VALIDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFFECTIVE PICTURE SYSTEM (IAPS) IN SERBIA: COMPARISON OF A SERBIAN AND A HUNGARIAN SAMPLE

The purpose of this study was to extend the International Affective Picture System to Serbia, which is worldwide workrelated to the ratings. A total of 158 students participated in the study, which in- cluded ninety Hungarian students and sixty-eight Serbian students. The participants were required to rate sixty pictures from the IAPS database on the dimensions of valence, arousal and dominance. One of our main aims was to compare the results from Serbia and the North American ratings. We found a signifi group difference on the dimension of arousal between the North American and the Hungarian group. Additionally, we found differences between the two groups from Serbia: in Serbian and Hungarian students, as majority and minority groups, there were differences on a dimen- sion arousal. The differences that were statistically signifi in relation to the ratings from Hungary were the ones between the Hungarian group from Hungary and the North American ratings, as well as between the Hungarian group from Hungary and our Hun- garian group, on the dominance dimension. Sex differences were also found signifi regarding arousal and dominance. These differences were in line with other cross-cultural comparisons. We also correlated the results from the USA, Hungary, Bosnia, and our two subgroups, and we found the highest correlations between the two groups from Serbia. Based on the overall results we could conclude that the affective evaluations were similar in Serbia and in other countries, and that the IAPS database could be used for the research purposes in Serbia.

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Cross-cultural validation of the "International affective picture system" (IAPS) on a sample from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Psihologija ◽

10.2298/psi1301017d ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 17-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Sasa Drace ◽

Emir Efendic ◽

Mirna Kusturica ◽

Lamija Landzo

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

North American ◽

International Affective Picture System ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Self Report ◽

Affective Ratings ◽

The North ◽

Stratified Sample ◽

Valence And Arousal ◽

Normative Ratings

In this study the normative ratings of the International Affective Picture System (IAPS, Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention [CSEA], 1995) were compared with the ratings from a Bosnian sample. Seventy-two psychology undergraduates from the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) rated valence, dominance and arousal for a stratified sample of 60 pictures that was selected from the IAPS. Reliability coefficients indicate that the self-report ratings are internally consistent. The affective ratings from our sample correlated strongly with the North American ratings at: .95, .81 and .91, respectively for valence, arousal and dominance. Consistent with expectations, mean valence and dominance ratings did not differ significantly between the Bosnian and North American sample. Furthermore, plotting of the Bosnian valence and arousal ratings results in a similar boomerang shaped distribution as the North American affective ratings. Taken together, findings obtained from the Bosnian sample confirm the cross-cultural validity of the IAPS.

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Brazilian norms for the International Affective Picture System (IAPS): comparison of the affective ratings for new stimuli between Brazilian and North-American subjects

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0047-20852008000400008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 270-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Cristina Lasaitis ◽

Rafaela Larsen Ribeiro ◽

Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

International Affective Picture System ◽

The Self ◽

Self Assessment ◽

North Americans ◽

The North ◽

Reliable Instrument ◽

Student’S T ◽

Normative Ratings

OBJECTIVE: The study presents the Brazilian norms for 240 new stimuli from International Affective Picture System (IAPS), a database of affective images widely used in research, compared to the North-American normative ratings. METHODS: The participants were 448 Brazilian university students from several courses (269 women and 179 men) with mean age of 24.2 (SD = 7.8), that evaluated the IAPS pictures in the valence, arousal and dominance dimensions by the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) scales. Data were compared across the populations by Pearson linear correlation and Student's t-tests. RESULTS: Correlations were highly significant for all dimensions; however, Brazilians' averages for arousal were higher than North-Americans'. CONCLUSIONS: The results show stability in relation to the first part of the Brazilian standardization and they are also consistent with the North-American standards, despite minor differences relating to interpretation of the arousal dimension, demonstrating that IAPS is a reliable instrument for experimental studies in the Brazilian population.

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Cross-Cultural Counselling in Perspective with Recommended Areas for Training

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health ◽

10.7870/cjcmh-1983-0006 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 49-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maryse Rinfret-Raynor ◽

Thomas E. Raynor

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

North American ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Counselling Services ◽

Process And Outcome ◽

Counselling Process ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Based on a review of the literature, this article presents different elements one must be sensitive to when entering into a counselling relationship with individuals who do not share North American cultural heritage and values. More specifically, the authors review ten factors and attitudes which they believe have a significant impact on the counselling process and outcome. In addition, the article recommends training areas for professional counsellors planning to provide counselling services to ethnics and minorities. Finally, the article stresses that providing services to cultural and minority groups is a complicated and involved process. Not only is it necessary to provide services in the language of the clients but it is also essential to examine and possibly change counsellor attitudes and behavior in order to provide efficient counselling services.

