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The Internal Process of Time Deviation in Anxious State
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
49-57
Received:
9 March 2022
Published:
12 March 2022
Abstract: A large number of studies have shown that emotions have an impact on subjective time perception, yet little is known about how individuals perceive time retrospectively when they are in an anxious state. Three experiments were conducted to investigate the moderated mediating effect of engagement and memory bias on the relationship between state anxiety and retrospective time perception. In Experiment 1, state anxiety (high and low) was manipulated by a standardized induction procedure, and retrospective time perception was tested by the visual analogue mood scale. In Experiment 2, memory bias was tested by the visual analogue mood scale and analyzed as a mediator between state anxiety and retrospective time perception. In Experiment 3, the sound of a neutral heartbeat was introduced as the measurement object of memory bias, engagement and retrospective time perception to test the moderated mediating role of engagement and memory bias in the relationship between state anxiety and retrospective time perception. The results suggested that (1) high state anxious individuals subjectively experienced a retrospective duration as proceeding more slowly than low state anxious individuals, (2) memory bias mediated the influence of state anxiety on retrospective time perception, and (3) engagement moderated the mediation effect of memory bias. Our findings contribute to understanding the roles that engagement and memory bias play in retrospective time perceptions in an anxious state.
Abstract: A large number of studies have shown that emotions have an impact on subjective time perception, yet little is known about how individuals perceive time retrospectively when they are in an anxious state. Three experiments were conducted to investigate the moderated mediating effect of engagement and memory bias on the relationship between state anx...
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Effects of Academic Stress on Sophomore’s Well-Beings at Universities in Vietnam
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
58-61
Received:
14 February 2022
Accepted:
8 March 2022
Published:
15 March 2022
Abstract: This research works out several major sources of academic stress and its negative effects on sophomores’ well-beings at universities. From the data, it can be concluded that sophomores endure a variety of stressors fluctuating from educational demands. The research also examines some health impairments trigged by academic stress and notices that mental damages have a more considerable influence on students’ well-being than physical one. This paper is conducted with the aim at helping students recognize their situation so that they can develop the most effective and suitable strategies to cope with academic stress in their academic environment. This is a cross-sectional study on graduate students at five universities in Vietnam in November 2021. We administered a self-reported questionnaire to 458 students on their effects of academic stress on sophomore’s well-beings. Descriptive analyses were used to summarize the results. It should be noticed that the results drawn from data just reflects to some extent sophomore’s academic stress issue and that conducting only students seems to a limitation. Despite these limitations, this research paper also indicates some most common academic stressors and its negative influences on students as well as proves the rationale of the previous research.
Abstract: This research works out several major sources of academic stress and its negative effects on sophomores’ well-beings at universities. From the data, it can be concluded that sophomores endure a variety of stressors fluctuating from educational demands. The research also examines some health impairments trigged by academic stress and notices that me...
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Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Earthquake on the Mental Health of Adults in Croatia
Dunja Juric Vukelic,
Lovorka Brajkovic,
Vanja Kopilas
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
62-69
Received:
28 March 2022
Accepted:
12 April 2022
Published:
20 April 2022
Abstract: Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, research around the world has found that psychophysical health has been affected: elevated levels of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma due to social isolation, economic instability, and restrictions on previously common daily activities. In the world population, loneliness is continuously increasing, as well as economic stressors. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020., Croatia was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes in which thousands of people were temporarily or permanently homeless. The aim of this study was to examine the role of the coronavirus pandemic and earthquake on mental health, life satisfaction, psychological resilience and social support, and the severity of psychopathological symptoms in adults in Croatia. The study involved 562 participants from all counties in Croatia, who voluntarily entered study that consisted of: Questionnaire for testing general psychopathological difficulties CORE-OM, Short Resilience Scale, Short Mental Health Questionnaire, Social support scale and Life satisfaction measured in one particle. Research has shown a high level of psychopathological symptoms and a low level of mental health. Participants rated social support as high. Lower levels of mental health and lower life satisfaction were associated with a higher degree of pandemic and earthquake impact on life, and a higher degree of pandemic impact on life correlated with severity of psychopathological difficulties. Participants were asked two open-ended questions. One was about the most difficult for them during the pandemic and lockdown, and other one was asking what made the pandemic and lockdown period easier for them. The most significant stressors were social isolation, uncertainty, anxiety, fear of infection, challenges, and limitations of working from home and online classes, loosing job threats and financial insecurity, and excessive exposure to information about the pandemic, and protective factors include family and social support. The level of psychological difficulties confirmed by this research is worrying and indicates the need to develop effective ways to actively deal with the pandemic and all its implications on life.
