By the end of their training, medical students should have demonstrated a proficiency in communication and acquired attitudes consistent with effective medical practice. Few studies have explored medical students' attitude within a communication skills learning and teaching context. The current study aims to identify the attitudes of medical students towards communication skills learning and to...

As trait emotional intelligence [TEI] is claimed to facilitate adaptation, study 1 (N= 80) investigated whether TEI would be associated with adaptative outcomes such as enhanced self-reported mental and physical health. As these assumptions were supported, study 2 (N= 75) tested the hypothesis of a moderating effect of TEI on the relationship between stress and psychological and somatic health....

We proposed a family process model that links family financial resources to academic competence and socioemotional adjustment during early adolescence. The sample included 90 9-12-year old African-American youths and their married parents who lived in the rural South. The theoretical constructs in the model were measured via a multimethod, multi-informant design. Rural African-American communit...

This study examines perceptions about trust among people engaged in community-institutional partnerships. Focus groups were conducted with community, health department, and academic representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers Program. When asked to describe expectations about working with partners, the main themes identified were skepticism,...

This study investigated the potential implications of optimism and mental health in promoting independent learning among Chinese university students using a theoretical model related to loneliness, optimism, health, learning, academic achievement relationships between them. Valid data were obtained from 509 participants four universities Wuhan, China, through questionnaire with five-point Liker...

introduction maternal and fetal characteristics can be effect on optimism which vary among different cultures and countries. so the aim of this study was to determine prenatal optimism and its relationship with fetal and maternal characteristics in primiparous women. materials and methods this research study was a descriptive cross - sectional. the statistical populations consisted of 240 pregn...

Although the construct of teacher engagement is acknowledged as important for positive student and outcomes, evidence about its determinants still scarce. The main aim this study was to investigate relationships between transformational leadership, dimensions academic optimism (i.e., self-efficacy, trust in parents students, emphasis), engagement. Data obtained from 420 primary lower secondary ...