Using data from a 31-year panel study, we evaluate both the reliability of measurement of family attitudes, relationships, and self-concepts and the stability of these variables across time. We also compare the reliability of measurement and the stability of variables across time in these domains of family life with the reliability and stability of behavioral dimensions. Our results provide con...

This paper investigates the hypothesis that attitudes towards a linguistic variety and intelligibility of that variety are linked. This is done by eliciting language attitudes and word recognition scores in 154 Danish and Swedish school children and adolescents between 7 and 16 years. Language attitudes towards the neighbouring language are elicited by means of a matched-guise experiment while ...

This research updates and expands upon Decker’s article `̀ Citizen attitudes toward the police: a review of past findings and suggestions for future policy’’ by summarizing the findings from more than 100 articles on perceptions of and attitudes toward the police. Initially, the value of research on attitudes toward the police is discussed. Then the research pertaining to the impact of individua...

Background: The issues of patient safety and healthcare quality have become increasingly important around the world since the 1990s. Many hospitals manage to reduce the number of adverse events (AEs) that can threaten patient safety in healthcare organizations. Assessing the existing patient safety culture gives hospital management a clear vision of an organization’s strengths ...

Information technology advancements have made it easier for people to carry out daily tasks such as shopping necessities, including fruits and vegetables that are consumed daily. The objective of this research is assess how online sales affected by digital marketing strategies, payment options, pricing. This study uses quantitative data research. employs descriptive verification analysis its me...

This paper investigates the hypothesis that attitudes towards a lin­ guistic variety and intelligibility of that variety are linked. This is done by elicit­ ing language attitudes and word recognition scores in 154 Danish and Swedish schoolchildren and adolescents between 7 and 16 years. Language attitudes to­ wards the neighboring language are elicited by means of a matched­guise ex­ periment ...

Adapting the theory of reasoned action, the present study examined help-seeking beliefs, attitudes, and intent among Asian American college students (N = 110). A multiple mediation model was tested to see if the relation between Asian values and willingness to see a counselor was mediated by attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and subjective norm. A bootstrapping procedure ...

environmental crisis is one of the most important global problems. dealing with this crisis as a collective effort requires formation of environmentalism attitudes among people. what is considerable in this field is to identify the factors affecting people’s attitudes towards environmentalism especially women. since, based on two main perspectives of ecofeminism; i.e. women's relationship ...

We examined whether perception of university environment mediated the association between minority status stress and college persistence attitudes after controlling for perceived general stress. Participants were 160 Asian American, African American, and Latino students who attended a predominantly White university. Results of a path model analysis showed that university environment was a signi...

This article presents a model of factors associated with the successful implementation of a computerbased information system or OR/MS model. The model hypothesizes that two classes of variables, model quality and management support, influence attitudes and perceptions of a model or system. The research model also predicts that attitudes and perceptions, management support, system or model quali...