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Vanhée, Loïs. "Using culture and values to support flexible coordination." Thesis, Montpellier, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015MONTS258/document.
Повний текст джерелаThis thesis proposes a method for supporting flexible coordination in multi-agent systems (MASs). In other words, we aim at influencing societies of artificial agents such that they can handle complex or evolving environments and collective goals (e.g. robots providing an emergency support capable of handling various hazards, climatic conditions, status of victims).Towards achieving this goal, we first investigated why in human societies, for which MASs can be seen as an ``artificial" counterpart, humans manage to coordinate relatively flexibly comparatively with artificial agents in MASs. We discovered that culture is a key factor of this relative success. Briefly, when humans share a cultural background, they manage to coordinate more flexibly because they share a common idea about what ``working together'' means. Conversely, artificial agents miss this aspect, leading in turn to coordination failures that can are similar to cultural clashes.The lack raises our goal: we want to better understand how culture can be integrated within and used for coordinating artificial societies. This goal raises the following research question: (how) can human-like culture be used as a tool for supporting coordination in artificial societies? As a preliminary step for answering this question, we need first to answer this question: (how) can the influence human-like cultures be integrated within artificial societies? In turn, this question raises a third one to be answered first: how does culture influence coordination in human societies?As a first step, we expand general theories of culture for conceptualizing its influence in the context of coordination. From a generic perspective, we explain that culture influences individual decisions that support matching expectations and coherent interaction patterns, leading in turn to (generally) better collective performance. From a more specific perspective, we specify how the core acknowledged patterns of the influence of culture (e.g. cultural importance given to power status, to rules) apply in the context of coordination (e.g. culture influences the likeliness that leaders are (made) responsible for making decisions for subordinates vs. proposing alternatives).As a second step, we study how to replicate human-like influences of culture on coordination within artificial societies. First, since culture is grounded within individual decisions, we investigate the core culturally-sensitive decision aspects that impact the most (flexible) coordination in human societies. We discover that values, what people consider as ``good'' or ``important'' (e.g. honesty, obedience, autonomy), constitute such an aspect by deeply supporting a wide range of (interaction-related) decisions. Then, for illustrating how to replicate influence of culture within artificial societies, we build an value-sensitive agent decision architecture that can make coordination-related decisions. Finally, we illustrate that our architecture can replicate the influence of culture on coordination through two simulations that replicate known coordination-related cultural phenomena.As a third step, we study how human-like values can be used for supporting coordination in artificial societies. First, we investigate the range of coordination problems for which values can offer an operational means for supporting coordination. As in human societies, values are particularly adequate for problems with complex and dynamic environments, requiring agents to make coordination-related decisions. Then, towards concretely implementing values, we study the technical details to consider when using values for supporting flexible coordination (e.g. how to concretely design values and integrating them within decision processes)
Reineke, Jason Bernard. "Support for censorship, family communication, family values, and political ideology." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1216823927.
Повний текст джерелаChu, Po Sen. "The impacts of culture on social support, communication values, and coping strategies." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/435.
Повний текст джерелаBrowning, Matthew Herbert Emerson Mutel. "Nature Centers in Local Communities: Perceived Values, Support Factors, and Visitation Constraints." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54581.
Повний текст джерелаPh. D.
Abuhajar, Aisha Mohamed. "Cultural values, social support and self-esteem as predictors of depression in a Libyan context." Thesis, Brunel University, 2013. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8286.
Повний текст джерелаBass, Tina. "To what extent does Higher Education teaching support the development of undergraduate business students' values?" Thesis, University of Leicester, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31982.
Повний текст джерелаDuffell, Ron. "Easing the burden, the bridging of values and principles to support shared responsibility in an organisation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ59437.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаMeikle, Heather. "The Role of Occupational Values and Support in Career Choice: An Emphasis on Women in Science." Scholar Commons, 2008. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/395.
Повний текст джерелаFobissie, Blese Elsie. "The Effects of Environmental Values and Political Ideology on Public Support for Renewable Energy Policy in Ottawa, Canada." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37960.
Повний текст джерелаJaga, Ameeta. "Antecedents of work-family conflict among Hindu working women in South Africa: stressors, social support, and cultural values." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12951.
Повний текст джерелаLittle is known about the antecedents of work-family conflict (WFC) among Hindu working women in South Africa, a minority subgroup shaped by a unique set of historical, political, and cultural dynamics. Responding to repeated calls in the literature for the examination of work-family issues in unique cultural contexts, this study began with 20 in-depth interviews to elicit the subjective meaning that Hindu women in South Africa give to their work-family experiences. The qualitative data were analysed adhering to the principles of thematic analysis. These findings, together with a review of extant literature, were used to develop a new and culturally nuanced explanatory model of the antecedents of WFC for this specific context. The antecedents of WFC in the explanatory model include role stressors, sources of social support, and specific individual-level cultural variables. The study’s propositions were tested with survey data from 317 respondents. Psychometric analyses confirmed the portability of the measures and the bi-directional nature of WFC; work-to-family conflict and family- to-work conflict. Multiple regression analyses showed that a significant amount of variability in work-to-family conflict and family-to work conflict were explained by within- domain and cross-domain role stressors; with work overload having the strongest predictive effect on both directions of WFC. The results further highlight the salience of family in Hindu culture, noting that family involvement functioned as an important resource in reducing both directions of WFC and that food-work overload had a distinctive effect on WFC as a significant within-domain and cross-domain stressor. Results of further moderated multiple regression analyses confirmed co-worker support as an important resource for alleviating work-to-family conflict and for buffering the negative effects that work stressors can have on work-to-family conflict. Likewise, the results confirmed spousal support as an important resource for reducing family- to-work conflict; however, paid domestic support increased family- to-work conflict directly and when interacting with food-work overload. Moderated multiple regression analyses additionally showed that work involvement interacted significantly with gender role ideology in predicting work-to-family conflict and that family hierarchy orientation interacted significantly with family involvement in predicting family- to-work conflict. Overall, the results of this study strengthen the argument for the importance of uncovering and examining culturally salient variables in work-family research.
