The present hypotheses were guided by four premises, which were systematically examined in six studies involving 409 undergraduate participants. The first premise, established by prior work, is that trait neuroticism is closely associated with avoidance-related goals. The second premise, however, is that neuroticism may be uncorrelated with cognitive tendencies to recognize threats as they occu...

This study aimed to examine the relations between character strengths and dispositional positive emotions (i.e. joy, contentment, pride, love, compassion, amusement, and awe). A sample of 574 German-speaking adults filled in the Dispositional Positive Emotion Scales (DPES; Shiota, Keltner, & John, 2006), and the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005)....

Many approaches for process variant management employ a reference model for deriving a target variant either using configuration or adaptation mechanisms. What is missing at this stage is an empirical insight into their relative strengths and weaknesses. Our paper addresses this gap. We selected C-YAWL and vBPMN for a comparative, empirical user study. Both approaches center on a reference proc...

OBJECTIVES Bipolar disorder is associated with positive emotion disturbance, though it is less clear which specific positive emotions are affected. METHODS The present study examined differences among distinct positive emotions in recovered bipolar disorder (BD) patients (n = 55) and nonclinical controls (NC) (n = 32) and whether they prospectively predicted symptom severity in patients with ...

This research is aimed at analyzing the effect of both service quality and customer value towards customers’ contentment Celebrity Fitness Margo City. The customers who are members City chosen as object this research. There were 75 respondents by employing a quantitative descriptive method, thus, size determined through incidental sampling technique due to certain considerations. data was colle...

The importance of eight limbs has been shown in Ashtanga Yoga. Here the second part 'rule' explained. Purification, contentment, penance, self-study, devotion to God are five rules. At present Yogasanadis performed by people, but Yama-Niyamas not followed, so here Shauchadi Niyamas have formulated

Purpose: The study aims to determine the employee work contentment level, relationship between contentment, and various variables among nurses paramedical staff engaged in Healthcare industry. Theoretical Framework: Work a healthy environment is critical factor that indirectly affects employees' dedication loyalty organization, it improves motivation productivity of employees. undivided commitm...

BACKGROUND Problem-based learning (PBL) involves discussions among students who resolve loosely-structured problems to facilitate learning. In the PBL curriculum, faculty tutors are employed as facilitators for small groups of students. Because of lack of time and staff shortage, the effectiveness of tutorless PBL has been discussed as an alternate option. METHODS Sessions in which tutored an...

BACKGROUND Single-tooth replacement often requires a prefabricated dental implant and a customized crown. The benefits of individualization of the abutment remain unclear. PURPOSE This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to study potential benefits of individualization of zirconia implant abutments with respect to preservation of marginal bone level and several clinical and patient-base...

Background: Single-tooth replacement often requires a prefabricated dental implant and a customized crown. The benefits of individualization of the abutment remain unclear. Purpose: This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to study potential benefits of individualization of zirconia implant abutments with respect to preservation of marginal bone level and several clinical and patient-base...