Two field studies investigate the importance of social presence (real and imagined) and famiiiarity whti the purchase act in producing embarrassment in the context ot an embarrassing product purchase. The results indicate tbat awareness of a social presence during purchase selection and commitment, whether real or imagined, is a motivating factor in creating embarrassmenl for the consumer. Furt...

Was assessed the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI), its interference in the performance of daily occupational activities and its management among the women's nurse staff of a medical school hospital in Campinas, Sao Paulo. Of the 291 employers, 27.5% reported UI complaint at least monthly. The activities that required greater effort increased the urinary loss, what resulted in stress, fee...

Published articles and figures have been reprinted by kind permission from the respective copyright holder: American Medical Association (thesis figure 2 " The look in Kafka's eyes was always a little puzzled, full of the wisdom of children and of melancholy slightly counterpointed by an enigmatic smile. He always seemed to be somewhat embarrassed. 2 The papers below form the basis of this diss...

reports the federal government’s newest estimate of Oregon’s household food insecurity rate. Oregon’s unexpected ranking as one of the “hungriest” states in the late 1990s embarrassed state political leaders and mystified researchers. Its subsequent improvement in the early 2000s was the source of some pride among advocates and social service agency leaders. Its recent increase during the curre...

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This research focuses on the attitudes, perceptions, and program preferences of aged and disabled persons who received public assistance in 1973 and supplemental security income payments in 1974. The Social Security Administration gathered the data in a nationwide survey of the low-income aged and disabled. Most respondents did not feel embarrassed or bothered about receiving public assistance ...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to explore and understand the experiences of nursing students related to psychiatric simulation using standardized patients and to identify the value of such simulations in relation to the psychiatric clinical practicum. METHODS This study was designed using qualitative research. Eleven undergraduate students were individually interviewed regarding their exper...

Non-verbal signals are very subtle: they are socially learnt and can be as confusing to a foreigner as an unknown language. We watch a person's face and observe slight changes of expression in the eyes or mouth. We note the making or evasion of eye contact and whether the movement is natural or forced. We unconsciously see the embarrassed wave of a hand and hear a change in the timbre of the vo...

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Research has consistently shown that motives for security (i.e., prevention focus) or pleasure promotion determine risk perception and behaviors in several domains, including sexual health. We tested if being more focused on was associated with condom use attitudes the perceived of HIV infection explained these associations. Participants (N = 405, 61.7% women; Mage 23.10, SD 5.06) took part an ...