A parallel can be made between the human rights discourse and the global bioethics discourse along two axes: 1) the ongoing relativist-universalist debate in both fields, 2) the overlap of the two discourses on the issue of the right to treatment as an issue of access.This article links the issue of right to treatment with an analysis of patient autonomy. In bioethics, it has been suggested tha...

Women’s autonomy has long been a central concern for researchers examining the social position of women in developing countries. However, little emphasis has been placed on the measurement of autonomy, despite its importance for assessing the validity of comparative research. In this research, we use confirmatory factor analyses to determine (1) whether items thought to measure autonomy in fact...

In the next years and decades, the number of old spousal dyads having to deal with the onset and progression of dementia in one partner will increase significantly. Existing research indicates that caregiving for an ill spouse is related to decreased caregiver well-being and high levels of caregiver stress. In this theoretical paper, we argue that three aspects deserve additional theoretical an...

This study sought to examine tenets of Self-Determination Theory by testing a mediation model of physical activity and personality via autonomy. A total of 290 adults were recruited to complete a one-time online survey of exercise habits and individual characteristics. Surveys assessed personality, autonomy, and physical activity. A measurement model specifying direct effects between personalit...

The capacity to manage financial affairs is a fundamental aspect of individual autonomy in society and represents a cognitively complex set of knowledge and skills that are sadly particularly vulnerable to cognitive aging and

Purpose The current study is aimed at analyzing whether and how organizational constraints (i.e. lack of autonomy) individual characteristics psychological capital) are related to work alienation in subordinates supervisors, the often hypothesized relationship between autonomy moderated a three-way interaction (autonomy × capital hierarchical level). hypotheses developed by drawing on tenets jo...

A comparative study was conducted examining CRNA feelings of deprivation or resentment as they relate to their job satisfaction. Deprivation is described in Faye Crosby's Theory of Relative Deprivation (1976), which posits that six psychological preconditions (wanting, comparison other, deserving, past expectations, future expectations, and lack of self-blame) have an impact on individual perce...

abstract background: consideration of patient autonomy is an essential element in individualized, patient‑centered, ethical care. internal and external factors associated with patient autonomy are related to culture and it is not clear what they are in iran. the aim of this study was to explore contextual factors affecting the autonomy of patients in iranian hospitals. materials and methods: th...