Browsing Psychology by Author "Psychology: General - Theoretic"
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A Meta-Analysis of Workaholism
Patel, Avani S. (East Carolina University, 2011)This meta-analysis examines the relationship between workaholism and numerous work behaviors and outcomes in an attempt to derive a consensus regarding the current state of our understanding of this construct and clarify ... -
Mindfulness and Mentoring : Focusing Attention for Effective and Satisfying Mentoring Relationships
Swartz, Krystle (East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of the current study was to determine if mindfulness predicted successful mentoring relationships. More specifically, this study examined whether trait mindfulness predicted effective mentoring, satisfying ... -
Mindfulness and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors : Recognizing When to Help Others in the Workplace
Allred, Christopher M. (East Carolina University, 2012)Until recently, the construct of mindfulness has been studied primarily within religious and philosophical disciplines. Little attention has been given to mindfulness as it relates to organizational settings and work related ... -
A Monte Carlo Evaluation of the Application of Variance Partitioning to the Assessment of Construct-related Validity
Barbee, Ashley A. (East Carolina University, 2012)The present study presents a Monte Carlo evaluation of the application of variance partitioning to the assessment of the construct-related validity of assessment center (AC) post exercise dimension ratings (PEDRs). Data ... -
Not Just For Kids : The Impact of Bullying on Academic and Job Performance
Herpin, Regina (East Carolina University, 2013)Bullying is a sensitive topic of discussion that has recently gained momentum in literature and research. Although the consequences of bullying may be varied, the present study sought to identify specific academic and ... -
PSYCHOLOGICAL CLIMATE AND WORK ADDICTION RISK : DO THE PERCEPTIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS MATTER?
Conning, Kerri Marie Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2009)A workaholic, the word combination of work and alcoholic, has generally had a negative connotation in the research community. Many researchers believe that the workaholic's behavior is not healthy to the individual nor ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY AND POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP
Shalek, Ryan D. (East Carolina University, 2012)The relationship between partisan political affiliation and cognitive complexity was examined. It should be noted that cognitive complexity is only loosely correlated with intelligence and for the purposes of this study, ... -
Self-Reported Changes in Organizational Commitment : The Relationship between Present Organizational Commitment and its Perceived Changes over Time
Wagy, Megan (East Carolina University, 2014)A sample of 188 university employees was surveyed about present levels of organizational commitment and beliefs about changes in commitment over time. Both present levels of commitment and self-reported increases in each ... -
Social Support, Stress, Depression, and Social Conflict : Testing for Main and Moderating Effects with Structural Equations in a Two-Wave Longitudinal Study
Chittilla, Silpa (East Carolina University, 2012)Previous studies have explored the interaction between supportive and conflictual aspects of social networks in regard to stress and depression. This study proposes to look at how support moderates the effect of social ... -
Stop the hovering : The helicopter mentor, a new view on the dysfunctional mentor
Buria, Catherine (East Carolina University, 2011)The concept of a helicopter mentor was introduced in the current study. A scale was developed to measure helicopter mentoring. To provide validity evidence for the helicopter mentoring measure, assessments of typical ... -
Understanding Counterproductive Work Behavior : Aggressive Employees' Responses to Leader-Member Exchange
Clark, Steven B. (East Carolina University, 2013)This study provides further understanding of the integrative model of counterproductive work behavior (CWB). Specifically, it examined the antecedents of counterproductive work behavior as a function of both traits (i.e., ... -
University Students' Perceptions of Stalking : A Mock Law Enforcement Study
Montaquila, Julian M. (East Carolina University, 2011)This study examined how students from a large southeastern university in the U.S. (N = 177) placed in the position of a law enforcement officer judged hypothetical stalking scenarios. Utilizing a 2 x 2 independent groups ... -
Workplace Mentoring : The Roles of Humor Style Agreement, Humor Frequency, and Positive Mentor Humor Style
Love, Zachary M. (East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of the current study was to investigate the roles of humor style agreement, humor frequency, and positive mentor humor style in workplace mentoring relationships. The author hypothesizes that the aforementioned ...