Browsing by Author "Lewis, Philip"

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Attributions and Depression Across Cultures

Siney, Ryan (2005-12-15)

There is evidence that culture and depression can both affect the pattern of explanations that people give for events. To date, research on attributions has considered only culture or depression with respect to attributions, ...

A Comparison of Personal Attribute and Scenario Based Shame Measures

Rousseau, Glenna (2005-12-15)

Shame has become an increasingly important topic in the study of emotion and psychopathology; however, the best way to measure it remains unclear. Three current, prominent shame measures include the Experience of Shame ...

Defining Bitterness in the Workplace

Wynn, Jennifer (2006-08-15)

It is important to study bitterness among workers because the consequences of becoming bitter may be detrimental to both the organization and the individual worker. A questionnaire was developed to measure bitterness which ...

Examining the Parent Perception Inventory within the Context of Behavior Parent Training

Salamone, Christie (2006-12-15)

The Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) is a child report measure used to assess child perceptions of parenting positive and negative behaviors. A parent version of the PPI was also used to assess how parents perceive their ...

Individual differences in the stressor-strain relationship: The role of ability-based emotional intelligence

Cox, Brennan (2007-08-15)

Researchers have uncovered several individual characteristics and situational variables that help explain and predict how, why, when, and which individuals will be affected by a potentially stressful encounter. Still, there ...

A Longitudinal Study of the Predictors of Contextual Performance

Hetzler, Julie (2007-08-15)

The current study extends previous research on contextual performance by comparing data at two points in time to assess the temporal stability of contextual performance and the stability of the predictors of contextual ...

Predicting Objective Measures of Performance

Chirico, Kristina (2005-08-15)

In todays competitive job market, many organizations use various selection procedures in order to hire the best possible employees. Most selection tools such as structured interviews, mental ability tests, and personality ...

The Psychometric Assessment of Meaning-making: Reactions to Everyday Dilemmas (Red)

Salter, Robin (2006-12-15)

According to Robert Kegan (1994), many people are essentially “in over their heads” in trying to meet the conceptual and emotional demands of everyday life. In the workplace, this phenomenon may be exacerbated if jobs are ...

Risk Style, Regulatory Focus, and the Situation in Risky Choice Decision Making

Johnson, Vanessa (2009-12-15)

The present study investigated how two individual differences (risk style and regulatory focus) and three situational manipulations (order of problem context, order of frame, and order of chance) influenced participant ...

The Test of Auditory Processing Skills - Third Edition (TAPS-3): Validity Analyses and Reconceptualization Based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model of Cognitive Abiliities

Edwards, Kellie (2006-12-15)

The purpose of the present study was to examine relationships between subtests from a recently revised measure of auditory processing, The Test of Auditory Processing Skills – Third Edition (TAPS-3) (Martin & Brownell, ...

Transient Error and Coefficient Alpha: A Call for Cautious Practice when Applying and Interpreting Alpha in Personnel Selection Settings

Winkelspecht, Christopher (2006-12-15)

Reliability is an integral component in determining the worth of results from any measure. There are a number of estimates used to represent reliability, which vary in terms of the sources of error addressed, underlying ...