. "LO77: Performance enhancing psychological skills in clinical simulation." CJEM 22, S1 (May 2020): S35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2020.131.
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Introduction: Clinical simulations in are designed to evoke feelings of stress and uncertainty in order to mimic challenges that learners will face in the real world. When not managed properly, these sources of extraneous cognitive load cause a burden on working memory, leading to a hindered ability to acquire new information. The “Beat the Stress Fool” (BTSF) protocol is a performance-enhancing tool designed to reduce cognitive overload during acute care scenarios. It involves breathing exercises, positive self-talk, visualization, and deliberate articulations. This study aims to validate the BTSF protocol as a method for reducing cognitive load using both psychometric and physiologic measures. Methods: Data collection took place during the Queen's University “Nightmares-FM” course. This clinical simulation program involves team-based scenarios designed to teach the fundamentals of acute care to first-year family medicine residents. Participants were divided equally into experimental and control groups based on pre-existing cohorts. Participants completed a baseline state-trait anxiety inventory and a demographics survey. The experimental group was guided through the BTSF protocol prior to each of 16 simulations; in both groups, physiologic and psychometric cognitive load measurements were collected for the alternating team leader. Galvanic skin response (GSR) and heart rate (HR) were collected during a 15-second baseline and throughout each simulation using a Shimmer 3 GSR+ wearable sensor. Self-reported cognitive load was assessed after each scenario using the 9-point Paas scale. Results: The mean Paas scores for the BTSF group were significantly lower than the control group (6.2 vs 6.9, p < 0.05), indicating lower subjective cognitive load. GSR signal magnitude (p = 0.086), spike amplitude (p = 0.066), and spike density (p = 0.584) were also lower in the BTSF group. There was no difference in HR between groups. There was not a significant correlation between self-reported cognitive load and the normalized physiologic measures. Conclusion: The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the BTSF protocol in lowering the amount of perceived mental effort required to perform clinical simulation tasks. These findings were mirrored in the galvanic skin response signal, though our study was likely underpowered for significance. This is the first study to validate a proof-of-concept for the BTSF protocol in learners during simulated training.
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Rocha, Kelly Cristina Fernandes, Kliger Kissinger Fernandes Rocha, Regina Helena Da Silva, and Alessandra Mussi Ribeiro. "Effects of regular meditative practice on psychological measures of healthy subjects." Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade 7 (June 22, 2012): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc7(1)583.
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Introduction: Meditation is described as a method for improving attention and promoting psychological and emotional stability, presenting favorable results on cognitive functions and stress tolerance as well. Recently, studies have shown differences on psychological measurements between meditators and non-meditators. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of regular practice of meditation on psychological measures of healthy participants in basal conditions or after experimental stress-induction. Methods: Forty-four healthy participants (20 meditators and 24 non-meditators) were evaluated by inventories of life quality, anxiety, mood, sleep quality, depression, and stress. Furthermore, all participants were submitted to working memory tasks (Hanoy tower and Digit Spam) before and after two stress-induction procedures: Stroop Color-word and Serial Subtraction tests. The research protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee (204/09 - CEP/UFRN, CAAE 0221.0.051.000-09). Results: Our results showed that meditators presented better inventories scores when compared with non-meditators in parameters such as life quality (score 15.6 versus 14.9, p = 0.04), mood (score 6.0 versus 22.5, p = 0.02), and depression (score 2.5 versus 7.0, p = 0.01). Regarding stress levels, 10 % of meditators (against 37.5% of non-meditators) presented low levels of stress (p = 0.04). Moreover, there was an improvement in performance of meditators (23.3 ± 0.8) in relation to non-meditators (19.0 ± 1.0) on digit span task and in Hanoi tower of meditators (165.2 ± 6.1 ) in relation to non-meditation (224.1 ± 13.1) after stress induction. Conclusion: These findings corroborate other studies showing that meditation can provide an improvement in general quality of life as well as the performance of practitioners in memory tasks.
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Thomas, Patrick R., and Ray Over. "Psychological and Psychomotor Skills Associated with Performance in Golf." Sport Psychologist 8, no. 1 (March 1994): 73–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.8.1.73.
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Psychological and psychomotor skills associated with performance in golf were established through ratings provided by 165 men with golf handicaps ranging from 5 to 27. Several components of skilled performance in golf were identified through factor analysis of these ratings, followed by comparisons between lower handicap and higher handicap players. Skilled golfers (those with lower handicaps) reported greater mental preparation, a higher level of concentration when playing golf, fewer negative emotions and cognitions, greater psychomotor automaticity, and more commitment to golf. Three self-report assessment scales (measures of psychological skills and tactics, psychomotor skills, and golf involvement) were developed from the data. Contexts in which these scales can be used are discussed.