Harvey, Jacqueline Christine. "Morality and Mortality: the Role of Values in the Adoption of Laws Governing the Involuntary Removal of Life Sustaining Medical Treatment in Us States." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc149554/.
Повний текст джерелаGallegos, Monica L. "Communication Processes and the Latino Health Paradox: Exploring Relationships among Loneliness, Cultural Values, and Health across the Lifespan." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/301766.
Повний текст джерелаPillay, Urmila. "Social support, personality and values in relation to well-being : a comparative study among Indians, British Indians and British Whites." Thesis, Brunel University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412428.
Повний текст джерелаPeldán, Carlsson Gustav. "Economics, political values and historic legacy : Determinants of public support for EU membership and European integration in post-communist Europe." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-300364.
Повний текст джерелаDunkle, Jennifer T. "Using appreciative interviews to explore speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') views of their clinical values, clinical effectiveness, and work-related social support systems." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366886380.
Повний текст джерелаDeBruler, Amy L. "The Use of a Values Affirming Intervention: Does It Impact Math Scores and Semester Grade Point Averages in a Student Support Services Population." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7507.
Повний текст джерелаStacey, Dawn. "Design and evaluation of an implementation intervention to enhance decision support by call centre nurses for callers facing values-sensitive health decisions." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/10923.
Повний текст джерелаDogruyol, Burak. "The Impact Of Parental Control And Support On The Development Of Chronic Self-regulatory Focus." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610018/index.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаSundberg, Ralph. "Values and Attitudes across Peace Operations : Change and Stability in the Political Psychology of Swedish ISAF Soldiers." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-253032.
Повний текст джерелаPaukštė, Ugnė. "Vaikaičių vertybių sistemos ir iš senelių gaunamo socialinio palaikymo bei tarpusavio bendravimo patirties sąsajos." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140603_162328-32396.
Повний текст джерелаThe present research study examined relations between adolescents’ values, social support from grandparents and dimensions of communication between generations (frequency of communication, grandparents’ gender) in a sample of 222 adolescents (62% female; 38% male) 11-12-grade students of secondary schools in Lithuania. Social support was measured by the Social support questionnaire (The Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey; Sherbourne C. D. and Stewart A. L. 1991), values were measured by Rokeach Value Survey (1973). The results revealed differences between the values of the existing gender: female’s “equality”, “freedom”, “the world of beauty” and “comfortable life” values are more important than male. Other findings showed that frequent communication of grandchildren and grandparents related to the “pleasure”, “world at peace”, “world of beauty”, “self-controlled”, "polite”, “tidy”, “ambition”, “intellectual”, “social recognition”, “wisdom”, “joyful”, “freedom” and “salvation” values, infrequent communication was related with “true friendship”, “national security” and “creativity” values. Male values are associated with the perceived instrumental, informational and emotional support from both grandmothers and the grandfathers; female’s values associated with perceived emotional support from grandmothers, relation between female values and perceived social support from grandparents not found. Female’s values predict non-residence along with his grandparent (s)... [to full text]
Elci, Ozcan. "Predictive Values Of Social Support, Coping Styles And Stress Level In Posttraumatic Growth And Burnout Levels Among The Parents Of Children With Autism." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605093/index.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаzel ilgi Special Education School, BariS Special Education School, Ankara University Center of Research for Children with Autism (OÇ
EM), Bagcilar School for Children with Autism and Hacettepe University Child Psychiatry Clinic. The factor analysis of the MBI yielded two of the three factors of the original factor structure. The depersonalization factor was not found in this sample. It was found that, mothers were experiencing significantly higher emotional exhaustion than the fathers. The regression analysis results revealed that social support and problem solving/optimistic coping were significant predictors of posttraumatic growth among mothers. Social support, problem solving/optimistic coping, religiosity, age, years of marriage were the significant predictors of posttraumatic growth among fathers. Stress level was the only significant predictor of burnout and emotional exhaustion among mothers. Stress level was a significant predictor of both burnout and emotional exhaustion among fathers, but helplessness/self blaming approach was also a significant predictor of paternal burnout. Social support, problem solving/optimistic approach, and stress level were significant predictors of lack of personal accomplishment among mothers. Presence of a caregiver and helplessness/self blaming approach were the significant predictors of lack of personal accomplishment among fathers. The importance of the results for clinical interventions with parents and their shortcomings were discussed within the relevant literature.
Le, Dantec Christopher. "Community resource messenger: a mobile system and design exploration in support of the urban homeless." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41128.
Повний текст джерелаAndrade, Taís de. "Valores organizacionais, suporte social e organizacional no trabalho: um estudo no setor bancário." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2010. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/4553.
