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Chamberlin, Christine M. "Workaholism, health, and self-acceptance." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1213153.
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The present study was designed to address the issue of the potential harm of workaholism. It specifically examined the relationships between workaholism, self-acceptance, psychological well-being, and physical symptoms. Furthermore, participants completed a form to rate their perceptions of their parents work behaviors, and thus relationships between perceived parental workaholism, physical symptoms, psychological well-being, and self-acceptance, were also explored.Three hundred forty seven students from a Midwestern university completed a survey measuring the above constructs. Of these 347 surveys, 279 were utilized for analysis. It was hypothesized that students' workaholism would correlate negatively with the students' psychological well-being and self-acceptance, and positively with physical health complaints. It was expected that student workaholics would report less psychological well-being, more physical complaints, and less self-acceptance than nonworkaholic students. Furthermore it was hypothesized that there would be no relationship between perceived parental workaholism and students' workaholism. While it was hypothesized that students who perceive their parents as workaholic would report less psychological well-being and self-acceptance than students with perceived nonworkaholic parents, it was not expected that they would report more physical health complaints.Results supported the majority of the hypotheses. A negative relationship was found between students' workaholism and the students' psychological well-being and self-acceptance, while a positive relationship was found between students' workaholism and physical health complaints. Students in the medium to high risk workaholic group were found to have significantly more physical health complaints, and lower self-acceptance and psychological well-being than students scoring in the low risk workaholic group. Furthermore, students with perceptions of parental workaholism falling within the medium to high risk range, had significantly lower levels of psychological well-being and self-acceptance than parents falling within the low risk range. No differences were expected in these two groups in terms of physical health complaints, however students' with perceptions of parental workaholism in the medium to high risk range had significantly more physical symptoms than students' with lower perceptions of parental workaholism. Furthermore, while no correlation was expected between perceived parental workaholism and student workaholism, a significant positive correlation was found.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Holmgren, Rod. "The dilemma of self-love theory in biblical counselling." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Punter, E. "The rejected self : young people's experiences of self-hatred, self-harm and finding acceptance." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/20261/.
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The aim of this study was to investigate how individuals with a history of adolescent self-harm perceive their experience of repetitive self-harm. This study explores the experiences of young people who engaged in repetitive self-harm during adolescence but have subsequently stopped. Due to the lack of qualitative research on this topic and the potential for stigma relating to self harm, it was considered pertinent to focus on individuals’ lived experience. Seven female participants (aged 22 to 30 years old) gave accounts of their experiences via face-to-face semi structured interviews. The interview transcripts were then analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Five superordinate themes emerged from the data: ‘Isolation’, ‘Others don’t understand’, ‘Rejection and Acceptance”, ‘Relationship with the self’ and ‘Autonomy’. Situated within these themes were subthemes capturing specific different facets of the experience, including certain transformations related to the cessation of their self-harm. The findings revealed that participants began to stop self-harming towards late adolescence when factors in their lives began to shift, particularly in the areas of acceptance and autonomy. The findings shed light on resolution of the behaviour. The findings support existing theoretical models of self-harm and previous research, and are discussed in the context of the developmental stage of adolescence. This study offers concluding thoughts around the implications of the findings in relation to the practice of counselling psychology, specifically when working therapeutically with adolescents who self-harm.
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Jodry, David L. "Is Ephesians 5:28-29 the theological basis for the current philosophy of self-esteem?" Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
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Al, Oraini Badrea Saleh. "Understanding Muslim consumers' acceptance of self-service technologies." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2014. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24707.
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Most individual technology acceptance models are based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), or the conceptualisation of TAM. Even though many researchers consider TAM to be a good model for predicting individual technology acceptance because it has good explanatory power across the population, context and time, and has a parsimonious structure, it has been criticised by several researchers. TAM has been criticised for what is called inherent 'cultural bias'. This 'cultural bias' is responsible for limiting the generalisability of TAM across cultures (from national to organisational levels). Therefore, in this thesis TAM has been extended to suit a developing country context. Numbers of variables related cultural aspects were added to the model to enhance its ability to predict consumers' technology acceptance, given their religious values and social influences. Results of the extended model are satisfying, as the proposed model was able to explain 56 percent of Muslim consumers' behavioural intentions compared to the original TAM, which was able to predict only 39 percent of their intentions. This thesis reports the findings related to the issues concerning the acceptance of Internet-only banking in one of the conservative Islamic countries, namely Saudi Arabia. Although the study was conducted at a specific site on a particular technology application, there is a justification for claiming that the findings are pertinent to the introduction of a wide range of Internet applications into other Islamic countries. Therefore the study makes a significant contribution to research across all areas of information technology adoption and to this practice in financial services. The thesis starts with an exploratory study involving some semi-structured interviews with religious scholars, in-depth interviews with bank consumers and a literature review in this study area. This led to the decision to base the study on integrating three of the recognisable models in technology acceptance. The models are TAM, innovation diffusion theory (IDT) and the theory of reasoned action (TRA), with extensions to enhance their predictability. The extension included religiosity, previous experience in technologies, human values, awareness, need for human interaction, perceptions of risk and trust. A mixed method approach was undertaken. An extensive empirical survey was undertaken to collect data. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was the analysis technique used to test the hypothesis in the quantitative study. At the same time, interviews were conducted as a part of the qualitative study with the aim of gaining an in-depth understanding of the factors that may enhance or hinder Internet banks in Islamic countries. The qualitative data was processed using thematic data analysis. The results of both the qualitative and quantitative studies are discussed in terms of their academic and practical contributions.
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Dodd, Timothy W. "The quest for wholeness an interplay of tradition, culture and experience in the 21st century : self-acceptance, forgiveness and self-forgiveness /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.
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Yip, Wai-kin, and 葉煒堅. "From vulnerability to resilience : multiple routes to social and self-acceptance as buffers of norm-based rejection sensitivity." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206697.
