Evolutionary psychology offers a framework for investigating the design of evolved information-processing mechanisms that motivate costly behaviors such as men's partner-directed violence. The current research investigated predictors of and individual differences in men's intimate- partner-directed violence from an evolutionary psychological perspective. The problem of paternity uncertainty is hypothesized to have selected for the emotion of male sexual jealousy, which in turn motivates men's nonviolent and violent mate-retention behaviors. Study 1 documented a hierarchy of behaviors initiated with men's suspicions of partner infidelity leading to men's engagement in frequent non-violent mate-retention behaviors, ending in men's partner-directed violence. Study 2 documented an interaction between men's personality traits and the context of perceived partner infidelity risk to predict men's perpetration of violence. Finally, Study 3 extended Studies 1 and 2 by building a causal cascade model that captures the hierarchy of adaptive behaviors in order of: (1) men's childhood experiences with their parents' parental effort, (2) men's adaptive life history strategies and behavioral self-regulation, (3) men's perceptions of partner infidelity risk, and (4) men's non-violent mate retention behaviors, conclusively predicting men's perpetration of violence in intimate relationships. / by Farnaz Kaighobadi. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:25:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DIR - Daniela Tavares R Marcacini.pdf: 503925 bytes, checksum: 34d03bf9ea7abd0eeda9870d1d9f35e6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-11-21 / This dissertation is the result of the interest in investigating the Rights Abuse conception; polemic subject, studied by several philosophic and ideologic currents which seek, with tireless devotion, the best practice in the juridical field. By means of these facts, and in order to deepen the investigation of the chosen topic, we selected the non structured research methodology of exploring character which allows the researcher obtain a better context comprehension in which is inserted the research subject. As we shall observe, through all the exposed, there is no way for us not to conclude that Rights Abuse is originated by human being s individualism - in its most selfish aspect - once its roots begin from the proper human existence. It is also not exaggerated to affirm that on the day when Rights Abuse cease to be the object of juridical controversies, humanity will have reached such a high evolutive level that the proper right will become the synonym of just, in the widest meaning of the word; justice will be the consequence of social relationship, not needing to be imposed to man by means of laws and convival rules. Therefore, taking in consideration that the sicussion of such a fascinating question will never be exhausted, we effect this investigation as a manner to specify that the Rights Abuse will always continue to be of utmost importance when related to society rights / Essa dissertação resulta do interesse em pesquisar a concepção do Abuso de Direito; tema polêmico, que tem sido estudado por diversas correntes filosófico-ideológicas que se dedicam incansavelmente a encontrar a prática mais acertada no campo jurídico. Mediante tais fatos, a fim de investigarmos mais a fundo a temática escolhida, optamos pela metodologia de pesquisa não estruturada de caráter exploratório que permite ao pesquisador obter melhor compreensão do contexto em que o tema da pesquisa encontra-se inserido. Como veremos, por tudo o que foi exposto, não há como não concluirmos que o abuso do direito não tenha origem no individualismo do ser humano no aspecto mais egoístico pois suas raízes remontam à própria existência da humanidade. Também não seria exagero afirmarmos que no dia em que o abuso do direito deixar de ser objeto de controvérsias jurídicas, a humanidade terá galgado um nível evolutivo tão elevado que o próprio direito será o sinônimo do justo, na acepção mais ampla da palavra; a justiça será conseqüência do convívio social, não necessitando mais ser imposta ao homem através de leis e regras de convivência. Portanto, levando em conta que a discussão de uma questão tão fascinante jamais poderia ser esgotada, realizamos esta investigação como forma de assinalar que o Abuso do Direito sempre será de suma importância no que se refere aos direitos da sociedade

O presente estudo tem por objetivo demonstrar a necessidade de se tutelar a desigualdade substancial existente nas relações contratuais celebradas entre empresários, quando uma das partes, ainda que profissional, encontrar-se em situação de dependência econômica, favorecendo o abuso da parte contrária na situação concreta. O cerne do trabalho gira em torno do problema das cláusulas abusivas no âmbito dos contratos interempresariais. Busca-se demonstrar que, nas hipóteses em que não for possível repreendê-las por meio da aplicação do Código Civil ou da Lei Antitruste, seria possível equiparar o contratante vulnerável, sujeito a um abuso por parte de seu parceiro contratual, aos consumidores, para fins de aplicação dos dispositivos do Código de Defesa do Consumidor CDC ao contrato em questão. Para tanto, são analisados os conceitos de empresário, de consumidor tendo em vista as três principais correntes doutrinárias existentes no ordenamento pátrio e de dependência econômica. Especificamente em relação à definição de consumidor, tenta-se demonstrar que, nos dias de hoje, a Teoria Finalista Aprofundada parece ser a que melhor atende à