Browsing by Subject "psychological aspect"
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Applicability of the planned behavior theory to attitudes of students in early childhood education toward teaching culturally diverse classes: The role of self-identity
(2007)The present study was designed to examine the predictive utility of planned behavior theory to the multicultural education domain. One hundred and forty-eight students in early childhood studies (146 women, 2 men; M age = ... -
Children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: Emotional reactions, coping mechanisms, and self-esteem
(2006)The main aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship among emotional responses of children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis towards their physical state, the coping mechanisms they used, and their ... -
Exercising with passion: Initial validation of the passion scale in exercise
(2012)The purpose of the researchers in the study was to psychometrically evaluate Passion Scale scores (Vallerand et al., 2003) in exercise. Self-report data were collected from two samples of Greek exercise participants. Sample ... -
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study)
(2008)Background. Data about the predictors of smoking among adolescents in Greece are sparse. We tried to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Greece in the context of GYTS ... -
Intervention on strategy use and on motivation of Greek pupils' reading comprehension in english classes
(2003)Although less skilled learners may improve their abilities through training in strategies used by successful learners, only a few studies have addressed the question of metacognitive strategy training in contexts in which ... -
Investigation of physicians' attitudes concerning the implementation of international classification systems of diseases as a precondition for evidence-based policy making
(2013)This study investigated the main factors affecting physicians' attitudes toward the implementation of international classification systems of diseases. A cross-sectional study was carried out during September 2010. The ... -
Laying the foundations of well being: A creative psycho-educational program for young children
(2007)Dysfunctional cognitive schemata and pessimistic explanatory styles are usually held responsible for some of the commonest features of depressed mood such as feelings of meaninglessness, resignation, and underachievement ... -
Low back pain psychosocial risk factors
(2008)Introduction: Low back pain is currently a major health problem for the western societies as it usually leads to inability to work, use of health services and sick leaves. Psychosocial work characteristics are considered ... -
Pancultural nostalgia: Prototypical conceptions across cultures
(2014)Nostalgia is a frequently experienced complex emotion, understood by laypersons in the United Kingdom and United States of America to (a) refer prototypically to fond, self-relevant, social memories and (b) be more pleasant ... -
Perceived verbal aggressiveness of coaches in volleyball and basketball: A preliminary study
(2006)This study examined verbal aggressiveness of coaches as perceived by their athletes, 108 senior athletes (57 boys and 51 girls) ages 15-19 years. Participants were basketball players (56 athletes) and Volleyball players ... -
Perceptions about exercise and intrinsic motivation of students attending a health-related physical education program
(2003)The present study examined effects of sex, attitude towards physical activity, perceived barriers for participation in physical activity, and students' perception of their parents' participation in physical activity on the ... -
Polysomnographic evidence of sleep apnoea disorders in lean and overweight haemodialysis patients
(2007)Background - Sleep apnoea disorders affect a large proportion of patients with renal failure. However, it is unknown whether body composition and visceral adiposity predispose haernodialysis patients to sleep apnoea ... -
Seeking the attitudes and perceptions of the Greek primary-care professionals on voluntary work in caring for people with HIV/AIDS
(2003)Background: During the last two decades Greece has moved towards a national health system. However, in a country with limited economic resources the necessity for reducing the increasing costs of the health care services ... -
Sex and sport-related differences in satisfaction among Greek swimmers
(2006)The purpose was to test the applicability of the Scale of Athlete Satisfaction for Greek swimmers and to assess sex and sport-related differences for swimmers' mean satisfaction. The sample of 351 Greek swimmers comprised ...