Dissertations / Theses: 'PERSONAL PREDICTORS'

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Van, Tonder Ronel. "Non-remuneration predictors of intention to quit among personal financial advisors." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17911.

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Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In insurance sales organisations, the Personal Financial Advisors (PFAs) serve a pivotal function in the relationship between the organisation, product and customer. The organisation invests a great deal of time and money in recruiting, training and retaining good PFAs. However, turnover amongst these employees seem to remain high within the first 36 months of employment. The aim of this study was to explore the non-remuneration predictors of burnout and intention to quit amongst PFAs in order to shed some light on the turnover problem. Specific constructs were identified in a pilot study which would not necessarily have been explored by the organisation and may have gone unacknowledged or overlooked. These constructs are emotional labour, self-efficacy, time wasted on non-sales activities, supervisor support and their relationship with burnout and intention to quit. A convenience sample of 608 PFAs was approached from one insurance sales organisation. One hundred and twenty two (122) respondents completed and returned their questionnaires. The descriptive statistics of the sample reflected a mean age of 35 years (range 21 to 61 years), with 66% males and 34% females, and a race distribution of 64% White, 19% African, 10% Coloured and 7% Indian. The majority of the population had been working for 13 to 24 months (46%). Overall, the sample produced a satisfactory to good representation of the demographic statistics of the total population available to the researcher. Both quantitative and qualitative research techniques were utilised in this study. Analysis of the qualitative data supported the role of the theoretical constructs chosen for inclusion and additional sources of job stress were identified. Pearson productmoment correlation analysis was used to analyse the questionnaire data, followed by multiple regression analyses with work burnout, client burnout and intention to quit as dependent variables, and the remaining constructs as the predictors. Both a measurement and structural model was tested; both produced acceptable goodness-of-fit statistics. From all of the above-mentioned analyses, significant relationships were found to exist between time wasted on non-sales activities, burnout, and self-efficacy; self-efficacy, burnout and intention to quit, and burnout and intention to quit. Conclusions were drawn from the obtained results and recommendations are made with respect to future research, as well as with respect to the management of burnout and intention to quit in the sales environment.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In versekeringsmaatskappye speel die Persoonlike Finansiële Adviseur (PFA) ‘n baie belangrike rol in die verhouding tussen die organisasie, die produk en die kliënt. Die organisasie belê heelwat hulpbronne in die vorm van tyd en geld om goeie PFAs te werf, op te lei en te behou. Ten spyte hiervan is daar steeds ‘n groot hoeveelheid PFAs wat die organisasie verlaat binne die eerste 36 maande van aanstelling. Die huidige studie se doelwit was om die nie-vergoedingsvoorspellers van uitbranding onder PFAs, asook hulle intensies om te bedank, te bestudeer, om sodoende lig te werp op die hoë omset onder PFAs. Spesifieke konstrukte wat nie noodwendig deur die organisasie bestudeer sou word nie, is geïdentifiseer in ‘n loodsstudie. Hierdie konstrukte is emosionele arbeid, selfbekwaamheid, tyd verloor op nieverkoopsaktiwiteite, en ondersteuning deur die lynbestuurder. Hierdie konstrukte se verwantskap met uitbranding en intensies om die organisasie te verlaat, is bestudeer in die huidige studie. ‘n Gerieflikheidsteekproef van 608 PFAs vanuit een versekeringsmaatskappy is genader vir deelname aan die huidige studie. Een honderd twee-en-twintig (122) respondente het hul vraelyste voltooi en ingedien. Die beskrywende statistiek van die steekproef het ‘n gemiddelde ouderdom van 35 jaar getoon (verspreidingswydte 21 tot 61 jaar), met 66% manlik en 34% vroulik, en ‘n rasseverspreiding van 64% blank, 19% swart, 10% kleurling en 7% Indiër respondente. Oor die algemeen was die beskrywende statistiek ‘n aanvaarbare tot goeie verteenwoordiging van die totale populasie. Beide kwantitatiewe asook kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetodes is gebruik in hierdie studie. ‘n Analise van die kwalitatiewe data het die rol van die konstrukte wat vir insluiting gekies is, bevestig, en addisionele bronne van werkstres is geïdentifiseer. Die Pearson korrelasie-analises is gebruik om die vraelysdata te analiseer, gevolg deur stapsgewyse meervoudige regressie-ontledings met werksuitbranding, kliëntuitbranding en intensie om te bedank as afhanklike veranderlikes, en die oorblywende konstrukte as voorspellers. Beide die metingsmodel en die strukturele model is getoets, albei het aanvaarbare pasgehalte van die model opgelewer. Uit al die bogenoemde analises is beduidende verbande tussen die veranderlikes tyd verloor op nie-verkoopsaktiwiteite, uitbranding, en intensie om te bedank; selfbekwaamheid, uitbranding en intensie om te bedank; asook uibranding en intensie om te bedank gevind. Gevolgtrekkings is gemaak vanuit die bevindinge en voorstelle is gemaak met die oog op verdere navorsing, sowel as met betrekking tot die bestuur van uitbranding en intensie om te bedank in die verkoopsomgewing.

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Brown, Rachel R. "Predictors of Met and Unmet Marital Timing Desires." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429175985.

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Guidubaldi, John Michael. "Ecological and Personal Predictors of Science Achievement in an Urban Center." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1227381213.

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Bolgar, Melinda R. "Contextual and personal predictors of coping with anger in junior tennis players." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0011840.

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Kayyali, Yousef John. "Therapist Personal and Professional Experience as Predictors of Gestalt Therapy Contact Resistances." Thesis, Adler School of Professional Psychology, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10936230.

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Gestalt therapy postulates psychological illness and health are interwoven with how a person gets in touch or interrupts contact with self, others, the environment, and the spiritual field (Brownell, 2018; Corey, 2005; Perls, 1969, 1973, 1942/1993; Perls, Hefferline, & Goodman, 1951/1994; Perls, 1976; Polster & Polster, 1973; Prosnick & Woldt, 2014; Yontef, 1993, 1999). Preliminary research found support for psychological wellness and disturbance relative to Gestalt therapy contact styles between human organism and environment (Byrnes, 1975). The purpose of this study was to investigate four predictor variables of therapist age, professional experience, theoretical orientation, and preferred theoretical orientation as a client vis-à-vis seven criterion variables of Gestalt therapy contact resistances —or interruptions to contact. Essentially, this study hypothesized therapists with more experience (i.e., age, and professional practice) and Gestalt therapy exposure (i.e., practicing, and receiving Gestalt therapy as a client) would obtain lower scores on the seven Gestalt contact resistances: Confluence, Desensitization, Introjection, Projection, Retroflection, Deflection, and Egotism—as gauged by the Gestalt Inventory of Resistance Loadings (GIRL; Woldt & Prosnick, 2014a). Archival datasets comprising 291 mental health trainees, professionals, and affiliates were utilized. Age and Gestalt therapy theoretical orientation were most supported suggesting Gestalt therapy coupled with aging process attenuate Gestalt contact resistances. Professional experience and Gestalt therapy preference as a client produced partial support indicating these two variables also aid in the diminution of Gestalt contact resistances. In sum, 13 out of 28 hypotheses (i.e., 46%; four more neared significance) were statistically significant cementing credence for the utility of Gestalt therapy modi in helping both psychotherapists and clients alike transcend obstacles precluding growth, maturation, actualization, organismic self-regulation, authenticity, and wholeness .

