scholarly journals THE PHENOMENON OF "ECOLOGICAL SELF-AWARENESS" AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ECOLOGICAL TOURISM

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 909-913
Author(s):  
Valentina NAKONECHNYKH ◽  
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Margarita ZHURAVLEVA ◽  
Svetlana VOLOKHOVA ◽  
Marina VILCHINSKAIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Empirical Parameter ◽  
Ecological Self ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Emotional Value ◽  
Ecological Tourism ◽  
First Time ◽  
Experimental Group

The concept of "ecological self-awareness" is an integral part of ecological tourism. Ecological tourism is considered in a broad and a narrow aspects. In a broad aspect ecotourism is a market capitalization of the environmental benefits of some regions and the whole country. The Purpose of the research is to detect the influence of ecological self-awareness on the development of ecological tourism. For the first time, from the individual-centered, humanistic, holistic standpoint, the category of ecological self-awareness is defined as complex mental phenomenon, which integrates cognitive, emotional, value and behavioral components, which enhance the attitude of individuals towards ecotourism. The data were collected from the experimental and the control groups by calculating the empirical parameter value. The scale of ranks were used to measure the results. The results show positive changes in ecological self-awareness in the experimental group. The dynamics of the changes in the experimental group is much higher than in the control group. This fact let us assert that the applied formation technology has its effectiveness. The ecological self-awareness is directly related to ecological education and influences the development of ecotourism.

The features of self-awareness and value orientations in agricultural workers with occupational diseases of the peripheral nervous system

2021 ◽  
pp. 430-441
Author(s):  
Tatyana Yurievna Ledvanova ◽  
Yulia Borisovna Barylnik ◽  
Natal’a Valer’evna Filippova ◽  
Mariya Nikolaevna Nosova ◽  
Sergey Alekseevich Goryunov
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Peripheral Nervous System ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Adaptive Potential ◽  
Experimental Group

The problem of preventing and reducing the level of occupational morbidity among agricultural workers is of particular importance, since occupational diseases are the cause of high disability and mortality rates of the working-age population all over the world. As a research task, the authors made an attempt to identify the features of the interdependence of the components of self-awareness and conflicts in value orientations for the manifestation of the phenomenology of disorders with further designation of the targets of psychotherapy. An experimental psychological study which included 40 agricultural workers with occupational diseases of the peripheral nervous system (experimental group) and without diseases (control group) was carried out using the multilevel personality questionnaire «Adaptability», the self-attitude test questionnaire by V.V. Stolin and S.R. Panteleev, and Schwartz's methodology «Value orientations». As a result of the study, it was found that in the subjects of the experimental group, in contrast to healthy individuals, the hyposthenic type of response prevails, there is the average level of neuropsychic tension, there is no tendency to reactions of the impulsive type, and a high negative and statistically significant relationship between the indicator of conflict in values and the level of personal adaptive potential is identified. The results of the study indicate that among agricultural workers with occupational diseases of the peripheral nervous system, accentuations of the character of the «inhibited» circle prevail, there is an increased level of anxiety and low tolerance to unfavorable factors of professional activity. The dominant personal values at the level of convictions are personal success in accordance with social standards and enjoyment of life, and at the level of behavior — understanding and protecting the well-being of all people and nature, preserving and increasing the well-being of loved ones. With an increase in conflict in value orientations, the adaptive potential of the respondents decreases, and a decrease in the level of self-attitude entails a decrease in adaptation.

scholarly journals Effect of the Leisure Activities on the Level of Psychological stress among the elderly during the Coronavirus Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Ayed Zureigat ◽  
Osama Abdel Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: It is well known that advancing age is accompanied by many negative feelings due to the feeling of loneliness and psychological emptiness, which leads to the individual feeling that society does not need him due to his weak physical abilities and thus this, will negatively affect healthy aging. Objective: The study aimed to investigate the effect of the leisure activities on the psychological stress among the elderly during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak. Design: To achieve this, we used the quasi-experimental approach on a sample consisting of 54, with the average age of (65.4±2.3) years. Divided into two groups 27 as a control group and 27 as the experimental group and this sample was purposively selected. Because of the home quarantine and to reduce face-to-face interaction, we used a questionnaire to measure the psychological stress level by using the Google form. The study tool consisted of 7 paragraphs associated with depression and 6 paragraphs associated with anxiety, finally 6 paragraphs associated with aggression. Before applying the experiment, the psychological stress was measured among the study sample, and then the leisure activities program was sent to the experimental group by the WhatsApp application. The researchers used means, standard deviations, paired and independent sample t-test by using SPSS version 24 with a confidence level of 95% (p<0.05). Results: The results of the study have shown that the level of the psychological stress among both groups came with a high average in the pre-measurement, as well as the anxiety domain that were the most affected in a positive way through leisure activities practicing. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences between the pre and post measurement among experiment group and favor of the post measurement. Conclusion: the leisure activities practicing among the elderly have contributed positively to reducing the level of psychological stress represented by depression, anxiety.

