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Parenting a Companion Animal as a Precursor to Parenting a Human Child
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Participants were ten emerging adult (18-29), heterosexual couples who have had a companion animal for at least six months and have no human children. The present study evaluated parenting responsibilities associated with ...
WORK-LIFE BALANCE: A STUDY OF PERSONALITY FACTORS AS A PREDICTOR OF WORK-LIFE BOUNDARY PERMEABILITY AND USE OF ENTERPRISE SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality, work-home boundary permeability, and the percentage of electronic life intrusions answered (ELT Percent). Results indicated that openness ...
Denise Giardina's Storming Heaven: Cultural Marginalization in Appalachia
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Using Everett Verner (E.V.) Stonequist's sociological constructs of marginalization and marginal personalities, this study focuses on the extent of marginalization as depicted in Appalachian novelist Denise Giardina's ...
The relationship between transformational leadership and psychological capital in university staff managers
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
The topic of leadership has received much scholarly attention, as researchers have investigated the contribution of different leadership styles to various elements of organizations. Transformational leadership, which is ...
Assessing the Nasalance of Native Mandarin Speakers in Mandarin and English
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Objective: To determine whether native Mandarin speakers show a difference in nasalance measurement in their native language compared to English and analyze the effect of predictors on nasalance scores.
Design: Participants ...
Who Are You? An Archaeological Examination of the Human Remains Associated with Vasa
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
When the Swedish warship Vasa sank in 1628, approximately 30 lives were lost. The ship was raised and fully excavated in the 1950s and 1960s, and through the course of the excavation, over 1,500 human bones were recorded ...
A Case Study of Six Montefortino Helmets from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 B.C.)
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Montefortino helmets quickly became the dominant form of head gear throughout Europe and the Mediterranean once introduced by the Celts. During the First Punic War, it was the helmet in use by much of the Roman forces, ...
Guitar and Bass Players' Perceptions about Health and Well-Being
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Guitarists and bass guitarists represent a large portion of the musician population yet little has been studied regarding guitarists' perceptions of health and well-being. Studies that have been conducted on guitar and ...
The Effect of Emotional Labor on Burnout: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
In the current study we sought to examine the relationships among emotional labor, psychological capital (PsyCap), and burnout. Given that a fairly large percentage of the United States labor force is employed in jobs ...
The Five-Factor Model of Personality and its Relation to Physical Activity Type
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Previous research has linked components of the Five-Factor model of personality to physical health and well-being. The strength of these relationships with specific exercise behaviors is, however, not yet known, which may ...