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Hagerstrom, Glenn E. "Personal Factors, Perceptions, Influences and Their Relationship with Adherence Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/nursing_diss/16.

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Problem and significance: Adherence to health-promoting behaviors in a diabetes self-care regimen is essential for individuals with diabetes and can assist providers and individuals with diabetes management. The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between personal factors (age, length of diabetes diagnosis, perceived health status, weight), perceived barriers to action (number of barrier days), interpersonal influences (social support), situational influences (depressive symptoms), and patient adherence to health-promoting behaviors (blood glucose monitoring, diet, and exercise) and health outcomes ( A1c and body mass index) in a diabetes self-care regimen. Methods: A descriptive correlational analysis was performed using baseline data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) [2007-2008]. Constructs from the Health Promotion Model were used to predict health-promoting behaviors and health outcomes in diabetes self-management. The 713 participants with diabetes were primarily Black or Hispanic (57.5%), older ( M 62.2 years, SD 12.9), and married or living with a partner (56.2%). Approximately half of the participants were female (50.8%); 59% were obese. Results: The longer the time since diagnosis and the more barrier days experienced per month, the more frequently blood glucose monitoring was performed (R2 = .076, R2adj = .060, F (6, 363) = 4.875, p < .001). The greater the body weight, the more likely participants were to implement diet management behaviors (R2 = .097, R2adj = .081, F (7, 413) = 6.209, p < .001). The younger the age and the higher perceived health status, the more minutes per week were spent in exercise (R2 = .054, R2adj = .038, F (7, 412) = 3.307, p < .01). The older the age and the shorter time since diagnosis, the lower the A1c levels (R2 = .054, R2adj = .044, F (6, 568) = 5.391, p < .001). The younger the age, the more barrier days per month and the more diet management behaviors reported, the higher the BMI (R2 = .149, R2adj = .140, F (6, 581) = 16.764, p < .001). Findings indicate that treatment measures, not preventative, are being practiced, and that predictors of behaviors and outcomes are multifaceted and require further investigation.

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Goodwin, Robin B. "Striking the perfect match : preferences for a partner as predictors of relationship initiation and quality." Thesis, University of Kent, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328641.

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Mitchell, Timothy. "Towards the identification of modifiable personal predictors of low back pain in nursing students." Curtin University of Technology, School of Physiotherapy, 2008. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=128414.

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Low back pain (LBP) remains one of the most common and challenging primary care issues in the developed world. Manual occupations such as nursing are known to involve a high risk of occupational LBP, which is associated with enormous health care expenditure as well as indirect work and disability-related costs. Despite extensive efforts to reduce LBP in nurses, evidence supporting the efficacy of any specific intervention to prevent LBP is limited.
The majority of LBP prevention strategies are directed at occupational risk factors in working nurses. However, as there is some evidence that LBP is already a significant problem in nurses prior to commencing full time employment, it is proposed that nursing students should be the focus of prevention interventions. This would require prevention interventions targeting personal rather than occupational LBP risk factors. As the best personal predictor of future LBP is currently a previous history of LBP, further investigation of modifiable personal LBP risk factors is required. Consequently, the aim of this doctoral research was to identify modifiable personal characteristics that predict LBP in nursing students.
Firstly, a large survey was conducted on undergraduate nursing students and recently graduated nurses to determine patterns of LBP prevalence. Results from this study indicated that LBP prevalence was very high at the commencement of undergraduate training. Prevalence of LBP did not significantly change during nursing training, but did increase further in the first year of commencing work as a nurse. This increase may be partly explained by the reported increase in occupational exposure to bending and lifting. Age was consistent across the undergraduate year groups and did not influence these findings. It was concluded that nursing students would provide a sufficient number of new-onset LBP episodes (and thus sufficient statistical power) for a prospective study design. Further, as these nursing students were not yet exposed to the occupational LBP risk factors of working nurses, a clearer indication of the influence of modifiable personal factors on the development of LBP could be determined by examining a student cohort.
A cross-sectional study investigating the influence of personal physical, psychological and social/lifestyle factors was then conducted on nursing students. Preliminary analysis revealed clear gender differences across multiple domains. Therefore, the focus of further analysis was on the larger female sample.
In Part 1 of the cross-sectional study, an investigation of regional differences in lumbar spine posture and movement was undertaken. Analysis of spinal kinematics in this study supported and extended previous literature that has found global lumbar spine kinematics do not accurately reflect the kinematics of the upper lumbar or lower lumbar spinal regions in common postures and movements. Rather, these two regions have a degree of functional independence. This finding has implications for interpretation of measures of spinal posture, motion and loading. Further, body mass index influenced regional lumbar posture and movement, possibly representing adaptation due to load. It was concluded that regional rather than global lumbar spine measures needed to be investigated in further analyses of this doctoral research.
In Part 2 of the cross-sectional study, personal characteristics associated with LBP were investigated. Approximately one third of all subjects reported significant LBP in the 12-months preceding the study. Analysis of factors associated with LBP supported the biopsychosocial nature of LBP. Higher stress levels and use of passive coping strategies, increased physical activity levels, holding the lower lumbar spine further from end-range flexion during functional tasks and increased age, all contributed independently to the presence of LBP. These findings supported the hypothesis that modifiable personal characteristics were associated with LBP.
The importance of identifying sub-groups of LBP patients has become widely accepted. In Part 3, further exploratory analysis was conducted on this crosssectional data to determine if differences in physical and psychological characteristics were evident in two defined sub-groups of female nursing students with LBP. These sub-groups were based on O’Sullivan’s mechanism based classification system. Results indicated that two sub-groups of LBP subjects had differing physical and psychological characteristics associated with their LBP. Further, control subjects could be distinguished from each of these two sub-groups by different factors. These findings add validity to O’Sullivan’s LBP classification system. Further, the findings may suggest that different combinations of psychological and physical factors are linked to LBP in different sub-groups in this population, and therefore may require different intervention approaches based on these factors.
In the final stage of this doctoral research, the cohort of female nursing students was followed prospectively for 12-months. The focus of further analysis was on identifying modifiable personal predictors in a sub-group of subjects with new-onset LBP. The results of this study strongly supported that personal factors from multiple domains are predictors of new-onset LBP. After controlling for previous LBP, age and body weight, regression analysis identified that smoking, increased physical activity levels (both exercise and spinal loading), higher stress levels, reduced back muscle endurance, greater posterior pelvic tilt in slump sitting and more accurate spinal repositioning in sitting were all independent predictors of new-onset LBP. These findings have implications for the development of prevention and management interventions for LBP in nurses.
Results from this doctoral investigation support the multi-factorial and biopsychosocial nature of LBP. The important distinction of this research when compared to previous work is the selection of a cohort at the beginning of their working life, with a focus on modifiable personal, rather than occupational factors, associated with LBP. Factors from physical, psychological and social/lifestyle domains were all independently associated with significant new-onset LBP in female nursing students. Interventions utilising a prevention approach that targets modifiable characteristics, such as those identified in this cohort of nursing students, may have the potential to reduce the impact of occupational LBP in this group. These preliminary findings have important implications for future LBP research and clinical interventions.