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People with high norm-based rejection sensitivity have heightened anticipatory anxiety and expectation of rejection if they do not follow norms. Under threats of rejection (e.g., when personal preferences collide with group norms), they are more intended to conform to group norms to avoid social rejection (Poon et al., 2010). Thus, they are more susceptible to peer pressure for risk-taking behaviors and have less autonomy to make decision. Research also indicates that they derive their self-worth from external sources such as success in academic and work settings (Yip et al., 2009). Thus, they experience elevated anxiety for uncertain outcome and decreased self-esteem following failure. The purpose of the present research is to examine strategies that can alleviate the negative impacts of norm-based rejection sensitivity.
Using a priming procedure, Study 1 experimentally examined the effects of promoting multiple routes to social acceptance. Participants of experimental group read stories of public figures who gained social acceptance through multiple routes such as ego strength and morals. Those stories reminded them that even if they did not follow group norms, they could still gain social acceptance through different virtues. After that, they indicated their reactions in some hypothetical scenarios involving threats of rejection and failure. As expected, those who read stories of public figures (vs. tourist spots) were less intended to conform under group pressure, more autonomous in deciding whether or not to conform, less anxious about the repercussions of non-conformity, and more inclined to expect social acceptance despite non-conformity.
Since participants who read stories of public figures may still base their self-worth on social acceptance, Study 2 aimed to remind them that others’ approval was not required for one’s self-acceptance. Using the same priming procedure as Study 1, participants of experimental group read life stories of ordinary people whose self-worth was not contingent on others’ approval. Those stories could remind them that others’ approval was not required for one’s self-acceptance. Results showed that participants of experimental group were less intended to conform, more autonomous, and less anxious about the repercussions of non-conformity. Furthermore, they reported less decline in self-esteem following social rejection.
In Study 2, those who learnt not to base their self-worth on others’ approval might be still susceptible to greater negative affect following failure in academic and work settings. Therefore, Study 3 went one step further to promote unconditional self-acceptance. Using the same experimental paradigm, participants of experimental group read a passage highlighting the idea that everyone is intrinsically valuable regardless of whether one is self-efficacious and popular. As expected, in additional to the aforementioned psychological benefits, participants being primed with unconditional self-acceptance were less anxious about failure, less likely to blame themselves for failure, and less likely to experience loss of self-worth following failure.
The three experiments shed lights on the psychological mechanisms through which multiple routes to social acceptance and self-acceptance temporarily alleviate the negative impacts of norm-based rejection sensitivity. Further studies can examine whether continuous acceptance-based and mindfulness-based interventions have long-term benefits for people with high norm-based rejection sensitivity.published_or_final_version
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Francis, Rita P. "Physician's acceptance of data from patient self-monitoring devices." Thesis, Capella University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10142170.
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Due to the wide-scale adoption by the market and consumers of healthcare goods that track fitness, sleep, nutrition, and basic metabolic parameters through ubiquitous devices or mobile apps, it is vital to understand physicians’ attitudes towards consumer healthcare devices. No study had previously examined constructs related to technology acceptance and how they impacted behavioral intention for ubiquitous devices that produce SMD. A quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to examine SMD acceptance, intent to use, and other factors important to physicians regarding SMD from ubiquitous devices. The researcher randomized the American Medical Association (AMA) membership list and sent out 5,000 invitations to physicians for participation. The final sample included 259 subjects, which consisted of 75.2% (N=194) male and 24.8% (N=64) female participants. The results from statistical analysis of the data gathered through survey methodology showed that the UTAUT2 constructs of performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, and price value were positively associated with the behavioral intention of SMD by physicians, while effort expectancy and social influence were not. Further, social influence was associated with use, while performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and hedonistic motivation were not. Major positive implications of the findings include contribution to the body of literature in the IT-healthcare arena regarding factors the influence technology acceptance and potential increase in the adoption of SMD among patients. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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Schlegel, Rebecca J. Arndt Jamie. "To discover or to create metaphors and the true self /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6784.
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The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 26, 2010). Thesis advisor: Dr. Jamie Arndt. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Williams, John Christopher. "Development of a multifaceted acceptance scale construction and initial validation /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2007.
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Jackson, Paul. "The concept of self-love in the writings of Walter Trobisch and his critics." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1994. http://www.tren.com.
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Hertsberg, Naomi. "Self-perceived competence and social acceptance of children who stutter." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2893.
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Young children who stutter have shown the capability of developing an awareness of stuttering as early as age two (Ambrose & Yairi, 1994; Yairi & Ambrose, 2005; Boey et al., 2009; Ezrati-Vinacour, Platzky, & Yairi, 2001). The child's awareness of both his communication difficulty and the response of listeners to his speech has the potential to adversely affect his cognitive and social-emotional development, as well as his self-perception of overall competence. The purpose of this study was to examine self-perceived general competence and social acceptance in children who stutter (CWS) and children who do not stutter (CWNS), and to assess the extent to which temperament, speech disfluency, expressive and receptive language abilities, and home environment both co-vary and predict children's perception of their own competence. Participants included 16 CWS and 16 CWNS between the ages of 4;0 and 5;10. Results of the MANOVA revealed no significant between-group differences in perceived competence or social acceptance, language abilities, temperament, or home environment between the two groups; because stuttering severity and time since onset of stuttering were not calculated for CWNS, these two values were not included in the MANOVA. Results of the backwards linear regressions revealed that the best two-regressor model for predicting perceived general competence in all subjects included the temperament constructs of surgency and negative affectivity; in CWS only, surgency and expressive language together were the most predictive of perceived general competence. The best two-regressor model for predicting perceived social acceptance in all subjects included negative affectivity and receptive language; in CWS only, receptive language and stuttering severity together were most predictive of perceived social acceptance. However, none of these relationships reached significance. Taken together, results suggest that as a group, CWS present with similar temperamental profiles as CWNS, and that a child's speech and language skills are linked to his perception of peer acceptance, while a tendency for risk taking and a generally positive view of new situations may be more important for self-perception of overall competence in the world. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
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Womack, Stephanie Dianne. "The Effects of Self-Forgiveness, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Compassion on Subclinical Disordered Eating: The Role of Shame." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862828/.
