AIM This paper is a report of a study of the immediate lived experiences of victims and relatives of the 2004 tsunami disaster. BACKGROUND Disasters serve to remind us of our frailty and vulnerability and raise existential questions. From the perspective of caring sciences, suffering is regarded as a natural source for change in patients' understanding of the world and the meaningfulness of t...

This study aims to find out about the attitude of Methodist Church in involving children receive elements communion. The Holy Communion is one two sacraments recognized by Protestant Christian churches. a direct command from Lord Jesus be carried His churches on this earth. can seen words who stated "Do remembrance me". According John Wesley, communion suggestion grace that God has given every ...

The authors used model-based cluster analysis to identify subtypes of criminal psychopaths on the basis of differences in personality structure. Participants included 96 male prisoners diagnosed as psychopathic, using the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 1991). Personality was assessed using the brief form of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ-BF; C. J. Patrick...

In this study, we examined common measures of agency (AG), communion (CM), and unmitigated agency (UA) and unmitigated communion (UC) using the interpersonal circumplex and Five-factor models (FFM) as conceptual frameworks. AG aligned with interpersonal dominance in circumplex space and related positively to conscientiousness and inversely to neuroticism. CM corresponded with interpersonal affi...

Teachers’ interpersonal behavior in class is important for teacher and student emotions. Often the same rater (either or students) used to assess both perceptions of emotions, which makes it vulnerable common-method bias. Including other perspectives on has been proposed as a solution, but unclear what extent different are correlated how separate their shared unique variance explaining Behavior...

How are the Big Two personality dimensions of agency (e.g., competence, uniqueness, ambition) and communion (e.g., warmth, relatedness, morality) related to religiosity? A standard view assumes that communion encourages religiosity, whereas agency is independent of religiosity. Our model is more nuanced, taking into account the Big Two’s motivational base as well as culture: Because communal in...

The authors identify an individual difference dimension that is an important predictor of distributive bargaining behavior. In three studies the “unmitigated communion” scale (Fritz & Helgeson, 1998) is used to measure extreme relational orientation, the degree to which individuals have a self-sacrificing concern for others. Results from three studies support convergent and discriminant constru...

A growing empirical literature documents the existence of two distinct dimensions of narcissism, grandiose and vulnerable. In order to better understand the nature of these dimensions, we examined them in the context of the interpersonal circumplex (IPC). Using a sample collected on-line (N = 277), we examined the relations between these two narcissism dimensions – generated as a result of an e...

Occupational gender segregation is still a persistent problem in the labor market. This study investigates differences typicality and prestige of occupational aspirations early adolescence, as well role agency communion these differences. In total, 2779 adolescents (age 11–15) reported their aspirations, later coded for prestige. Participants also described themselves spontaneously with three a...