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Caudill, Helene L. (Helene Litowsky). "An Empirical Investigation of Personality and Situational Predictors of Job Burnout." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278937/.

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Empirical research exploring the complex phenomenon of job burnout is still considered to be in its infancy stage. One clearly established stream of research, though, has focused on the antecedents of the three job burnout components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. In particular, situational characteristics have received a great deal of attention to date. Four situational factors: (1) role ambiguity, (2) role conflict, (3) quantitative role overload, and (4) organizational support were included in this analysis to test their significance as predictors of job burnout. Another set of antecedents that has received far less attention in job burnout research is personal dispositions. Individual differences, most notably personality traits, may help us understand why some employees experience burnout whereas others do not, even within the same work environment. Four personality characteristics: (1) self-esteem, (2) locus of control, (3) communal orientation, and (4) negative affectivity were included to test their significance as predictors of job burnout. An on-site, self-report survey instrument was used. A sample of 149 human service professionals employed at a large government social services department voluntarily participated in this research. The main data analysis techniques used to test the research hypotheses were canonical correlation analysis and hierarchical analysis of sets. While role ambiguity showed no significant associations with any of the three job burnout components, the remaining situational factors had at least one significant association. Among all the situational characteristics, quantitative role overload was the strongest situational predictor of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, while organizational support was the strongest situational predictor of personal accomplishment. The personality predictor set as a whole showed a significant relationship with each of the job burnout components, providing strong proof that dispositional effects are important in predicting job burnout. Among all the personality characteristics, negative affectivity was the strongest personality predictor of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, while communal orientation was the strongest personality predictor of personal accomplishment. Comparisons between the personality and situational predictor sets revealed that personality characteristics were the stronger predictor for all three of the job burnout components. No interactions among the situational and personality predictors proved significant.

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Rank, Johannes. "Leadership predictors of proactive organizational behavior : facilitating personal initiative, voice behavior, and exceptional service performance." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001444.

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Davidson, Carolyn M. "Predictors of College Women’s Prosocial Bystander Intervention: Personal Characteristics, Sexual Assault History and Situational Barriers." Ohio University Art and Sciences Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1345084267.

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Gubbins, Christine A. "Relationship of Married Couples’ Individuation to Marital Adjustment and Predictors of Divorce." The Ohio State University, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1389616384.

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Mernitz, Sara E. "Long-term Cohabitation: Prevalence, Predictors, and Mental Health Outcomes." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468949233.

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Dan, Amy. "What are people doing to prepare for retirement? structural, personal, work, and family predictors of planning /." online version, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=case1079241195.

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Wilson, Monique Regine Isabelle. "Predictors of paternal nurturance as a function of father's personal attributes, caregiving experience, and sociocultural factors." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1991. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/752.

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Dan, Amy Anne. "What are People Doing to Prepare for Retirement? Structural, Personal, Work, and Family Predictors of Planning." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1079241195.

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Hall, Lynne Degler. "Predictors of personal teaching efficacy and locus of control of Ohio family and consumer sciences teachers." The Ohio State University, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1248377931.

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Kocanoglu, Aysel. "Personal Meanings Of Death And Religiosity As Predictors Of Death Anxiety And Death Fear Of University Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12606559/index.pdf.

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This study had four basic purposes: The first purpose was to examine the dimensions of personal meanings of death (PMDS) perceived by university students. Secondly, understanding how these meanings and self reported religiosity contribute to predict death anxiety
third to predict death fear from PMDS and self reported religiosity. Lastly, to investigate gender differences between females and males in terms of personal meanings of death, death anxiety and death fear. The sample consisted of 498 undergraduate students from METU, of whom 271 were male and 227 female. Three instruments-Personal Meanings of Death Scale (PMDS), Templer&rsquo
s Death Anxiety (DAS) and Collet &
Lester Fear of Death Scale (FDS)- and a demographic Data Form were administered to participants. Turkish versions of DAS (Ertufan, 2000) and FDS (Ertufan, 2000) were used. Factor analysis was employed to investigate dimensions of Personal Meanings of Death Scale (PMDS) in Turkish university sample. Secondly, t-test was conducted to investigate gender differences in terms of personal meanings of death, death anxiety and death fear. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to evaluate how Personal Meanings of Death and self reported religiosity predicted death anxiety and death fear of Turkish University students. Results of the factor analysis of PMDS revealed three factors, extinction, afterlife, motivation/legacy. Results indicated that there was significant gender differences in terms of &ldquo
extinction&rdquo
dimension of death, females had significantly higher mean scores on &ldquo
extinction&rdquo
dimension than males. Additionally, there was significant gender difference in terms of death anxiety and death fear, in that, females had higher scores on both death anxiety and death fear. Results of stepwise regression analysis indicated that extinction is the main predictor of both death anxiety and death fear.

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Kapidzic, Sanja [Verfasser]. "Personal Branding on Social Media : Predictors of Self-Presentation and Relationship Management of German Academics / Sanja Kapidzic." Baden-Baden : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1160309876/34.

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Avivi, Yael. "Spousal Facilitation and Hindrance of Goal Pursuit as Predictors of Personal Well-Being and Marital Satisfaction over Time." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/279.

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While successful goal pursuit is associated with well-being for individuals, new work has begun exploring the role of goals in satisfaction with romantic relationships. The present work examines the effects of spousal involvement in goal pursuit on personal and marital outcomes. One hundred twenty married couples completed measures of perceived spousal facilitation (i.e., perceiving one's spouse as being encouraging and helpful) and hindrance (i.e., perceiving one's spouse as hindering) of goals, individual well-being, and marital satisfaction over 3 points in time, starting as newlyweds. Mediation analyses tested various models in which enhanced goal progress mediates the influence of perceived spousal facilitation and hindrance of goals on personal and marital outcomes. Results showed some support for the idea that spousal involvement in goal pursuit can be related to concurrent as well as later personal and marital outcomes. Specifically, perceiving one's spouse as facilitating and hindering one's goals predicted personal and marital outcomes in both cross-sectional and longitudinal models, depending on whether the goals represented personal or relationship-focused aspirations. Furthermore, reports of goal progress mediated both within-individual and cross-partner effects in some longitudinal models. Findings from this study offer implications for further understanding the role of a spouse in goal pursuit and in personal as well as marital outcomes over time.

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McCann, Molly K. "Investigating Socioeconomic and Personal Network Factors as Predictors for Major Depressive Disorder, Especially in Women during their Reproductive Transition." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1593243.

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Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate socioeconomic and personal network factors as predictors for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in women, especially within their reproductive transition period.