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Disordered eating is a general term that describes a wide range of behaviors from diagnosable eating disorders to subclinical patterns of behavior that do not meet criteria for diagnosis (e.g., problematic weight loss behaviors, excessive dieting, bingeing, purging). Disordered eating is prevalent and has a wide range of physical and psychological consequences. Negative self-conscious emotions such as shame and guilt have been implicated in the development and maintenance of disordered eating. Positive attitudes toward the self (i.e., self-forgiveness, self-compassion, self-acceptance) may be helpful in reducing shame, guilt, and disordered eating symptoms. In this dissertation, I explored the associations between positive attitudes toward the self, negative self-conscious emotions, and disordered eating in a sample of college students and adults (N = 477). Positive attitudes toward the self were associated with lower levels of disordered eating symptoms, and this relationship was partially mediated by lower levels of negative self-conscious emotions. I concluded by discussing areas for future research and implications for clinical practice.
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Larson, Christina Mary Murrell Amy Rebekah Epstein. "Stories a revision of the Willingness & Action Measure for Children and Adolescents (WAM-C/A) /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9761.
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Beltz, Bob. "The effect of the pastoral therapeutic alliance upon the self-esteem of men." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Potts, Sarah A. "Putting Weight in Context: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Guided Self-Help for Weight Self-Stigma." DigitalCommons@USU, 2018. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7227.
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Obesity is a serious public health issue within the U.S. and minimal long-term success is found with standard behavioral weight-loss treatments. Typical weight-loss interventions do not acknowledge psychological factors, such as weight-related stigma, which may play a role in the development and maintenance of poor coping behaviors, such as unhealthy eating patterns. Individuals who are obese may often experience weight-related stigma present in society and are ultimately at risk for weight self-stigma, which is related to poor health behaviors and increased psychological distress. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), can be effective for treating numerous mental health presentations, might also be effective in decreasing weight self-stigma and improving health behaviors. Guided self-help may be particularly attractive to individuals struggling with weight self-stigma because it allows for greater flexibility and personal choice. There have been no previous randomized controlled trials evaluating guided self-help for weight self-stigma and health behavior change in obese populations.
This study reports the results of a randomized controlled trial of ACT guided self-help for weight self-stigma comparing two versions of guided self-help with varying levels of support versus waitlist control. Each active condition provided unique levels of guided self-help to evaluate whether phone coaching enhanced the program. Results showed both active conditions were highly acceptable, although greater satisfaction with support and greater follow-through with book reading was found for those who received phone coaching. There were significant improvements at post in binge eating, physical activity, psychological distress, weight self-stigma, and weight-related psychological flexibility for both active conditions versus waitlist. Mediational analyses showed significant treatment effects, such that weight self-stigma and weight-related psychological flexibility fully and separately accounted for the relation between ACT guided self-help and binge eating behavior. The findings from this study provide the first randomized controlled trial data of an effective intervention for weight self-stigma. Clinical implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
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Lee-Falcon, Lisa. "Mindfulness and work engagement: the role of self-acceptance and stress." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658861.
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The role of mindfulness in the work place is an area of increasing interest. Mindfulness has its roots in religious practice and is particularly associated with Buddhism. In the past 30 years, it has been developed independently, away from religion, into interventions designed to reduce stress and improve well-being. Clinical psychologists are in an ideal position to research the impact of mindfulness for employees and employers. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness and work engagement and to examine whether self-acceptance and stress mediate the relationship between these two constructs. Design The study utilised a cross sectional design. Participants were employees who worked a minimum of 30 hours and lived in the UK. Three hundred and thirty nine participants completed measures of mindfulness, self-acceptance, stress and work engagement as well as demographic characteristics through an online survey. Results Significant positive correlations were found between all three different aspects of work engagement (absorption, vigour and dedication) and all five aspects of mindfulness (acting with awareness, observing, describing, non-judgement of inner experience and non-reactivity). The effect size for overall mindfulness with vigour and dedication was medium to large, whilst the overall effect size for mindfulness with absorption was small to medium. The observe sub scale of the rnindfulness measure showed the lowest effect sizes with all of the engagement subscales, whilst acting with awareness showed the largest effect size. Overall mindfulness scores significantly predicted overall work engagement scores. Stress was found to mediate this relationship, whilst self-acceptance did not. Conclusions and Implications Higher levels of mindfulness were associated with higher levels of work engagement through lower levels of stress. Although clinical psychologists traditionally work in healthcare settings, this study highlights the importance of studying psychological phenomena in non-clinical populations.
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LaDuke, Sheri L., Stacey Williams, and Jodi Polaha. "Merging Social and Clinical Concepts: Self-Compassion and Acceptance and Action." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6584.
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LaDuke, Sheri L., and Stacey Williams. "Merging Social and Clinical Concepts: Self-Compassion and Acceptance and Action." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8364.
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Given that the National Institute of Health is currently focusing on a translational approach to research, the fields of clinical and social psychology have been coming together to foster mutual understandings of shared concepts. Acceptance and action, two processes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, are prevalent in the clinical research and literature following the advent of 3rd wave (cognitive and behavioral) therapies. During this same time self-compassion, or the concept that internal states should be accepted by the individual as only responses to the environment and that the individual should continue to act on value directed goals, has been gaining credibility in the social psychology literature. Self-compassion combines mindfulness, recognition of a common humanity, and self-kindness. The current study focuses on selfcompassion and acceptance and action.. These two concepts share similarities by way of encouraging the individual to look at situations and reactions objectively and accept the negative aspects as part of the human experience not as a reflection of self. These two concepts may be particularly relevant when dealing with a stigmatizing characteristic or situation. Specifically, the individual at risk for perceiving stigma may engage these tools to understand that others experience similar situations and that their internal reactions are part of the human condition. Thus, the implementation of such concepts could mitigate some of the negative aspects of stigma. The current study looks at self-compassion and acceptance and action in the context of parental reactions regarding their children’s behavioral concerns. Specifically, we look at parents’ stigma of their child’s behavior, stigma of seeking help for their child, and willingness to seek help. Initial analysis of this cross-sectional data revealed that among parents, higher scores on acceptance and action, as well as self-compassion, predicted lower perceived stigma of the problem behavior. Additionally, parents’ stigma of seeking help for their child’s behavior predicted willingness to seek help, suggesting that in addition to logistical barriers (e.g., transportation, availability of services) to seeking help for their children, parents may also face social psychological barriers. These findings identify specific concepts that may influence parents’ perception of stigma and willingness to seek services that can be targeted to increase service use for children with behavioral problems. Discussion will surround the specific settings in which parents are willing to seek services (doctor’s office versus mental health facility) and the roles of self-compassion and acceptance in reducing stigma in order to enhance service seeking.
