Background: The study is intended to examine a model of direct and indirect effects (through mediating role of self-assessment latent variable containing self-efficacy and self-esteem components) of sports mental toughness construct (including the components of confidence, consistency and control) on perceived stress of athlete employees. Method: The rese...

The present study examined children at risk for anxiety, analyzing their symptoms, selfesteem, and their perception of parental behavior. Data were collected as part of a large anxiety prevention study conducted at the University of Rhode Island. Elementary and middle school children who were identified as at risk for anxiety through an initial assessment were administered a battery of question...

Abstract In this study, we examined whether maternal perceived job insecurity (JI) affected depressive symptoms in their adolescent children. Specifically, tested a mediator-moderator model which hypothesized that JI was related to indirectly via symptoms. Most importantly, also explored indirect path moderated by two buffering resources, i.e., off-job recovery and self-esteem. There is little ...

Self-perception of Smile Aesthetics and Self-esteem By: Larry D. Scarborough Jr., D.D.S. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Major Director: Bhavna Shroff, D.M.D., M.S.D., M.P.A. Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department Of Orthodontics...

The aim of this study was to investigate to what degree individual differences in curiosity, personality, self esteem and perceived social support are associated with perceived stress. One hundred customer service employees completed questionnaires collected through an anonymous survey collector website (www.surveymonkey.com). A convenience sample technique was used to collect customer service ...

Since the decade of 1980, the model of stress and coping proposed for the assessment of vulnerability of adoptive families emphasizes that the emotional adjustment of those adopted is moderated by variables such as institutionalization, the manner and age at which the adoption was revealed, the change of first name, and the contact with the biological family. The objective of this study was to ...