necessidade de se buscar a solução mais justa no caso concreto, sem, contudo, banalizar a aplicação do CDC. Por fim, faz-se uma análise da jurisprudência brasileira sobre o tema, com o objetivo de delimitar os critérios para a incidência do CDC em contratos interempresariais, bem como os principais casos em que o conceito de consumidor-equiparado tem prevalecido nos litígios decorrentes de tais contratos. / The objective of the present study is to demonstrate the need of instructing the substantial inequality existing in contractual relations signed between businessmen, when one of the parties, although still professional, finds itself in a situation of economic dependence, favoring the abuse of the counterpart in the real situation. The core of this work involves the problem regarding abusive clauses in the scope of inter-business contracts. It seeks to demonstrate that, in hypothesis where it is not possible to reprehend them by means of application of the Civil Code or Antitrust Act, it would be possible to match the vulnerable contracting party, subject to an abuse by its contractual partner, to the consumers, for purposes of application of the provisions in the Consumer Defense Code CDC to the contract in question. To do so, it analyzes the concepts of businessman and consumers considering the three main doctrinaire schools of thought existing in the country system and economic dependence. Specially in relation to the definition of consumers, it attempts to demonstrate that, nowadays, the In-depth Finalist Theory seems to be the best theory that meets the need of searching for the more righteous solution in the real case, without, however, trivializing the application of the CDC. At last, an analysis of Brazilian jurisprudence is made on the subject, aiming to delimitate the criteria for the incidence of CDC in inter-business contracts as well as the main cases in which the concept of consumer has prevailed in such contracts for one of the parties.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social problem and a noteworthy health issue internationally. In the United States, approximately 1.3 million women and 835,000 men experience a combination of cruel and violent treatment by an intimate partner. This phenomenological study used lived experiences from both men and women ranging in various ages from 40-70 years to understand their coping and resiliency strategies post-separation from an abusive relationship for 10 or more years. The conceptual framework was guided by Lazarus' transactional theory of coping and psychological stress and the theory of psychological resiliency, which is linked to understanding the ways long-term survivors are able to master, minimize, and tolerate the events of a stressful situation. Data were gathered on 15 participants through semistructured, in-depth interviews using a series of open-ended questions that captured the details of the participants' lived experiences, and provided a textual description to understanding their coping and resiliency strategies after leaving an abusive relationship. Interviews were analyzed using a phenomenological technique by extracting themes. The central themes that emerged based on the 6 interview questions were encounters of physical and emotional abuse, passive and submissive behaviors, supportive services, becoming self-sufficient, and developing their self-efficacy. The findings and recommendations from this study can advance positive social change and interventions for mental health professionals providing services and enhance the IPV survivors' ability to find a continuum of care that could be effective in keeping a positive change while shaping the outcome of future life events.

Thesis (MA. (African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2014 / Ṱhoḓisiso iyi yo sengulusa u tambudzwa ha vhanna nga vhafumakadzi kha ḓirama dza Mahamba (1989), Ṋetshiranḓo na Munyai (2007) na Ṋetshivhuyu (1989). U tambudzwa ha vhanna nga vhafumakadzi hu khou bvelela fhedzi a hu dzhielwi nṱha. Muvhuso na Madzangano a si a Muvhuso a simesa u amba nga ha u tambudzwa ha vhana na vhafumakadzi ngeno vha sa iti zwo linganaho kha u lwa na u tambudzwa ha vhanna nga vhafumakadzi.

Thesis (M.A. (Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / The study investigated the psychological factors that compel battered women to remain in abusive relationships. According to statistics in South Africa (SA) one in every five women is battered by her partner, and one in every four of all women in SA are assaulted by their partners weekly. The research approach was qualitative in nature. Sampling for the study was purposive and utilised eight participants who met the criteria for the investigation. The study was conducted at Tshilidzhini Hospital Trauma Centre and The Sibasa Victim Empowerment unit in Thohoyandou, Vhembe District in the Limpopo province. Data was gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire guide. Data was analysed, using Thematic Content Analysis (TCA), to gain an in-depth account of each participant’s experience of abuse. The results of the study indicate that cultural factors still play an important role in facilitating women abuse. The women in the study used religion, denial and avoidance, guilt and self-blame as coping mechanisms. Low self-esteem, depression, cognitive dissonance and relationship hope and commitment were identified as psychological factors compelling battered women to remain in abusive relationships. The study recommended that educational programmes and workshops on woman abuse be provided to empower women in rural areas.