Use of Music Intervention for Reducing Anxiety and Promoting Satisfaction in First-Time Filipino Fathers

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leodoro J. Labrague ◽  
Denise M. McEnroe-Petitte
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Lower State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Music Intervention ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Paternal Anxiety ◽  
First Time ◽  
Experimental Group

Childbirth is an anxiety-provoking event in a man’s life. Therefore, strategies to decrease paternal anxiety during childbirth are necessary. This study determined the effects of music and satisfaction of first-time Filipino fathers during childbirth. In the study, a prospective quasi-experimental design was utilized. Ninety-eight purposive samples of first-time fathers were included in the study, 50 were allocated in the experimental group (music group) and 48 in the control group (nonmusic group) during the months of August to October 2013. Paternal anxiety and satisfaction were measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Visual Analogue Scale for Satisfaction, respectively. Results revealed that the first-time fathers in the experimental group had lower State Trait Anxiety Inventory scores ( p < .05) and higher Visual Analogue Scale for Satisfaction scores ( p < .05) than those in the control group. Findings of the study provide substantial evidence to support the use of music in reducing anxiety and promoting satisfaction among first-time fathers during childbirth.

scholarly journals Transformative Consciousness for Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Tuazon ◽  
Grace E. Gomez
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Relationship Skills ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper is a slice of a big project exploring the transformative consciousness among college students. Drawn from Wolinsky’s (1993) notion and exemplars of quantum consciousness exercises, researchers of this study developed and validated eight modules named as the transformative consciousness exercises and established their effects on the intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship skills among college students. Using an experimental research methodology, particularly the randomized pretest- and posttest-control-group design (Fraenkel, Wallen, & Hyun, 2012), the researcher-made Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Relationship Skills Scale (IIRSS) was administered to the randomly selected 23 students in the experimental group and 21 students in the comparison group. No significant differences were found between the two groups prior to the intervention. For eight weeks, at a one-and-a-half-hour session per meeting, the experimental group underwent the transformative consciousness program while the control group underwent the self-awareness program. Results showed that there were significant differences found between the experimental and control group. Furthermore, the intrapersonal and interpersonal skills of students in the experimental group were higher than those who were in the comparison group; and such difference was significant. Thus, it could be construed that transformative consciousness exercises may have been instrumental in increasing the participants’ intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship skills. The use of these modules, for intervention and further research, is hereby recommended for those interested in transformative consciousness studies.

scholarly journals The Sensory and Perceptual Scaffolding of Absorption, Inner Speech, and Self in Psychosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherise Rosen ◽  
Michele Tufano ◽  
Clara S. Humpston ◽  
Kayla A. Chase ◽  
Nev Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
Inner Speech ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Bivariate Correlation ◽  
The Individual

This study examines the interconnectedness between absorption, inner speech, self, and psychopathology. Absorption involves an intense focus and immersion in mental imagery, sensory/perceptual stimuli, or vivid imagination that involves decreased self-awareness and alterations in consciousness. In psychosis, the dissolution and permeability in the demarcation between self and one's sensory experiences and perceptions, and also between self-other and/or inter-object boundaries alter one's sense of self. Thus, as the individual integrates these changes new “meaning making” or understanding evolves as part of an ongoing inner dialogue and dialogue with others. This study consisted of 117 participants: 81 participants with psychosis and 36 controls. We first conducted a bivariate correlation to elucidate the relationship between absorption and inner speech. We next conducted hierarchical multiple regressions to examine the effect of absorption and inner speech to predict psychopathology. Lastly, we conducted a network analysis and applied extended Bayesian Information Criterion to select the best model. We showed that in both the control and psychosis group dialogic and emotional/motivational types of inner speech were strongly associated with absorption subscales, apart from the aesthetic subscale in the control group which was not significant, while in psychosis, condensed inner speech was uniquely associated with increased imaginative involvement. In psychosis, we also demonstrated that altered consciousness, dialogic, and emotional/motivational inner speech all predicted positive symptoms. In terms of network associations, imaginative involvement was the most central, influential, and most highly predictive node in the model from which all other nodes related to inner speech and psychopathology are connected. This study shows a strong interrelatedness between absorption, inner speech and psychosis thus identifying potentially fertile ground for future research and directions, particularly in the exploration into the underlying construct of imaginative involvement in psychotic symptoms.