Повний текст джерелаEste trabalho foi desenvolvido com o propósito de compreender a influência dos valores organizacionais sobre a percepção de suporte social e organizacional no trabalho, sob a perspectiva dos colaboradores e gestores do setor bancário público e privado. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa de caráter descritivo do tipo survey, valendo-se de metodologias quantitativas e qualitativas para o levantamento e análise dos resultados. Inicialmente, participaram da etapa quantitativa 332 colaboradores do setor bancário, aos quais foram aplicados um questionário elaborado a partir do modelo Inventário de Perfis de Valores Organizacionais (IPVO) de Oliveira e Tamayo (2004); Escala de Percepção de Suporte Social no Trabalho (EPSST) de Gomide Jr., Guimarães e Damásio (2004); e Escala de Percepção de Suporte Organizacional (EPSO), validada no Brasil por Siqueira (1995). Em um segundo momento, participaram do estudo nove gestores dos bancos investigados, com os quais realizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas, tendo como base a literatura sobre valores organizacionais e suporte social e organizacional no trabalho. Os dados obtidos na etapa quantitativa foram analisados com o apoio do software SPSS para a realização dos testes estatísticos, enquanto os dados obtidos na etapa qualitativa foram analisados através da determinação dos temas e análise de conteúdo. Os principais resultados encontrados expõem que os valores organizacionais prioritários das instituições bancárias, segundo a percepção dos colaboradores e gestores, foram o Domínio e o Prestígio, enquanto os valores Bem-estar, Autonomia e Realização ocuparam lugares inferiores na hierarquia. Em relação ao suporte social no trabalho, a maior incidência foi atribuída ao Suporte Social Informacional, enquanto a menor prioridade foi atribuída ao Suporte Social Emocional. Além disso, o Suporte Organizacional apresentou o menor nível de incidência, quando comparado aos tipos de suporte social no trabalho. Ainda, as análises de regressão múltipla revelaram que o modelo com maior poder de explicação foi representado pela variável Suporte Organizacional, cuja variância foi explicada em 70,2% pelos fatores Autonomia e Realização, Domínio e Bemestar, seguido do modelo Geral Suporte, onde a variância foi explicada em 45,6% pelos valores Autonomia e Realização, Prestígio e Domínio. Assim, identificou-se que os valores organizacionais exercem influência sobre a percepção de suporte social e organizacional no trabalho.
Engelbrektsson, Louise. ""Min röst spelar ju inte så stor roll" : Svenska ungdomars förhållande till demokratin." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-402718.
Повний текст джерелаLeonardo, Gabriel. "Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733.
Повний текст джерелаDuregård, Agnes. "Political Climate : How Environmental Attitudes relates to Support for Radical Right-wing Parties in the Nordic Countries." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-375539.
Повний текст джерелаMthembu, Oscar Sandile. "An integrated model of the impact of individual cultural values and the mediating effect of job satisfaction, organisational commitment and perceived support on turnover intention." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5728.
Повний текст джерелаEmployee turnover presents a number of negative organisational outcomes, such as loss of human capital, skills, organisational memory and investment on employee training and development. Theory and empirical research have shown that the most immediate predecessor of employee turnover behaviour is turnover intention, or intention to quit. It is envisaged in this study that attracting and selecting employees who possess individual cultural value dimensions that are aligned with those of the organisation could impact positively on employee intention to stay in the organisation. The effect of job-related attitudes (i.e. employee job satisfaction and organisational commitment) on turnover intention has been established in a number of empirical studies. It is hypothesised in this study that Hofstede's cultural value dimensions of collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity and long-term orientation at individual level can help explain and predict job satisfaction and organisational commitment. In turn, job satisfaction and organisational commitment will decrease employees' intention to leave an organisation.
McLean, Ryan David. "Be Good for Goodness' Sake: Parenting Practices that Promote Value-Congruent Behavior During Adolescence." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8603.
Повний текст джерелаYoung, William Albert II. "A Team-Compatibility Decision Support System to Model the NFL Knapsack Problem: An Introduction to HEART." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1273158239.
Повний текст джерелаYang, Jun. "A Cultural Analysis of Employees' Work Values and Their Consequences for Work-Related Outcomes: The Case of China." FIU Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2327.
Повний текст джерелаBerkey, Rebecca Elaine. "Just Farming: An Environmental Justice Perspective on the Capacity of Grassroots Organizations to Support the Rights of Organic Farmers and Laborers." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1408359645.
Повний текст джерелаEstevam, Ionara Dantas. "Adolescente em conflito com a lei, resiliência, valores humanos e suporte familiar: um estudo das representações sociais." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2011. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/6899.
Повний текст джерелаCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES
Crime and urban violence, committed by adolescents have reached high levels of intensity and frequency, in recent years requiring a deep analysis of their causes which are characterized in common sense as complex and multifaceted, revealing problems of psychological, relational, political, social and economic orders. These difficulties require studies in order to formulate scientific understanding for their prevention and / or intervention. Based on those principles, the general objective of this thesis was to identify the social representations of institutionalized adolescents in conflict with the law, and not institutionalized adolescents who are not in conflict with the law, concerning adolescence, violence, future, as well as, the measurement of resilience, basic values and family support issues. This research was developed according to the theoretical Moscovician s social representations SR, and other theories that support the studies of resilience, human values and family support. It was a field study, characterized by a multimethod approach, which used a qualitative and quantitative methodology. The locus of research counted on a ressocialized institution referred to as deprivation of liberty (104 adolescents) and public schools (104 adolescents) located in the suburbs of João Pessoa, totaling 208 participants. Five instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Technique of Free Association of Words (TFAW) in which the obtained data were processed by software Tri- Deux-Mots (version 2.2), the Resilience Scale developed by Wagnild and Young (RS), the Basic Values Questionnaire developed by Gouveia (BVQ) and the Family Support Perception Inventory (FSPI). The data of these last three were processed by the software SPPS (version 15). The results of the Sociodemographic Questionnaire revealed that delinquent adolescents are deprived of their liberty for committing robbery, murder and drug trafficking. These adolescents have lower education compared to the group of non delinquent adolescents, having various types of family arrangements. The results of TFAW objectified representations of adolescence (stimulus 1) entertainment, gaming and dating; those terms are similar for both groups. of adolescents; violence (stimulus 2), the adolescents represented differently, compared to non delinquent group, anchoring it in social representations of economic and political orders, and the delinquent adolescents represented with objective expressions of violence such as killing, stealing, hitting, the future (stimulus 3) objectified representations of life changes for both groups of adolescents. The RS, the BVQ and the FSPI showed that delinquent adolescents are less resilient, have less family support and their human values are guided to the experimentation, existence, normative and supra-personal, compared to the non delinquent adolescents who are more resilient, have more family support, their human values are more oriented to achievement and social interaction. Based on the findings the parameters of family support, resilience and human values must be understood as strengthening psychosocial factors, which may be constructed in the families, in the ressocialized educational institutions and in the community.
