Value Structures among Iranian and British Students
Nazanin Abed,
Shahla Pakdaman
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2013
Pages:
202-205
Received:
16 November 2013
Published:
10 December 2013
Abstract: Values play a very significant role in individuals’ lives. People use their value structure in order to judge the world around them, connecting to other people according to their value priority similarities. People prefer to have relations with those who have similar values as themselves. Schwartz categorizes 10 main values that are comprehensive amongst all cultures. Schwartz believes that the roots of all values stem from these 10 values but the priority of importance varies for different people and various cultures. Considering previous research, the aim of this research is to study the value priorities among Iranian and British university students. 150 Iranian and British university students completed Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ). Findings reveal that the priority for Iranian students is Self-direction, Achievement, and Benevolence, with the least important value being Tradition. British students value Self-direction, Benevolence and also Universalism and Achievement at the same level. Much like the Iranian group, they value Tradition least. According to these findings globalization is changing the direction of value transmission from vertical (parents to children) to horizontal (from peers), even in different nations.
Abstract: Values play a very significant role in individuals’ lives. People use their value structure in order to judge the world around them, connecting to other people according to their value priority similarities. People prefer to have relations with those who have similar values as themselves. Schwartz categorizes 10 main values that are comprehensive a...
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Behavior Change and Pain Relief in Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder Grade IV Using Flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique: A Case Report
Hanna Edebol,
Tommy Nordén,
Torsten Norlander
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2013
Pages:
206-216
Received:
2 December 2013
Published:
20 December 2013
Abstract: Pain is a major public health problem and the needs for more differentiated and flexible treatment options are obvious. The purpose of the present study was to examine, for the first time, experiences from long-term flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) made by a patient with chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD), grade IV. The patient of the present study was a middle aged native-born Caucasian male from Sweden who had been diagnosed with chronic WAD IV by a licensed physician. The patient performed regular flotation during one and a half year and wrote about his experiences in a diary. A semi-structured interview was conducted at the end of therapy. Both the diary and the interviews were analyzed with help of the empirical phenomenological psychological method and results describe experiences of relaxation, pain relief, sleep and deep rest, mental coping, increased energy, wellbeing and behavioral changes as a result of flotation. A model describes the rehabilitative circuit of chronic whiplash during flotation and is in line with the potential role of a stress response system for development and management of chronic whiplash. The study provides qualitative insights into the experiences of flotation as a pain- and stress- management system for chronic whiplash. Results are encouraging for future research and even suggest that interested clinics may use flotation-REST in order to relieve chronic pain and enhance the quality of life for a more comprehensive group of patients with whiplash associated disorders.
Abstract: Pain is a major public health problem and the needs for more differentiated and flexible treatment options are obvious. The purpose of the present study was to examine, for the first time, experiences from long-term flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST) made by a patient with chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD), gra...
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Anger and Perceived Parenting: A Study of a Japanese Population
Toshinori Kitamura,
Yukiko Ohashi,
Mikihiko Murakami,
Yoshitaka Goto
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2013
Pages:
217-222
Received:
14 December 2013
Published:
20 January 2014
Abstract: To assess the effects of perceived rearing during childhood on adult trait anger and anger expression, we evaluated parents of young children attending paediatric clinics (N = 1118). Participants rated their trait anger level and anger expression styles using the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory and also rated the rearing patterns of their parents during childhood using the Parental Bonding Instrument. A structural equation model suggested that (1) Anger In and Anger Out were predicted by Trait Anger, while Anger Control was predicted by low Trait Anger; (2) Trait Anger was predicted by the affectionless control rearing style of participants’ fathers during childhood, but not by their mothers’ rearing styles; and (3) none of the anger expression scores were predicted directly by the perceived rearing of the participants’ parents. Results did not differ between male and female participants. Adult trait anger may be explained by people’s perception of their rearing during childhood.
Abstract: To assess the effects of perceived rearing during childhood on adult trait anger and anger expression, we evaluated parents of young children attending paediatric clinics (N = 1118). Participants rated their trait anger level and anger expression styles using the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory and also rated the rearing patterns of their pa...
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