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Gustafson, Roland, and Håkan Källmén. "Subliminal Stimulation and Cognitive and Motor Performance." Perceptual and Motor Skills 71, no. 1 (August 1990): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1990.71.1.87.
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The present experiment investigated whether subliminally exposed messages affect cognitive and motor performance and whether personality factors can explain interindividual differences in this respect. According to Silverman (1983), people have a symbiotic fantasy, that is, a need for symbiotic oneness with the mother figure. This need can temporarily be satisfied by a tachistoscopic exposure of the message “Mommy and I are one.” By relieving the unconscious conflict, psychological tension is reduced. Using these notions, it was hypothesized that different measures of performance should be improved. The results indicate that both cognitive performance, in terms of the ability to interpret incomplete and fragmented pictures, and motor performance, in terms of the ability to follow a printed line with a stylus, is improved by this procedure compared to that of a control group exposed to the neutral message “People are walking.” However, it was not possible to relate these changes to individual differences in terms of the individual's structure of his psychological defense system as measured by the Defense Mechanism Test (DMT). Other possible explanations are discussed.
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Sobchik, L. N. "Criminal tendencies and psychological testing." Psychology and Law 7, no. 1 (2017): 131–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2017070111.
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Methods of psychological diagnostics closer to the psychology main research areas, which involve measuring the accuracy and statistical reliability. A set of methods that includes questionnaires should be complemented with projective tests in which the stimulus material is verbal in nature. The article presents the results of surveys of different groups of persons in conflict with the law, as well as screening tests contingent of youth groups and adolescents. High performance, spontaneously manifested aggressiveness, traits, emotional immaturity, low self-control and primitive-the requirement of the hierarchy of values at statistically significant level are identified in the data psychodiagnostic study, thus allowing to allocate the risk of wrongful conduct and to develop preventive measures of psycho-pedagogical and social nature. Psychological testing is an effective tool in the study of criminal predisposici and gives the key to a science-based approach in the development of preventive measures aimed at reducing crime.
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Coursey, Robert D., Richard W. Lees, and Larry J. Siever. "The relationship between smooth pursuit eye movement impairment and psychological measures of psychopathology." Psychological Medicine 19, no. 2 (May 1989): 343–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700012393.
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SynopsisTwo hundred and eighty-four male college volunteers were screened for smooth pursuit eyetracking deficiencies, a commonly reported concomitant of schizophrenia. A sample of 36 subjects, weighted with poor eyetrackers, was brought into the National Institute of Mental Health laboratory and retested on electro-oculogram and infrared tracking procedures. They were also administered psychological tests which assessed nine dimensions relevant to schizophrenic, neuropsychological, and affective disorders. In the area of schizophrenia-like symptoms, measures of attention deficits, stimulation avoidance, and identity problems predicted poor eyetracking for the whole sample. Using the poor eyetracking subjects alone (N = 24), interpersonal withdrawal was also significantly related to poor performance but not stimulation avoidance. In the neuropsychological area, measures of attention control and perceptual-motor dysfunction for the total sample, and perceptual problems and general intellectual decrements for the poor eyetrackers were significantly related to poor performance. There was no relationship between measures of affective dysfunction and poor eyetracking.
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Jorgensen, Craig, Jeff Ogden, E. Kerry Willis, Mary Blessing, Kathryn Ann Caudell, Graham Patrick, and Thomas P. Caudell. "Locomotion in a Virtual Environment: Performance Measures and Physiological Responses." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 41, no. 2 (October 1997): 1148–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107118139704100294.
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We are developing and studying a human-computer interface that allows a scientist to interact with complex software systems through immersive virtual reality technology. Virtual tools are being developed to empower the user to view, manipulate, model, diagnose, analyze, navigate through the software simulations and the multidimensional data it generates. For these tools to be truly effective, they must be evaluated in the context of human performance studies. This paper addresses one such category of tool: an efficient and natural means of locomotion in 3D virtual spaces. The current study is investigating three different methods of virtual body locomotion in the following context. Subjects were required to fly through a series of 3D tunnels while performance times and number of wall collisions were used as response measures. In addition, during each trial subjects were continuously monitored for physiological responses and psychological assessments were performed before and after the series of flights. This paper reports on the preliminary findings of the current study and the lessons learned in performing empirical studies on locomotion in virtual environments.
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Lough, Jonathan, and Michael Ryan. "Psychological Profiling of Australian Police Officers: An Examination of Post-Selection Performance." International Journal of Police Science & Management 7, no. 1 (March 2005): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/ijps.7.1.15.63490.
