The research described herein was a three-year exploratory descriptive study to examine how meaningful involvement (MIPA) is conceptualized and experienced in rural regions of the Maritime provinces of Canada. The focus of this paper is one aspect of the research; i.e., what motivates the clients of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) in rural Canada to become meaningfully involved? We interviewe...

Recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control; Sonnentag Fritz (Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12, 204–221, 2007)) are thought to enhance both work health outcomes, though the mechanisms not well understood. We propose test an integrated theoretical model in which engagement exhaustion fully mediate effects recovery on job performance complai...

Internet users often write blogs related to their personal experiences, daily news, and so on. We can obtain blogs including personal experiences using search engines on the Web. However, search engines output various blogs including not only personal experiences but also other topics. Therefore, it takes too much time to obtain personal experiences because we have to read all output blogs.. Th...

This systematic review examined the role of Service-Learning experiences promoted by higher education institutions to strengthen achievement social justice outcomes among youth. We screened and coded studies following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Of 555 articles found in database search, 47 peer-reviewed were included final sample. Social construct, t...

a r t i c l e i n f o Drawing on modern diathesis-stress theories which suggest a multiplicative approach to determine one's personal vulnerability status, we posit that the degree of an individual's vulnerability for using self-handicapping strategies in case of self-threatening events depends on the interaction between different vulnerability and protective factors. In this article, we assume...