O tema desenvolvido na presente pesquisa refere-se ao contrato de agência, no qual se identifica a inerência da situação de dependência econômica do agente, parte normalmente mais frágil em relação ao proponente. Esta situação de dependência econômica, apesar de não ser vedada a priori pelo ordenamento jurídico, pode dar ensejo ao seu abuso por parte do proponente, mediante a imposição de condições ao agente, às quais este deve anuir por não possuir alternativa viável. Dentre as possibilidades de abuso de dependência econômica pelo proponente, concentrou-se naquela manifestada na resilição unilateral abusiva do contrato, especialmente quando existem investimentos específicos, exigidos do agente, que ainda não foram amortizados ou recuperados pela duração do contrato. Tomando-se como premissa o fato de que tanto a Lei nº 4.886/1965 quanto o Código Civil de 2002 disciplinam especificamente a relação de agência, pode-se verificar que ambos os diplomas normativos possuem dispositivos legais que visam à proteção do agente, mitigando os efeitos da posição de supremacia do proponente no contrato e diminuindo a possibilidade de exercício abusivo da dependência econômica do agente. Esses mecanismos protetivos, no entanto, por estarem previstos em dois diplomas legais diversos, que não possuem qualquer referência expressa um ao outro, não se encontram adequadamente sistematizados, causando dúvidas sobre a sua correta interpretação e aplicação. Dessa forma, após a identificação e estudo de cada uma das ferramentas protetivas consagradas pela legislação específica, foi proposta uma sistematização que se entende a mais adequada para conferir proteção ao agente, conforme pretendido tanto pela Lei nº 4.886/1965 quanto pelo Código Civil, assim como segurança e certeza às partes, servindo como estímulo para as contratações de longo prazo e para a realização de investimentos, de modo a contribuir para a eficiente utilização do contrato de agência, que é importante ferramenta para a promoção do desenvolvimento econômico e social. / The theme developed in the present research refers to the agency agreement, in which exists a inherent economic dependence of the agent, usually the more fragile part in relation to the principal. This situation of economic dependence, although not prohibited by the legal system, can give rise to its abuse by the principal, by imposing conditions on the agent, which the agent must accept because he has no viable alternative. Among the possibilities of abuse of economic dependence by the principal, this research focused on the unilateral termination of the contract especially when there are specific investments made by the agent that have not yet been amortized or recovered during the contract. Taking as a premise that both the Lei nº 4.886/1965 and the Civil Code of 2002 specifically regulate the agency agreement, it can be verified that both normative documents have legal provisions that aim at the protection of the agent, mitigating the effects of the principal supremacy position in the contract and reducing the possibility of abusive exercise of the agent\'s economic dependence. These protective mechanisms, however, because they are in two different legal texts, which do not have any express reference to each other, are not adequately systematized, causing doubts about their correct interpretation and application. Thus, after the identification and study of each of the protection tools provided by the specific legislation, a systematization was proposed that is considered the most appropriate to grant protection to the agent, as intended by the Lei nº 4.886/1965 and by the Civil Code, and to provide security and certainty to the parties, serving as a stimulus for long-term contracting and for the realization of investments, in order to contribute to the efficient use of the agency contract, which is an important tool for the promotion of economic and social development.

In recent years, studies have discussed the abusive supervision behavior in the organizations. Especially, supervisors¡¦ abusive supervision behaviors were believed to have negative effects on subordinates. However, the relationship between supervisors¡¦ abusive supervision behaviors, subordinates¡¦ work-family conflict, and deviant behavior remained unclear. For this reason, this study intends correlating supervisors¡¦ abusive supervision behaviors and subordinates¡¦ work-family conflict with deviant behavior. In this study, abusive supervision is the independent variable; Deviant behavior is the dependent variable; Work-family conflict is the mediator. Besides, we defined social support (family-supportive policies, perceived organizational work¡Vfamily support, and perceived coworker support) as a moderator not only between supervisors¡¦ abusive supervision behaviors and subordinates¡¦ work-family conflict, but also between work-family conflict and deviant behavior. The subjects of the study who are selected by convenience sampling and the data are collected using dyad-approach are common enterprise employees from manufacturing, high-tech industry, and service industry in Taiwan. Two hundred and twelve effective questionnaires (106 supervisor-subordinate dyadic data) of the survey are retrieved. Moreover, the analytic tools such as descriptive analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), linear structural relation, hierarchical regression analysis, and sobel test are utilized to analyze the result of the survey and to verify the assumptions of the study. The findings of the study are as follows. (1) Abusive supervision correlates positively with work-family conflict. (2) Work-family conflict also has significantly positive correlation with deviant behavior. (3) Mediating effect of work-family conflict is significant. (4) Family-supportive policies moderate the relationship between Abusive supervision and work-family conflict. The findings highly support the hypothesis I made, and also testify some researcher¡¦s suggestions. Further from this research, I also offer some suggestions for management and practice to the issue and following related research.