Design: Cross-sectional

Methods: Questionnaire data from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) in combination with a DSM-IV diagnostic algorithm was used to assess the risk factors associated with female depression. A total of 19,771 women were grouped according to age based upon clinically defined reproductive status: 18-35, 36-45, >45 years. A scoring system of 0 to 24 was created to assess for severity of depressive symptoms, and female participants with outcomes ≥10 met the criteria for MDD. Logistic regression was used to determine predictive factors stratified by each age group of women.

Results: Unemployment was a significant predictor of MDD for women in their transition period (OR = 2.05, CI 90% 1.21, 3.47). Reproductive transitioning women also had higher odds of MDD when there was little to no emotional support (OR = 4.59, CI 90% 2.86, 7.38), and poor self-reported health (OR= 2.73, CI 90% 1.44, 5.17). More frequent days of poor health and inadequate rest were also significant for the women during their menopausal transition.

Conclusion: The following study provides a significant platform for improved research on female mental health, particularly across the life span. More intensive research is needed to understand possible associative relationships between female age and depression, in order to initiate appropriate intervention programs.

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Cully, Laura Marie. "Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence among Women Seeking Treatment for a Substance Use Disorder." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu152267976367848.

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Papadopoulou-Bayliss, A. "Employee personal history and personality as predictors of operative performance in the hospitality industry : towards the development of a conceptual framework for personnel selection." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325407.

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Petersen, Trevor J. "Predictors of Substance Abuse Severity among Adolescents in Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: The Role of Stressors and Social Support." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1258991704.

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Цыплакова, Е. С., and E. S. Tsyplakova. "Исследование профессионального мышления студентов-психологов : магистерская диссертация." Master's thesis, б. и, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10995/100001.

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Объектом исследования является профессиональное мышление студентов-психологов. Предметом исследования являлись предикторы развития диагностического мышления. Магистерская диссертация состоит из введения, трех глав, заключения, списка литературы (61 источник) и приложения, включающего в себя результаты методик (в баллах) и содержание теста. Объем магистерской диссертации 94 страниц, на которых размещены 1 рисунок и 5 таблиц. Во введении раскрывается актуальность проблемы исследования, разработанность проблематики, ставятся цель и задачи исследования, определяются объект и предмет исследования, формулируются гипотезы, указываются методы и эмпирическая база, а также этапы проведения исследования, теоретическая и практическая значимость работы. Первая глава включает в себя обзор иностранной и отечественной литературы по теме исследования профессионального мышления психологов и студентов-психологов. Представлены разделы, раскрывающие структуру феномена, его параметры и механизмы. Выводы по первой главе представляют собой итоги по изучению теоретического материала. Вторая глава посвящена практической деятельности психолога. В ней выделяется психодиагностика, как главная практическая деятельность психолога. Рассматривается структура, механизмы и особенности написания диагностического заключения психологом. Определяются психолингвистические параметры для оценки итоговых заключений студентов. Раскрывать особенности интеллектуальных и личностных характеристик письменной речи психолога. Выводы по главе 2 включают в себя основные результаты. Третья глава посвящена эмпирической части исследования и включает в себя: описание организации и методов проведенного исследования и результатов, полученных по всем использованным методикам (16-факторный личностный опросник Р.Б.Кеттела, опросник «Уровень субъективного контроля» и профориентационный тест на определение склонности и интереса к профессии психолог). Также представлен корреляционный и сравнительный анализ результатов исследования. В заключении в обобщенном виде изложены результаты теоретической и эмпирической частей работы, а также выводы по выдвинутым гипотезам, обоснована практическая значимость исследования и описаны возможные перспективы дальнейшей разработки данной проблематики.
The object of the study is the professional thinking of psychology students. The subject of the study was predictors of the development of diagnostic thinking. The master's thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion, a list of references (61 sources) and an appendix that includes the results of the methods (in points) and the content of the test. The volume of the master's thesis is 94 pages, which contain 1 figure and 5 tables. The introduction reveals the relevance of the research problem, the development of the problem, sets the goal and objectives of the research, defines the object and subject of the research, formulates hypotheses, specifies methods and empirical base, as well as the stages of the research, the theoretical and practical significance of the work. The first chapter includes a review of foreign and domestic literature on the topic of research of professional thinking of psychologists and psychology students. The sections that reveal the structure of the phenomenon, its parameters and mechanisms are presented. The conclusions of the first chapter are the results of the study of the theoretical material. The second chapter is devoted to the practical work of a psychologist. It highlights psychodiagnostics as the main practical activity of a psychologist. The structure, mechanisms and features of writing a diagnostic conclusion by a psychologist are considered. Psycholinguistic parameters are determined for evaluating the final conclusions of students. To reveal the features of the intellectual and personal characteristics of the written speech of the psychologist. The conclusions of chapter 2 include the main results. The third chapter is devoted to the empirical part of the study and includes: a description of the organization and methods of the study and the results obtained by all the methods used (the 16-factor personal questionnaire of R. B. Kettel, the questionnaire "The level of subjective control" and the career guidance test to determine the propensity and interest in the profession of psychologist). A correlation and comparative analysis of the results of the study is also presented. In conclusion, the results of the theoretical and empirical parts of the work, as well as conclusions on the hypotheses put forward, are summarized, the practical significance of the study is justified and possible prospects for further development of this problem are described.

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Gisbert, Ferràndiz Alejandra. "Variables personales predictoras del rendimiento académico. Un modelo causal." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/50260.

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Basándonos en las ideas de que la educación es la base y el motor fundamental de desarrollo de un país y de que las metodologías que estamos utilizando para ello no son precisamente las mejores, nuestra investigación intenta averiguar qué variables, de entre un conjunto de ellas, son las que determinan/predicen el rendimiento académico y construir un modelo causal que nos aporte un conocimiento más analítico. De la revisión teórica efectuada se desprende que todas las variables consideradas en el estudio -género, estatus, inteligencia, motivación, atribuciones, autoconcepto y personalidad-se relacionan entre sí y con el rendimiento académico de una u otra forma. Por tanto el objetivo general de este trabajo es el de establecer el rol que juegan esas variables y de qué forma en la explicación del rendimiento académico de nuestros alumnos. Este objetivo general lo desglosamos en cuatro objetivos específicos: a) determinar las diferencias, si existiesen, entre los alumnos de alto y bajo rendimiento académico en relación a todas las variables consideradas, b) establecer qué variables, si es que existiesen, son predictoras del rendimiento académico y el peso que tiene cada una de ellas, c) establecer un modelo explicativo de las interrelaciones que se producen entre ellas y con el rendimiento académico, d) establecer conclusiones que nos permitan actuar desde la realidad escolar sobre aquellas variables que influyen en el rendimiento académico. Los resultados obtenidos nos permiten establecer un modelo causal explicativo del rendimiento académico en el que 3 variables explican el 78% de la varianza de la variable dependiente (rendimiento académico), estas variables son: el estatus sociométrico de los alumnos y las alumnas, la ansiedad facilitadora del rendimiento y el autoconcepto como trabajador de los participantes. Se discute la conveniencia de que en el trabajo en el aula se considere de forma prioritaria favorecer, mejorar, estas variables.