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The performance of two groups of Tasmania police employees (all of whom were constables or probationary constables) was evaluated after their first year of training and on-the-job employment. Group membership was a function of initial selection process — one group undertook detailed psychological profiling as part of their pre-employment testing, and the other group did not. The non-screened group was compared to the profiled (screened) group across a range of performance measures. Across seven out of eight measures, the screened group outperformed the non-screened group, with four of the differences statistically significant. The screened group also had a lower dropout rate. The simplest explanation of results suggests that a different quality of applicant is selected by the psychological profiling system, when compared to more traditional processes such as simple selection interviews. Implications for future selection of police personnel in Australia are also discussed.
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Camarco, Nathalia Ferreira, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto, Evaldo Ribeiro, and Anderson J. Martino Andrade. "Anthropometrics, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes." Biology 11, no. 8 (July 30, 2022): 1147. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11081147.
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The digit ratio (2D:4D) is related to prenatal testosterone (T) and sports performance. Few investigations have explored 2D:4D in determining the potential performance of individuals in power-based sports, specifically combat sports. This study compared 2D:4D between mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes and non-athletes and investigated the association between (1) handgrip strength (HGS) and lean body mass (LBM) with 2D:4D in MMA athletes and (2) psychometric variables and 2D:4D in MMA athletes and non-athletes. In total, 122 men participated in this study (53 non-athletes, 45 professionals, and 24 amateur fighters). The 2D:4D was measured using a caliper, HGS was assessed with a dynamometer, and psychometric variables were evaluated using questionnaires. Athletes displayed significantly (p < 0.05) lower median values of right (0.95 ± 0.04) and left (0.96 ± 0.03) 2D:4D in comparison with non-athletes, (0.97 ± 0.03) and (0.99 ± 0.03), respectively. We observed that left hand 2D:4D was negatively correlated with HGS (r = −0.43; p < 0.05) and lean body mass (r = −0.49; p < 0.05) in professional athletes. Professional athletes also displayed significant differences (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001) in psychometric variables compared to non-athletes for (1) agreeableness **, median values (interquartile range) = −0.11 (−0.19–0.07) and 0.2 (−0.09–0.33), respectively; (2) anger **, mean ± standard error = 2.40 ± 0.12 and 2.89 ± 0.89, respectively; and (3) openness *, mean ± standard error = 0.17 ± 0.04 and −0.006 ± 0.04, respectively. However, we did not observe an association between psychometric variables or wins with 2D:4D. In conjunction with other measures, 2D:4D is valuable in determining the potential athleticism of an MMA athlete.
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Etnier, Jennifer L., William B. Karper, Jennifer I. Gapin, Lisa A. Barella, Yu Kai Chang, and Karen J. Murphy. "Exercise, Fibromyalgia, and Fibrofog: A Pilot Study." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 6, no. 2 (March 2009): 239–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.6.2.239.
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Background:This pilot study was designed to test the efficacy of a physical activity program for improving psychological variables and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) symptoms and to provide preliminary evidence regarding the effects on perceived cognitive symptoms and objectively measured cognitive performance by FMS patients.Methods:Sixteen women diagnosed with FMS were randomly assigned to an 18-week physical activity program or to a control condition. Psychological measures, FMS symptoms, perceived cognitive function, objective measures of cognition, and walking capacity were assessed at baseline and post-test.Results:At posttest, there were significant differences in fatigue (effect size, ES = 1.86), depression (ES = 1.27), FMS symptoms (ES = 1.56), self-reported cognitive symptoms (ES = 1.19), and delayed recall performance (ES = 1.16) between the physically active group and the control group, indicating that the FMS patients benefited from physical activity. Beneficial effects were also observed for 6 of the 7 objective measures of cognition and ranged from small to large (ESs = 0.26 to 1.06).Conclusions:Given that all FMS patients do not respond well to conventional treatments, these beneficial effects of physical activity are important. Future studies with larger samples are warranted to test the reliability of the findings for the objective measures of cognition.
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Aylward, Glen P., Michael Gordon, and Steven J. Verhulst. "Relationships Between Continuous Performance Task Scores and Other Cognitive Measures: Causality or Commonality?" Assessment 4, no. 4 (December 1997): 325–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107319119700400403.
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Relationships among continuous performance test, IQ, achievement, and memory/learning scores were explored in a clinical sample of 1,280 children ( M age = 9.4 years, M grade = 3.9). Intercorrelations among CPT measures were significant, but modest. Correlations between CPT measures and IQ, achievement, and memory/learning scores were also significant, but again generally weak. The CPT number correct scores were more strongly related to other cognitive measures than were commission (i.e., responding to incorrect stimuli) scores. The breadth and extent of associations among the CPT measures and the various cognitive/academic tasks suggest that all, to some extent, require attention and inhibition. The importance of routinely assessing attention and disinhibition in psychological testing is discussed.
