Unmotivated or motivated to fail? A cross-cultural study of achievement motivation, fear of failure, and student disengagement [PDF]
A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make ...
Byrne, Don +2 more
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Unique and interactive effects of moral emotions and moral disengagement on bullying and defending among school children [PDF]
The first aim of the present study was to examine in a single model how moral disengagement and moral emotions were related to bullying and defending behavior among schoolchildren.
Gini, Gianluca +3 more
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Moral disengagement and the motivational gap in climate change [PDF]
Although climate change jeopardizes the fundamental human rights of current as well as future people, current actions and ambitions to tackle it are inadequate.
Diependaele, Lisa +2 more
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Cutting Ties with Pro-Ana: A Narrative Inquiry Concerning the Experiences of Pro-Ana Disengagement from Six Former Site Users. [PDF]
Websites advocating the benefits of eating disorders (“Pro-Ana”) tend to reinforce and maintain restrictive eating and purging behaviors. Yet remarkably, no study has explored individual accounts of disengagement from these sites and the associated ...
Ashlyn Firkins +16 more
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Prisoners’ gang-related activity: the importance of bullying and moral disengagement [PDF]
Gang-related activity can have a significant impact on the effective management of prisons in the UK, yet little is known about the characteristics of the prisoners involved.
James, M. +5 more
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Autonomous virulence adaptation improves coevolutionary optimization [PDF]
A novel approach for the autonomous virulence adaptation (AVA) of competing populations in a coevolutionary optimization framework is presented.
Ait-Boudaoud, D, Cartlidge, J
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Eliciting motivation knowledge from log files towards motivation diagnosis for adaptive systems [PDF]
Motivation is well-known for its importance in learning and its influence on cognitive processes. Adaptive systems would greatly benefit from having a user model of the learner's motivation, especially if integrated with information about knowledge.
Cocea, Mihaela, Weibelzahl, S.
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Women’s disengagement from legal proceedings for intimate partner violence in southern Spain: Variables related to legal proceedings [PDF]
This article studies the relationship between a set of variables related to the legal process and women’s disengagement from legal proceedings against their (ex)partners in Southern Spain. A total of 345 women answered a questionnaire.
Cala Carrillo, María Jesús +3 more
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Exploring the Characteristics of Exit Programmes in Europe
This paper presents findings from semi-structured interviews with 17 practitioners representing 14 exit interventions in 7 European countries. Drawing from the literature, the study identified analytical dimensions that provided the semi-structured ...
Vítor Costa +4 more
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La France en Polynésie française : quelle volonté de rester présente ?
Does France have a long-term plan for it’s Overseas Territories, and for French Polynesia in particular ? Or is such a plan emerging gradually under the pressure of reality ?
Jean-Marc Regnault
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