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Hartje, Joyce A. "Professional identity and perceived congruence with the work environment as predictors of intent to continue working in juvenile corrections : a test of person-environment fit /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3279642.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.
"May 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-206). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2008]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.

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Villar, Nhu-Tam P. "Best Predictors of a Person's Long-Term Success with Quitting Tobacco." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/229.

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Smoking relapse rates among tobacco users remain high after quit attempts, with or without interventions. Though researchers have examined stress-related factors contributing to high relapse rate, little empirical research has concentrated on variables predicting long-term quit maintenance. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictability of stress management tools, including exercise motivation, eating behaviors, social support, and self-compassion, as well as the significant combined variance of these variables, in a person's long-term maintenance with tobacco use abstinence. Bandura's social cognitive theory was used to highlight the factors contributing to health behavior such as tobacco use. This study involved a survey research method gathering quantitative data from former and current tobacco users (n = 90) recruited from a Social Psychology Network online sampling service. Multiple regression analysis was the statistical method used to determine the significance of the predictor variables from the collected data with an alpha level set at .05. According to study findings, self-compassion was the only variable that accounted for the variance in the length of the longest quit attempt. This study contributes to positive social change as it offers findings that may be valuable to the health care providers more effective treatment strategies in treating tobacco users, leading to lowered health care costs. Increased likelihood of long-term tobacco cessation may result from identification and application of quit smoking tools through treatment interventions.

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Wrenn, Kimberly Andrews. "The big five as predictors of procedural justice perceptions." Diss., Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005, 2005. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-10142005-164431/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006.
Feldman, Jack, Committee Chair ; Maurer, Todd, Committee Co-Chair ; James, Lawrence, Committee Member ; Parsons, Charles, Committee Member ; Kirkman, Bradley, Committee Member. Includes bibliographical references.

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Day, Nicholas Tyler. "Item and Person Characteristics as Predictors of Faking." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1229968411.

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Prinsloo, Cindy Renee. "An exploratory investigation into the moneymax profile as predictor of optimal financial attitudes and behaviour." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86219.

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Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Financial independence is what most people strive for; however, world trends indicate that it eludes the majority of the population. In South Africa, financial independence figures, especially at retirement, range disconcertingly between 6% and 10%. Numerous factors contribute to and influence financial independence, such as the current economic climate, personality characteristics and attitudes and behaviour. In an attempt to understand the complexity of the interplay between finance and psychology, this research explores a commercial product, the Moneymax Profile (MMP), and endeavours to relate it to scientific literature that will contribute to the understanding of how personality characteristics and attitudes and behaviours toward money will influence financial independence. An ex post facto correlational research design was employed in this exploratory quantitative study (n = 67). The Financial Independence Scale (FIScale) was constructed for the purposes of the study. The concept of optimal financial attitudes and behaviour (OFAB) was developed and defined as measurable attitudes and behaviour that maximise the likelihood that individuals will experience financial security or independence. OFAB was measured by subscales of personality (locus of control, Type A/B personality, time orientation) and financial attitudes and behaviour (for example budgeting, social referents, financial discipline, control of investments). Results indicated that locus of control, time orientation, budgeting, social referents and control of investment were reliable measures of OFAB. The Moneymax traits with a moderate correlation that contributed significantly to OFAB were pride, emotionality, confidence, contentment, spending and trust. The traits of involvement, power and risk taking were significant, but the relationship with OFAB was weak. The remaining traits of altruism, work ethic, self-determination and reflectivity held little statistical value. The principle contributors to an individual’s financial habits and current status were noted to be education level, unexpected circumstances and trusting others. The lack of available psychometric properties for the MMP and the small sample were major limitations of this study. The disciplines of economics and psychology would do well to continue working together in an effort to comprehend money and money personality.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Finansiële onafhanklikheid is ‘n stand van sake waarna meeste individue streef. Wêreldwyd word hierdie nie vir die oorgrote mederheid behaal nie. In Suid-Afrika blyk die getal vir finansiële onafhanklikheid slegs 6% tot 10% te wees. Faktore soos die huidige ekonomiese klimaat, persoonlike eienskappe, gesindheid en gedrag word as bydraende faktore beskou. ‘n Poging word aangewend om die komplekse interaksie tussen finansies en sielkunde te ondersoek en dit deur middel van ‘n kommersiele produk, Moneymax Profile (MMP), en onderneem om wetenskaplike literatuur te gebruik om vas te stel wat se komponente van persoonlikheid, gesindheid en gedrag nodig is vir ‘n individu om finansiëel onafhanklik te kan wees. ‘n Ex post facto korrelasie navorsingsontwerp word in die kwantitatiewe navorsingstudie (n = 67) gebruik. Die Financial Independence Scale (FIScale) was vir die navorsing ontwikkel. Die konsep van optimale gesindheid en gedrag (OFAB) word voorgelê en word as volg gedefinieer: meetbare gesindheid en gedrag wat ‘n individu se waarskynlikheid vergroot om finansiele sekuriteit en onafhanklikheid te beleef. OFAB was gemeet deur subskale van persoonlikheidseienskappe (lokus van kontrole, Tipe A/B persoonlikheid, tydorienteering) en finansiële gedrag en gesindheid (byvoorbeeld begrotings, sosialegroepsdruk, finansiële disipline, beleggingsbestuur). Resultate wys dat lokus van kontrole, tydorienteering, begrotings optrek, sosialegroepsdruk, en beleggingsbestuur geldige metings van OFAB was. Die Moneymax trekke wat beduidend en matige verwantskappe het met OFAB was trots, emosienaliteit, sekerheid, tevredenheid, besteeding en vertroue. Die trekke van betrokkenheid, mag en risiko was beduidend maar die korrelasie was swak. Die oorblywende trekke van altruïsme, werksetiek, selfbeskikking en oordenking hou weinig statistiese waarde. Faktore wat bydra tot ‘n individu se finansiëlegedrag en huidige finansiëlestatus is opvoedkundevlak, onbeplande omstandighede en om andere te vertrou. Die gebrek aan psigometriese eienskappe van die MMP het die studie gekniehalter. Die dissiplines van die ekonomie en sielkunde word aangemoedig om geld en geldpersoonlikheid verder te verken.

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Leung, Kwok-keung. "Psychosocial predictors of the immune functioning of symptomatic HIV+ patients in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29697426.

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Bustamante, Rojas Patricia Meylin, Kobashigawa Connie Kato, Venero Patricia del Carmen Marroquín, and Huanis Sandra Esmeralda Yánac. "Las emociones como predictoras del engagement laboral en docentes de una institución educativa privada del Perú." Master's thesis, Universidad del Pacífico, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11354/2581.