A criminalidade e a violência urbana, praticada por adolescentes, têm atingido índices elevados, tanto de intensidade, quanto de frequência, nos últimos anos, exigindo uma análise profunda de suas causas, a qual sabe, no senso comum, que são complexas e multifacetadas, retratando, atualmente, um problema psíquico, relacional, político, social, econômico, que precisa ser estudado, para que se possam formular proposições científicas de prevenção e/ou intervenção. Nesse sentido, o objetivo geral da presente tese foi identificar as representações sociais dos adolescentes institucionalizados, em conflito com a lei; e não institucionalizados, e sem conflito com a lei, acerca da adolescência, violência, futuro, bem como a mensuração da resiliência, valores básicos e suporte familiar desses mesmos jovens. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa foi utilizado o aporte teórico Moscoviciano das representações sociais RS, acompanhado das teorias que subsidiam os estudos da resiliência, valores humanos e suporte familiar. Tratou-se de um estudo de campo, inserido, em uma abordagem multimétodo, que utilizou uma metodologia qualitativa e quantitativa. O lócus de investigação situou-se numa instituição ressocializadora de privação de liberdade (104 adolescentes), e escolas da rede pública (104 adolescentes) de bairros da periferia da cidade de João Pessoa-PB, totalizando 208 participantes. Foram utilizados cinco instrumentos: Questionário Sociodemográfico, a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras (TALP), cujos dados foram tratados pelo software Tri-Deux-Mots (versão 2.2); a Escala de Resiliência de Wagnild e Young (ERES), o Questionário dos Valores Básicos (QVB) e o Inventário de Percepção de Suporte Familiar (IPSF). Os dados desses três últimos foram tratados pelo software SPPS (versão 15). Os resultados do Questionário Sociodemográfico demonstraram que os adolescentes delinquentes estão privados de liberdade, por cometerem atos infracionais de assalto, homicídio e tráfico de drogas; apresentam escolaridade inferior ao grupo dos não delinquentes e possuem vários tipos de arranjos familiares. Os resultados da TALP objetivaram representações sociais da adolescência (estímulo 1) em diversão, jogos e namoros similares para os dois grupos de adolescentes; a violência (estímulo 2), os adolescentes representaram, diferentemente, com os adolescentes não delinquentes, ancorando em representações sociais, econômicas e políticas, e os adolescentes delinquentes representando com expressões objetivas da violência, como matar, roubar, bater; o futuro (estímulo 3) objetivaram representações de mudanças de vida para ambos os adolescentes. A ERES, o QVB e o IPSF apontaram que os adolescentes delinquentes são menos resilientes, possuem menos suporte familiar e predominam valores humanos de experimentação, existência, suprapessoal e normativo, em relação aos adolescentes não delinquentes, que são mais resilientes, possuem maior suporte familiar e valores humanos mais orientados para a realização e interação social. Em suma, verificou-se que os parâmetros de suporte familiar, valores humanos e resiliência sejam entendidos como fatores de fortalecimento psicossocial, passíveis de serem construídos, nas famílias, instituições ressocializadoras e escolares e na comunidade.
Pieroni, Juliana Martinez. "RESILIÊNCIA, VALORES HUMANOS E PERCEPÇÃO DE SUPORTE SOCIAL EM PROFISSIONAIS DA SAÚDE." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2012. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1314.
Повний текст джерелаCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
The current perspective of psychological science, coupled with all aspects of positive psychology and health, allows researching of the resilience phenomenon, turning old questions into new understanding possibilities, and admitting a positive outlook of human beings, rather than looking at its negative aspects, focusing instead on all virtuous aspects, such as resilience, happiness, optimism, altruism, hope, as favorable resources for health maintenance and promotion. The perception of social support protects individuals against destabilization, and human values contribute to human decision-making and choices for conflict resolution. The aim of this research was to determine whether human values and perceptions of social support predict resilience in health care professionals. 127 Brazilians took part on the research, all of them being health professionals, 76% female, mean age of 38 years, and mostly married. The instruments used for data collection were a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Resilience Assessment Scale, the Questionnaire Profiles QPV Values Scale and Perceived Social Support EPSS. Calculations of descriptive statistics, t tests and standard multiple linear regression analysis were made. The results showed that the participants have high levels of resilience, apprehending that they receive more emotional support, move and guide their actions and behaviors for the positive welfare of others. Results of regression analysis revealed that only human values are predictors of resilience. These findings contribute to the understanding of the construct of resilience as a state or process, and therefore, as a dynamic phenomenon that takes into account the context in which the human being is inserted. It also reveals the importance of individual characteristics in explaining this phenomenon. Given the limitations of this study and considering that no empirical study was found prior to this research on the influence of values on human resilience, the results indicate the need for development of further researching to better understand the predictors of resilience. A research agenda is suggested at the end of the conclusions.