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Seibert, Ashley. "The Effect of Thought Acceptance and Mindfulness on Enhancing Self-Control Behavior of Children with ADHD." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/701.
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The purpose of the present study is to determine the effect of thought acceptance and mindfulness on increasing the self-control behavior of children with ADHD. Initially, the researcher will determine the length of time in which each participant can currently tolerate the delay period to consume a preferred food item. Once a stable baseline of wait time is obtained, participants will be asked to select between a small, immediate portion of a food item and a larger, delayed portion of the food item. Following this phase, Self-Control Training will begin. During the Self-Control Training, the researcher will present a large portion of a preferred food item and the participant will be instructed to accept his thoughts about want to eat the food and become mindful of his thoughts and body sensations that he is experiencing while waiting to consume their preferred food item. After completing five training sessions, the experimenter will conduct probes measuring the selection of the small immediate and larger delayed portion as well as the length of time in which each participant can wait to consume the food items. Data collected from these probes will be compared to baseline data in order to determine the effects of accepting thoughts and mindfulness for enhancing self-control behavior. It is expected that participant's ability to tolerate the delay to consume the food item will gradually increase as the researcher continues to implement the Self-Control Training.
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Beharry, Prya. "Acceptance and commitment therapy for public speaking anxiety: A self-help format." The University of Waikato, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2442.
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A non-concurrent multiple baseline design across eight participants was used to determine whether working through Hayes and Smith's (2005) book would help those with public speaking anxiety. Hayes and Smith (2005) is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. It encourages people to accept internal experiences as opposed to avoiding and struggling with them. For the purposes of this study, the book was divided into nine components, which participants discussed with the researcher. They also completed measures daily, during baseline and over the intervention period, as well as a battery of tests pre-baseline, mid and post intervention. The multiple baseline data showed that self-reported willingness to approach public speaking situations increased while self-reported avoidance decreased over the intervention. The pre and post measures also showed avoidance of internal experiences decreased significantly after the intervention. These outcomes are in line with changes suggested to result from engaging in such a therapy. The pre and post results also showed that quality of life increased significantly from mid to post-intervention. However, engagement with values did not change. While this measure is expected to change after such an intervention, this result may have occurred because the ideas about values were introduced last in the book. The intervention also led to significant decreases in anxiety, significant changes in thoughts about public speaking and significant increases in anxiety control as shown by the test battery. These findings are positive but are not predicted by processes posited for this therapy. However, there was no control group so these pre vs post comparisons must be interpreted with caution. Despite this limitation, the results suggest that the book, together with therapist contact, can help those with public speaking anxiety.
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Pishchenko, Vitalina, and Alexandros Myriounis. "Consumer’s acceptance of new technology: A netnographic study on self-driving automobiles." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-296635.
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A problem of non-acceptance of new information technologies becomes a predominant obstacle that results in companies’ losses and represents an arena of avid debate for researchers. Hereof this netnographic study explores changes in the individual beliefs that contribute to new information system acceptance such as autopilot in the light of the Technology Acceptance model (TAM). The research takes place within three automobile communities related to Tesla Motors and uses content analysis for its collected data. Based on the findings new influencers on individual beliefs emerge hence the research proposes to incorporate these determinants into the adopted TAM model. This study has theoretical, practical and methodological contributions.
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Barrett-Naylor, Ruth. "Acceptance and commitment therapy guided self-help for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44238/.
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Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are a relatively common condition, however, seizures can be debilitating for patients and are associated with high levels of psychological distress, reduced quality of life and reduced functionality. Despite the debilitating effects of the condition, there is thus far no recommended treatment. Although psychological therapy is often sought following the diagnosis of PNES, there remains relatively little research in the area comparing treatment efficacy. Nevertheless, many treatment efficacy studies focus on the application of cognitive behavioural therapy to PNES and the results produced so far appear promising, however, the psychotherapeutic mechanisms of change for such therapies are less clear. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a third-wave behavioural approach based on theoretical mechanisms of change. ACT may have benefits over other traditional therapies, as its contextual approach may be more acceptable to individuals with PNES, especially if they have had difficulty in adjusting to the concept that their seizures are caused by psychological, rather than physical processes. A single case experimental design was carried out to assess the efficacy of an ACT guided self-help intervention on psychological flexibility, psychological distress, quality of life and seizure frequency. Participants also completed a qualitative change interview at one-month follow up. The intervention was replicated six times. All participants demonstrated an increase in psychological flexibility following the ACT self-help intervention. Four of the six participants demonstrated reliable improvements in quality of life and psychological distress. The same four participants also reported a significant decrease in seizure frequency following the intervention, with three participants reporting that they were seizure free at one-month follow-up. Triangulation of the quantitative time-series data and qualitative change interviews indicated that openness to awareness processes (acceptance and cognitive defusion) were key mechanisms of change for individuals with PNES. The study demonstrated the utility of an ACT treatment approach delivered in a self-help format for individuals with PNES. The implications of the study findings for future research and clinical practice are discussed.
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Ciranni, Marjorie L. "Levels of self acceptance in adults who were raised in alcoholic families." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399564481.
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Colt, Sharie Lee. "Impact of parental attachment on identity and self-acceptance in homosexual males." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2051.
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Larson, Christina Mary. "Stories: A Revision of the Willingness & Action Measure for Children and Adolescents (WAM-C/A)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9761/.
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In its earliest stages, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) with youths appears to be a promising therapeutic approach. Experiential willingness and committed action are two foci of ACT, making their assessment an integral part of therapy. Field tests have found validity problems with the Willingness and Action Measure for Children and Adolescents (WAM-C/A). The current study utilized the Story Version of the Willingness and Action Measure for Children and Adolescents (SWAM-C/A). Results supported the relationship between the SWAM-C/A and measures of experiential avoidance and mindfulness. Factor analysis indicated the presence of several distinct willingness and action factors. These results support the need for continued work on measurement of willingness and action in youth.