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El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar el nivel de engagement en docentes de una entidad educativa privada en el Perú, y si es que sus emociones predicen dicho nivel de engagement. Con el fin de sustentar teóricamente las hipótesis planteadas, se utilizó el Modelo Circumplejo de Emociones de Russell (2005); asimismo, dicho modelo, complementado por Bakker y Oerlemans (2011), fue utilizado para la variable engagement. El diseño de la investigación fue de tipo cuantitativo, explicativo, no experimental y transversal; en él participaron 293 docentes pertenecientes a la región Lima Sur, de los tres niveles escolares (inicial, primaria y secundaria) de la institución educativa mencionada. Los resultados encontrados en este estudio demostraron que las emociones predicen significativamente el engagement; en ese sentido, se halló que las emociones positivas predicen positivamente el engagement y las negativas lo predicen negativamente, en particular, con mayor incidencia en la dimensión vigor para ambos casos. Basados en los resultados indicados, se desarrolló un plan de acción a ser implementado en la organización seleccionada, cuyo objetivo busca optimizar y mantener el nivel de engagement en la organización; asimismo, busca promover las emociones positivas y reducir las negativas en sus docentes.

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Abdel-Maksoud, Nahed Fahmy. "INTERACTION AS A PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION AND STUDENTS’ GRADES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1178295694.

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Merchán, Felipe María de las Nieves. "Variables predictoras de las conductas de autocuidado en las personas con diabetes tipo 2." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/40754.

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Objetivo general: - Conocer la prevalencia de déficit de conductas de autocuidado en la población adulta con diabetes tipo 2 (DMT2) del área de salud de Cáceres y determinar los factores o variables asociados a dicho déficit. Objetivos específicos: - Describir el nivel de autocuidado de las personas adultas con DMT2 en relación con la alimentación, ejercicio, cuidado de los pies, control de la glucemia, tratamiento farmacológico, y asistencia a las consultas para su control, a partir de las formas en que expresan el cuidado de su enfermedad. - Determinar si existe asociación entre el nivel de autocuidado y determinadas variables sociodemográficas, de comorbilidad, de información y de zona básica de salud. - Conocer de qué fuentes y de qué forma las personas con DMT2 obtienen la información sobre las conductas de autocuidado. Material y método: Estudio analítico observacional de corte transversal. La población de estudio fueron las personas mayores de 40 años con diagnóstico de DMT2 que acuden a las consultas de enfermería de atención primaria del área de salud de Cáceres para su atención. La muestra estuvo conformada por 260 personas. La obtención de los datos fue a través de la entrevista personal mediante un cuestionario estandarizado elaborado para esta investigación que mide las acciones de autocuidado en cuanto al régimen terapéutico que la enfermedad impone. Resultados: Las características de la muestra fueron similares a las de otros estudios en poblaciones con DMT2. La media de edad fue de 68 años, con predominio de mujeres. Sólo un 15,8% tenían normopeso, la mitad sin estudios, el 80% convive con algún miembro de su familia, más de un tercio son amas de casa y el 42% de los participantes fueron diagnosticados de diabetes hace más de 10 años. El déficit de autocuidado lo presentaron el 49,8% para el cuidado de los pies, el 26,6% para el ejercicio, el23,8% para el control de la glucemia, el 8,1% para la alimentación, el 6,2% para la asistencia a los controles y el 1,2% para el tratamiento farmacológico. El déficit de autocuidado se asoció en la alimentación con el sexo del paciente, el lugar de residencia y el sector profesional. En el ejercicio sólo con la edad, decreciendo el déficit a medida que aumenta la edad de las personas. En el autocuidado de los pies se relacionó con la situación laboral, los antecedentes familiares, haber tenido complicaciones por la diabetes, ser fumador y la edad, siendo los mayores de 70 años los que menos déficit presentaron. En el control de la glucemia el autocuidado se relacionó con la duración de la diabetes, el índice de masa corporal, la información dada por el médico y la información escrita. En la asistencia a las consultas de control se asoció con que el paciente hubiera tenido complicaciones derivadas de su enfermedad. No se observó asociación entre el déficit de autocuidado en el tratamiento farmacológico y ninguna de las variables estudiadas. Para el 98,5% de los participantes, la principal fuente de información sobre los autocuidados de la diabetes fueron los profesionales sanitarios, manifestando el 92,3% que la información sobre los autocuidados recibida de la enfermera es suficiente. Todos habían recibido información individual y ninguno manifestó haber recibido información en grupo. Más de un tercio consideró que la información escrita es insuficiente, así como la información recibida por los familiares. Conclusiones: Las personas con DMT2 presentan déficits de autocuidado, siendo especialmente relevantes en el tratamiento no farmacológico. La prevalencia de déficit de autocuidado se asoció a factores individuales: no modificables por el sistema sanitario como la edad, sexo y situación laboral; modificables como el tabaquismo y el índice de masa corporal. A factores derivados de la enfermedad como el tiempo de evolución de la diabetes y padecer complicaciones. Así mismo, la prevalencia de déficits de autocuidado se asoció a factores del entorno sanitario en cuanto a la información proporcionada por los profesionales, la información escrita recibida por los pacientes y la información facilitada a los familiares. La identificación y comprensión de estos factores facilita diseñar e implementar estrategias adecuando de forma más efectiva el proceso de intervención educativa.

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Arroyo, Cesari Gabriel José, Carranza Christian Arturo Aznarán, and Risco José Carlos Ubarnes. "La búsqueda de Feedback como predictor del desempeño laboral : el rol mediador de la claridad de rol." Master's thesis, Universidad del Pacífico, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11354/1710.

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Esta investigación le otorgará a la organización estudiada, la posibilidad de revisar las estrategias de gestión y desarrollo humano asociadas al desempeño laboral, proporcionando información que permita validar la efectividad de los métodos de búsqueda de feedback orientados al logro instrumental de metas y la disminución de la ambigüedad de la tarea. Producto del presente estudio, la compañía podrá ejecutar acciones puntuales como implementar sesiones trimestrales de feedback, y un instructivo de feedback que permitan clarificar el rol de los colaboradores, además de reforzar la apertura de los líderes para ser buscados con el fin de brindar retroalimentación; todo esto bajo el contexto de reformular el proceso de evaluación de desempeño fomentando una cultura de feedback constante y facilitando la toma de decisiones. Lo mencionado podría apoyarse con capacitaciones a los líderes, con el fin de reforzar la capacidad de estructurar el proceso de feedback, en busca de mejorar la calidad de las sesiones de feedback, evitar que el proceso sea percibido como una mera puntuación por los colaboradores y, como fin último, el desempeño laboral individual.

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Macfarlane, Chelsea E., University of Western Sydney, and School of Applied Social and Human Sciences. "A comparison of the predictors of hepatitis B vaccination acceptance amongst health care and public safety workers in Australia." THESIS_XXX_ASH_MacFarlane_C.xml, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/784.

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This thesis examines the results of a hepatitis B vaccination questionnaire study that was completed by medical officers, nurses, carers of the developmentally disabled, and correctional officers in the Greater Western Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia. The main aim of the study was to contrast these four high risk occupational groups for their acceptance of hepatitis B vaccination, seroconversion status, and behavioural, attitudinal, motivational and institutional determinants of their vaccination status. The results of the thesis revealed that medical officers and nurses were the most likely to be tested and vaccinated for seroconversion, while DD carers and correctional officers had the largest number of Not Vaccinated respondents. The findings of the questionnaire are discussed in some detail. It is also suggested that groups differ in the degree of hepatitis risk anxiety they experience as well as the degree of control felt over their health status. A number of indications for personal, institutional and governmental interventions to increase vaccination levels are discussed.
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Macfarlane, Chelsea Elizabeth. "A comparison of the predictors of hepatitis B vaccination acceptance amongst health care and public safety workers in Australia /." View thesis, 2001. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20031222.150943/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2001.
"A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Sydney" Bibliography : leaves 193-208.

