The role of psychological and social factors in the relationship between attachment and suicide: A systematic review

The rise of e-commerce has brought considerable changes to the relationship between firms and consumers, especially within international business. Hence, understanding the use of such means for entering foreign markets has become critical for companies. However, the research on this issue is new and so it is important to evaluate what has been studied in the past. In this study, we conduct a systematic review of e-commerce and internationalisation studies to explicate how firms use e-commerce to enter new markets and to export. The studies are classified by theories and methods used in the literature. Moreover, we draw upon the internationalisation decision process (antecedents-modalities-consequences) to propose an integrative framework for understanding the role of e-commerce in internationalisation

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of Altruistic and Game-playing Love

10.31234/osf.io/fd7j8 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hossein Dabiriyan Tehrani ◽

Sara Yamini

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Subgroup Analysis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Game Playing ◽

Love Styles ◽

Collectivistic Culture ◽

Meta Regression ◽

Collectivistic Cultures ◽

The Relationship

This systematic review aimed to find attitudes toward Altruistic and Game-playing love styles across individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Addressing major moderators concerning Altruistic and Game-playing love styles are the secondary objectives of this review. This review included 102 articles comprising samples from 37 countries (N = 41997). The findings of this meta-analysis show that there is a collectivistic and individualistic difference in Game-playing but not in the Altruistic love style. Collectivistic and individualistic cultures, on average, demonstrate the same perception concerning the Altruistic love style, whereas collectivistic culture shows the Game-playing love style more strongly. To explain the role of moderators in key measures, the subgroup analysis and meta-regression show that both Game-playing and Altruistic love styles decline by increasing the length of the relationship. Likewise, having children affects these love styles such that the Altruistic love style is improved, and the Game-playing love style is reduced by the presence of children in families.

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Emotional Regulation and Overeating Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs11010011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Francesca Favieri ◽

Andrea Marini ◽

Maria Casagrande

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Longitudinal Studies ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Inadequate Response ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship

The worldwide prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased, mostly in children and adolescents. The Emotional Eating theoretical model has proposed that the failure in emotional regulation could represent a risk factor for establishing maladaptive overeating behavior that represents an inadequate response to negative emotions and allows increasing body-weight. This systematic review investigates the relationship between overeating and both emotional regulation and emotional intelligence in childhood and adolescence, considering both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Moreover, another goal of the review is evaluating whether emotional regulation and emotional intelligence can cause overeating behaviors. The systematic search was conducted according to the PRISMA-statement in the databases Medline, PsychArtcles, PsychInfo, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Sciences, and allows 484 records to be extracted. Twenty-six studies were selected according to inclusion (e.g., studies focused on children and adolescents without clinical conditions; groups of participants overweight or with obesity) and exclusion (e.g., studies that adopted qualitative assessment or cognitive-affective tasks to measure emotional variables; reviews, commentary, or brief reports) criteria detailed in the methods. Cross-sectional studies showed a negative association between emotional regulation and overeating behavior that was confirmed by longitudinal studies. These findings highlighted the role of maladaptive emotion regulation on overeating and being overweight. The relationship between these constructs in children and adolescents was consistent. The results indicated the complexity of this association, which would be influenced by many physiological, psychological, and social factors. These findings underline the need for further studies focused on emotion regulation in the development of overeating. They should analyze the mediation role of other variables (e.g., attachment style, peer pressure) and identify interventions to prevent and reduce worldwide overweight prevalence.

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on metaphor comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Do task properties matter?

Applied Psycholinguistics ◽

10.1017/s0142716419000328 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 1421-1454 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tamar Kalandadze ◽

Valentina Bambini ◽

Kari-Anne B. Næss

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Syntactic Structure ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Response Format ◽

Metaphor Comprehension ◽

The Relationship

AbstractIndividuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience difficulty in comprehending metaphors compared to individuals with typical development (TD). However, there is a large variation in the results across studies, possibly related to the properties of the metaphor tasks. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis (a) explored the properties of the metaphor tasks used in ASD research, and (b) investigated the group difference between individuals with ASD and TD on metaphor comprehension, as well as the relationship between the task properties and any between-study variation. A systematic search was undertaken in seven relevant databases. Fourteen studies fulfilled our predetermined inclusion criteria. Across tasks, we detected four types of response format and a great variety of metaphors in terms of familiarity, syntactic structure, and linguistic context. Individuals with TD outperformed individuals with ASD on metaphor comprehension (Hedges’ g = −0.63). Verbal explanation response format was utilized in the study showing the largest effect size in the group comparison. However, due to the sparse experimental manipulations, the role of task properties could not be established. Future studies should consider and report task properties to determine their role in metaphor comprehension, and to inform experimental paradigms as well as educational assessment.

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The role of affect in practicing a musical instrument: A systematic review of the literature

Psychology of Music ◽

10.1177/0305735619861831 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (6) ◽

pp. 848-863

Author(s):

Zofia Mazur ◽

Mariola Laguna

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Age Groups ◽

Instrumental Learning ◽

Musical Instrument ◽

Music Learning ◽

Different Types ◽

Instrumental Practice ◽

The Relationship ◽

Context Free

Affect impacts people’s cognitive processes as well as provides the energy to pursue goals and engage in actions. Research suggests that affect might influence instrumental learning behavior. This review aims to summarize the existing literature concerning the relationship between affect and instrumental practice. In order to determine the role of affect in undertaking instrumental practice and in engagement in practice, we conducted a systematic search via electronic databases and reference lists; we also hand-searched the key journals. Studies were included in the review if they concerned both affect and practicing behavior in musicians and instrumental students across all age groups and if the relationships between the two constructs were investigated. We focused on individual instrumental practice in the classical repertoire. Eleven studies met our inclusion criteria. They reported quantitative relationships between affect and the amount of practice or qualitatively described the role of affect in practice engagement. The results of this systematic review show that practicing a musical instrument is associated with different types of affect—practice-related, performance-related, and context-free affect. Further investigation of affect in the context of music learning may inform future interventions for instrumentalists motivating them to practice.

