scholarly journals Early childhood exposure to media violence: What parents and policymakers ought to know

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Fitzpatrick ◽  
Michael J Oghia ◽  
Jad Melki ◽  
Linda S Pagani
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Media Violence ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Early Exposure ◽  
Childhood Exposure ◽  
Violent Media ◽  
The Relationship

We review the state of evidence supporting a link between violent media exposure in preschool- aged children and subsequent well-being outcomes. We searched through four decades (1971–2011) of literature for enlightening details on the relationship between early exposure to media violence and health outcomes in later childhood and adolescence. Evidence suggests that preschool exposure may be linked to increased aggression and self-regulation problems. Results are discussed in the context of displacement, social cognitive and overstimulation theories. We recommend increasing efforts towards developing guidelines for families and professionals concerned with the well-being of children.

Yoga for Psychological Wellbeing in Modern Life and Contexts

2018 ◽  
pp. 316-334
Author(s):  
Ingunn Hagen ◽  
Stine Kofoed ◽  
Usha Nayar
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Albert Bandura ◽  
Motivation And Learning

In this chapter, we will address how Yoga may contribute to psychological wellbeing. The chapter will be based on review of relevant literature in the backdrop of the theoretical framework of Self-Efficacy developed by Albert Bandura in his comprehensive ‘social cognitive theory of human motivation and learning'. Illustrations are included from our study: “Yoga to promote young people's mental health and well-being?” First, we will address some current social tendencies that contribute to everyday stress and challenges to people's general wellbeing. Second, we aim to have some conceptual clarification related to the concepts in our title “Yoga for psychological wellbeing”. Third, we will address how Yoga may function as a tool for self-regulation and its relationship with self-efficacy. Fourth, we will describe how Yoga is perceived as a mean to cope with stress. We will discuss how different people use Yoga to cope with stress, and how this partly relates to the role of Yoga as a tool for self-regulation.

scholarly journals Understanding the Relationship Between Perceived Authenticity and Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace N. Rivera ◽  
Andrew G. Christy ◽  
Jinhyung Kim ◽  
Matthew Vess ◽  
Joshua A. Hicks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Future Research ◽  
True Self ◽  
Lay Theory ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
The Relationship

A central tenet of many prominent philosophical and psychological traditions is that personal authenticity facilitates psychological well-being. This idea, however, is at odds with numerous perspectives arguing that it is difficult, if not impossible, to really know one's self, or the true self may not even exist. Moreover, empirical findings suggest that reports of authenticity are often contaminated by positively valenced behavior, further potentially undermining the validity of authenticity measures. Despite these concerns, we argue that subjective feelings of authenticity do uniquely contribute to well-being. Specifically, we argue that the relationship between perceived authenticity and well-being may be understood from a social-cognitive lay theory perspective that we label “true-self-as-guide,” that suggests people use these feelings of authenticity as a cue to evaluate whether they are living up to a shared cultural value of what it means to live a good life. We end with a call for future research on the antecedents of perceived authenticity, boundary conditions for the consequences of personal authenticity, and discuss cultural differences in true-self-as-guide lay theories.

Financial Self-Efficacy and the Saving Behavior of JFCP_29_2_A15_357-368-Retirees

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah D. Asebedo ◽  
Martin C. Seay
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Saving Behavior ◽  
Financial Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Retirement Study

This study investigates the relationship between financial self-efficacy (FSE) and saving behavior within a sample of 847 U.S. pre-retirees aged 50 to 70 from the Health and Retirement Study. In accordance with the social cognitive theory of self-regulation, results revealed that FSE is positively related to saving behavior after controlling for sociodemographic attributes, financial characteristics, and saving motives. Understanding how FSE contributes to saving behavior is critical as older workers attempt to bridge the retirement saving gap. Financial counselors and planners can help this population save by cultivating and supporting clients’ FSE throughout the financial planning and counseling process.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Character Strengths and Resilience of Future Military Leaders