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Solar, Sekerci Aysegul. "Self-efficacy Levels Of Prep-school Instructors And Its Predictors." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613469/index.pdf.

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The present study aimed to investigate teaching self efficacy beliefs of instructors working at university prep-schools and to examine whether years of teaching experience, English competency, self reported proficiency and graduate department predicted instructors&rsquo
self efficacy beliefs and their efficacy beliefs in student engagement, instructional strategies and classroom management. Two-hundred-fifty-seven prep-school instructors from universities in Ankara participated in the study. The data were collected through Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale, Self Reported English Proficiency Scale and Language Teaching Methods Scale. Both descriptive and inferential statistics, correlation and hierarchical regression analysis, were utilized by PASW 18. The results of the study indicated that the instructors have quite higher overall self efficacy beliefs. The instructors feel more efficacious in classroom management than using instructional strategies while they feel least efficacious in student engagement. Moreover, instructors&rsquo
overall self efficacy beliefs were significantly predicted by experience, English competency and self reported proficiency. Student engagement efficacy was not predicted by experience while it was significantly predicted by English competency and self reported proficiency. Instructional strategy efficacy beliefs were significantly predicted by experience, English competency and self reported proficiency. Classroom management efficacy was predicted by experience and self reported proficiency while English competency was not a significant predictor. Being a graduate of Faculties of Education was not a significant predictor in any regression models. Lastly, there was a significant relationship between the instructors&rsquo
use of communicative method and their overall self efficacy beliefs and its three sub-scales.

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Waltje, Andrea H. "Predictors of nonadherence to antiretroviral therapies in HIV-infected older adults." Ohio : Ohio University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1067542971.

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Kuhn, Emily S. "Decision-making, Impulsivity and Self-control: Between-person and Within-person Predictors of Risk-taking Behavior." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1643.

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This study tested dual-process decision-making models as predictors of between-person and within-person variation in risk-taking behavior. Additionally, the study integrated trait perspectives on self-control and impulsivity with decision-making processes to explain risk-taking. Participants were 580 college students ages 18 and older (M age = 20.45, range = 18 to 52 years). This study involved three parts. First, participants completed a survey assessing decision-making processes, self-control, impulsivity and risk-taking behavior. Second, a sub-set of participants completed laboratory-based measures of self-control and impulsivity. Third, participants completed a longitudinal online assessment of their risk-taking behavior. Dual-process models explained concurrent risk-taking, but only the reasoned decision-making process explained longitudinal risk-taking. The dual decision-making processes appear to operate through similar pathways, with components from each pathway exhibiting indirect effects through the other pathway. Impulsivity was linked to higher levels of risk-taking because of higher levels of behavioral intentions and willingness, whereas self-control was linked to lower levels of risk-taking because of lower levels of behavioral intentions. Between-person effects were as common as within-person effects, so future researchers are urged to consider decision-making processes averaged across forms of risk-taking and within each form of risk-taking. Altering decision-making pathways may be an effective way to intervene with individuals at high risk for engaging in risk-taking behavior.

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Donovan, Kristina. "Predictors of Student Referrals to School Counselors by School Teachers." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5696.

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A large percent of high school students in New Jersey aged 12 -17 can benefit from seeing their school counselor. The problem is that without teacher referrals, many students with unidentified mental health disorders may not receive the needed early intervention services. Limited research exists as to which factors may influence a teacher to refer a student to a school counselor. Framed with cognitive behavioral theoretical foundation, a cross sectional survey design study investigated how teachers' perception of school counselors influence teachers' willingness to refer to a school counselor, as measured by the Counselor Rating Form - Short Edition. Using a stratified cluster sampling method, 55 licensed New Jersey school teachers participated in the study. To assess the relationship between the results of the Counselor-Rating Form - Short Edition, and teacher made student referrals linear regression was used. In this study, a simple correlation between the CRF-S score and the number of referrals was found to be significant, r = .338, p = 0.012. Further, the scores on the CRF-S could be a significant predictor of making a referral, F(1, 53) = 6.825, p = 0.012, R2 = 0.114. This information could be used to infuse counselor education curriculum designed to increase teacher and school counselor conversations, and ultimately provide information to school counselors that may increase the rate of teacher-made referrals of students to school counseling for mental health services.

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Besich, John S. "Job Embeddedness as a Predictor of Voluntary Turnover: Validation of a New Instrument." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4370/.

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Voluntary turnover has become a problem for many organizations in today's society. The cost of this turnover reaches beyond organizational impact, but also affects the employees themselves. For this reason, there has been a plethora of research conducted by both academicians and practitioners on the causes and consequences of voluntary turnover. The purpose of this study is to test the validity and generalizability of the job embeddedness model of voluntary turnover to the information technology (IT) industry. The IT field has been plagued with high turnover rates in recent years. In this study, the job embeddedness model (Mitchell et al., 2001) is applied to a population sample consisting of health care information technology employees.

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Candel, Ruiz María José. "Las competencias laborales como predictoras del desempeño en una empresa del sector del juego." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Murcia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/84063.

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El objetivo principal de esta investigación ha sido buscar predictores del desempeño laboral entre las competencias profesionales (siguiendo el modelo teórico de Bartram), las variables sociodemográficas y los rasgos personales. La muestra del estudio ha estado compuesta por trabajadores de una empresa del sector de casinos de juego, a los que se administró el cuestionario de personalidad SOSIA, una valoración del desempeño y se les evaluó sobre competencias mediante una entrevista semi-estructurada. Los principales resultados han sido: en cuanto a las variables sociodemográficas su influencia sobre los aspectos concretos de esfuerzo diario y precisión técnica, en las competencias profesionales la alta capacidad predictiva del Trabajo en Equipo y la escasa aportación de las variables de personalidad o de valores. Por último se discuten los resultados y se señalan las distintas repercusiones que tienen estos hallazgos en la gestión de la organización, sobre todo en selección, promoción y gestión del talento.

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Eap, Sopagna. "Predictors of risky sexual behavior in emerging adulthood: An examination of sexual trauma and depression trajectories /." Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1678702861&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-83). Also available online in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

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Sundborg, Stephanie Anne. "Foundational Knowledge and Other Predictors of Commitment to Trauma-Informed Care." Thesis, Portland State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10281105.

