The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of two types of social support (emotional and instrumental) and two types of social undermining (critical appraisal and isolation) with five categories of alcohol, drug, or mental disorders (ADM; any mood, any anxiety, any substance abuse, any disorder, and two or more disorders) in 169 American Indian women presenting for primary care...

Bu araştırma, Sosyal karşılaştırma teorisine dayanan Zayıflatma (Social Undermining) Ölçeği’nin Türkçeye çeviri ve uyarlamasını kapsamaktadır. Duffy, Ganster & Pagon, (2002) tarafından geliştirilen Ölçeği yöneticiler zayıflatma iş arkadaşları olmak üzere iki boyutla ölçülmektedir. Söz konusu ölçeğin her bir boyutunda 13 madde olup toplam 26 maddede oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi 650 ç...

conclusions this study showed that hiv-infected patients with jobs enjoy a great deal of acceptance from the people around them and a higher quality of life in general. it also led to suggestions for further study with the purpose of finding more effective solutions for hiv prevention and better strategies for dealing with psychological disorders. such research could also help in providing an e...

background: ethical values offer a framework for behavior assessment, and nursing values influence nurses’ goals, strategies,and actions. a literature review was adopted in order to determine and define ethical values for nurses. materials and methods: this literature review was conducted based on the centre for reviews and dissemination guidelines. the key words used to search relevant sources...

One impact of the introduction of television, according to widely held views, is an undermining of traditional values and social organization. In this study, we simulated this process by representing social communication as a Random Boolean Network in which the individuals are nodes, and each node’s state represents an opinion (yes / no) about some issue. Television is modelled as having a dire...

In recent years, in various sectors of our society, there have been nationalist stirrings which were crystallized and articulated by the late Claro M. Recto, There were jealous demands for the recognition of Philippine sovereignty on the Bases question. There were appeals for the correction of the iniquitous economic relations between the Philippines and the United States. For a time, Filipino ...