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Reeve, P. E., M. D. Vickers, and J. N. Horton. "Selecting Anaesthetists: The Use of Psychological Tests and Structured Interviews." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 86, no. 7 (July 1993): 400–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014107689308600710.
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To test the predictive validity of a selection system for Senior House Officers (SHOs) and registrars in anaesthetics, 140 doctors short-listed from 635 applications between 1980 and 1987 were assessed by a semi-structured interview assessed and a personality questionnaire (Cattell 16PFQ-form C). The 62 doctors selected were followed up for between 3 and 8 years. Future performance was predicted from the psychological tests and by the interviewers. Academic, clinical, behavioural, and overall performance were used as criteria of outcome. Correlation coefficients between prediction and outcome measures were statistically highly significant ( P<0.01). Using multiple regression, equations could be derived from five of the Cattell personality factors to predict overall performance. Personality measures discriminated significantly between the best and poorest performers. Interview predictions were also statistically significant ( P<0.01). The method provides a blueprint for the effective selection of junior anaesthetists. Wastage in terms of those leaving the specialty was 16%.
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Eckert, Tobias, Karin Kampe, Michaela Kohler, Diana Albrecht, Gisela Büchele, Klaus Hauer, Martina Schäufele, Clemens Becker, and Klaus Pfeiffer. "Correlates of fear of falling and falls efficacy in geriatric patients recovering from hip/pelvic fracture." Clinical Rehabilitation 34, no. 3 (December 2, 2019): 416–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215519891233.
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Objective: To gain a better understanding about the nature of fear of falling, this study analyzed associations between psychological and physical aspects related to fear of falling and falls efficacy in hip/pelvic fracture patients. Design: Baseline data of a randomized controlled trial. Setting: Geriatric inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Subjects: In all, 115 geriatric patients with hip/pelvic fracture (mean age: 82.5 years) reporting fear of falling within first week of inpatient rehabilitation. Interventions: None. Main measures: Falls efficacy (Short Falls Efficacy Scale–International; Perceived Ability to Manage Falls), fear of falling (one-item question), fall-related post-traumatic stress symptoms (six items based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) criteria), physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery) and psychological inflexibility (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II) were assessed. Results: Path analyses demonstrated that low falls efficacy (Short Falls Efficacy Scale International) was significantly related to poor physical performance ( β* = –.277, P ⩽ .001), but not to psychological inflexibility and fall-related post-traumatic stress symptoms ( P ⩾ .05.). Fear of falling was directly associated with fall-related post-traumatic stress symptoms ( β*= .270, P = .007) and indirectly with psychological inflexibility ( β*= .110, P = .022). Low perceived ability to manage falls was significantly related to previous falls ( β* = –.348, P ⩽ .001), psychological inflexibility ( β* = –.216, P = .022) and female gender ( β* = –.239, P ⩽ .01). Conclusion: Falls efficacy and fear of falling constitute distinct constructs. Falls efficacy measured with the Short Falls Efficacy Scale International reflects the appraisal of poor physical performance. Fear of falling measured by the single-item question constitutes a fall-specific psychological construct associated with psychological inflexibility and fall-related post-traumatic stress symptoms.
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MacCann, Carolyn, Gerald Matthews, Moshe Zeidner, and Richard D. Roberts. "PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A REVIEW OF SELF‐REPORT AND PERFORMANCE‐BASED TESTING." International Journal of Organizational Analysis 11, no. 3 (March 1, 2003): 247–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb028975.
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This article provides a review and conceptual comparison between self‐report and performance‐based measures of emotional intelligence. Analyses of reliability, psychometric properties, and various forms of validity lead to the conclusion that self‐report techniques measure a dispositional construct, that may have some predictive validity, but which is highly correlated with personality and independent of intelligence. Although seemingly more valid, performance‐based measures have certain limitations, especially when scored with reference to consensual norms, which leads to problems of skew and restriction of range. Scaling procedures may partially ameliorate these scoring weaknesses. Alternative approaches to scoring, such as expert judgement, also suffer problems since the nature of the requisite expertise is unclear. Use of experimental paradigms for studying individual differences in information‐processing may, however, inform expertise. Other difficulties for performance‐based measures include limited predictive and operational validity, restricting practical utility in organizational settings. Further research appears necessary before tests of E1 are suitable for making real‐life decisions about individuals.
