Research on work-family conflict has focused on individuals, and little is known as to how spouses perceive each other’s work-family conflict and how inaccuracies of such perceptions relate to relationship quality. Using a national sample of dual-earner married and cohabiting couples (N = 545), we found that over half of spouses overestimate or underestimate each other’s work-family conflict. H...

This study tested partisan media effects in the 2014 U.S. midterm elections. A survey was distributed to 992 residents of Georgia, Iowa, and North Carolina. A novel multigroup latent variable structural equation model tested the direct, indirect, and conditional effects of political interest, partisan media use, political information efficacy, and partisanship on affective polarization. Finding...

PURPOSE Family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) may receive caregiver training because of logistical constraints and privacy concerns. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online intervention for family caregivers of PWD in improving their self-efficacy in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and their emotion well-being. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A t...

OBJECTIVE Early identification and intervention have been recommended for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who experience significant emotional distress; however, there is little empirical basis for designing or selecting interventions for these men. We sought to identify factors that are associated with distress in these men as a basis for identifying suitable intervention strategies. ...

Significant scholarship examines the effects of disasters and disaster management on political behavior attitudes. Yet, no research has assessed how health crises might shape people’s levels external efficacy, nor response affects efficacy beyond localized extreme-weather events. Using United States as a case study, we seek to fill these gaps in literature by exploring individuals’ is affected ...

objective: the present study aimed at examining the effect of multidimensional motivation interventions based on martin's model on cognitive and behavioral components of motivation. methods: the research design was prospective with pretest, posttest, and follow-up, and 2 experimental groups. in this study, 90 students (45 participants in the experimental group and 45 in the control group) const...