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Trzepacz, Angie M. "PEER ACCEPTANCE AND SELF-PERCEPTIONS IN CHILDREN: THE IMPACT OF GENDER AND RACE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin989252512.
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HOWARD, Barbara, and barbara howard@ecu edu au. "Self-concept and attraction to physical activity: The effectiveness of an intervention programme to enhance children?s level of physical activity." Edith Cowan University. Computing, Health And Science: School Of Exercise, Biomedical & Health Science, 2007. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0032.html.
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According to motivational theory physical self-perceptions are crucial to the intrinsic desire to engage in physical activity through play, games, and sport. While there has been prolific research with middle primary and older children little is known of the importance of young children's physical self-concept and their motivation to engage in physical activity. This study had three major purposes. Firstly it aimed to examine the relationship between children's self-concept, their attraction to physical activity, and level of physical activity. The second purpose of the study was to examine differences between boys' and girls' self-concept, attraction to physical activity and level of physical activity. The third purpose was to examine the effectiveness of an intervention programme designed to enhance children's level of physical activity.
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Khan, Alisa R. "Attributions and self-acceptance among homeless individuals : implications for behaviour and well-being." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32479.
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Objective: The current study longitudinally examined the role of the attributions homeless individuals made for the cause of and solution to their homelessness in predicting their progress toward exiting homelessness as well as their psychological wellbeing. Attributions were measured according to Brickman and colleagues' (1982) model of helping and coping, which assesses the degree to which the cause of and solution to problems are attributed internally versus externally. We also investigated the role of global self-acceptance in predicting behaviour and well-being.
Design: 69 individuals who were homeless in the previous 6 months were interviewed at baseline and 4-week follow-up. Attributions, self-acceptance, and several demographic variables were measured at baseline. Outcome variables included ratings of progress toward exiting homelessness based on coding the behaviours from participants'
descriptions of their typical days, as well as depressive symptoms and satisfaction with life. Outcomes were measured both at baseline and follow-up.
Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that to the extent that participants made internal attributions for the cause of their homelessness, they made less progress towards exiting homelessness over the 4-week follow-up, whereas more internal attributions for the solution to homelessness predicted greater progress toward exiting homelessness. Results also indicated that greater self-acceptance predicted decreased depressive symptoms and increased satisfaction with life, while attributions about
homelessness were not related to these well-being outcomes.Arts, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of
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Fielden, Amy. "Increasing acceptance of online health information : understanding barriers, tailoring messages and self-affirmation." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2012. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/14687/.
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The majority of deaths worldwide can now be attributed to so called, diseases of lifestyle, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These diseases are generally attributed to lifestyle behaviours, such as low fruit and vegetable consumption and lack of physical activity. Whilst historically NCDs have been known as diseases of the rich, current evidence shows that they are most prevalent in individuals with low socio-economic status. This thesis sets out to specifically address this issue by recruiting participants from a low SES population, in order to develop and test a web-based intervention addressing lifestyle behaviours. Initially the research identifies, and explores the barriers experienced by low SES individuals to leading healthy lifestyles, through interview data and further Q-sort analysis. The findings from these studies are used to tailor a health message, making it more pertinent to the target audience; the resulting message is incorporated into a website. The website is developed by understanding what constitutes a credible health related site in the eyes of the target audience. Initially the research identifies, and explores the barriers experienced by low SES individuals to leading healthy lifestyles, through interview data and further Q-sort analysis. The findings from these studies are used to tailor a health message, making it more pertinent to the target audience; the resulting message is incorporated into a website. The website is developed by understanding what constitutes a credible health related site in the eyes of the target audience. Self-affirmation theory (Steele, 1988) posits that reflecting on one’s positive attributes, reduces defensiveness to a potentially threatening health message. A recent study (Epton and Harris, 2008) suggests self-affirmation can lead to an actual change in the behaviour of individuals. This thesis replicates the work of Epton and Harris (2008) in an online environment, by demonstrating self-affirmed participants consumed more fruit and vegetable in the 7 days following exposure to the tailored website. These findings highlight the barriers experienced by low SES parents to adopting healthy lifestyles, and present a novel technique suitable for web-based interventions that has implications for a range of health related behaviours.
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Carmack, Robert Carmack. "Acceptance of Artificially Intelligent Autonomous Self-Governing Technology (AIASGT)| A Qualitative Case Study." Thesis, Northcentral University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10244826.
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the acceptance and use of Artificially Intelligent Autonomous Self-Governing Technology (AIASGT). AIASGT will give machines full autonomy, allowing them to make independent decisions without any human intervention. No empirical research has been found regarding the impact of what has been described as technology creep associated with the assimilation of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) into autonomous systems. The focus of this study was on the assimilation of AI into self-governing systems that are utilized by members of the American Legion (AL). The AL sample pool was of those who have used self-governing technology. Data collection began with a general search for a purposeful sample of 10 retired or separated military personnel from the AL. The expectation was that the study would show that the rules and regulations currently in place for technology assimilation and development do not adequately address AIASGT. The analysis of the findings of the study revealed the effect of AIASGT may have on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The recommendation is to specifically consider AIASGT in all technology acceptance models. Another recommendation is for the creation of a regulatory commission that will monitor and control AIASGT. The consequence of not having the right constraints in place may become increasingly difficult to correct.
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Rogers, Jordan N. "Every Body Matters: College-Aged Women's Experiences of Body Positivity and Self-Acceptance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703325/.
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The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological inquiry was to explore college-aged women's experiences of body positivity and self-acceptance. I applied a conceptual framework that blended feminist identity development model (FIDM) and relational cultural theory (RCT) to answer the following questions: (a) what are the lived experiences of college-aged women who identify as having a positive and accepting body image? and (b) how do college-aged women's intersecting identities contribute to the development of positive and accepting body image? Ten college-age women participated in the current study. The participants provided detailed accounts of their experiences of body image throughout their life. Five overarching themes were identified through data analysis of the interview transcripts: (a) advocating for self and others, (b) beauty expectations and societal definitions, (c) intersecting identities, (d) journey of acceptance, and (e) relationships and community. Participants offered insight into the development of their current position of body positivity and self-acceptance that serve as implications for other relevant contexts. Implications and recommendations drawn from the participants' experiences can inform preventative and treatment care in educational settings, family environments, clinical practice, and integrated care.