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Gawronski, Bertram, Roland Deutsch, Etienne P. LeBel, and Kurt R. Peters. "Response Interference as a Mechanism Underlying Implicit Measures." European Journal of Psychological Assessment 24, no. 4 (January 2008): 218–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759.24.4.218.
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Over the last decade, implicit measures of mental associations (e.g., Implicit Association Test, sequential priming) have become increasingly popular in many areas of psychological research. Even though successful applications provide preliminary support for the validity of these measures, their underlying mechanisms are still controversial. The present article addresses the role of a particular mechanism that is hypothesized to mediate the influence of activated associations on task performance in many implicit measures: response interference (RI). Based on a review of relevant evidence, we argue that RI effects in implicit measures depend on participants attention to association-relevant stimulus features, which in turn can influence the reliability and the construct validity of these measures. Drawing on a moderated-mediation model (MMM) of task performance in RI paradigms, we provide several suggestions on how to address these problems in research using implicit measures.
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Batterham, P. J., M. Sunderland, T. Slade, A. L. Calear, and N. Carragher. "Assessing distress in the community: psychometric properties and crosswalk comparison of eight measures of psychological distress." Psychological Medicine 48, no. 8 (October 2, 2017): 1316–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291717002835.
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AbstractBackgroundMany measures are available for measuring psychological distress in the community. Limited research has compared these scales to identify the best performing tools. A common metric for distress measures would enable researchers and clinicians to equate scores across different measures. The current study evaluated eight psychological distress scales and developed crosswalks (tables/figures presenting multiple scales on a common metric) to enable scores on these scales to be equated.MethodsAn Australian online adult sample (N = 3620, 80% female) was administered eight psychological distress measures: Patient Health Questionnaire-4, Kessler-10/Kessler-6, Distress Questionnaire-5 (DQ5), Mental Health Inventory-5, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), Self-Report Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) and Distress Thermometer. The performance of each measure in identifying DSM-5 criteria for a range of mental disorders was tested. Scale fit to a unidimensional latent construct was assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Finally, crosswalks were developed using Item Response Theory.ResultsThe DQ5 had optimal performance in identifying individuals meeting DSM-5 criteria, with adequate fit to a unidimensional construct. The HSCL-25 and SRQ-20 also had adequate fit but poorer specificity and/or sensitivity than the DQ5 in identifying caseness. The unidimensional CFA of the combined item bank for the eight scales showed acceptable fit, enabling the creation of crosswalk tables.ConclusionsThe DQ5 had optimal performance in identifying risk of mental health problems. The crosswalk tables developed in this study will enable rapid conversion between distress measures, providing more efficient means of data aggregation and a resource to facilitate interpretation of scores from multiple distress scales.
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IMRAN SAEED, SAIF ULLAH KHAN, GHAYYUR QADIR, and QANDEEL KHATTAK. "Effect of Psychological Capital and Emotional Intelligence on Employee’s Job Performance." Journal of Business & Tourism 3, no. 2 (November 5, 2021): 109–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.34260/jbt.v3i2.76.
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Employee’s job performance is considered to be very key variable effecting organizational performance. In today’s hypercompetitive world global economy business need to try identifying the factors that has effect on employee’s performance, and psychological capital and emotional intelligence are amongst them. Consequently the main aim of the study was to find out the relationship of psychological capital and emotional intelligence on employee’s job performance in Public sector Universities of Peshawar. In order to obtain the required objectives, a sample of 170 respondents was selected randomly through proportional allocation method. Well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. For checking the reliability of data, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used. The results quantified that the collected data is reliable as coefficient of Cronbach’s alpha is greater than 0.70 for psychological capital and emotional intelligence. For employee performance the reliability measures was less than 70%.MAS were greater than 3 for most of studied attributes showing that employees are in favor of effect of psychological capital and emotional intelligence on employee’s performance. The results of Chi-square showed a significant (P < 0.05) association between psychological capital and employee performance and also emotional intelligence and employee performance. Grounded on the results, it is determined that psychological capital and emotional intelligence are significantly associated with employee’s performance.
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Brown, Stella W., M. Cay Welsh, Elise E. Labbé, William F. Vitulli, and Pandu Kulkarni. "Aerobic Exercise in the Psychological Treatment of Adolescents." Perceptual and Motor Skills 74, no. 2 (April 1992): 555–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1992.74.2.555.
