Background. Theoretical and clinical developments suggest that opportunistic interventions could be developed that are more effective and satisfying to use than brief advice to quit smoking. Motivational consulting was influenced by the ‘stages of change’ model, self-efficacy theory, motivational interviewing, and the patient-centred clinical method. Aim. To compare the clinical and cost-effect...

Midline frontolimbic networks are engaged in monitoring simple actions. They may also provide evaluative control for more complex decisions. Subjects read a trait-descriptive word and responded either "yes" or "no" within 1,500 ms whether it was self-descriptive. By 300 ms, an electrophysiological discrimination between good and bad words was seen over centromedial regions of the frontal lobe f...

HYPOTHESIS Financial incentives are the only form of compensation that will motivate surgeons at an academic health sciences center to perform the tasks outlined in the hospital's mission statement. DESIGN A questionnaire divided into 5 sections: demographics, compensation, time allocation, benefits and incentives, and motivational factors. SETTING The Department of Surgery, The Toronto Hos...

Motivational scaffolding is of key importance in online learning since learners are isolated alone. Recently, this need has doubled with the educational disruption because COVID-19 pandemic, which moved classroom to entirely online. However, little research been particularly conducted explore perceptions before and during pandemic. Therefore, study empirically investigated 26 university-level T...

the purpose of present research is to consider the relationship between occupational prestige and avoidance variables and intermediate role of organizational indifference. this research is practical and its data were collected through descriptive method and is descriptive-correlative. statistical community is all ilam petrochemical's co employees. about 276 subjects were selected as sample...

Background: The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased rapidly worldwide during the last two decades. Lifestyle and behavioral factors such as diet, exercise and self-care have a crucial role in the prevention and management of T2D. The motivation behind the desire to change is a cornerstone of adopting a healthier lifestyle. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling technique th...

PURPOSE The general purpose of the present study was to examine the link between cohesion and motivational climate in youth sport. The first specific objective was to determine if relationships demonstrated in previous research with adult basketball and handball participants would be replicated in a younger sample and with a more heterogeneous set of sports. The second specific objective was to...