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Motivation (12):
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Motivation
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We present the adaptation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS), developed by Kanter, Mulick, Busch, Berlin, and Martell (2007), in a Spanish sample. The psychometric properties were tested in a sample of 263 participants (124 clinical and 139 non-clinical). The results show that,...
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PMID: 22059343
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The aim of this study was to examine the factorial validity of the Job Expectations Questionnaire (Cuestionario de Expectativas Laborales CEL) in a sample of Mexican workers. Following a cross validation approach, two samples were used in the study. The first sample consisted of 380...
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PMID: 22059344
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One of the procedures used most recently with longitudinal data is linear mixed models. In the context of health research the increasing number of studies that now use these models bears witness to the growing interest in this type of analysis. This paper describes the application of...
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PMID: 22059318
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New England Journal of Medicine (365)13 2011
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Dental update (38)6 2011
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This article reviews how to develop a personal development plan, its benefits and how it may relate to the GDC's proposed revalidation scheme. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Revalidation is an essential part of reassuring the public that the profession delivers care to appropriate standards in safe work environ...
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PMID: 21905356
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Background Next to the school environment, the family and community environment are key for young people's behaviour and for promoting physical activity (PA). Methods A review of reviews was conducted, after which a literature search was conducted (in PubMed, Scopus and PsychInfo) from August 2007 (s...
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PMID: 21836175
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Sexual Health (8)3 2011
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This research compared street male sex workers in Santo André, Brazil, that reported consistent condom use with those that revealed inconsistent condom use with their clients, concerning personality aspects, impulsiveness, alcohol and drug consumption, depressive symptoms, sociodemographic data and...
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PMID: 21851781
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We examined student teachers' (STs) use of instructional choices in teaching physical education classes. Participants included 131 STs (52 men and 79 women) from a major university in the United States. STs completed questionnaires assessing three types of instructional choices (cognitive, organizat...
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PMID: 21957707
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We found that mice carrying nAChR β2-subunit deletions have impaired attention performance. Efficient lentiviral vector-mediated reexpression of functional β2-subunit-containing nAChRs in PFC neurons of the prelimbic area (PrL) completely restored the attentional deficit but did not affect impulsi...
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PMID: 21836018
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Journal of Psychology (145)4 2011
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Public security, traffic management, and service for the people are the 3 major functions of policing in Taiwan. This definition encompasses not only the traditional job characteristics, but also the level of contextual characteristics and social characteristics because of police work's characteristi...
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PMID: 21834327
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Our results suggest that positive and negative urgency are associated with increased activation of general, positive alcohol cognitions, rather than mood-specific subtypes....
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PMID: 21820811
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Given the increasing popularity of motorcycle riding and heightened risk of injury or death associated with being a rider, this study explored rider behavior as a determinant of rider safety and, in particular, key beliefs and motivations that influence such behavior. To enhance the effectiveness of...
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PMID: 21823945
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Previous research has shown that involvement in meal preparation is positively associated with better diet quality. However, it is unclear whether there is an association between involvement in meal preparation and being overweight or obese. This study investigated whether the level...
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PMID: 21802565
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Hospital peer review (36)8 2011
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Pflege Zeitschrift (64)7 2011
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We could eliminate 80%of all heart disease and strokes, 90%of all diabetes, and 60%of all cancers with basic lifestyle changes, we have failed to motivate the public to make these changes and failed to motivate policy makers to make healthy choices the easiest choice.Dr. Katz suggests we have failed...
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PMID: 21721959
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Journal of Nursing Education (50)10 2011
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Nursing education is now well established within the tertiary sector. Globally, recent years have seen the implementation of numerous admission pathways to a nursing degree, enabling applicants from varying backgrounds to enter the nursing profession. A major catalyst for these pathw...
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PMID: 21667882
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Little is known about factors associated with treatment initiation in overweight and obese adolescents. This study investigated parent-reported adolescent demographic, adolescent health, and parent motivation factors associated with initiation of a family-based adolescent overweight...
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PMID: 21151019
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These results suggest that a tobacco cessation program offered as part of a worksite health promotion program can be highly effective, especially for those who are ready to change. However, the relatively low annual participation rate may indicate that tobacco users remain among the most difficult t...
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PMID: 21323463
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Objective-To determine the impact of gender and race-ethnicity on reasons applicants to the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine decided to pursue a career in veterinary medicine and their career aspirations. Design-Retrospective cross-sectional study. Sample-Personal statements from 694 v...
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PMID: 21627505
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Many private wells in the United States and Canada already are contaminated, or are at risk of contamination. Regular testing for pathogenic bacteria is one of the most concrete measures well owners can use to determine whether or not their drinking water quality is safe. This study explored the fact...
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PMID: 21942190
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Delay discounting procedures are used to assess self-control vs. impulsivity on a behavioural level. Such procedures include a presentation of a series of choices between smaller, immediate and larger, delayed rewards. The Delay Discounting Test (DDT) by Kirby is an elegant and relatively short proce...
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PMID: 21656436
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (153)21 2011
[When psychosocial stresses cause illness. Prevention of infarct of the soul]. FAU - Stiefelhagen, P
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Military Medicine (176)5 2011
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This article examined the factors associated with suicide during America's Civil War and the years immediately following the cessation of armed conflict.