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Smith, Cindy S. "Competence and Acceptance of Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Examination of Self-concept." DigitalCommons@USU, 1994. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2367.
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The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship of the self-concepts of a sample of 248 children with developmental disabilities with demographic variables and measures of child functioning and family situational variables. In addition, responses on a measure of self-concept were compared with those of a normative sample provided by Harter. Results indicated that, using this measure and these populations, there were no differences in the self-concept of children with disabilities and those without disabilities. Canonical correlation analysis indicated that children's cognitive achievement and independent functioning skills were moderately related to their self-concepts, but demographic variables and family functioning explained very little of the variance of the self-concept constructs as measured here .
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Connally, Melissa Londoño. "The Role of Self-Compassion in Posttraumatic Growth." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011760/.
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Although the experience of trauma is associated with a great deal of psychological distress, it may also lead to meaningful positive change, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG), evidenced as progression in areas of life appreciation, intimacy in relationships, sense of personal strength, new possibilities, and spiritual development. Utilizing an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) perspective, the current study explored whether self-compassion helped to explain the willingness to approach and make sense of a trauma, leading to growth. A sample of 758 undergraduate students completed online self-report questionnaires, and results suggested that self-compassion does partially predict PTG and support for how self-compassion may be understood in relation to PTG is provided. Implications of the current study's findings, as well as suggestions for future research related to trauma within a college population, are discussed.
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Lindén, Eric, Casper Elheim, and Hannes Löfquist. "Self-service technology and Baby boomers : A qualitative study of baby boomers’ acceptance towards self-scanning devices in supermarkets." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104872.
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Abstract Title: Self-service technology and baby boomers: An empirical study of baby boomers’ acceptance towards self-service technologies in supermarkets. Authors: Casper Elheim, Eric Lindén & Hannes Löfquist Institution: Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics. Program: Detaljhandel and Service Management (180 hp) Course: 21VT-2FE67E Supervisor: Christine Tidåsen Examiner: Selcen Öztürkcan Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study the personal characteristics of baby boomers, and how these characteristics are affecting the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of SSTs. Furthermore, how the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, in turn, are affecting the attitudes towards actual system use. Method: A qualitative interview study was conducted to collect the data required to address the research question and purpose of the degree project. The approach is inductive, with a few deductive elements. Conclusions: The personal characteristics of an individual within the baby boomer generation did not have the expected impact on the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of self-scanning. Decreases and increases in technology innovativeness caused changes in perceived usefulness, and self-efficacy and technology anxiety only affected each other.
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Howard, Barbara M. "Self-concept and attraction to physical activity: The effectiveness of an intervention programme to enhance children's level of physical activity." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/38.
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According to motivational theory physical self-perceptions are crucial to the intrinsic desire to engage in physical activity through play, games, and sport. While there has been prolific research with middle primary and older children little is known of the importance of young children's physical self-concept and their motivation to engage in physical activity. This study had three major purposes. Firstly it aimed to examine the relationship between children's self-concept, their attraction to physical activity, and level of physical activity. The second purpose of the study was to examine differences between boys' and girls' self-concept, attraction to physical activity and level of physical activity. The third purpose was to examine the effectiveness of an intervention programme designed to enhance children's level of physical activity.
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Walker, Carolyn J. "An exploratory descriptive study of ego strength, self-esteem, and self-acceptance of cocaine addicted and non-drug dependent mothers." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1991. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1161.
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This exploratory descriptive study examined variables which will help social workers to better understand cocaine addicted mothers. The following factors were identified:
(a) Ego Strength
(b) Self-Esteem
(c) Self-Acceptance.
A forty-six (46) item self-administered questionnaire was given to the sample population of thirty females ranging in age from eighteen to forty (18-40). Fifteen (15) of the cocaine addicted mothers were in treatment at a local metropolitan hospital; fifteen (15) of the non-drug dependent mothers were attending a local metropolitan college.
The findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the ego strength, self-esteem, and self acceptance of cocaine addicted mothers and non-drug dependent mothers.
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Gaylord, Terrance Wayne. "Feedback acceptance within leadership development : effects of self-other rating discrepancies, conscientiousness & neuroticism /." Search for this dissertation online, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.
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Williams, Neville Farley. "Facilitating Self-As-Context: A Treatment Component Study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74405.
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A crucial step in assessing the scientific basis of a psychotherapeutic intervention is examining the individual components of the treatment to determine if they are additive or important to treatment outcomes. The construct of self-as-context (S-A-C), a central process in the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) approach, has not yet been studied in a component analysis. A previous dismantling trial, however, has shown this process has an additive effect as part of an ACT package (Williams, 2006). The current study is a preliminary trial of feasibility and efficacy to determine a) the practicality of assessing S-A-C in isolation in a laboratory setting, and b) the impact of manipulating S-A-C on theoretically related variables, including theorized mechanisms of change in various clinical approaches. 68 participants (55 female, 13 male) were randomly assigned to receive either a brief S-A-C intervention employing a common therapeutic metaphor (the chessboard metaphor), or the control condition, which involved discussing a mildly positive topic with the researcher. Results from the main analyses showed that there was no group-by-time interaction on measures to assess immediate impact on the construct, previously validated therapeutic mediation measures, or symptom measures. Several possible explanations for the failure to identify significant findings are discussed, including limitations of construct measurement. When analyses were repeated using only those participants whose scores were in the mild range or higher for stress, anxiety, or depression, time by condition interactions were significant for stress and approached significance for depression, with participants in the S-A-C group doing better than those in the control group, offering tentative support for the utility of this process among individuals with clinical difficulties. Implications for future studies are reported.Ph. D.
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Valentine, Kathryn H. "The sexual self concept and its relation to psychological well-being and sexual other-acceptance." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1342.
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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.Bachelors
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Broda, Juliana, and n/a. "An exploratory study of the counselling process during focusing and clients' verbal expressions of experiencing and self-acceptance." University of Canberra. Education, 1993. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060613.143715.