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lobna Cherif ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Military Leaders ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Military Populations ◽  
Canadian Military ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The importance of both character and resilience for critical occupations (military, emergency medicine, first responders, and correctional officers) has been emphasized at the highest levels of military leadership. No studies to date have examined the relationship between character strengths and resilience within military populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceived importance of character strengths for Canadian military cadet success, the top strengths endorsed by cadets, and, in a subset of cadets, the relationships among core strengths and resilience. In line with previous research on character strengths in military populations, we predicted that bravery, honesty, perseverance, and teamwork might be included in the five most frequent signature strengths. Methods: A total of 360 Naval/Officer Cadets from a Canadian Military College were invited to participate in a study during two training sessions. Participants (n = 153) first completed a survey comprised of a resilience measure and demographic items. Then, one month later, students (n=134) were asked to complete a Values in Action (VIA) character strengths profile, and a survey with questions related to character strengths (their personal top-five character strengths, and strengths they believed were important for military-related stressors and leadership, academic success, resilience, and completion of military challenge). We were only able to match responses for a subset of participants, allowing a final sample of 94 participants. Results: Findings indicated that military cadets consider perseverance, judgment, teamwork, perspective, and self-regulation to be most critical for bouncing back from stressors. However, in line with our predictions, the most frequently endorsed strengths that characterized cadets were bravery, honesty, and perseverance. Finally, perseverance (p = .029), bravery (p = .01), and humor = .01) were positively correlated with cadet resilience, while endorsement of love was negatively correlated with resilience (p = .002). Conclusion: Focus on character strengths in military cadets can enhance academic and physical performance. Resilience assessment could be important for the purposes of military selection, performance, and well-being. Our findings indicate perseverance, bravery, and humor in particular might be relevant indicators of cadet resilience.

From cognition to action: the effect of thought self-leadership strategies and self-monitoring on adaptive selling behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1915-1927
Author(s):  
Hayam Alnakhli ◽  
Rakesh Singh ◽  
Raj Agnihotri ◽  
Omar S. Itani
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adaptive Selling ◽  
Adaptive Selling Behavior ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to investigate salespersons’ self-monitoring and its effect on adaptive selling behavior. As salespeople are constantly facing different customers with various needs and want and engaging in a different sales situation, salespeople must deploy their inner capabilities in practicing adaptive selling behavior during and across sales interactions. This study also investigates the impact of salesperson’s intrapersonal leadership – where leadership stems from the individuals with the purpose to influence oneself. Design/methodology/approach Authors draw on the social cognitive theory of self-regulation to develop our model and examine the relationship between self-monitoring, thought self-leadership and adaptive selling behavior. We empirically test the model using data from 335 pharmaceutical salespeople working across several countries in Asia. Findings The results support the role of self-monitoring and thought self-leadership as antecedents to adaptive selling. Further, the results suggest that self-monitoring positively moderates the relationship between thought self-leadership and adaptive selling behavior. In light of these results, we explore implications and limitations and conclude by suggesting directions for further research. Research limitations/implications The sampling method used was convenience sampling, which may limit the theoretical generalization of our results across all emerging markets. Moreover, this study examines the direct impact of self-management mechanism on adaptive selling behavior and the way it interacts with salesperson's thought self-leadership to strengthen adaptive selling behavior. However, the research model does not include organization-level drivers. Originality/value This study makes an important and original contribution to sales literature by demonstrating the direct and interaction effects of self-monitoring mechanism on a critical component of a business to business sales process, adaptive selling behavior. Results from this study highlight the critical importance of cognitive processes that drives positive selling behavior.

scholarly journals Personality Traits and Misdemeanor of Adolescents in a Catholic High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-92
Author(s):  
Josefa Darling G. Sombero ◽  
Ma. Wilma M. Maravilla
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Catholic High School ◽  
Adolescence Period ◽  
The Relationship

Distinctive personality traits account for every person, who they are, and how they behave. These have impacts on the way people perceive the world. Like adults, children and adolescents can be described in terms of personality traits such as characteristics, patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. This study reports the personality traits and extent of a misdemeanor of high school students. Also, it seeks to find out if one's personality traits affect the behavioral tendencies and vice-versa, how these traits develop across childhood and adolescence, and how they relate in the transition of adolescence period that involves changes in biological, socio-emotional, and well-being. The vast majority of research has focused more on adulthood and is scarcer than adolescent personality traits research. Additionally, the relationship between personality traits and misdemeanor and the demographic variables was also explored.

scholarly journals The social status of a child in a group and its correlation with psychological, social-cognitive and behavioral characteristics

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Ammon ◽  
E.V. Filippova
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
The Social ◽  
Neglected Children ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between peers is one of the most critical challenges of modern childhood. Research has shown the social status of a child in a group of peers influences not only his/her current well-being but his/her future psychological and physiological health condition. This article is devoted to the overview of foreign studies on social status of children and its correlation with different psychological, social-cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children with special attention to rejected and neglected children. Despite the popularity of the reviewed subject and vast amount of research on it, some correlations still need additional research.

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