A perspectiva atual da ciência psicológica, somada aos aspectos da psicologia positiva e da saúde, permite estudar o fenômeno da resiliência, transformando velhas questões em novas possibilidades de compreensão, permitindo um olhar positivo dos seres humanos, focando ao invés de aspectos negativos, os aspectos virtuosos, tais como: resiliência, felicidade, otimismo, altruísmo, esperança, como sendo recursos favoráveis para manutenção e promoção da saúde. A percepção do suporte social protege os indivíduos contra a desestabilização, e os valores humanos contribuem na tomada de decisão e nas escolhas para a resolução de conflitos. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se valores humanos e percepção de suporte social predizem resiliência em profissionais da saúde. Participaram 127 brasileiros, profissionais da saúde, sendo 76% do sexo feminino, com idade média de 38 anos, em sua maioria, casados. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta de dados foram um questionário de dados sociodemográficos, a Escala de Avaliação de Resiliência, o Questionário de Perfis de Valores QPV e Escala de Percepção de Suporte Social EPSS. Foram calculadas estatísticas descritivas, testes t e análises de regressão lineares múltiplas padrão. Os resultados revelaram que os participantes possuem bons níveis de resiliência, percebem que recebem mais suporte afetivo e movem e guiam suas ações e comportamentos pelo bem-estar dos outros. Resultados das análises de regressão revelaram que apenas valores humanos são preditores de resiliência. Estes achados contribuem para a compreensão do constructo de resiliência como um estado ou processo, portanto, como um fenômeno dinâmico que leva em consideração o contexto onde o ser humano está inserido, mas revela também a importância das características individuais na explicação deste fenômeno. Tendo em vista as limitações deste estudo e considerando que não foi encontrado nenhum estudo empírico acerca da influencia dos valores humanos sobre a resiliência, os resultados indicam a necessidade de desenvolvimentos de mais estudos para melhor compreensão dos preditores de resiliência e uma agenda de pesquisa é sugerida ao final das conclusões.
Defenderfer, Jessica A. "Differences in Group Value Priorities and Their Impact on Political Candidate Support:A Consideration of Sex, Party, and Race." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437481671.
Повний текст джерелаBloom, Lindsey A. "Eat wild fish, support sustainable economy, save wild places : an Inquiry into consumer values and buying power in relation to the conservation of salmon habitat and sustainable economic development in Bristol Bay, Alaska /." Click here to view full text, 2007.
Знайти повний текст джерелаCorkin, Lucy Jane. "A decade of democracy : comparing trends in support for democracy in South Africa and Brazil since democratic transition." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16271.
Повний текст джерелаENGLISH ABSTRACT: Brazil and South Africa were both part of the global “third-wave” of democracy, the beginnings of their democratic transitions occurring in 1985 and 1994 respectively. Despite having been formerly subjected to decades of authoritarian rule, both countries experienced a modicum of democratic practice, however limited in franchise, under the previous regimes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of support for democracy in Brazil and South Africa since democratic transition. Two types of political support are identified as crucial for democratic sustainability: diffuse support, or support for democracy’s intrinsic principles, and specific support, support which is conditional on the positive evaluation of the regime institutions and incumbents. These two types of political support are conceptualized as encompassing five levels or objects of political support, according to the Norris model: the political community, regime principles, regime performance (diffuse support), regime institutions and political actors (specific support). This study proposes that because vestiges of democratic norms and practices have been present within these countries’ political systems for some time, it is possible that they will manifest trends in support similar to much older, more established democracies. These global trends indicate that diffuse support for democracy is being maintained while specific support for democracy is waning. A longitudinal quantitative study was conducted, using consecutive waves of World Values Survey to operationalize support for democracy in terms of the five abovementioned political objects and the results of South Africa and Brazil compared. These results show that both case studies could be interpreted as having fairly high levels of diffuse support and decreasing levels of specific support for democracy. It is however acknowledged that results are not conclusive and further research is required, especially with respect to how respondents conceptualize the term ‘democracy’.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Brasilië en Suid-Afrika was albei deel van die globale “derde golf” van demokrasie, met die aanvang van hulle oorgang na demokrasie onderskeidelik in 1985 en 1994. Ten spyte daarvan dat hierdie twee lande voormalig aan dekades van outoritêre gesag onderwerp is, het albei, hoewel beperk in stemreg, ’n mate van demokratiese praktyk onder ’n vorige bestel ervaar. Die doel van hierdie studie is om die steunvlakke vir demokrasie in Brasilië en Suid- Afrika sedert hulle oorgang na demokrasie te ondersoek. Twee soorte politieke steun word geïdentifiseer as deurslaggewend vir demokratiese volhoubaarheid: verspreide steun – of steun vir die intrinsieke beginsels van demokrasie – en spesifieke steun – steun wat van die positiewe evaluering van die regime se instellings en ampsbekleders afhang. Hierdie twee soorte politieke steun word deur vyf konsepte voorgestel wat die vyf vlakke of voorwerpe van politieke steun volgens die Norris-model dek: die politieke gemeenskap, regimebeginsels, regimeprestasie (verspreide steun), regime-instellings en politieke akteurs (spesifieke steun). Hierdie studie stel voor dat, aangesien spore van demokratiese norme en praktyke vir ’n geruime tyd binne hierdie lande se politieke stelsels teenwoordig was, dit moontlik is dat hulle steuntendense sal toon wat aan baie ouer, meer gevestigde demokrasieë soortgelyk is. Hierdie globale tendense toon dat verspreide steun vir demokrasie gehandhaaf word terwyl spesifieke steun vir demokrasie aan die kwyn is. ’n Longitudinale kwantitatiewe studie is onderneem wat van opeenvolgende siklusse van die “World Values Survey” gebruik maak om steun vir demokrasie in terme van die vyf bogenoemde politieke voorwerpe uit te beeld. Die resultate van Suid-Afrika en Brasilië is daarna vergelyk. Uit hierdie resultate sou afgelei kon word dat redelik hoë vlakke van verspreide steun en dalende vlakke van spesifieke steun vir demokrasie in beide gevalle voorkom. Daar word egter erken dat resultate nie beslissend is nie en dat verdere navorsing nodig is, in besonder met betrekking tot respondente se begrip van die term ‘demokrasie’.
