Previous research has assumed that drinking motives (reasons for drinking) remain fairly stable over time (traits). The current study examines how drinking motives of college students may vary over time (states). Weekly measures were completed by 125 undergraduates at Old Dominion University, which examined how average levels of anxiety interacted with anxiety coping motives to influence drinki...

in recent years, degradation of environment (water and soil resources) by farmers has increase concerns about sustainability of agriculture. farmers’ behaviors affect conservation of these resources and play important role in sustainability of agriculture as well. shiraz county, like other parts of the country, suffers for degradation of soil and water resources. the aim of this study was to pr...

AIMS This study examined whether parental drinking motives are associated with young adults' drinking motives, and their association with young adults' drinking behaviors. METHODS The sample consisted of 290 18-year-old and 289 20-year-old drinking young adults and their parents. RESULTS For the younger group, stronger maternal coping motives were related to stronger social and enhancement ...

-Cr(III) and Cr(VI) compounds of varying solubilities have been tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit cell growth and nucleic acid and protein syntheses in BHK cells, to induce alterations in the mitotic cycle in HEp cells, and to increase the frequency of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in CHO cells. All Cr(VI) compounds, and particularly those containing so...

People often view themselves more favorably than others, displaying unrealistic optimism. In the present study, we investigated whether people perceive their reasons for eating as better than those of others. Furthermore, we investigated which mechanisms of inaccuracy might underlie a possible bias when perceiving why people eat what they eat. In Study 1, 117 participants rated the social desir...

karim khan can be considered as the only authoritative king in the whole zand era, thus the cultural and artistic foundations of this vary era is related to his government and him. seemingly, he was uneducated; however, he was interested in art, literature, and science. therefore, his court was the concourse of scientists, scholars, and artists. moreover, he has supported so many architectural ...

Title: Dilemma between health and environmental motives when purchasing animal food products: sociodemographic and nutritional characteristics of consumers Authors: Sandrine Péneau ([email protected]) Philippine Fassier ([email protected]) Benjamin Allès ([email protected]) Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot ([email protected]) Serge Hercbe...

Drinking motives have a prominent role in cognitive models of adolescent and adult alcohol decision-making (Cooper, Russell, Skinner, & Windle, 1992; Cooper, 1994). The complementary construct of motivation not to drink has received less attention (Epler, Sher & Piasecki, 2009). We examined how abstinence motives interacted with drinking motives and alcohol expectancies to predict alcohol consu...

Recent research on young children's morality has stressed the autonomous and internal nature of children's moral motivation. However, this research has mostly focused on implicit moral motives, whereas children's explicit motives have not been investigated directly. This study examined children's explicit motives for why they want to engage in prosocial actions and avoid antisocial behavior. A ...