Gender Differences in the Relationship between Daily Computer Usage and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Undergraduate Students

The ability to communicate effectively is the optimum goal of learning English. Class participation plays a pivotal role in improving oral communication. Some obstacles prevent students from reaching class participation which may halt student' potent communication. Oral communication apprehension has been found to be the most important factor affecting the class participation. With all the differences separating males and females, it is no surprise that communication apprehension would be affected by gender differences. The goal of this study is to investigate the relationship between learners' gender differences and oral communication apprehension with respect to class participation. To achieve this goal, 140 undergraduate students including 70 males and 70 females majoring in English literature, translation and teaching from Sheik-Bahai University were selected. This sample was chosen by means of simple random sampling procedure. A questionnaire was utilized as the instrument to examine the relationships between learners' gender differences and oral communication apprehension. The data accumulated by means of the questionnaire were analyzed to ascertain the answers to the research question. In general, the findings showed that female students tend to be more apprehensive than men regarding the class participation.

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Helping secondary victims: The influence of vividness and ‘transfer’ of sympathy

Global Journal of Psychology Research New Trends and Issues ◽

10.18844/gjpr.v9i2.4114 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 23-31

Author(s):

Habil Otanga

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Decision Making ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Affective Reactions ◽

Future Directions ◽

Helping Behaviour ◽

The Relationship ◽

Identifiable Victims

The assertion that people are more likely to help identified as opposed to unidentified victims has not been investigated among secondary victims. This experimental study examined a) whether identifiability predicted changes in observers’ sympathy for a secondary victim; b) whether sympathy for a single primary victim is transferred as helping behaviour to a secondary victim and c) whether sympathy mediated the relationship between identifiability and helping behaviour. The sample comprised 130 undergraduate students at a university in Kenya. Their age ranged from 20 to 24 years (M = 22.09). Data were collected using a questionnaire and analysed using SPSS 25. Significant gender differences in helping, significant differences in sympathy and helping by identifiability were found. Sympathy significantly mediated the influence of identifiability on helping. Findings provide support for the role of identifiability and affective reactions in decision making concerning helping indirect victims. Future directions are discussed. Keywords: Helping; identifiable victims; secondary victims; sympathy; vividness.

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Religious Orientation, Academic Stress and Religious Coping among First Year Undergraduate Students

IIUM Journal of Educational Studies ◽

10.31436/ijes.v9i2.244 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 123-140

Author(s):

Afaf Osman ◽

Iman Osman Mukhtar Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Religious Coping ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Religious Orientation ◽

Public University ◽

Academic Stress ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Orientation Scale ◽

The Relationship

The study aimed to assess the prevalence of religious orientation, academic stress, and the use religion as a means to cope with academic stress among first-year undergraduates. The sample consisted of 321 first year students from five faculties of a religiously oriented public university in Malaysia. The data were collected using three separated instruments: a Religious Coping Questionnaire, an Academic Stress Scale, and an Orientation Scale. Frequency analysis was used to examine the prevalence of stress, and religious orientation, while Pearson moment correlation was used to analyze the relationship among the three main constructs: religious coping, religious orientation and academic stress. The analysis ran an independent sample t-test to check for gender-differences in academic stress, religious coping and academic stress. The results showed high incidences of the religious orientation and religious coping among the sample of undergraduates, but no significant gender differences. The study substantiated that one of the means by which the first year students reduced their academic stress is through religious coping and religious orientation.

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Alienation Among College Students and Attitudes Toward Face-to-Face and Online Counseling: Implications for Student Learning

Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology ◽

10.1891/1945-8959.14.1.28 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 28-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jacqueline Lewis ◽

Diane H. Coursol ◽

Karin Lindstrom Bremer ◽

Oleksandr Komarenko

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

College Students ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Online Counseling ◽

Face To Face ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Midwestern University ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between 3 aspects of alienation: powerlessness, meaninglessness, and social estrangement, and attitudes toward face-to-face and online counseling among college students. Participants included 180 undergraduate students at a Midwestern university. Correlations indicated a significant relationship between discomfort with face-to-face counseling and powerlessness (r = .20, p = .008) and meaninglessness (r = .22, p = .003). There were no significant relationships between attitudes toward online counseling and any aspect of alienation. Significant gender differences in value toward face-to-face counseling were found. Higher education should examine the use of online counseling among college students.

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Coping Style as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Deliberate Self-Harm

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000083 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 272-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Allison S. Christian ◽

Kristen M. McCabe

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Self Report ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Deliberate Self Harm ◽

Self Blame ◽

Self Harm ◽

The Relationship

Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurs with high frequency among clinical and nonclinical youth populations. Although depression has been consistently linked with the behavior, not all depressed individuals engage in DSH. Aims: The current study examined maladaptive coping strategies (i.e., self-blame, distancing, and self-isolation) as mediators between depression and DSH among undergraduate students. Methods: 202 students from undergraduate psychology courses at a private university in Southern California (77.7% women) completed anonymous self-report measures. Results: A hierarchical regression model found no differences in DSH history across demographic variables. Among coping variables, self-isolation alone was significantly related to DSH. A full meditational model was supported: Depressive symptoms were significantly related to DSH, but adding self-isolation to the model rendered the relationship nonsignificant. Limitations: The cross-sectional study design prevents determination of whether a casual relation exists between self-isolation and DSH, and obscures the direction of that relationship. Conclusions: Results suggest targeting self-isolation as a means of DSH prevention and intervention among nonclinical, youth populations.

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Gender differences in the relationship between supervisor interactional style, job satisfaction, depression and anxiety

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e538922013-128 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

N. Wager ◽

G. Fieldman ◽

H. Marsden ◽

J. Robertson

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

The Relationship

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Gender Differences in Computer Usage

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e566842012-151 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

John F. Geiger ◽

Antonio Laverghetta

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Computer Usage

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Narcissism, Personality Traits and Conspicuous Consumption of Brand in Youth

European journal of behavioral sciences ◽

10.33422/ejbs.v2i3.152 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 20-28

Author(s):

Sabeen Khan ◽

Ruhi Khalid

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Research Design ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Conspicuous Consumption ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

The Relationship

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship among Narcissism, personality traits and conspicuous consumption of brands in youth. This used quantitative research design with a sample consisting of 50 Men and 50 Women. The age ranged between 18 – 22 years. A purposive sampling technique was used to select participants. The findings revealed that there was a relationship among conspicuous consumption and traits of personality. It was also uncovered that there are gender differences in conspicuous consumption of brands, narcissism and personality traits. Further it was concluded that narcissism is positively associated with conspicuous consumption of brands. Narcissism was likely to be a positive predictor of conspicuous consumption of brands and personality traits are likely to be a predictor of conspicuous consumption of brands.

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