Abstract: Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, research around the world has found that psychophysical health has been affected: elevated levels of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma due to social isolation, economic instability, and restrictions on previously common daily activities. In the world population, loneliness is continuously increa...
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What a Situational Leadership Influences Organizational Culture
Chulei Ji,
Ru Yu,
Xianjie Zhang
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
70-73
Received:
4 April 2022
Accepted:
18 April 2022
Published:
25 April 2022
Abstract: Leadership plays a very important role in achieving a high-quality organizational culture and nursing quality. Organizational culture guides the direction of organizational activities. Clear organizational culture could guide employees to make clear times and goals. Using the ideas to guide employees to carry out various actions, to complete work tasks with high quality. Different leadership styles apply to different organizations and employees, while situational leadership requires employers to use different management styles according to the actual situation of employees. The advantage of situational leadership is that the leader can flexibly adjust according to the abilities of the employees and the attributes of the task. On the one hand, employees can fully express their ideas, maximize their talents, and enhance the cooperation and trust between the two sides; On the other hand, leaders who are open-minded and willing to accept opinions are more conducive to forming common values with employees. Better yet, empowering employees according to their abilities can move organizations in a faster and better direction. Situational leadership requires leaders at different levels to share the same cultural orientation and set up more scientific values for employees. Together, we can replace bullying with a culture of compassion that shows the value and meaning of the people. In future practice, we should make comprehensive use of the advantages of various leaders and better apply them to culture.
Abstract: Leadership plays a very important role in achieving a high-quality organizational culture and nursing quality. Organizational culture guides the direction of organizational activities. Clear organizational culture could guide employees to make clear times and goals. Using the ideas to guide employees to carry out various actions, to complete work t...
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Response to Intervention Model as a Tool for Fostering Inclusive Education in Unprivileged Contexts: A Pioneering Case Study in Mozambique
Cristina Daniel Tomo,
Arlindo Alberto Sitoe
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2022
Pages:
74-83
Received:
28 March 2022
Accepted:
19 April 2022
Published:
28 April 2022
Abstract: This article presents findings of an exploratory study conducted under a Response-to-Intervention based model in a regular primary school in Mozambique, aiming at identifying pupils with Special Educational Needs and provides them the support in the context of Inclusive Education. The study was methodologically grounded on the Action-Research approach. Participants were 106 Grade 2 pupils identified by their teachers as performing negatively in Portuguese Language and Mathematics. Their performance was appraised through their marks in officially prescribed assignments, yielding 4 levels of performance in each subject. In Language: Below the Pre-school Level, 45 pupils (42.5%); at the Pre-school Level, 28 pupils (26.4%); at Grade 1 school Level, 30 pupils (28.3%), and only 3 pupils (2.8%) were ranked at Grade 2. In Mathematics: Below the Pre-school Level, 21 pupils (23.7%); at the Pre-school Level, 27 pupils (30.3%); at Grade 1 Primary School Level, 38 pupils (42.7%), and 3 pupils (3.5%) ranked at Grade 2. Thereafter, 72 pupils, comprising 31 pupils from the Below Pre-school Level group; 14 from the Pre-school Level group; 25 from Grade 1 Level group, and 2 from Grade 2 Level group were submitted to a monitored intervention for 20 sessions of one hour each, five days a week. Post-intervention assessment results revealed that a good number of pupils had made progress, as only 1 (one) pupil had remained at the Pre-school Level, while 69 were found performing at Grade 1 school Level, and 2 (two) at Grade 2. These overall outcomes have been interpreted as indicative of the applicability and usefulness of Response-to-Intervention model in the Mozambican context for purposes of early identification and intervention on pupils “at-risk”. Additionally, evidence was drawn that Response-to-Intervention approach is a useful tool also for school organization purposes.
Abstract: This article presents findings of an exploratory study conducted under a Response-to-Intervention based model in a regular primary school in Mozambique, aiming at identifying pupils with Special Educational Needs and provides them the support in the context of Inclusive Education. The study was methodologically grounded on the Action-Research appro...
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