scholarly journals Influence of the supplement «Press-Acid» on protein-mineral metabolism and resistance of piglets

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (83) ◽  
pp. 320-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.V. Chеrniy ◽  
E.V. Matsenko ◽  
Yu.A. Shchepetilnikov ◽  
Yu. V. Maslak ◽  
O.S. Machula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Serum ◽  
Mineral Metabolism ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Immunological Parameters ◽  
Oxidative Reaction ◽  
Experimental Animals ◽  
Growth Energy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supplement «Press-Acid» on some parameters of mineral and protein metabolism and resistance of piglets. The study was done in condition «Meta» on two groups of piglets of the F-1 (BWхL) genotype. There were determined indexes of bacterial and lysocim activity of blood serum, calcium and phosphorus in piglets at the age of 21–30–45–75 days. Effect of supplement on the growth rate, morbidity and safety of pigs were revealed. We used hygienic, zootechnical, hematological, biochemical, immunological and statistical methods of analysis. The influence of «Press-Acid», which consist of formic, lactic, citric and fumaric acids, was established for the first time. The concentration of calcium in blood serum of experimental group of piglets were lower than in animals of control group. The level of phosphorus increased in blood serum of experimental animals on 11.83% (30 day), on 3.74% (45%), on 17.65% (75 day) respectively. Concentration of hemoglobin and the amount of erythrocytes increased on 11.8% and on 1.82% (30 day) in animals that feed the supplement. There were established the increase of viability of the pigs with gastro-intestinal diseases which were given the supplement in comparison with that, who did not feed it. Severity of diseases was determined using the Melenberg coefficient which did not higher than 1.2–2.4 score, it was lower on 6,0–9,3 unit than in control group. Using the supplement allowed to increase the intensity of growth of piglets by 3.7% (45 day) and 9.4% (75 day) respectively. Concentration of total protein, albumines and globulins increased on 8.66%, 9.90%, 7.3% respectively. The activity of alaninaminotransphaerasae in the blood serum of experimental animals were lower on 3.45% than in control piglets. Lysocym and bacterial activity of blood serum were higher in experimental group of piglets. Feeding piglets with addition supplement Press Acid promotes higher grow rates in experimental animals, that can be explained increases of oxidative-reducing processes in them organism. Feeding piglets with acidifier «Press-Acid», «Nifulin», zinc oxide, probiotics «Lactisan Complex» promotes growth energy, increase of morphological, biochemical and immunological parameters which indicates a higher level of oxidative reaction in the body. A low coefficient of Melenberg is recorded in the piglets at the age of 1 day. Safety was within 92.1–97.0%. That indicates a more successful elimination of complexes of protein, mineral substances, humoral protection in blood of experimental group of animals.

scholarly journals The Efficiency of a Group Counseling Program Based on Psychodrama in Enhancing Self-Awareness and Reducing Tension Among Tenth Grade Students in Qalqilia City

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e23921
Author(s):  
Fakher Nabeel Khalili ◽  
Said Swilem
Keyword(s):  
Group Counseling ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was conducted through two studies, the purposes of the first study were to assess tension and self-awareness levels among the tenth-grade male and female students in Qalqilia city in Palestine, and to examine the impact of gender on tension and self-awareness. To achieve these goals a descriptive method was used, the sample consisted of (158) male and (152) female students age 16 years old. They were stratified randomly selected. This study found tension appears to be a broad problem in Palestine among respondents, and it is chronically existent with a high level. On the other hand, this study proved that self-awareness among Palestinian adolescents is low. No significant differences in tension and self-awareness due to gender were found. The objective of study 2 was, to examine the effect of psychodrama on the levels of tension and self-awareness of tenth-grade male students in Qalqilia city using the two-matching group pretest-posttest design. The experimental group consisted of (10) students and they received a psychodrama group counseling program, in order to reduce tension and enhance self-awareness. While the control group received nothing. Based on the results psychodrama is an effective tool to treat tension and enhance self-awareness. It is suggested that for future studies to be from different grades and both gender with larger sample size. It is also recommended to assess tension and self-awareness in different regions in Palestine.

scholarly journals Uso del aprendizaje cooperativo en educación física y su relación con la responsabilidad individual en estudiantes del nivel secundario (Use of cooperative learning in physical education and its relationship with individual responsibility in high school

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Rudy Gilberto López Guillén ◽  
Josué Taveras Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cooperative Teaching ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Teaching Unit ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Aprendizaje Cooperativo