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This study explored the application of the counselling
technique called Focusing, with three subjects each attending
four counselling sessions.
A background view of Focusing identified major contributions
from existential, experiential and transpersonal fields of
psychology associated with the phenomenological school of
counselling therapy.
Naturalistic inquiry was used as a method to devise a
cumulative exploration of self-acceptance and experiencing.
The Focusing technique, first devised by Eugene Gendlin in
the 1960's, was modified prior to the main study and then
implemented as a combined counselling/training
intervention. A grounded theory procedure provided the basis
of a qualitative methodological examination for the study and
triangulation was effected using quantitative instruments to
examine an empirical outcome of the intervention for selfacceptance.
The Focusing intervention was developed as a prepared script
elicited by the researcher, followed by unstructured debriefing
which included embedded questions about acceptance of self
and the subject's process of experiencing during the
intervention.
Prior to commencement of the study, the researcher held
some ideas but no preconceived assumptions about the
outcome of the intervention in terms of its effect upon subject
self-acceptance and experiencing.
Upon analysis of the quantitative and qualitative results, it
was concluded that exposure to a counselling process such as
Focusing affects openness to and awareness of potential
breadth, depth and expression of individual experiencing.
Empirical measures of self-acceptance produced inconclusive
results in pre- and post-testing, being more adequately
explored in the outcomes of qualitative analyses. During the
course of the study, five innovative methods of investigation
were utilised and found to be suitable for further development
towards future research.
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Moncur, Breckann Faun. "The Relationship Between Source of Self-Esteem and Body Composition in College Women." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2954.
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between achievement self-esteem, self acceptance self-esteem and body composition in college women. Methods: One-hundred and fifty eight college women were recruited to participate in the study. Participants were healthy, between the age of 18 and 25 yrs, not taking medication that would alter metabolism, and able to participate in physical activity without restriction. As part of the study the participants filled out the Worth Index, which measured level of self-acceptance and achievement self-esteem. The questionnaire included four subscales: basic human worth, performance factor, personal security and appearance. Body composition was assessed using the BOD POD. Results: Participants in the study were 19.9 ± 1.7 yrs, had a BMI of 22.5 ± 3.2 kg/m² and a percent body fat of 26.4 ± 6.4. Source of self-esteem was primarily self-acceptance self-esteem with participants on average scoring 65 ± 11 out of 84 (high moderate) compared to an achievement self-esteem score of 35 ± 10 out of 84 (low moderate). When evaluating the subscales a similar trend appears with the exception of the performance factor, which was more normally distributed. Achievement self-esteem in appearance was positively correlated to percent body fat (p<0.05). Global self-esteem was not related to percent body fat in this population. BMI was negatively related to performance factor and appearance with self-acceptance self-esteem (p<0.05). Global self-esteem was significantly lower for individuals in the highest BMI category. Conclusion: College women who identified less with achievement self-esteem in the subscale of appearance had a lower percent body fat than women who identified more with achievement self-esteem in the subscale for appearance. Also, women who had a higher BMI identified less with self-acceptance self-esteem in the subscales of appearance and performance. Women who had a higher BMI had lower overall self-esteem.
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Kelson, Joshua Norman. "Evaluating 'FearLess': An online self-help program for anxiety." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/16895.
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Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can be severely debilitating. Psychological treatment with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can avert the onset of anxiety disorders and the high cost of impairment. However, many people do not, or cannot, receive face to face psychological treatment. Barriers can include geographic location, lack of money, social stigma, and shortage of mental health professionals. To help overcome such barriers, web-based interventions that deliver mental health information and skill training online have been developed in recent years. However, most interventions to date have been based on Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy with less known about alternate therapy models. The present research first conducted a systematic review on the use of online ACT interventions for anxiety treatment. Significant reductions on anxiety measures were reported across most studies. However, there were no online ACT programs developed for the Australian population. An open trial pilot study on the efficacy and usability of a new Australian developed online ACT program for anxiety symptoms called ‘FearLess’ was then conducted. Forty young Australian adults (aged 18-25) completed the program with no therapist guidance over two weeks. Measures of system usability were taken alongside self-rated levels of depression, anxiety, stress and psychological flexibility at pre-test, post-test and 2-week follow-up. System usability was rated above average and significant improvements were found on all mental health measures from pre-test to follow-up, except for stress. These results warrant further scrutiny in a clinical randomised controlled trial on the intervention.
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Lundberg, Emil. "How to compete effectively with self-service technologies : The impact of technology readiness and the technology acceptance model on self-scanning." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-324751.
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Problem: Due to the promises of retailer benefits, self-service technologies (SSTs) are becoming a common sight in the Swedish grocery retail setting. The mere installation of SSTs is yet not enough to make the consumer adopt them. Purpose: By asking, “how is the consumer’s attitude towards technology affecting his/her acceptance of the grocery retail self-scanning system”, the purpose of this thesis is to explore the effect of the technology readiness theory on the technology acceptance model. Thus, practically investigate how and why some consumers accept, whereas other consumers reject SSTs. Theory: The direct mediating effect of four consumer-specific technology adoption predictors: optimism, innovativeness, insecurity and discomfort, are investigated in relation to two system-specific technology adoption predictors: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Throughout the theoretical framework, and in combination with SST literature, eight hypotheses are constructed. Method: A positivist research approach with a deductive reasoning is adopted. To answer the hypotheses, a quantitative method implemented through a survey strategy is chosen. Statistical testing of the 192 collected answers follows the quantitative data gathering. Conclusion: The results show that multiple consumer-specific characteristics have a direct mediating effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Thus, the consumer’s attitude towards technology plays a significant role in the consumer’s propensity to accept SSTs, such as the grocery retail self- scanning system. This implies that retailers aiming at developing efficient and competitive self-service strategies should pro-actively consider the “techno-ready” consumer attributes. In particular: optimism and discomfort.
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Sedighimornani, Neda. "Inquiry into shame : exploring mindfulness, self-compassion, acceptance, and mind-wandering as methods of shame management." Thesis, University of Bath, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.687350.
