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Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the multiple intelligence, its distribution among students, the performance of multiple intelligence, and self-concept of Pingtung County¡¦s aborigine students. 689 subjects from fifth- and six-grade students of aborigines and non-aborigines elementary schools were surveyed through ¡§multiple intelligence critical scale¡¨, and ¡§self-concept scale¡¨. The data was ordered and analyzed through descriptive statistics, one-way MANOVA and canonical correlation one. The findings of the study are¡G 1. On multiple intelligence, both aborigines and non-aborigines of Pingtung County gained similar higher scores, with equal performances on the eight intelligences. Spatial intelligence was generally superior, while naturalist intelligence inferior. 2. On the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal, there were significant differences between aborigines and non-aborigines. Meanwhile, they both had significant differences level in Multiple Intelligence Appraisal score including logical - mathematic intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and intra-personal intelligence with logical-mathematic intelligence of non-aborigines students superior to that of aborigine¡¦s, and the other intelligences of aborigines superior to those of the non-aborigine¡¦s. 3. Among aborigines, both PAIWAN and LUKAI races did not show any significant differences in the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal. 4. With reference to the difference sexes, the aborigines students have showed significant differences in the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal score. Female students were significantly superior to male students on certain kinds of intelligence such as linguistic intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intra-personal, and naturalist intelligence in the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal score. 5. Aborigines students who live in different areas also showed significant differences on the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal score. City aborigines were superior to those of mountain and country on logical - mathematic intelligence, linguistic intelligence spatial intelligence musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and intra-personal intelligence in the Multiple Intelligence Appraisal score. 6. As to the relation of the Multiple Intelligence and self-concept of aborigines, the higher the interpersonal intelligence and intra-personal intelligence, the stronger of self-esteem and personal competence. And the higher of naturalist intelligence, the better personal competence. Key Words¡Gaborigines, PAIWAN, LUKAI, multiple intelligence, self-concept, self-esteem

A number of theories and studies in sociology and psychology have asserted that self-efficacy is both the consequence and cause of our everyday life experiences. However, there is little empirical evidence to support the existence of intergenerational parallelism of self-efficacy between generations. And if it exists, then the processes by which self-efficacy is transmitted from parents to children is rarely documented in the literature. In addition, it is noteworthy to examine whether such intergenerational transmission of self-efficacy exists among different types of families, genders, or racial groups. In my dissertation, I intend to answer these inquiries by utilizing a longitudinal data set that incorporates information of three generations (grandparents, parents, and grandchildren) reporting their individual age, educational attainment, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, with both parent generation's self-efficacy and child generation's self-efficacy having been collected in the same developmental stage (early adolescence). In addition, parents also reported several aspects of their adulthood conditions and behaviors, including their occupation, substance use, parenting behaviors, educational expectation upon their children, and their self-efficacy in adulthood, which I introduce as mediating mechanisms of the intergenerational transmission of self-efficacy. Finally, I analyzed this model separately in terms of family structure (dual- or single-parent families), child's gender, parent-child gender dyads, and race/ethnicity. The results suggest that there exists intergenerational parallelism of self-efficacy, and parent generation's self-efficacy (in adolescence) is associated with parents' choices of conventional pathways towards adulthood. These conventional pathways that self-efficacious parents choose in turn exhibit a strong influence on the development of the child's self-efficacy. These findings are independent of other influences, e.g. the family's social economic status, race/ethnicity, ages of both generations, and family structure. The implications and contributions of this research are discussed in the last chapter.

The debate about how to frame health messages to maximize their effectiveness is ongoing. Research supports the use of both positive and negative frames under different conditions. This project was developed to further clarify the circumstances under which a negative frame may be harmful, or even backfire. In Study 1 it was proposed that past drinking behavior would moderate the relationship between message frame and behavioral intention to drink alcohol in the future such that people with a heavy drinking past would react to a negatively framed message by increasing their intention to consume alcohol. A total of 212 students participated in the study where they completed a questionnaire to provide information on some of the key variables, such as drinking history, and then were asked to read mock health materials with either a positive or negative frame. They concluded the study by responding to a final questionnaire where they provided feedback on the health materials and indicated their intentions to drink in the future. Results of this study supported the hypothesis. The goals of Study 2 were to replicate the findings of Study 1 and to test the hypothesis that self-esteem would be a second-order moderator of this effect such that people with a heavy drinking past and high self-esteem would be most likely to respond to a negatively framed message by increasing their intention to drink alcohol in the future. A total of 490 students participated in the study, which followed the same procedure as the first study. Results of Study 2 failed to replicate the findings from Study 1, and indicated that self-esteem did influence the relationship between past behavior, message frame and behavioral intention but not in the proposed direction. The marginally-significant effect found in Study 2 suggested that heavy drinkers with high self-esteem were actually more likely to decrease their intentions to drink alcohol after reading a negatively framed message. Because of the inconsistency in the results of the two studies presented, proposed directions for future research are discussed.

The financial tsunami, being the most influential factor on economic changes,have led companies to undergo radical structure reformation, and forcing well-established companies to conduct unpaid leave policy. If worse, policy-makers will even downsize the organizations, and even high-tech companies cannot avoid this fate. The aim of the research is using individual-level study to see how Taiwanese high-tech employees and managers¡¦ attitudes toward organizational change and what impact they would cause on the affective commitments and consequently search for methods which will let organizational changes be perceived as positive events to all members. In addition, the study will clarify the relationship between psychological capital, organization-based self-esteem, attitudes toward organizational change and affective commitment. Furthermore, discussing how demographic variables influence these four main variables would be another contribution from the study. With effective samples of 319 high-tech employees and manager samples have proven that the psychological capital has both direct and indirect relationships with the affective commitments, on the other hand, organization-based self-esteem factor has neither. Moreover, the data indicates that ducation, managerial rank, job content and seniority are statically significant toward the main four variables.

This project focuses on organization members that use communication as their principle tool for carrying out job duties and responsibilities. More specifically, this study examines the factors that impact the communication of inside and outside sales representatives. The goal of this research is to investigate willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and self-esteem in daily life and in organizational settings. A total of 87 participants completed questionnaires congruent with these three topics. Previous literature concerning willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and self esteem were examined to explore relevant information concerning each topic. Results suggest that differences in men and women and willingness to communicate in daily life or communication apprehension are not highly significant. Yet, there is a slight significance in differences when comparing sex and willingness to communicate in the workplace. A longitudinal study of self-esteem and goal success proved self-esteem was not a significant variable when discussing goal attainment within an organization. Future research should explore other variables that could affect willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and self-esteem to better understand communication within the workplace.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [103]-109). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-87). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Dec. 14, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. [30]-34).