Johansson, Julia, and Linda Karlström. ""Första veckan ska man bara lära sig att hitta till kaffeautomaten" : En kvalitativ studie om tjänstemäns onboardingprocess." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95351.
Повний текст джерелаPurpose: The purpose of this study is to create an understanding of an organisation’s specific onboarding process. The aim is also to provide an understanding of the essential parts in adapting to the position and organisation described by the HR-function, managers and officials. The results of the study will hopefully provide key individuals in the field of onboarding with the opportunity to reflect on how the onboarding process is experienced and how it functions in their organisation. Method: This study is a qualitative case study with an inductive approach. The empirical material has been collected through semi-structured interviews. The interviews were conducted with five officials, two managers and one HR manager. Conclusion: This study highlights a number of essential parts regarding the onboarding based on the three perspectives. The most essential part in this specific case is being able to work with individual factors to satisfy the needs of the new employee. The aspect of time is also one of the most essential parts that will affect the experience of onboarding.
Bednář, Martin. "Vyhodnocování účinnosti strojů pro zabezpečení výrobního úkolu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-229901.
Повний текст джерелаWasteson, Elisabet. "Living and Coping with Cancer : Specific Challenges and Adaptation." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7784.
Повний текст джерелаMartins, Vanessa Sofia Ribeiro de Almeida Pires. "Análise do papel das práticas de recursos humanos como facilitadoras ou inibidoras da conciliação trabalho-vida familiar:a perceção das organizações como amigas das famílias." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16635.
Повний текст джерелаNa sociedade em geral, e com grande atualidade em Portugal, tem-se assistido a um debate crescente da relação entre as condições laborais e a conciliação entre as responsabilidades familiares e profissionais dos trabalhadores. Este estudo procura aprofundar o conhecimento do papel das práticas de recursos humanos como facilitadoras ou inibidoras da conciliação entre o trabalho e a vida familiar. Analisa-se a relação existente entre valores organizacionais positivos, práticas de recursos humanos de suporte à família e atitudes de suporte familiar da parte dos gestores na formação da perceção das organizações como amigas das famílias. Em termos metodológicos optou-se por uma abordagem do tipo mista – análise qualitativa (entrevistas a gestores de recursos humanos) seguida de uma análise quantitativa (inquérito a 1156 empregados das organizações selecionadas no estudo). Verifica-se uma tentativa das empresas em implementar práticas e definir objetivos que tenham uma influência positiva na conciliação entre o trabalho e família e com impacto favorável na concretização dos projetos familiares dos empregados. No entanto, os dados quantitativos mostram que ainda não satisfazem totalmente as necessidades dos empregados. Os resultados dão suporte à influência relevante de todas as variáveis analisadas. Foram discutidas as conclusões dos resultados obtidos e sugeridas pistas para investigações futuras.
In society in general, and in Portugal specially, there has been a growing debate on the balance between the working conditions and workers’ family and professional responsibilities. This study seeks to deepen the understanding of the role of human resource practices as facilitators or inhibitors of the balance between work and family life. It is analyzed the relationship between positive organizational values, practices of human resources supportive of the family, and managers’ family supporting attitudes in the formation of the perception of organizations as being family supportive. In methodological terms, a mixed approach was chosen - qualitative analysis (interviews with human resource managers) followed by a quantitative analysis (survey of 1.156 employees of the organizations participating in the study). There is an attempt by companies to implement practices and define objectives that have a positive influence on the balance between work and family as well as a favorable impact on the implementation of the employees' family projects. However, the quantitative data shows that they still do not completely meet employees’ needs. The results support the relevant influence of all target variables. The main conclusions are discussed and ideas for future research are suggested.
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Freitas, Lucia Helena Walendy de. "OTIMISMO, SUPORTE SOCIAL E VALORES DO TRABALHO COMO ANTECEDENTES DE BEM ESTAR SUBJETIVO DE TRABALHADORES." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2009. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1439.
