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Isometric force-time parameters in monitoring of strength training : with special reference to acute responses to different loading resistances
2017
The aim of the present series of studies was to investigate acute neuromuscular responses to (1) different strength training loadings and using (2) different external resistances. In addition, chronic adaptations and dynamic performances were compared to (3) the changes in isometric force-time parameters at the group level, and to (4) the individual timing of the improvement in the rate of force development (RFD) due to hypertrophic or maximum strength followed by power strength training periods. The latter one was achieved by systematic, repeated monitoring. Sixty-nine physically active men (20-35 yrs), but not experienced in resistance training, took part in the present series of studies.…
Vecāku kompetences izjūtas, audzināšanas stilu, mazdaptīvu personības iezīmju saistības un atšķirības starp mātēm un tēviem
2022
Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot vai un kādas atšķirības un saistības pastāv starp mātēm un tēviem mazadaptīvu personības iezīmju, audzināšanas metožu un vecāku kompetences izjūtas kontekstā, kā arī noskaidrot vai mazadaptīvas personības iezīmes un audzināšanas metodes var prognozēt apmierinātību ar vecāka lomu un efektivitātes izjūtu tajā. Pētījumā piedalījās 91 respondents, no kuriem 51 ir sieviete, 40 vīrieši, kuriem ir vismaz 1 kopīgs bērns vecumā no 3 līdz 16 gadiem un kuri bērnu audzināšanu realizē dzīvojot kopā. Pētījumā izmantotās metodes: DSM-5 Personības Aptaujas īsā versija (Personality Inventory for DSM5 – PID-5; Krueger et al., 2012), Latvijā pilno versiju sava maģistra darba ie…
1 – 2 gadus vecu bērnu sekmīgas adaptācijas veicināšana pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē
2021
Bakalaura darba autors: Kristīne Micīte Bakalaura darba temats: „1 – 2 gadus vecu bērnu sekmīgas adaptācijas veicināšana pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē” Mērķis: pētīt rotaļu kā adaptācijas grūtību pārvarēšanas līdzekli 1 – 2 gadīgiem bērniem. Darba pirmajā daļā tiek iepazīstināts ar pedagoģijas un psiholoģijas zinātniskajām atziņām par jēdzienu, kas ir adaptācija, tā veidiem un posmiem. Uzmanība tiek vērsta uz mazbērnu attīstības likumsakarībām, kas ietekmē adaptācijas procesu. Šajā nodaļā tiek analizēta literatūra par mazbērna vecumposma attīstības īpatnībām, kas kavē vai palīdz viņam veiksmīgāk adaptēties pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē. Otrajā daļā tika veikts empīriskais pētījums, kā ar …
Evaluating the Dimensionality of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale in a Sample of International Students Sojourning in Los Angeles: Which Difference…
2022
The Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS) measures the degree of sociocultural competence in new cultural settings, and, despite its popularity, research aiming at evaluating its dimensionality is lacking and has incongruent results. Moreover, the dimensionality of the scale has been mainly tested on different samples adjusted to Eastern culture. We administered the SCAS to 266 international students sojourning in Los Angeles to test which underlying dimensionality emerges if the measure is used to assess sociocultural adaptation to Western culture, also verifying its measurement invariance across sex. Findings from EFA showed a three-factor solution: Diversity Approach, Social Functioning,…
Students’ multiple state goals as a function of appraisals, trait goals, and their interactions
2017
Abstract Although many motivational theories have emphasized that person- and situation-based aspects should be recognized simultaneously when explaining actual learning behavior, not much is known about the occurrence of state goals. The model of adaptive learning (Boekaerts & Niemivierta, 2000) proposes that state goals are influenced by trait goals, perceptions of the situation (i.e., appraisals), and interactions between trait goals and appraisals. Nevertheless, empirical evidence for this model is scarce. The present study aimed to overcome this research deficit by integrating trait goals and appraisals as well as their interactions in explaining state goals in authentic learning episo…
Intervention studies to foster resilience – A systematic review and proposal for a resilience framework in future intervention studies
2017
Psychological resilience refers to the phenomenon that many people are able to adapt to the challenges of life and maintain mental health despite exposure to adversity. This has stimulated research on training programs to foster psychological resilience. We evaluated concepts, methods and designs of 43 randomized controlled trials published between 1979 and 2014 which assessed the efficacy of such training programs and propose standards for future intervention research based on recent developments in the field. We found that concepts, methods and designs in current resilience intervention studies are of limited use to properly assess efficacy of interventions to foster resilience. Major pro…
Religion and Culture of Origin. Re-Shaping Identity in the Integration Process: A Case Study in Sicily
2019
Cosa succede quando persone di differenti culture, valori, religione vivono insieme? Queste dinamiche sono stare analizzate in una ricerca sul processo di integrazione degli immigrati a Palermo.I principali risultati sono presentati in questo saggio. In questo caso studio, i dati della ricerca ipotizzano un modello teorico di integrazione in cui gli immigrati, liberi di esprimere le loro differenze religiose e culturali, tendono a ridurre la loro percezione di minoranza. What happens when people of different cultures, values, religion live together? Sociological studies on immigrative phenomenon often swing between immigration and integration policies. These policies actually reveal the dif…
The Work of Cultural Transition: An Emerging Model
2016
In today’s uncertain, fluid job market, transnational mobility has intensified. Though the concept of cultural transition is increasingly used in sport and career research, insight into the processes of how individuals produce their own development through work and relationships in shifting cultural patterns of meaning remains limited. The transnational industry of sports, in which athletes’ psychological adjustment to cultural transitions has implications for both performance and meaningful life, serves as a backdrop for this article. This study applied the life story method to interviews with 15 professional and semi-professional athletes, focusing particularly on the cultural transition …
Cultural Competences of International Students: Its Role on Successful Sociocultural and Psychological Adaptation
2014
This chapter addresses the study of cultural competences involved in the successful adaptation of a particular group of migrants: international students. Cultural competences are skills that people display when facing cultural diversity and have been found to predict job performance and academic achievement of those who have to interact in different contexts other than their own. This chapter aims to respond three questions that students consider when studying abroad: ‘What should I do to have a successful life?’, ‘How prepared are members of the host culture to receive me?’, and, ‘Who are the most successful international students?’ The first segment introduces the role of acculturative st…
How shall we all live together?: Meta‐analytical review of the mutual intercultural relations in plural societies project
2021
Living together in culturally plural societies poses numerous challenges for members of ethnocultural groups and for the larger society. An important goal of these societies is to achieve positive intercultural relations among all their peoples. Successful management of these relations depends on many factors including a research-based understanding of the historical, political, economic, religious and psychological features of the groups that are in contact. The core question is ‘how we shall we all live together?’ In the project reported in this paper (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies; MIRIPS), we seek to provide such research by reviewing three core psychological hypoth…