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Emotional intelligence : an investigation of discriminant and concurrent validity / Andrea Kohan.
(2002)
Emotional intelligence (El) is a popularized concept, but one also being
empirically examined for its validity as a construct of intelligence. Research has focused on determining its status as a unique ability that is ...
Planting the seeds of change : evaluation of the impacts of community gardens on well-being and connections to community and nature in First Nations' youth / by Graham Trull.
(2008)
Aboriginal populations in Canada currently struggle with a variety of social,
economic, and health issues. Many of these problems have been shown to relate to levels of connectedness to community and to nature, as well ...
Theory of mind and behaviour disorder in children with specific language impairment / by Alana M. Holmes.
(2001)
The assertion that children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) do not experience delays in the development of a theory of mind (ToM) has been made by numerous researchers (Eisenmajer & Prior, 1991; Leslie & Frith, ...
Relationship between burnout, psychological empowerment, and gender role orientation in long term-care nurses
(2001)
The influence o f psychological empowerment and gender roles on burnout was
investigated. Ninety-six nurses employed at long-term care facilities completed the
Personal Attributes Questionnaire (Spence, Helmreich, & ...
Development and validation of the successful aging quiz / by Christine A. Knight. --
(2004)
The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the reliability, validity, and
responsiveness of the Successful Aging Quiz (SAQ), a 70-item, self-administered, multidimensional assessment instrument designed to measure ...
Walking through anxiety : examining the role of expectancy in exercise / by Thomas Newman.
(2009)
Exercise has consistently been found to reduce anxiety (Petruzello, Landers, Hatfield, Kubitz, & Salazar, 1991). However, the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on anxiety are unknown. The present study evaluated ...
Functional significance of waist-to-hip ratio / by Tanya D. Spencer
(2002)
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) may be important and highly visible “honest advertisement” of general and reproductive health and, hence, physical attractiveness. Research shows that men and women aged 18-86 agree on what constitutes ...
Rewording elder abuse : a test of six frameworks
(2001)
The term “elder abuse” carries powerful connotations and preconceptions, making the
topic a difficult one to broach. In order to effectively reach older adults, their family
members and caregivers, educators would do ...
Assessment of financial aptitude and knowledge in the elderly : The Montreal Assessment of Financial Activities Scale (EMAF-EN) / by Neil F. Pascoe.
(2007, c200)
With the increasing age of the population, there is a corresponding increase in dementias and other similarly limiting disorders. An objective assessment tool of when a person is no longer capable to handle his or her own ...
Attractiveness and body image : the mediating role of body mass index
(2002)
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between certain psychological and
physical attributes and attractiveness in males and females. The psychological attributes studied
included body-esteem, intelligence, ...