Повний текст джерелаThe goal of this study was to verify the capacity of optimism, social support and work values as being predictors of subjective well-being, as well as to analyze the relations of the demographic variables with this study s variables, describe them and examine the relations between them. The sample consisted of 47 men and 101 women with average age of 41 years (SD = 10,72) who sought for help in an institution for their professional transition. The gathering data instrument was an auto fill questionnaire composed by five measures included in the study: optimism, perception of social support, work values, general satisfaction with life and positive and negative affects, as well as demographic variable: sex, age, studies, volunteering, work, marital status and time at the institution. Descriptive statistic analyses were done, differences between averages, correlations and variable analyses were tested and models of linear regressions were calculated. The relations among study variables and demographic variables revealed that people who do not study notice to have more practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) and give more importance to motivations of auto-promotion and prestige than the ones who study. The youngest aging up to 30 report that they notice having more emotional and practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) than the oldest ones. With the advance of age, the perceptions of emotional and social support decrease, however people older than 50 revealed less negative affect and more satisfaction with life than the youngest. Married individuals revealed to give less importance than separated, divorced and widowers, etc. to the stability at work and financial security; single individuals revealed to have more negative affects than married ones. Men related to feel more satisfied with life, to have more positive affects and less negative affects than women. The ones who do volunteer work revealed to be more optimistic and to have less negative affects than the ones who don t. Data revealed that the researched have a good level of optimism and a perception of emotional support higher than the perception of practical support (tangible and appraisal supports); they are motivated mainly by goals of achievement at work and by stability and financial security; they feel indifferent towards satisfaction with life; present positive affects a little above indifference, however they feel little negative affects. Deriving from this, a little more than two thirds of the investigated present prevailing of emotional positive state over the negative. The optimism was the variable which established more and higher associations; it positively correlated with values of achievement at work, with values of social relations, with values of prestigious work, with satisfaction with life and positive affects; and it negatively correlated with negative affects. The perception of emotional support positively correlated with values of prestige, positive affects and with satisfaction with life; and correlated negatively with negative affects. The perception of practical support (tangible and appraisal supports) did not present significant correlations with any study variable. Positive affects positively correlated with work values of social relations and with values of prestigious work. From the analyses of three predictive models it was found that optimism and emotional support echoes positively over satisfaction with life and positive affects. Optimism echoes negatively over negative affects. Values of prestigious work echoes positively over positive affects. Stability values echo negatively over satisfaction with life and positive affects; and positively over negative affects. The results of this study have shown that the optimistic state is a powerful positive impact factor over the health state called subjective well-being.(AU)
Este estudo teve por objetivo verificar a capacidade de otimismo, de suporte social e de valores do trabalho serem preditores de bem estar subjetivo, bem como analisar as relações de variáveis demográficas com essas variáveis de estudo, descrevê-las e examinar as relações entre elas. A amostra consistiu de 47 homens e de 101 mulheres com idade média de 41,00 anos (DP =10,72) que buscavam apoio em instituição para sua transição profissional. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi um questionário de autopreenchimento composto por cinco medidas que aferiram as variáveis incluídas no estudo: otimismo, percepção de suporte social, valores do trabalho, satisfação geral com a vida e afetos positivos e negativos, bem como variáveis demográficas: sexo, idade, estudo, trabalho, voluntariado, estado civil e permanência na instituição. Foram realizadas análises estatísticas descritivas, testadas diferenças entre médias, correlações, análise de variância e calculados modelos de regressão linear múltipla. As relações das variáveis de estudo com variáveis demográficas revelaram que as pessoas que não estudam percebem ter mais suporte prático e dão mais importância a motivações de autopromoção e de prestígio do que as que estudam. Os mais jovens com até 30 anos relataram que se percebem tendo mais apoio emocional e prático do que os mais velhos. Com o avanço da idade diminuem as percepções de suporte emocional e prático, contudo as pessoas com mais de 50 anos revelaram menos afetos negativos e maior satisfação com a vida do que os mais jovens. Casados revelaram dar menos importância do que separados, divorciados, viúvos, etc. à estabilidade no trabalho e segurança financeira; solteiros revelaram ter mais afetos negativos do que os casados. Homens relataram se sentir mais satisfeitos com a vida, ter mais afetos positivos e menos afetos negativos que mulheres. Quem realiza trabalho voluntário revelou ser mais otimista e ter menos afetos negativos do que aqueles que não realizam. Os dados revelaram que os pesquisados têm um bom nível de otimismo e uma percepção de suporte emocional maior do que a percepção de suporte prático; são motivados, principalmente por metas de realização no trabalho e de estabilidade e segurança financeira; sentem-se indiferentes quanto à satisfação com a vida; apresentam afetos positivos um pouco acima da indiferença; contudo sentem poucos afetos negativos. Disso decorre que um pouco mais de dois terços dos pesquisados apresentaram predominância de estados emocionais positivos sobre os negativos. O otimismo foi a variável que estabeleceu associações mais altas e em maior quantidade; correlacionou positivamente com valores de realização no trabalho, com valores de relações sociais, com valores do trabalho de prestígio, com satisfação com a vida e com afetos positivos; e correlacionou negativamente com afetos negativos. A percepção de suporte emocional correlacionou positivamente com valores de prestígio, afetos positivos e com satisfação com a vida; e correlacionou negativamente com afetos negativos. Percepção de suporte prático não apresentou correlações significativas com nenhuma variável de estudo. Afetos positivos correlacionaram-se positivamente com valores do trabalho de relações sociais e com valores do trabalho de prestígio. A partir da análise de três modelos preditivos encontrou-se que otimismo e suporte emocional repercutem positivamente sobre a satisfação com a vida e sobre afetos positivos. Otimismo repercute negativamente sobre afetos negativos. Valores do trabalho de prestígio repercutem positivamente sobre afetos positivos. Valores de estabilidade repercutem negativamente sobre satisfação com a vida e sobre afetos positivos; e positivamente sobre afetos negativos. Os resultados deste estudo mostraram que o estado otimista é um poderoso fator de impacto positivo sobre o estado de saúde denominado bem estar subjetivo.(AU)
Boafo, Komikuma. "Etude de deux politiques éducatives de lutte contre les difficultés d’apprentissage : Analyse des facteurs influençant les pratiques pédagogiques dans les dispositifs d’accompagnement à la scolarité en France et des cours de répétition au Togo." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021BORD0050.
Повний текст джерелаThis thesis aims to analyze the influence of motivations, profiles (professions) of companions and institutional values on teaching practices in the facilities of support for schooling in France and rehearsal courses in Togo. The results highlight that academic performance of the students takes precedence over their social integration. Two skills are the most used : listening to students (France) and centralization of activities on the needs of the accompanied (Togo). Traditional pedagogy, the most used, is impacted by the motivations, profils of companions and institutional values. Prospect of training companions in pedagogical diversity and pupil pedagogy should be considered in order to make these facilities a significant learning potential for accompanied pupils
Jarvis, Renee Lauren. "Factors participants value in breast cancer support groups." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3112.