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A small group of psychiatrically institutionalized adolescents (16 boys, 11 girls) were assigned to a three-day-per-week running/aerobic exercise program or a regular physical activity class. The complete program continued over 9 weeks, with 11 subjects remaining throughout the program. Dependent measures of body-mass index, timed performance on a one-mile run, resting, exercise, and recovery heart rates, and measures of depression, mood-states, and self-efficacy were assessed pre-, mid-, and post-9-wk. treatment and at a 4-wk. follow-up. Improvements in depression, anxiety, hostility, confused thinking, and fatigue were shown in treated girls, with increases in vigor and self-efficacy for all treated subjects.
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Craig, Curtis, Brittany Neilson, and Randy W. Overbeek. "An Association between Nature Exposure and Physiological Measures of Emotion and Cognition." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 60, no. 1 (September 2016): 1369–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601316.
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Nature environments have significant benefits for human psychological functioning, in both the cognitive and emotional domains. These positive effects have been found primarily with questionnaires, performance measures, and transient physiological measures. This study explores the long-term relationships between degree of nature exposure and physiological states. With a publically available dataset, multiple hierarchical regressions were conducted testing the relationship between reported nature exposure and two physiological measures of cognition and emotion, including alpha band EEG asymmetry and degree of eyeblink startle reflex (EBR). A significant relationship was found with nature exposure and these measures, suggesting that nature has enduring positive effects for human functioning via measured physiology.
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Coppola, Sarah, Kristen Webster, and Ayse Gurses. "Team trust and performance in pediatric trauma." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care 9, no. 1 (September 2020): 93–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2327857920091008.
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Pediatric trauma cases involve multiple healthcare workers and a complicated coordination of care. The differing roles and changing hospital schedules means that trauma teams are constantly changing and each trauma case may involve a new team. Trust in these dynamic, high stakes environment is important for team performance. A survey on team trust, psychological safety, and team learning behavior was circulated by email to all roles that respond to the highest level trauma at a large, Midatlantic, level 1 pediatric trauma center. Seventy-seven participants responded and represented the emergency department, pediatric intensive care unit, surgery, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, technician, child life, social work, and spiritual care. The respondents generally scored high on measures of psychological safety; however, the majority (69%) did not agree that it was safe to take a risk on the team. Similarly, the respondents scored high on measures of team trust. Measures of team learning varied with the majority responding neither agree nor disagree on “In this team, someone always makes sure that we stop to reflect on the team's work process,” “People in this team often speak up to test assumptions about issues under discussion,” and “We invite people from outside the team to present information or have discussions with us”. The results show that these responses also vary by role and home department, but these differences were not statistically significant. Understanding current perceptions of team trust and learning will allow for targeted interventions to improve team communication and performance in pediatric trauma.
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Dr. S Gayathri and Dr. A S Saranya. "Does Pygmalion effect and Psycap Impact Academic Performance?" International Journal for Modern Trends in Science and Technology 6, no. 10 (November 24, 2020): 96–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.46501/ijmtst061017.
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Psychological capital defined as the optimistic and developmental state of an individual.(Luthans et al., 2007)predicting a wide range of work-related behavioural and attitudinal outcomes and beingpositively associated with health, performance, satisfaction etc., and negatively associated with anxiety, depression, substance use etc.“Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” or “Pygmalion effect”, is that which one person expects of another, which can come to serve as a self-fulfilling prophecy” (Rosenthal & Jacobson, 1968). In the field of educational psychologySelf-Fulfilling Prophecy or Pygmalion effect determines the impact of teacher’s behaviour on the student’s academic performance whereas Psychological capital measures an individual’s state of mind of student. The study is unique since it aims to analyse the impact of an internal factor (psycap) and an external factor (Pygmalion effect) on the student’s academic performance wherein the students are categorized into two groups namely high achievers and low achievers based on their academic results. This study aims to identify how educationists can use Neural Networking to understand the impact of the predictors’ namely internal factor (Psychological capital) and external factor (Self Fulfilling Prophecy) on students’ academic performance.The results showed that the most powerful predictor of Pygmalion effect is Teacher’s Supportive Behaviour and of Psychological Capita is resilence.
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Connolly, K. J., and J. D. Kvalsvig. "Infection, nutrition and cognitive performance in children." Parasitology 107, S1 (January 1993): S187—S200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000075612.
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SUMMARYThe paper considers briefly the nature of cognition and its relationship to intelligence. The information processing model of human cognition is outlined and IQ and DQ are explained. The literature dealing with the effects of malnutrition and parasitic infection on cognitive performance and development in children is selectively reviewed. A speculative hypothesis concerning the psychological effects of parasitic infection is sketched and brief consideration is given to models and measures in research on development.
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Pargent, Florian, and Johannes Albert-von der Gönna. "Predictive Modeling With Psychological Panel Data." Zeitschrift für Psychologie 226, no. 4 (October 2018): 246–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000343.
