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Listening Anxiety and Its Relationship with Listening Strategy Use and Listening Comprehension among Iranian IELTS Learners

International Journal of English Linguistics, 2012
This study aimed at investigating listening anxiety and its relationship with listening strategy use and listening comprehension among Iranian IELTS learners. Sixty-three IELTS learners from two language institutes in Shiraz were selected for this study. To collect the data, four instruments were used: a Background Questionnaire developed by Lee (1997),
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Operating in perpetual motion? Coping with the dark side of global boundary spanning

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper explores how individuals experience and cope with the demands of global boundary spanning in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We foreground temporary colocation as a modality through which mobile global boundary spanners repeatedly traverse multiple boundaries, triggering intense demands with adverse consequences ...
Kieran M. Conroy, Anthony McDonnell, Stefan Jooss   +2 more
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Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Services to People Released From Custody During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Service Providers

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the perspectives of mental health and substance use providers who supported people released from custody during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, with a focus on service disruptions, adaptations, and experiences. We conducted 20 in‐depth qualitative interviews and analysed these using Applied Thematic Analysis.
Lucas M. Seuren, Arthur McLuhan, Madison Ford, Nikoleta Curcin, Angela Mashford‐Pringle, Patricia O'Campo, Flora I. Matheson   +6 more
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Impact of background music listening on anxiety in cancer patients undergoing initial radiation therapy: a randomized clinical trial

Radiation Oncology
Background Patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) often experience anxiety, which may jeopardize the treatment success. The efficacy of music interventions in reducing anxiety remains contentious. This randomized trial aimed to evaluate the impact of
Huei-Fan Yang, Wen-Wei Chang, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Jing-Yang Huang, Yu-Shiun Liao, Ting-En Liao, Hsien-Chun Tseng, Shih-Tsung Chang, Hsin Lin Chen, Ya-Fang Ke, Pei-Fang Tsai, Hsiu-Man Chan, Bo-Jiun Chang, Yi-Ting Hwang, Hsueh-Ya Tsai, Yueh-Chun Lee   +15 more
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An investigation on metacognitive listening strategy use and listening anxiety in EFL classrooms

, 2023
Employing a survey design, this study aims to examine learners’ metacognitive listening strategies, their listening anxiety and whether there is a relationship between these two research matters in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms. The participants included 112 freshman students at a university context and they were taking a listening and
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Navigating Workplace Bullying: A Critical Theory Exploration of Lecturers' Experiences in a Higher Education Context

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying (WB) remains a pervasive concern across all sectors, including higher education institutions (HEIs), where shifting power dynamics, performance pressures, and transformation mandates often create fertile ground for systemic abuse.
Helen Meyer
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The Structure of Informal Learning in the Workplace—An Experience Sampling Approach

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper complements retrospective approaches to researching informal learning in the workplace with experience sampling. Since (conscious) informal learning is becoming increasingly important for successfully keeping pace with rapid changes in working environments, a clear understanding of the construct and its precise measurement are ...
Katja Häußermann, Tina Seufert
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The effectiveness of live music in reducing anxiety and depression among patients undergoing haemodialysis. A randomised controlled pilot study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAnxiety and depression are highly prevalent disorders among individuals undergoing chronic haemodialysis. For patients with kidney disease, the haemodialysis process often exacerbates these conditions. This study aims to investigate the effects
Miriam Serrano Soliva, Conrado Carrascosa López, Inmaculada Rico Salvador, Rafael Ortiz Ramón, Javier Villalón Coca, Rafael García Maset, Alicia García Testal   +6 more
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Gendered Pathways to Work–Family Balance and Their Consequences: Insights From Dual‐Career Faculty Couples

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines gendered work–family balance (WFB) experiences among dual‐career academic couples at U.S. research‐intensive universities. By comparing faculty couples who shared the same or similar professional and family contexts, the study explores how gendered demands, challenges, resources, and strategies shaped distinct WFB outcomes.
Kyung Nam Kim, Shinhee Jeong
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Partnerships for Social Cohesion and Social Impact: How Corporate‐Community Co‐Development Constitutes an Impactful HR Initiative

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizational scholars have begun to recognize the importance of social cohesion, but we know little about how it can lead to broader social impact, and even less about the role of human resource management (HRM) in these processes. To investigate this link, we examined corporate community co‐development as a particularly impactful HRM ...
Cristina B. Gibson, Jennifer Gibbs, Nitzan Navick, Kimberly McGinnis   +3 more
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