Повний текст джерелаTao, Cheng. "Decision-Making Support by a Value-Driven Design Model." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-11881.
Повний текст джерелаAnand, Sarabjot Singh. "Value-adding intelligence in clinical prognostic systems." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311514.
Повний текст джерелаNicoll, Madonna A. ""I'm a person of value": People with intellectual disability negotiating paid support relationships." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232631/1/Madonna_Nicoll_Thesis.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаLamey, Andy. "Value pluralism as a support to liberalism, rebuilding Berlin's bridge." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0003/MQ45232.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаSethi, Iccha. "Clinician Decision Support Dashboard: Extracting value from Electronic Medical Records." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41894.
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SPRINGER, JULIAN, and MIKO KINNUNEN. "Value creation through digital services in start-up support organisations." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239721.
Повний текст джерелаBakgrund och syfte - Digitalisering förbinder olika affärsaktörer för att skapa sammankopplade ekosystem genom digitala plattformar. Samtidigt erbjuder start-up ekosystem olika fördelar för start-ups, till exempel genom stödorganisationer som erbjuder tjänster för start-ups. För tillfället möter dessa start-up stödorganisationer utmaningen att utnyttja digitala tjänster för att skapa värde för sina medlems start-ups. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur de digitala tjänster som erbjuds av stödorganisationerna skapar värde för start-ups. Tillvägagångssätt - Från ett teoretiskt perspektiv beaktas sociologin av värde och service dominerande logik begrepp som värde medskapande och serviceekosystem. Kvalitativa metoder användes för att genomföra en förstudie och en fördjupad fallstudie med ett start-up hub i Stockholms entreprenörsekosystem. Data samlades in med 18 halvstrukturerade intervjuer med start-ups och andra aktörer i ekosystemet och deltagarobservationer av 17 evenemang. Fynd - Behov och utmaningar för start-ups identifierades och mappades mot de digitala tjänster som start-ups använde. Dessa tjänster underlättar interaktion mellan olika aktörer i start-up hubben. Sju sammankopplade värdetyper för start-ups identifierades som en följd av användningen av digitala och icke-digitala tjänster i start-up hubben. Dessutom är många av de digitala tjänsterna inte tillhandahållen av start-uperna ensam men i samarbete med andra aktörer, som kopplar ihop start-up hubben till andra aktörer i start-up ekosystemet. Forskningsbegränsningar och konsekvenser - Fynden bidrar till att förstå hur start-up stödorganisationer utnyttjar digitala tjänster för att stöda sina medlemmar. Anslutningen av digital serviceanvändning till skapandet av olika värdetyper ger ett teoretiskt koncept för att undersöka serviceekosystemet. Eftersom studien har genomförts med ett begränsat antal respondenter och evenemang i Stockholm, föreslås ytterligare forskning i andra ekosystem och användande av olika metoder för att säkerställa generaliserbarhet av resultaten i denna studie. Praktiska konsekvenser - Ett antal praktiska förslag till start-up stödorganisationer kan härledas från resultaten, bland annat att de start-up stödorganisationerna kan dra nytta av att etablera och moderera ett digitalt samhälle, involvera flera aktörer från ekosystemet och kontinuerligt anpassa digitala tjänster till förändringen av miljön och behovet av start-ups. Originalitet – Till bästa kunskapen av författarna, är detta den första studien för att undersöka digitala tjänster i entreprenörsekosystem från perspektivet av värdet i service ekosystemen.
Düring, Sara. "Frihet på gott och ont : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om rollen som volontär i det sociala arbetet med unga." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-178991.
Повний текст джерелаThe purpose of the study was to increase understanding of the experience of the role as a volunteer in social work with young people and young adults, by describing the role as a volunteer based on the experience of being a “non-professional” helper towards the target group, and interpret the results in relation to previous research in the field. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted with volunteers from four non-profit organizations. The interviews have been analyzed with thematic analysis. Results and analyses have been presented in the form of six themes which are described below. The theme driving forces describe the reasons why the respondents are active as volunteers. A central motivation is to give to others but there also an experience that the public sector cannot provide enough, or the right kind, of support to the youth. The theme how committed should one be? describes differences in the volunteers’ view on how active and involved a volunteer should be in the non-profit organization that they work for. Some volunteers place great commitment on the organization while others focus only on the volunteering task. This can lead to frustration and it is concluded that there are difficulties in identifying a common identity about how committed one should be as a volunteer. Support the statements illustrates how the volunteers see it as a part of their role to stand for certain values and statements of the organization. Volunteers share most of the organization’s values, but ambivalence is expressed in some areas. Freedom for better or worse portrays freedom and lack of demands as recurring descriptions when the volunteers talk about their role. Volunteers describe freer working conditions, less bureaucracy but also a feeling of freedom in the meeting with the young person, compared to working life. Feelings of inadequacy illustrates one of the downsides of freedom: a desire to help more than one can do in the role as a volunteer. This theme is linked to the theme of freedom for better or worse. A suggested explanation is that the volunteers lack the authority and tools necessary to create change in a young person’s situation and that the inability to create change contributes to feelings of inadequacy. Different kinds of support describe how the volunteers receive support in dealing with difficulties. The support comes from other volunteers, the non-profit organization, relatives and the volunteers also have personal strategies. Some volunteers feel that they should not use the organization’s limited resources for their own need of support in the role, which has a correlation to volunteer identity.