Lee Wing-Sze Wincy. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-47). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.2 / ACKNOWLEDEGEMENT --- p.4 / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.5 / INTRODUCTION OF RESEARCH TOPIC --- p.7 / THEORETICAL OVERVIEW --- p.9 / To be or not to be: Cognitive appraisal of stressful event --- p.9 / Psychological Vulnerability: Attitude towards using computer and computer anxiety --- p.13 / Burnout as the manifestation of occupational strain --- p.15 / Social Support --- p.17 / "The consequences of ""burning out"": Intention to Leave" --- p.19 / PRESENT INVESTIGATION --- p.19 / Confirmatory Analysis --- p.19 / Model specification and model testing --- p.20 / METHOD --- p.22 / Sample --- p.22 / Measurement of theoretical constructs --- p.23 / Pilot Study --- p.26 / RESULTS --- p.27 / Item level confirmatory analysis --- p.27 / Testing of measurement model --- p.30 / Evaluating the structural model --- p.32 / DISCUSSION --- p.34 / Implication of findings --- p.34 / Limitations and future studies --- p.37 / REFERENCES --- p.40 / APPENDIX A --- p.49 / APPENDIX B --- p.50 / APPENDIX C --- p.51 / TABLE 1 TO TABLE4 --- p.58 / FIGURE CAPTION --- p.61 / FIGURE1 --- p.62 / FIGURE2 --- p.63

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La présente recherche porte sur les processus de filiation et de parentalité chez les couples demandeurs d'une aide médicale à la procréation nécessitant le recours à une mère porteuse.Pour aborder la spécificité et la complexité de ces situations, nous avons élaboré un modèle théorique paradigmatique qui propose un rapport dialogique entre les concepts de filiation et de parentalité. Cette modélisation se présente sous forme matricielle. Elle permet de connecter des savoirs issus de diverses disciplines et ouvre sur la possibilité de repenser nos schémas conceptuels de la filiation et la parentalité à l'ère des modifications des conditions de la reproduction, de la gestation et de la naissance. / Doctorat en Sciences Psychologiques et de l'éducation / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The impact of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on relational behavior is a topic of increasing interest to communication scholars (McQuillen, 2003; Tidwell & Walther, 2002). One of the most interesting issues that CMC raises concerns the impact of CMC on relational maintenance and development. Using dialectical theory, social exchange theory, social information processing theory, and the hyperpersonal perspective as theoretical frameworks, this study used quantitative and qualitative analyses to identity potential effects of CMC on relationships. Study 1 (n=317) examined the effects of CMC on relational closeness, satisfaction, and social support. Study 2 (n=196) explored the reasons individuals provide for privileging computer-mediated forms of communication, and the perceived effects of using CMC in relational communication. Results indicated that quality of CMC predicted increased perceptions of social support and relationship satisfaction. Results further suggested that CMC enabled participants to manage more effectively relational tensions of autonomy-connection and openness-closedness. Specifically, individuals used CMC to retain higher levels of conversational control, and to maintain greater numbers of relationships with decreased levels of investment. This paper concludes with a discussion of implications and directions for future research.