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Why Volunteer? Evidence on the Role of Altruism, Image, and Incentives [PDF]
We examine motivations for prosocial behavior using new data on volunteer firefighters that contain a dictator-game based measure of altruism, surveyed measures of other behavioral factors, and call records that provide an objective measure of time spent
Caitlin Knowles Myers, Jeffrey Carpenter
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Family Relations, EarlyView.Abstract Objective This study aimed to examine adult grandchildren's perception of four grandparents' personality traits and how these perceptions, along with personality similarity to the grandparent, are related to emotional closeness. Background The relationships between adult grandchildren and their grandparents are becoming more prevalent and ...
Shiyue Bao, Tianyuan Li
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Noncognitive Skills, Occupational Attainment, and Relative Wages [PDF]
This paper examines whether men's and women's noncognitive skills influence their occupational attainment and, if so, whether this contributes to the disparity in their relative wages.
Deborah Cobb-Clark, Michelle Tan
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Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
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Organisational Factors and Nurses' Well‐Being in the Workplace: An Integrative Review
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To report organisational factors known to positively contribute to nurses' well‐being in the workplace. Design Integrative literature review. Methods Peer‐reviewed journal articles using various methodological approaches, and theoretical works, published in English with a focus on organisational factors and nurses' well‐being were included.
Carmel Bond +3 more
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Extroversion of the Bladder [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1939 openaire +2 more sources
Doe one need to go a long way to dig deep? An empirical comparison of online and traditional focus groups. [PDF]
We evaluate the potential of online focus groups to trigger deep level customer information, which is the major aim of focus groups. We do so by comparing its yield to that of its traditional counterpart.
Dewitte, Siegfried +2 more
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Leadership of Nurses' Interprofessional Collaboration: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To identify and synthesise qualitative and quantitative evidence of nurse managers' qualities, practices and styles related to leading nurses' interprofessional collaboration. Design Mixed‐methods systematic review. Methods Two authors independently selected studies based on predefined inclusion criteria, assessed quality and extracted ...
Hanna Kamppila +4 more
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Personality, Lifetime Earnings, and Retirement Wealth [PDF]
Studies of adolescents and young adults have shown that schooling impacts economic outcomes beyond its impact on cognitive ability. Research has also shown that the personality trait of conscientiousness predicts health outcomes, academic outcomes, and ...
Angela Lee Duckworth, David R. Weir
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Background Prospective and retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment often identify different individuals and are differentially associated with psychopathology. This study examines psycho‐social factors that may explain discrepancies between these measures.
Oonagh Coleman +5 more
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