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A systematic review on the potential role of APOE genotype as a moderator in the relationship between physical activity, brain health and dementia risk

Alzheimer s & Dementia ◽

10.1002/alz.045559 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (S10) ◽

Author(s):

Jaisalmer de Frutos ◽

Juan Manuel Serrano Rodriguez ◽

Fernando Maestú ◽

Simon M Laws ◽

Belinda M Brown

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Potential Role ◽

Apoe Genotype ◽

Brain Health ◽

Dementia Risk ◽

The Relationship

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The Problem-Based Learning Approach towards Developing Soft Skills: A Systematic Review

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2020.4114 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sadia Deep ◽

Ali Ahmed ◽

Nazia Suleman ◽

Muhammad Zahid Abbas ◽

Uzma Naza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

And Training

In this paper, we review systematically the role of problem-based learning (PBL) in developing soft skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other fields of studies. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) includes the most recent empirical, review, and conceptual studies from TVET and other multiple fields of studies including medicine, humanities, and engineering between the years of 2001 and 2016 collected from four databases. A qualitative method was used to accomplish the systematic review. After the collection of articles, the selected studies were analyzed through thematic analysis. From this review, we concluded that PBL as an instructional approach has a significant role in the development of soft skills among students of various disciplines including TVET; empirical evidence is predominantly conclusive in identifying the acquisitions of various soft skills including communication skills, conflict resolution skills, leadership skills, and interpersonal skills, and finally, several factors might influence the relationship of PBL and soft skills such as duration and process of PBL instruction, role of facilitator, and awareness and training of learners. Moreover, there are fewer number of empirical studies on the role and effects of PBL approach to developing soft skills in TVET.

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The Change in William I. Thomas’s View of Biology

Stan Rzeczy ◽

10.14394/srz.15.6 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 75-94

Author(s):

Łukasz Remisiewicz

Keyword(s):

Social Psychology ◽

Social Factors ◽

Social Processes ◽

Psychological Development ◽

Departure Point ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Brain

In this article the author shows how the exploding role of biology in William Thomas’s sociology and social psychology has changed. Since the beginning of his career, this researcher addressed numerous topics that involved both biological and social factors – he commented on the nature of gender, race, instincts, prejudice and evolution. His departure point was biologism, which proclaimed that innate predispositions are a variable independent of social processes. In the following years, Thomas changed his beliefs, recognising that it was culture and society that left its mark on physiological and psychological development. The changes in Thomas’s reasoning are described by the author against the background of past and present views on the relationship between society and the brain, claiming that his late views could resonate with today’s approaches.

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Protocol for a Systematic Review of Masculinity and Relationship Satisfaction Among Men and Women

10.31234/osf.io/ns25x ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Diana Jenkins

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Sexual Satisfaction ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Male Partners ◽

Men And Women ◽

Relationship Outcomes ◽

Traditional Masculinity ◽

The Relationship

Previous research has examined the relationship among masculinity and relationship outcomes and generally have found support that masculinity is related to lower relationship satisfaction. More specifically, men who adhere to traditional masculinity or who endorse traditional masculinity report lower relationship and sexual satisfaction, and women whose male partners adhere to and endorse more traditional masculinity also have lower relationship satisfaction. However, neither a meta-analysis nor a systematic review of how studies have operationalized and measured both masculinity and relationship satisfaction have been performed on this relationship. In addition, little is known whether studies using dyadic or individual participants are systematically different. To address these issues, a systematic review will be conducted examining the role of masculinity (adherence or endorsement) on relationship satisfaction for men and women. The implications of these findings will be addressed.

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Gender and Supervision: The Legitimation of Authority in Relationship to Task

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.2307/1389372 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 137-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Joanne Miller

Keyword(s):

Social Factors ◽

Personal Attributes ◽

Job Complexity ◽

Work Arrangements ◽

Female Workers ◽

The Social ◽

Inherent Nature ◽

Supervisory Practices ◽

The Relationship

Most theories of bureaucratic organization legitimize hierarchical authority in terms of the economic and administrative imperatives of the production process. Rationales for specific levels of supervision emphasize the inherent nature of task activity (especially job complexity) and its related human-capital and organizational requirements. Personal attributes and the social differentiation of labor in the workplace are explicitly outside the legal-rational framework legitimizing the system of governance and job configuration. This study examines the relationship between job complexity and supervision for male and female workers and the economic and social factors that underlie the configuration of task and authority relations. The analysis suggests dramatic differences in the rationalization of work arrangements by gender—especially in the extent to which social status influences supervisory practices. Further, there appear to be over-time differences in the labor-market processes structuring progressions of jobs and thus normative work arrangements. The findings challenge common assumptions about bureaucratic authority and highlight the role of supervision in labor segmentation within the workplace.

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