This study explored the links between leadership style, leader personality, and motivation to lead, with employee engagement. Transformational leadership, transactional leadership, and abusive supervision styles were examined in relation to levels of employee engagement via a sample of n=195 employees and n=130 managers. Consistent with findings from Christian, Garza, and Slaughter (2011), transformational leadership showed a positive link to employee engagement (r= .38, p< .05). On the opposite end, abusive supervision was negatively related to employee engagement (r= -.27, p< .05). Contingent reward leadership showed a positive link to employee engagement (r= .32, p< .05). Relationships between personality and leadership style were framed according to the socioanalytic framework (Hogan & Shelton, 1998). This study did not find any significant differences in the relationships between the expected leadership behaviors and the traits directed at "getting along" with others vs. "getting ahead" to achieve power and status. Motivation to lead (Chan & Drasgow, 2001) was expected to moderate the relationships between leader personality and leadership style; however, these predictions were not supported in this study. Future directions for research, including other individual difference variables that may predict leadership styles, are discussed.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente tese desenvolveu um olhar sobre o indivíduo que consome crack abusivamente nas cidades do Rio de Janeiro e Nova Iorque, especialmente os que se encontravam em situação de vulnerabilidade social. Neste sentido, buscou-se conhecer de que forma o processo de vulnerabilidade social corroborou para o uso abusivo da droga, concentrando, principalmente, o foco sobre os que se encontravam em condição marginal, especialmente aqueles que viviam em situação de rua, residindo nas cenas de uso. Rio de Janeiro e Nova Iorque foram escolhidas por apresentarem população usuária abusiva de crack em número considerável. Por isso, pretendeu-se analisar se os perfis socioculturais desses sujeitos se assemelhariam. Foram analisados significados complexos e conotações socioculturais que exerciam influências significativas nas motivações ao consumo abusivo da droga. Sendo assim, nas páginas que seguem, objetiva-se aprofundar a compreensão sobre os fenômenos sociais que interagem com ou sobre o uso abusivo de crack e com seus usuários, tendo como base o respeito aos indivíduos investigados. O processo de elaboração da pesquisa desenvolveu-se por meio da técnica de observação participante, história de vida e aplicação de entrevistas semi-estruturadas a usuários desta droga em ambas as cidades. Tanto no Rio de Janeiro, quanto em Nova Iorque, o perfil sociocultural dos participantes apresentou-se de forma semelhante: indivíduos socialmente marginalizados, excluídos, vítimas de racismo, preconceito, miséria, pobreza, conflitos familiares e rodeados pelos efeitos de políticas proibicionistas, assim como repressão policial e encarceramento. Pode-se afirmar que o processo de vulnerabilidade sofrido por esses indivíduos tornou-se evidente na vivência de problemas sociais anteriores ao consumo de crack. Estes problemas ampliaram-se na medida em que esses sujeitos se tornaram usuários abusivos, principalmente, frente ao estigma e à exclusão consequentes do fardo de serem drogados, cracudos ou crackheads, o que salientou ainda mais o rompimento dos vínculos sociais, na maioria dos casos, já enfraquecidos. Os resultados demonstraram que, embora sejam de cidades de diferentes países, com realidades econômicas, culturais e sociais distintas, a população usuária abusiva de crack se assemelha no que se refere aos aspectos especialmente as falhas - sociais, culturais e econômicas no processo de organização de vida, fortalecendo os argumentos em torno das dimensões socioculturais do uso. / This thesis is a investigation of the individual which consumes crack cocaine abusively at the cities of Rio de Janeiro and New York, especially those which were in social vulnerable situation. In this sense, was seen to know how the social vulnerability process corroborated to the abuse of drugs, focusing mainly on those who were marginalized, especially those living on the streets, at the spots of drug use. Rio de Janeiro and new york were chosen by the fact that there is a population of crack cocaine users in considerable numbers. Therefore, the aim was to analyze if the socio-cultural profiles of these subjects would resemble. Complex meanings and sociocultural connotations which exercised significant influence in the motivations of the abusive drug use were analyzed. Thus, in the pages that follow, the objective is to deepen the understanding of social phenomena that interact with or over the abusive use of crack cocaine and their users, based on respect for individuals investigated. The research process was developed through participant observation technique, life history and application of semi-structured interviews with crack cocaine users in both cities. Was discovered that both in Rio de Janeiro, as in new york, the socio-cultural profile of the participants were similar: socially marginalized people, excluded, victims of racism, prejudice, misery, poverty, family conflict and surrounded by the effects of prohibitionist policies and police repression and incarceration. It can be said that the vulnerability process of these individuals was presented in the life experience before to crack cocaine use. These problems have widened the extent that these subjects became abusive users, especially because the stigma and consequent exclusion of the "burden" of being , "cracudos" or "crackheads", which further emphasized the rupture of social links, in most cases, already weakened. The results show that, while the cities of different countries with economic, cultural and social realities different, the abusive users population of crack cocaine is similar with regard to the aspects - especially the failures - social, cultural and economic in the process of life organization, strengthening the arguments around the sociocultural dimensions of use.