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Decomposing global self-esteem.

We argue in this paper for distinguishing two dimensions of global self-esteem, self-competence and self-liking. Studies 1 and 2 identify a corresponding pair of factors in Rosenbergs (1965) Self-Esteem Scale. Studies 3 and 4 examine the predictive value ...
Romin W Tafarodi, Alan B Milne (J Pers, 200208)
decomposing-global-self-esteem.asp

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Sexual satisfaction in premarital relationships: associations with satisfaction, love, commitment, and stability.

This investigation focused on how sexual satisfaction is associated with relationship quality and stability in premarital couples. With data collected at multiple times over several years from a sample of heterosexual couples (who were all dating at Time ...
Susan Sprecher (J Sex Res, 200208)
sexual-satisfaction-premarital-relationships-associations.asp

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Relationships among adolescent subjective well-being, health behavior, and school satisfaction.

This study examined the relationship among subjective well-being (SWB), school satisfaction, and health behavior of Finnish secondary school students (N = 245). Pupils (51.0% female) in seventh and ninth grades from 13 secondary schools completed an ...
Rask Katja, Astedt-Kurki Päivi, Tarkka Marja-Terttu, Laippala Pekka (J Sch Health, 200208)
relationships-adolescent-subjective-well-health-behavior-school.asp

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Attitudes towards science of South African Northern Sotho-speaking pupils.

A face valid set of 22 highly intercorrelated items was developed to investigate the attitudes towards science of 793 Grade 12 pupils (age ranging from 17 to 24+ years) in Lebowa, South Africa. Analysis indicated the attitudes of these students towards ...
Lily Cherian (Psychol Rep, 200208)
attitudes-towards-science-south-african-northern-sotho-speaking-pupils.asp

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Physical activity intervention: a transtheoretical model-based intervention designed to help sedentary young adults become active.

Physical activity levels in young adults are low. Research supports the use of the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change (TM) in designing physical activity interventions. This study used a pre-post randomized control design to investigate the ...
Catherine Woods, Nanette Mutrie, Marian Scott (Health Educ Res, 200208)
physical-activity-intervention-transtheoretical-model-based.asp

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The nature, extent and effects of emotional abuse on primary school pupils by teachers in Zimbabwe.

OBJECTIVE: The study seeks to determine the nature, extent and effects of emotional abuse; and who the perpetrators are in Zimbabwean primary schools. METHOD: Data collection was twofold because this involved reported cases of emotional abuse and the use ...
Almon Shumba (Child Abuse Negl, 200208)
nature-extent-effects-emotional-abuse-primary-school-pupils-teachers.asp

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Smoking and young women in Vietnam: the influence of normative gender roles.

Smoking in Vietnam, as elsewhere in Asia, is strongly sex-linked. A 1997 national prevalence survey found about half of males but just 3.4% of females used tobacco regularly. Little is known about smoking-related health awareness or attitudes in Vietnam. ...
Martha Morrow, Do Hong Ngoc, Truong Trong Hoang, Tran Hue Trinh (Soc Sci Med, 200208)
smoking-young-women-vietnam-influence-normative-gender-roles.asp

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Validity of the mockwitness paradigm: testing the assumptions.

Mockwitness identifications are used to provide a quantitative measure of lineup fairness. Some theoretical and practical assumptions of this paradigm have not been studied in terms of mockwitnesses decision processes and procedural variation (e.g., ...
Dawn E McQuiston, Roy S Malpass (Law Hum Behav, 200208)
validity-mockwitness-paradigm-testing-assumptions.asp

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When a grandiose self-image is threatened: narcissism and self-concept clarity as predictors of negative emotions and aggression following ego-threat.

Two studies examined the relation between narcissism, self-concept clarity, negative emotions, and aggression based on theoretical assumptions proposed by Baumeister, Smart, and Boden (1996). Narcissism and self-concept clarity were examined as ...
Tanja S Stucke, Siegfried L Sporer (J Pers, 200208)
grandiose-self-image-threatened-narcissism-self-concept-clarity.asp

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Ego development and the ethics of care and justice: the relations among them revisited.

This study examined the links among ego development and the ethics of care and justice in 144 Norwegian men and women, 15 to 48 years old, taking into consideration age, sex, education, and verbal intelligence. As expected, the relationship between ...
Eva E A Skoe, Lippe Anna L von der (J Pers, 200208)
ego-development-ethics-care-justice-relations-revisited.asp