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Abstract. Longitudinal panels include several thousand participants and variables. Traditionally, psychologists analyze only a few variables – partly because common unregularized linear models perform poorly when the number of variables ( p) approaches the number of observations ( N). Predictive modeling methods can be used when N [Formula: see text] p situations arise in psychological research. We illustrate these techniques on exemplary variables from the German GESIS Panel, while describing the choice of preprocessing, model classes, resampling techniques, hyperparameter tuning, and performance measures. In analyses with about 2,000 subjects and variables each, we predict panelists’ gender, sick days, an evaluation of US President Trump, income, life satisfaction, and sleep satisfaction. Elastic net and random forest models were compared to dummy predictions in benchmark experiments. While good performance was achieved, the linear elastic net performed similar to the nonlinear random forest. Elastic nets were refitted to extract the ten most important predictors. Their interpretation validates our approach, and further modeling options are discussed. Code can be found at https://osf.io/zpse3/
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Silverman, Michael J. "The Effect of Positive Peer Reinforcement on Psychological Measures and Guitar Songleading Performance in University Students." Update: Applications of Research in Music Education 28, no. 1 (October 22, 2009): 3–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/8755123309344107.
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Liu, Zhong-xu, Brenda Whitehead, and Anda Botoseneanu. "PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ON SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEMORY IN OLDER ADULTS." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 545–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2068.
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Abstract Self-report measures of memory, often used in survey studies of older adults, are heavily influenced by stress, depression, and life satisfaction; this makes it difficult to tease memory performance apart from psychological well-being, and highlights the value of shifting to remotely-administered objective memory tasks when feasible. This study investigates how indicators of psychological well-being, psychological distress, and physical health differentially influence the subjective and objective memory measures in order to compare the extent to which they are explained by participants’ psychological and physical health profile. 404 adults aged 55 and older without diagnosed cognitive impairment participated in an online survey which involved measures of physical health (PHY; multimorbidity, BMI), psychological well-being (PWB; life satisfaction, positive and negative affect), psychological distress (PDS; perceived stress, anxiety, depression) and subjective memory complaints (SM), along with remotely-administered objective memory tasks (OM). Regression analyses found all three health/well-being composite variables (PHY, PWB, PDS) maintained significant effects on SM (p < .01); PWB and PDS had no significant effects on OM, whereas PHY maintained significance on OM throughout (p = .02).So, SM measures are highly influenced by the psychological profile of the participant, highlighting the importance of controlling for these factors when relying on subjective memory measures. That physical health was the only significant predictor of the OM tasks in this study not only reveals remotely-administered OM tasks to be more immune to participants’ psychological profile, but also supports previously-established links between physical health and brain function.
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Kero, Katherine, Hossein Yarandi, and Debra Schutte. "A Path Analysis of Agitation in Persons with Alzheimer Disease." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2767.
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Abstract This study tested a theory-driven path model of predictors and outcomes of agitated behavioral symptoms in persons with Alzheimer Disease (AD) guided by the Nursing Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms. This secondary analysis included data from 48 persons with AD from institutional residences in Midwestern United States. Data included measures of physical, psychological, and situational antecedents of agitation, the symptom of agitation, and functional outcomes of agitation with 15 instruments and subscales. The data were a good fit for the empirical path model (χ2 = 1.049, df = 2, p = .592). Statistically significant paths were found from measures of physical, psychological, and situational antecedents to agitation (B = 0.58, 0.446, and 0.51; p ≤ .001) which explained 63% of the variance in agitation. Functional performance was influenced only by physical antecedents, which explained 66% of the variance in functional performance. While physical and psychological states may be comorbid to the AD disease process and therefore less modifiable, the situational measure was primarily defined by measures related to caregiver burden. Therefore, future agitation interventions should target strategies to improve caregiver burden.
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Paquette, Kyle J., and Philip Sullivan. "Canadian Curling Coaches’ Use of Psychological Skills Training." Sport Psychologist 26, no. 1 (March 2012): 29–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.26.1.29.
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Multiple conceptual frameworks support the link between coaches’ attitudes and behaviors, and their effect on a variety of athlete outcomes, such as performance, motivation, and athlete self-perceptions. The present study explored the relationships among coaches’ attitudes and behaviors, with respect to psychological skills training (PST), and the beliefs of their athletes. One hundred and fifteen coaches completed PST attitude (SPA-RC-revised) and behavior measures, while 403 athletes completed two perception measures (CCS and SCI). Structural Equation Modeling showed that the proposed relationships were statistically significant, except for the pathway between coaches’ attitudes and their behaviors. Results support the disconnect between coaches’ attitudes and behaviors previously established in PST research, as well as the theoretical links between coaches’ behaviors and athletes’ perceptions (i.e., evaluation of their coach and self-confidence).
