This study examines free time management and communication skills as the predictors of university students’ motivation. The sample includes 610 undergraduate students in a variety programs. Of students, 441 are female, 169 male, mean age is 20.1 years. Their GPA averages range from 1.83 to 3.96 on 4.0 scale. Data collection tools included three instruments. relationship between students' skills...

This study was motivated by the view that cultural differences should be taken into account in the management of Korean and foreign workers on construction sites. We identify motivation factors that are influenced by the cultural differences of the laborers, and their effects on productivity. Based on the results of a preliminary survey of field technicians with at least 15 years of work experi...

Recent research conducted with nonhuman primates confirms that adaptive emotional processes, such as maternal attraction arousability and maternal anxiety arousability, enhance and sustain female motivation to interact with infants, invest in them, and protect them during the postpartum period. Changes in these emotional processes, and concomitant changes in maternal motivation, facilitate the ...

aim and background: systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is a chronic autoimmune disease usually associated with high levels of pain and impairment in different systems, producing high levels of stress in patients who suffer from it. the purpose of this study was to consider the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management (cbsm) therapy on stress of female patients with sle. methods a...

Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan, 1985), the purpose of the present study was to examine whether amotivation, self-determined, and controlling types of motivation could predict a range of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and physical selfevaluations. Exercisers (N = 375) from ten health clubs in the North of England completed questionnaires measuring exercise motivati...

Student academic success in college on-line courses was examined in relation to motivation, time-management and organzation. Participants included 40 students enrolled in college on-line courses. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire was utilized to identify participants motivation level, time-management skills and organizational skills. A multiple regression analysis was used in ...