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Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an approach to service delivery based on the understanding of the prevalence of psychological trauma among service users, knowledge about the impact trauma has on engagement to services, and recognition that service settings can be re-traumatizing. For more than a decade, momentum has been building on this topic. Practitioners are pursuing the knowledge and skills needed to implement trauma-informed service delivery, while organizations are building infrastructure and processes aimed at supporting this approach. Disciplines across many human service sectors are eager to incorporate TIC into policy and practice. Despite this enthusiasm, implementation efforts are slow. Acquiring foundational knowledge about TIC has typically been recommended as a first step when implementing a trauma-informed approach. However, slow progress in implementation suggests knowledge may not be enough. This study investigated the individual characteristics that impact a commitment to TIC, with specific attention to the relationship between foundational knowledge about trauma-informed care and commitment to TIC. Other variables of interest included perceived principal support, TIC self-efficacy, beliefs about trauma and its impact, and organizational strain. Survey data were collected from 118 participants working in mental health, public health, and early childhood. Results from structural equation modeling suggest that foundational knowledge predicts affective commitment to TIC both directly and with the partially mediated paths through principal support, TIC self-efficacy, and beliefs about trauma. Organizational strain does not moderate these effects. However, group differences based on high and low levels of perceived organizational strain were observed and discussed. These findings add to the growing literature on TIC and should be considered as organizations strive to implement TIC.

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Miranda, Inoñán Noelia Esperanza, Ayala Carlos Mauricio Martínez, and Varela Felipe Andrés Carnero. "Predictores motivacionales y actitudinales del comportamiento cívico, el rol del empoderamiento psicológico. Estudio de la relación en una empresa courier peruana." Master's thesis, Universidad del Pacífico, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11354/2688.

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El presente trabajo de investigación ha sido desarrollado como etapa final de la Maestría en Desarrollo Organizacional y Dirección de Personas de la Universidad del Pacífico. Se ha trabajado sobre la empresa DHL Perú, para lo cual se analizó la situación de la empresa y se identificó una problemática relacionada a variables motivacionales. En base a ello, a partir de una exhaustiva revisión de la literatura, se diseña un modelo que busca evaluar el efecto de predictores actitudinales y motivacionales sobre el comportamiento cívico. Con los hallazgos del mismo se procede a plantear un plan de acción alineado a la propuesta de valor de la organización y la estrategia en la que ésta se basa para propiciar una mejora a la problemática identificada.

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Bishop, Keith Allan. "Predictor Variables Related To Falls In A Long-Term Care Environment." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9717.

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Although a great deal is known about the etiology of falls in elderly individuals, fall accidents continue to represent a significant burden to elders residing in long-term care facilities. It has been stated that 75% of deaths due to falls in the United States occur in the 13% of the population age 65 and over. The first objective of the study was to identify which fall-predictor variables acknowledged in the research literature are associated with increased fall frequency with the older population. Identifying specific predictor variables related to a high occurrence of falls in long-term care setting can assist in the redesign of tools and programs aimed to recognize fall risk, and prevent fall-related accidents and fatalities in the geriatric population. The second objective of the study was to identify which combination of predictor variables could better predict the frequency of falls. A history of falls variable was the only predictive variable that differed significantly between groups of residents who had sustained subsequent falls and those who had not. Other variables including age, mental status, day number of stay, elimination, visual impairment, confinement, blood pressure drop, gait and balance, and medication were found to not be statistically significant between groups of fallers and non-fallers. In this setting, the current design of the tool had limited accuracy and exhibited an inability to effectively discriminate between resident populations at risk of falling and those not at risk of falling. Consequently, the current fall risk assessment tool is not adequate for assessing fall risk in this clinical setting.
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Cámara, Fernández Jonathan Rodolfo. "Alteraciones electrocardiográficas en personas sanas con síndrome de Apnea hipopnea del sueño inducido, predictoras de arritmias ventriculares y muerte súbita." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/13741.

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Determina las alteraciones electrocardiográficas y del ritmo cardíaco en sujetos con Síndrome de Apnea-Hipopnea del Sueño (SAHS) y apnea central inducida. Evaluación clínica y electrocardiográfica de 50 sujetos aparentemente sanos con SAHS, mediante maniobra de Mueller y con apnea central postespiratoria. Se comparan resultados basales, durante y después de la maniobra mediante análisis de varianza para mediciones repetidas. El 60% de casos fueron varones y 40% mujeres, con edades promedio de 36 años para varones y de 35,55 años para mujeres (p > 0,05). Con la maniobra de Mueller no hubo efecto sobre la duración de la onda P (101,5 ms antes y durante la maniobra, 101,6 ms luego; p > 0,05). El complejo QRS tampoco se afectó de manera significativa (90,7 ms antes, 90,9 ms durante y 90,6 ms después; p > 0,05). El intervalo QTc aumentó de 413,3 ms antes, a 423,3 ms durante y 423,1 ms después de la maniobra (p < 0,01). El intervalo Tp-Tec pasó de 91,3 ms en el basal a 97,9 ms durante la maniobra y a 94,4 ms después de la misma (p < 0,05). La presión arterial media descendió de 89 mmHg en el basal a 87,5 mmHg durante el procedimiento y ascendió a 94,2 mmHg después del mismo (p < 0,05), y la frecuencia cardiaca se elevó de 68,5 latidos por minuto a 72,1 lpm durante la maniobra y a 76,8 lpm luego (p < 0,05). Hubo contracciones supraventriculares prematuras en 10% de pacientes, y ninguna de tipo ventricular. Durante la maniobra de apnea central postespiratoria, no hubo efecto sobre la onda P, complejo QRS, intervalo QTc, ni intervalo Tp-Tec (p > 0,05), pero la PAM descendió de 89,7 mmHg en el basal a 88,2 mmHg durante el procedimiento y ascendió a 93,6 mmHg después de la misma(p < 0,05); no hubo efecto sobre la frecuencia cardiaca y no hubo contracciones supraventriculares ni ventriculares prematuras con dicha maniobra. Los pacientes con SAHS presentan prolongación del segmento QT y Tp- Tec, e incremento de la PAM con la maniobra de Mueller, y sólo se afectó la PAM con el apnea central postespiratoria.
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Kilmer, Jared Newman. "Trajectories of Treatment Change among Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Predictors and Associations with Outcome." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011764/.

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Previous research has revealed heterogeneity in outcome trajectories among individuals seeking psychotherapy. However, questions remain as to the number, nature, and predictors of these trajectories. Therefore, the present study had three aims: 1) to identify heterogeneous latent groups among treatment trajectories of 212 clients with major depressive disorder (MDD) seeking psychotherapy at a community mental health training clinic; 2) to identify significant associations between clinical and demographic variables and group membership; and 3) to identify correlations between trajectory shape and positive treatment outcome. Prior to treatment, participants provided demographic information and completed symptom severity ratings. Once in treatment, participants completed a self-report of distress via the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45) at every session. Growth mixture modeling was utilized to identify distinct patient subgroups based on outcome trajectories among the sample. Three distinct latent classes of treatment trajectory were identified, providing evidence of heterogeneity in treatment trajectories among individuals with MDD. Baseline distress, pre-treatment work problems, and sleep difficulties were found to be predictive of an individual's membership in a specific trajectory group. Finally, specific shapes of change, namely early response and sudden gains, were associated with positive treatment outcome. Findings from this study can be used to identify patients at risk for treatment failure, allowing clinicians to intervene earlier to enhance mid-treatment feedback and prognosis.

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