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The role of sr and nd isotopes in modelling the magmatic processes producing mesozoic granitoids in the north american western cordillera near the USA-Canada boundary

Chinese Science Bulletin ◽

10.1007/bf02891611 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 43 (S1) ◽

pp. 135-135

Author(s):

V. E. Vernon-Chamberlain ◽

M. Nateghi

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Nd Isotopes ◽

Sr And Nd Isotopes ◽

The North ◽

Western Cordillera ◽

Magmatic Processes ◽

The Usa ◽

Mesozoic Granitoids

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Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group

Digestive Diseases and Sciences ◽

10.1007/s10620-017-4621-z ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 62 (8) ◽

pp. 2133-2140 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Darwin L. Conwell ◽

Peter A. Banks ◽

Bimaljit S. Sandhu ◽

Stuart Sherman ◽

Samer Al-Kaade ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Chronic Pancreatitis ◽

North American ◽

The North ◽

The Usa

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A dream deferred: interdisciplinary accounting in the US

Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal ◽

10.1108/aaaj-08-2014-1800 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (8) ◽

pp. 1265-1270 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Timothy J. Fogarty

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Perspective ◽

Accounting Research ◽

Policy Practice ◽

The North ◽

Current State ◽

The Us ◽

The Usa

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out to examine and critique the current state and future trajectory of interdisciplinary accounting research in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on the author's involvement in and research into accounting research and publication contexts, drivers and patterns in the accounting discipline. Findings – In all likelihood, research will continue established traditions that prevent the explorations of economics and finance from material broadening. This paper identifies how that which everyone believes to be such a good idea cannot bear fruit. Research limitations/implications – Conventional economics-based accounting research has proliferated in volume but has largely exhausted its potential for significant contributions to knowledge. Failure to embrace broadened interdisciplinary perspectives risks a crisis of accounting research contribution to policy, practice, and society. Originality/value – This critique reveals the serious weaknesses and serious risks to international accounting scholarship of the continuance and global mimicking of the North American pursuit of an exclusively economic accounting research perspective.

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International Trade and the Convergence in Youth Technological Awareness and Expectations within NAFTA: The Case of GMOs and Nuclear Power Technologies

10.20944/preprints201905.0143.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ibrahim Niankara ◽

Lee C. Adkins

Keyword(s):

International Trade ◽

Free Trade ◽

North American ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Genetically Modified Organisms ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Model Parameters ◽

Probit Regression ◽

The North ◽

The Usa

Relying on the USA, Canada and Mexico extract from the cross-national data sample on the environmental affection and cognition of adolescent students (Niankara, 2019), along with seemingly unrelated bivariate weighted ordered probit regression modeling (Niankara and Zoungrana, 2018), this study reports on the convergence of technological awareness and expectations within the context of international trade. We achieve this by adopting a regional perspective in investigating the effects of affective, cognitive and situational factors on youth's awareness and expectations about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and nuclear power technology (NPT) within the North American free trade block. Identification of model parameters is achieved using maximum simulated likelihood methods. The findings show that although it has been over 20 years as of 2015 that USA, Canada, and Mexico ratified the north American free trade agreement (NAFTA), the diffusion of technology and information within the trade block has not succeeded in homogenizing awareness and expectations about GMOs and Nuclear power technology, as observed in the youth population across the three countries. Indeed, with regards to technological awareness, compared to youth from the USA, those from Canada show 15% (GMOs) and 7.1% (NPT) more awareness respectively; while those in Mexico are respectively 34.4% and 19.5% less aware about GMOs and NPT. With respect to technological expectations, compared to youth from the USA, those from Canada and Mexico are respectively 34.4% and 39.9% more optimistic about GMOs, while 15% and 49.7% more optimistic about NPT. Overall, youth within NAFTA country members are respectively 2.5% and 6.7% more optimistic about GMOs and NPT for every level increase in their awareness about the two technologies.

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Youth Awareness and Expectations about GMOs and Nuclear Power Technologies within the North American Free Trade Bloc: A Retrospective Cross-Country Comparative Analysis

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc6020034 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ibrahim Niankara ◽

Lee C. Adkins

Keyword(s):

Free Trade ◽

North American ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Genetically Modified Organisms ◽

Free Trade Area ◽

Probit Regression ◽

The North ◽

Trade Bloc ◽

The Usa ◽

Cross Country

This study reports on the cross-country heterogeneity in youth awareness and expectations about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and nuclear power technology (NPT) within the North American free trade area (NAFTA). Models are estimated with data on youth respondents from the USA, Canada and Mexico, using seemingly unrelated bivariate weighted ordered probit regression, with maximum simulated likelihood estimation. Our findings show that the diffusion of technology and information within the trade bloc, for the 20 years prior to the 2015 data collection period, did not significantly contribute to cross-country convergence in youth awareness and expectations about GMOs and NPTs. Indeed, with regard to awareness, compared to youth from the USA, those from Canada show 15% (GMOs) and 7.1% (NPT) more awareness, respectively; while youth from Mexico show 34.4% and 19.5% less awareness about GMOs and NPT, respectively. With respect to expectations about future developments of the two technological artifacts, compared to youth from the USA, those from Canada and Mexico are 34.4% and 39.9% more optimistic about GMOs, respectively, while 15% and 49.7% are more optimistic about NPT. Overall, our findings show that the youth population within NAFTA is 2.5% and 6.7% more optimistic about GMOs and NPT for each level of increase in their awareness about the two technologies, respectively. Theoretically, our results seem to reject the hypothesis of NAFTA being a technology convergence country club in the Schumpeterian view, while seemingly supporting the existence of heterogeneous growth regimes within NAFTA.

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