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Shushpanova, Tatiana. "Prevention of emotional burnout syndrome in healthcare workers within the framework of corporate activities to promote health in the workplace in Sanatorium «Krasivo»." Medsestra (Nurse), no. 3 (March 1, 2020): 38–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/med-05-2003-07.
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A great number of highly qualified doctors and healthcare professionals are subject to emotional burnout. Implementation of measures aimed at developing resistance to emotional and psychological stress in the course of activities of healthcare workers will prevent "burnout syndrome". Introduction of psychological sessions of autogenic training, relaxation and self-regulation of the mental state can be used as part of corporate health measures in the workplace and can quickly restore performance, which helps prevent the syndrome of emotional burnout in healthcare workers.
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Ittner, Christopher D., David F. Larcker, and Marshall W. Meyer. "Subjectivity and the Weighting of Performance Measures: Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard." Accounting Review 78, no. 3 (July 1, 2003): 725–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/accr.2003.78.3.725.
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This study examines how different types of performance measures were weighted in a subjective balanced scorecard bonus plan adopted by a major financial services firm. Drawing upon economic and psychological studies on performance evaluation and compensation criteria, we develop hypotheses regarding the weights placed on different types of measures. We find that the subjectivity in the scorecard plan allowed superiors to reduce the “balance” in bonus awards by placing most of the weight on financial measures, to incorporate factors other than the scorecard measures in performance evaluations, to change evaluation criteria from quarter to quarter, to ignore measures that were predictive of future financial performance, and to weight measures that were not predictive of desired results. This evidence suggests that psychology-based explanations may be equally or more relevant than economicsbased explanations in explaining the firm's measurement practices. The high level of subjectivity in the balanced scorecard plan led many branch managers to complain about favoritism in bonus awards and uncertainty in the criteria being used to determine rewards. The system ultimately was abandoned in favor of a formulaic bonus plan based solely on revenues.
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Гильдингерш, Марина Григорьевна. "Factors of Job Burnout and their Influence on Job Performance." ЖУРНАЛ ПРАВОВЫХ И ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ, no. 3 (October 15, 2019): 222–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.26163/gief.52.19.038.
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Актуальность исследования обусловлена той ролью, которую играет социальнопсихологическое состояние работника в процессе влияния на эффективность его деятельности. В статье исследуются теоретические аспекты возникновения и развития профессионального выгорания работника: выявляются причины и факторы, влияющие на уровень профессионального выгорания, анализируются возможные пути его снижения, а также рассматриваются направления профилактики и улучшения социальнопсихологического состояния работника. The relevance of the research is determined by the influence of social-psychological state of employees on their performance. We consider theoretical aspects of the origin and development of job burnout, reveal the reasons and factors affecting the level of job burnout, analyze possible ways of decreasing it and look at measures of its prevention and improvement of social-psychological state of employees.
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Aleschenko, V. "EQUIPMENT OF TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WORK IN THE DEFENSE FORCES: ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND URGENT MEASURES." Visnyk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Military-Special Sciences, no. 4 (48) (2021): 33–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2217.2021.48.33-37.
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The article considers the current problems of organization and equipping with technical means of psychological work units in the defense forces. Emphasis is placed on the objective contradictions between the rapid changes in the forms and methods of information and psychological impact on personnel and its study and the actual state of technical means, their provision of troops (forces). It is determined that increasing the technical base of psychological support for the effective solution of the tasks is an urgent problem and requires in-depth research. Of paramount importance is the normative consolidation of the need to provide technical means of psychological work. The current state of provision of technical means of psychological support in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other defense forces is analyzed. A brief description of the military mobile psychological and diagnostic complex, which undergoes departmental tests and is designed to ensure the performance of tasks as part of units and as part of individual units, groups in the field around the clock, regardless of season and time of day. The necessity of professional and psychological selection of specialists with the help of technical means is considered; assessment and forecasting of negative factors and conditions of servicemen; psychological and psychophysiological support; study of the socio-psychological climate in military units. The foreign experience of using technical means in the armed forces of the USA and the Russian Federation is analyzed. Ways to provide the latest models of the domestic system of psychological support of the defense forces to improve the psychological support of military-professional activities of personnel are proposed. It is emphasized that in order to form a unified approach to psychological support in the security and defense sector, it is necessary to create a body (structure) that would determine and coordinate activities in this direction and ensure the development of industrial production of modern technical means for psychological units.