  El presente artículo tiene como objetivo comparar el uso del aprendizaje cooperativo en la clase de educación física del nivel secundario de dos centros educativos y verificar su relación con la responsabilidad individual. El estudio fue cuasiexperimental, solo con post test. Después de confirmar las características psicométricas del Cuestionario de Aprendizaje Cooperativo, se hicieron comparaciones de los puntajes obtenidos en las escalas del cuestionario entre el grupo experimental y el grupo control. La hipótesis planteada fue que los participantes del grupo experimental obtendrían puntuaciones más altas que los del grupo control en el factor Responsabilidad Individual. Los participantes del grupo experimental fueron 104 estudiantes, quienes participaron en una unidad didáctica cooperativa y luego llenaron el cuestionario. Los participantes del grupo control fueron 154 estudiantes, quienes no participaron de una unidad didáctica cooperativa, pero sí llenaron el cuestionario. Para poder validar las escalas del cuestionario se realizó un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) con el software Amos 22 para comprobar que se mantenían los 5 factores propuestos originalmente. Encontrando como resultado que las medias de puntuaciones en el cuestionario siempre fueran más altas en el grupo experimental. Como era de esperar, la única diferencia estadísticamente significativa fue encontrada en el factor Responsabilidad Individual. Lo cual lleva a la conclusión de que, las clases cooperativas sí mejoraron notablemente una competencia necesaria para un mejor aprendizaje.  Abstract. The objective of this article is to compare the use of cooperative learning in the physical education class at the high school level of two educational centers and to verify its relationship with individual responsibility. The study was quasi-experimental, with post-test only. In addition to confirming the psychometric characteristics of the Cooperative Learning Questionnaire we compared the scores obtained on the scales of the questionnaire between the experimental group and the control group. The expected hypothesis was that the participants in the experimental group would obtain higher scores than those in the control group on the Individual Responsibility factor. The participants of the experimental group were 104 students, who participated in a cooperative teaching unit and then filled out the questionnaire. The control group participants were 154 students, who did not participate in a cooperative teaching unit but did fill out the questionnaire. To validate the questionnaire scales, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed with the Amos 22 software to verify that the 5 originally proposed factors were maintained. As a result, we found that the mean scores in the questionnaire were always higher in the experimental group. As expected, the only statistically significant difference was found in the Individual Responsibility factor. This leads to the conclusion that cooperative classes did significantly improve one necessary skill for better learning.

The Effect of Team Interaction Activity Based on Creativity Mode Self-Awareness for Team Based Conceptual Design Project

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Sook Kim ◽  
Yong Se Kim
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Team Creativity ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Interaction ◽  
Team Activity ◽  
Experimental Group

This study analyzed the effect of team activities to promote team creativity and explored team interaction from the perspective of personal creativity modes. Freshman engineering students participated in the experiment. Teams in experimental group had an exercise of team activity immediately following self-awareness activity for their creativity mode. After team activity, team performances in conceptual design task were evaluated using Creative Product Semantic Scale (CPSS) composed of novelty and resolution categories. The results indicated that team performances of experimental group were significantly higher in CPSS evaluation, specifically in resolution, than those of control group. Also, team interaction of a diverse team and a uniform team from experimental group were analyzed using Interaction Process Analysis. The team interaction analysis showed that team members in diverse team represented very different team interaction patterns among team members, while team members in uniformed team demonstrated very similar patterns. These findings confirm that self-awareness of personal creativity mode help to enhance team creativity and that team interaction reflects some patterns according to personal characteristics.

scholarly journals Promoting Career Counselors’ Sustainable Career Development through the Group-based Life Construction Dialogue Intervention: “Constructing My Future Purposeful Life”

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3645
Author(s):  
Katerina Argyropoulou ◽  
Nikolaos Mouratoglou ◽  
Alexandros Stamatios Antoniou ◽  
Katerina Mikedaki ◽  
Argyro Charokopaki
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Purposeful Life

Continuous professional development refers to maintaining, enhancing, and broadening individuals’ knowledge, skills, and the personal qualities required in their professional lives. The present experimental study attempts to explore the way(s) that the Life Construction intervention: “Constructing my Future Purposeful Life” contributes to career counselors’ sustainable career development. Two groups of career counselors participating in a training program delivered by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens were involved, namely, an experimental group (N = 33) that received the intervention and a control group (N = 27) that did not receive any intervention. The effectiveness of the intervention was verified through qualitative and quantitative analysis, including the calculation of effect sizes, of the data obtained through the Future Career Autobiography, and the Greek version of the Life Project Reflexivity Scale. The results indicate that the Life Construction Intervention improved career counselors’ reflexivity and self-awareness, while, concurrently, the need for practical training in contemporary interventions to support their sustainable career development is highlighted. The main conclusion refers to the fact that the career counselor needs to construct his or her own Self as a sustainable project beforehand, in order to be able to support individuals in their own Self construction and promote their well-being.

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