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<p> There are many factors that influence the success of employees in organizations, one of which is the perception of interactional justice. Interactional justice combines two forms of justice: informational justice (the degree to which employees are given relevant information) and interpersonal justice (whether employees are treated with dignity and respect) (Bies &amp; Moag, 1986; Patient &amp; Skarlicki, 2014). The present study sought to explore how perceptions of interactional justice during a performance review influence appraisal satisfaction, workplace self-efficacy, and counterproductive work behaviors. A survey was designed to measure the degree to which 138 employees perceived interactional justice during their performance appraisal as well as their appraisal satisfaction, workplace self-efficacy, and their prevalence in engaging in counterproductive work behaviors. Correlational analyses revealed that employees who perceive high levels of interactional justice during their performance appraisal feel more satisfied with the appraisal, more capable or self-efficacious at work, and engage in counterproductive work behaviors less often than those who perceive low levels of interactional justice. Also, a mediated regression revealed that appraisal satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between interactional justice and self-efficacy. Ultimately, these findings demonstrate the impact that interpersonal exchanges have on employees and their work behaviors.</p>

<p> Perfectionism has been referred to as &ldquo;the tyranny of the should&rdquo; (Horney, 1950). Decades of research has provided links between the personality constructs of perfectionism and locus of control and depression. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential for locus of control orientation to contribute to the relationship between perfectionism and depression, primarily focusing on a &ldquo;middle&rdquo; group (neither internal, nor external locus of control). Results indicate that the &ldquo;middle&rdquo; group for locus of control are less likely to have depressive symptoms when paired with perfectionism.</p>

<p> Research demonstrates that cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) predicts hypertension and contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, social support can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. People with high levels of trait displaced aggression (TDA) aggress against innocent individuals, such as family and friends, thus pushing away important sources of social support. The current study was the first to manipulate social support and look at the interaction of TDA, provocation, and social support on CVR and displaced aggression. Contrary to expectations, social support did not moderate the effect of TDA on either systolic blood pressure (SBP) or displaced aggression. However, among provoked participants, those who received social support displayed significantly less displaced aggression than those in the no social support or no interaction control conditions. Implications of these findings for reducing aggression are discussed.</p>

<p> This dissertation utilizes the archetypal and symbolic image of the Crone as a way to imagine and integrate present-day depth psychotherapy as a model for the treatment of <i>stuck-ness.</i> The Greek myth of Demeter is used as a mythical and archetypal background to explore the inclusion of the analytic third (Ogden, 1985, 1994, 2010) as embodied in the Crone. This allows for the connection and treatment of unconscious narcissistic defenses, collaboratively enabling the patient&rsquo;s transformation towards individuation and wholeness. Demeter, as a mother in depression, illustrates characteristics of a patient who presents as narcissistically organized, complicated by grief with the inability to mourn. This hermeneutic research recognizes the isolative nature of depression as well as the patient&rsquo;s identification with a role that leads to feeling stuck and separated. The importance of Christine Downing&rsquo;s (2010, lecture) understanding of mythology as the study of the <i>other</i> is examined and the psychoanalytical presentation of envy, pride, and the denial of mortality is explored. The depth psychological notion of the integration of the unconscious through countertransference and the experience of co-creation through the analytic third and as represented through the feminine archetype of the Crone, are presented.</p>

<p> Both self-control and disinhibition (an aspect of sensation seeking) are associated with alcohol use. Self-control is negatively related to alcohol use while disinhibition is positively related to alcohol use. However it is unknown whether disinhibition and self-control each predict unique variance in alcohol use. Objective: The objective was to test for independent and joint effects of disinhibition and self-control on alcohol use. Methods: College-enrolled young adults (n = 259; 198 = female) participated in a longitudinal study where questionnaires were administered at each of 2 time points, separated by 3 weeks. Questionnaires assessed disinhibition, self-control, heavy episodic drinking (HED), social weekend drinking (SWD) and demographic information. Results: Hierarchical linear regression analyses revealed the presence of a statistically significant interaction between self-control and disinhibition predicting both HED (&beta; = -.14, p &lt; .01, sr = -.13) and SWD (&beta; = -.10, p &lt; .05, sr = -.09). The nature of the interaction was such that disinhibition was a positive predictor of alcohol use when self-control was low, but not when self-control was high. Conclusions: Results suggest that when both disinhibition and self-control are considered simultaneously, self-control moderates the relationship between disinhibition and alcohol use.</p>