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PMID: 21634298
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Harvard Men's Health Watch (15)10 2011
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Patients' motives for implant BR were primarily related to surgical issues, whereas women who chose DIEP-flap BR especially focussed on regaining a breast that resembles their own lost breast as well as possible. Clinical variables (such as therapeutic or prophylactic mastectomy, breast irradiation,...
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PMID: 21514261
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Audio, Transactions of the IRE Professional Group on (204)6 Suppl 1 2011
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We conducted a national poll of pregnant women using a random online sample (237) and opt-in supplement (277). In all, 42% of pregnant women reported getting the vaccine. Vaccination was positively associated with attitudinal factors including believing the vaccine is very safe or benefits the baby,...
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PMID: 21492827
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Assisted living is an option for older people who need assistance in daily living. Satisfaction with services offered is related to the older persons' attitude towards assisted living. Previous studies provide an incomplete picture of the interacting motives that result in acceptance or rejection of...
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PMID: 21480175
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This case study describes the history of an older person, born in 1942 preterminally, who suffered from a brain injury in 2005. Problems in rehabilitation elicited the search for a new meaning in life. In analysing and interpreting the brain injury, preterm birth played a crucial role. The theme of l...
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PMID: 21480177
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Psychological Reports (108)2 2011
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Positive psychological characteristics and executive function are correlated with gratitude, satisfaction with life, and forgiveness. The goal of this study was to replicate these findings while examining two additional constructs, namely, hope and optimism. 113 students (25 men, 88...
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PMID: 21675562
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Psychological Reports (108)2 2011
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Using a sample of 310 married respondents from one U.S. Midwestern state, a test was conducted to examine the association of financial satisfaction and financial stressors in a spouse's decision to stay married to the same person or leave the relationship. The role of demographic and...
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PMID: 21675570
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Psychological Reports (108)2 2011
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A 2 x 2 between-subjects design was used to examine the effects of message framing (gain vs loss) and color combination (red background with white characters vs white background with black characters) on 120 university students' perception of materials promoting the H1N1 flu vaccine...
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PMID: 21675580
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Drugs use in adolescence is an important issue to be discussed, due to the early damage it causes. This study investigated adolescent drugs use, ranging from the first trial to perceptions about treatment adherence. Based on qualitative research, the researchers aimed to understand the problem from t...
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PMID: 21584378
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The use of the social marketing approach for public health issues is increasing. This approach uses marketing concepts borrowed from the principles of commercial marketing to promote beneficial health behaviors. In this qualitative study, four focus groups involving 42 participants were used in consu...
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PMID: 21376850
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As a way to reduce the number of car crashes different in-car safety devices are being introduced. In this paper one such application is being investigated, namely the electronic stability control system (ESC). The study used a survey method, including 2000 private car drivers (1000 driving a car wit...
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PMID: 21376858
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These results showed evidence of nonlinear dynamics in the decentralization of innovation, the emergence of group phenomena from complex interactions of individual efforts, stigmergy in the use of social information, and dynamic tradeoffs between exploration and exploitation of solutions. These resu...
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PMID: 21382262
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We review these conceptual issues and several empirical studies. CONCLUSIONS. We demonstrate the possible increments in understanding non-ability determinants of academic achievement that may be obtained by focusing on areas where there is a theoretical convergence between predictor and criterion sp...
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PMID: 21391962
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BACKGROUND. Belief-importance (belimp; Petrides, 2010a,b) theory posits that personality traits confer on the individual a propensity to perceive convergences and divergences between their belief that they can attain goals and the importance that they place on these goals. The theory suggests that th...
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PMID: 21391965
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We tested the hypothesis that positive reward interdependence, as compared to reward independence, enhances cooperative learning only if learners work on a 'routine task'; if the learners work on a 'true group task', positive reward interdependence induces the same level of learning as reward indepe...
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PMID: 21391966
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We review theoretical, methodological, and empirical support for the REM. Critical features in this research are a theoretical emphasis on multidimensional perspectives that focus on specific components of self-concept and a methodological focus on a construct validity approach to evaluating the REM...
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PMID: 21391964
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Psychiatria Danubina (23)1 2011
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We used data on 220 males and 83 females who committed suicide. Statistical analysis was done by using the crude specific rate. Significance between two independent crude rates is constructed around their 95% confidence intervals and it utilizes the difference between the two rates (D) to determine...
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PMID: 21448096
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l Orthodontie Française (82)1 2011
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l Orthodontie Française (82)1 2011
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We manipulated reinforcer delay and magnitude using a concurrent, variable interval (VI 30s, VI 30s) schedule of reinforcement with 2 groups of Long-Evans rats (n=6 per group). For one group, choices were made between a 1-s delay and a 9-s delay to 2 food pellets. For a second group, choices were ma...
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PMID: 21354278
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Delay discounting describes the decline in the value of a reinforcer as the delay to that reinforcer increases. A review of the available studies revealed that steep delay discounting is positively correlated with problem or pathological gambling. One hypothesis regarding this correlation derives fro...
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PMID: 21352902
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To describe publications by hospital pharmacists in France and Quebec and evaluate factors predictive of publication productivity.
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PMID: 21451771
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Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi (100)2 2011
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One hundred twenty-five participants (32 males and 93 females) mean age 46 (standard deviation: 11, range: 20-65) were randomized to ER (n=62) or controls (n=63). Overall 85.6% of participants returned postal questionnaires (87.1% ER group and 84.1% from controls). No significant differences were fo...
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PMID: 21292441
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Connecticut medicine (75)2 2011
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