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Shame is a complex emotion and often discussed with reluctance; these feelings are usually incapacitating and unbearable. In this thesis, four studies explored aspects of shame vulnerability and shame management. First, a cross-sectional study (n = 240) was carried out to assess factors contributing to the experience of shame. This study demonstrated that negative self-judgment and submissive coping strategies accounted for a significant variance in shame above and beyond the effects of recall of adverse childhood experiences, and that negative self-judgment fully mediated the relationship between recall of childhood experiences and shame. The second study (n = 140 and n = 415) examined the underlying factor structure of a new measure: the Acceptance of Shame and Embarrassment Scale (ASES). Factor analysis in both samples revealed that the ASES had good internal consistency and construct validity. Thirdly, a cross sectional study (n = 159) considered self-compassion and mindfulness as methods of shame management and demonstrated that mindful and self-compassionate were significantly and negatively correlated with the experience of shame. In addition, this study showed that self-compassion fully mediated the mindfulness-shame relationship. The final experimental study (n = 120) assessed the effect of shame on mind wandering. Participants were assigned to shame, pride, or control conditions, and mind wandering during a subsequent reading task was measured using retrospective and behavioural methods. Inducing feelings of shame did not have a significant effect on mind wandering. Overall, these studies suggested that (a) adverse childhood experiences were significantly associated with negative self-judgment and shame, (b) adopting submissive coping strategies is likely to increase the chance of shame vulnerability, (c) the Acceptance of Shame and Embarrassment Scale had promising psychometric properties for assessing acceptance of shame and embarrassment experiences, (d) self-compassion mediated the relationship between mindfulness and shame, and (e) inducing feelings of shame did not have a significant effect on mind wandering.
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Glenn, Jared R. "The Ideal Educator: Investigating Teaching Culture and Teaching Styles through Teacher Self-Efficacy and Social Acceptance." DigitalCommons@USU, 2016. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5170.
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Teaching styles used by educators throughout the world are diverse and complex, resisting simple comparisons between large groups, such as countries. To allow easier comparisons, data from the Teaching and Learning International Study (TALIS 2013) were applied to construct a picture of an “ideal educator” in each of eight countries: Australia, The Czech Republic, France, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Singapore, and The United States. Principles of social acceptance and teacher self-efficacy were applied to teachers in each country in order to construct this ideal educator paradigm: first testing for (and finding) correlation between social acceptance and teacher self-efficacy, and then finding educators who were above average in both social acceptance scores and teacher self-efficacy scores in order to separate out a group of elite teachers from the general sample. Both linear regression and comparisons of median scores were employed to examine differences between countries. Scores revealed that each country displayed a distinct mix of Grasha’s Teaching Styles allowing for a simple comparison of teaching styles between countries.
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Marsanico-Byrne, Linda. "Human relations training to reduce racial prejudice through increased self-acceptance and improved communication style." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1986. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/27994.
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This study investigated the effects of an intensive weekend human relations training workshop between black and white adults 20 to 53 years of age. The results were compared to a no-treatment control group. The total sample was 27. These consisted of 13 females and 14 males, including 2 black females and 3 black males. It was hypothesised: (1) that the treatment group would show significantly greater increase than the untreated group on self-acceptance; (2) that there would be a significantly greater reduction than the untreated group in prejudice (indirect and direct measure); (3) that communication style scores for the treated group would be significantly more constructive than for the untreated group at post-test; and (4) that significant differences would remain significant at delayed post-test. (This did not apply to communication style which was measured at post-test only).
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Durante, Bergue Alves Catarina. "INFLUENCE OF MEDIA ON SELF-OBJECTIFICATION, BODY IMAGE, AND RAPE MYTHS ACCEPTANCE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS." OpenSIUC, 2017. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2092.
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This study is an investigation of how exposure to different media content influences self-objectification, body image, and rape myths acceptance (RMA) in female college students. The purpose of this study was to further explore the effects of immediate media exposure on body image, self-objectification, and RMA, as well as address the gap in the literature regarding the relationship between these variables (Dakanalis et al., 2015; Fox et al., 2015). One hundred and one students that identified as female were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions using a partially blind design. The students watched a short video pertaining to the condition they were assigned (i.e. sexualized content, consent content, control content) and then completed a survey, which included measures of self-objectification, negative body image, positive body image, rape myths acceptance, and demographic variables. Results indicate here was no difference between self-objectification, body image, and RMA scores among participants that were assigned to different experimental conditions. Body image was found to be directly related to RMA, and there was a difference in RMA scores among participants that remembered the university training and those who did not. The present study’s finding expands the knowledge of body image and RMA, and supports the need for interventions targeting attitudes and beliefs regarding rape and consent in college female students. Key words: media, self-objectification, body image, rape myths acceptance, college students.
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Barnes, Linda Elaine. "The Effects of Diary Writing Support Groups On Women's Depression, Self-Acceptance and Well-Being." DigitalCommons@USU, 1989. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6002.
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This study was conducted to determine whether learning specific writing techniques and discussing them in a small group is more beneficial to women than writ ing a journal using self-taught techniques, or not writing at all.
Instruments used included the Beck Depression Inventory and the California Personality Inventory (Self-Acceptance and Well-Being scales).
The literature review covers four general areas: a brief discussion of the impact of contemporary feminism on traditional therapy; an examination of feminist therapy, specifically its advocacy of consciousness-raising groups as a therapy alternative; women's self-reports on diary or journal writing; and information on modern non-literary journal uses including an investigation into the status of therapeutic uses of journal writing.
A group model was developed and examined for this study using a modified consciousness-raising format to teach journal writing techniques and provide for group discussion of the writing practices.
Pre- and posttest scores were compared among three groups of women (N = 52). An additional follow-up sub-sample was contacted (n = 25) to test statistical differences in writing frequency, number of writing techniques used and level of subjective satisfaction with personal writing.
No empirical evidence was found to justify the supposition that structured journal writing groups are more beneficial than either self-taught, solitary diary writing or not writing at all.
Includes bibliography for journal writers, outline for 8-week structured writing group, references, and recommendations for possible further investigation.
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Wedel, Valerie A. "The undoing of the self an artistic exploration /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5004.
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Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on April 4, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.