This study examined Karl Tomm's (1988) theory of interventive questioning styles. The four types of questioning Tomm (1988) presents are: "lineal" (cause-and-effect based assessment questions); "circular" (holistic based assessment questions); "reflexive" (holistic based change questions); and "strategic" (cause-and-effect based change questions). Tomm (1988) suggests that circular and reflexive questions tend to elicit feelings of freedom/acceptance whereas lineal and strategic questions usually trigger feelings of judgement/constraint. Since it is the nature of the therapist's intentions and assumptions that determines the type of questioning style, an analog design was employed to control these two variables. Each of the four styles was portrayed in 5 minute videotaped scenarios. With a sample of 40 families (father, mother, and teenage son), 10 families were randomly assigned to view one of the four questioning style scenarios. After viewing a tape each family member filled out four dependent measures: the Family Therapy Alliance Scale (FTAS), the Counselor Rating Form (CRF), the Questionnaire of Therapeutic Environments (QTE), and a validity check instrument. / Results of both the MANOVA (p / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-10, Section: B, page: 5442. / Major Professor: Mary Hicks. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.

Psychologists have long been interested in the factors that influence behavior. With the rise of information processing theories, there has been an increasing emphasis on the role of thinking as an important factor in behavior. Bandura's social and cognitive theory of behavior is the most popular of the recent social learning theories. According to this model, the most important of the cognitive constructs mediating behavior is one's self efficacy belief. While Bandura's ideas are appealing and promising, a number of conceptual and methodological problems have been raised. / The present study investigated a self efficacy based model of mathematical performance, math self efficacy, and outcome expectations. College females took a series of mathematical word problem tests. In each test the subjects choose the level of problem level difficulty on which to be tested and how much effort to expand. A path analysis procedure was used to test the expected relationships. / Two past experience measures, previous college math courses and CLAST test scores, were found to be related to general math self efficacy. General math efficacy predicted situational math efficacy which accounted for the majority of variance in task level choice. In the second trial, situational efficacy again accounted for task choice while outcome expectations explained task persistence. In the final trial, past experience was the major contributor to performance. / The theoretical contentions of Bandura were only in part supported. Self efficacy was, at the beginning of the task, the major contributor to task level choice. Following two trials, self efficacy was only indirectly related, with past experience being the major factor in performance. A three stage process of transformation, replication, and behavior pattern was proposed to explain the results. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-03, Section: B, page: 0909. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.

Object Relations theorists contend that the object representations of borderline personality disordered individuals are distorted in the direction of malevolent and harmful schema. In this connection, the Social Cognitions and Object Relations Scale (SCORS) was developed by Westen and his colleagues (1985, 1988) to assist in assessing object representations. / The typical clinical data used for evaluation by the SCORS system has been narrative stories produced by subjects in response to Thematic Apperception Test. These studies have produced mixed results. For example, the cognitive complexity of object representations of Borderline Personality Disordered subjects (BPDs) has not always been different from that of normal subjects. / The study employed the clinical data contained in Early Childhood Memories (ECMs) to assess the complexity and affect-tone of BPDs as compared to normal individuals. The subjects for this study were 20 clients at the Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, southern New Jersey, and twenty normal comparison subjects who had no history of psychological or psychiatric services and who were matched on the basis of age, race, gender, and education to the clinical sample. Five ECMs were solicited from each subject. These memories were assessed for cognitive complexity and affect-tone through the use of the SCORS rating system. It was hypothesized that the BPD subjects will score higher than the normal subjects on the variable of cognitive complexity and lower than normal subjects on the variable of affect-tone. / This study employed a quasi-experimental, two-group post-test only design. A two-group Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was conducted. Follow-up t-tests were used to assess group differences on the two dependent variables. The results of the two-group Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) revealed overall significant differences between the Borderline Disordered subjects and the normal subjects. Follow-up tests showed significant between-group differences on the variable of affect-tone, but non-significant between group differences on the variable of cognitive complexity. A Discriminant Analysis yielded an accurate classification rate of 82.50%. / The findings were interpreted from an Object-Relations perspective. In addition, the utility of Early Childhood Memories as an assessment tool and the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale as a scoring format were also discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-11, Section: B, page: 6443. / Major Professor: F. Donald Kelly. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1995.