Abstract. The present study explored multilevel variance for a range of salient psycho-educational factors in mathematics. With a sample of 4,383 students (Years 5–8) in 257 classrooms and 47 schools, data indicated ...
This paper addresses the development of a 9-item Short Form of the Orientations to Happiness (OTH) Questionnaire (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005) for German-speaking countries. This questionnaire measures three ways to happiness: life of pleasure, life ...
The differential influence of vocational orientation on job success and work motivation: results of a 6-year longitudinal studyThis study examined the longitudinal influence of vocational orientations (career, leisure, and social reformer orientation) on ...
Perceived Participation in Goal-Setting. How Goal Systems can be Adjusted to Individual Performance RequisitesAbstract. Recent surveys describe management by objectives as a source of pressure on time and performance and subsequently as a cause of ...
Reasons for and against participating in a parenting program in socio-economically unprivileged neighbourhoodsAbstract.Theoretical Background: Many recent studies have shown that parenting programs are appropriate to diminish psychological problems ...
Exhaustion and Engagement in University Students: An Application of the Job Demands–Resources ModelAbstract. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between perceived study demands, resources, exhaustion, and engagement in university ...
Relationship Between the Satisfaction of Psychological Need, Emotional Exhaustion, and Vitality Among Physical Education Teachers-in-Training. A Survey From North Rhine-WestphaliaAbstract: Physical education teachers face high work ...
Background: Despite recent advances in the understanding and treatment of self-harm, poor engagement with therapy remains a serious problem. Aims: To investigate whether offering specific psychological treatment (SPT) leads to better engagement than ...
Peterson, Park, and Seligman (2005) developed the Orientations to Happiness (OTH) questionnaire to measure three routes to happiness: life of pleasure (hedonism), life of engagement (flow) and life of meaning (eudemonia). The questionnaire was translated ...
Conscious appraisals of stress, or stress states, are an important aspect of human performance. This article presents evidence supporting the validity and measurement characteristics of a short multidimensional self-report measure of stress state, the ...
Abstract. Work vigor is defined by cognitive, affective, and behavioral components. The purpose of this multi-study paper was to develop a French version of the Shirom-Melamed Vigor Measure (F-SMVM), and test its (a) construct validity (...
Abstract. There is an urgent need to meet the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Such advancements require people to adopt pro sustainable development behaviors. Research on engagement with sustainable ...
Abstract. During the transition to adulthood, young people need to choose their career and overall life pathway and cope successfully with the transitions they face. The theories of personal identity development (Luyckx, Goossens, Soenens, & ...
Abstract. Chronic illnesses cause considerable burden in quality of life, often leading to physical, psychological, and social dysfunctioning of the sufferers and their family. There is a growing need for flexible provision of home-based ...
Abstract. Since the turn of the millennium, the digital revolution has opened a new layer of opportunities for adolescents to participate, create and learn. Simultaneously there has been growth in both debate and worries regarding how the ...
Abstract. Openness and intellect may differentially predict engagement for two possible reasons. First, engagement with sensory experiences is associated with openness, whereas engagement with abstract information is associated with intellect – a ...
Abstract. This paper aimed to assess whether differences in the way to conceive happiness, measured by the Orientations to Happiness measure, were associated with specific reactions to negative events. We hypothesized that among ...
The affective-motivational state of job engagement has been shown to differ between jobs with different characteristics, but its possible links with workers’ personal attributes have rarely been studied. Engagement was predicted to be a primary function ...
Abstract. Late-career workers must remain employed for longer, but in doing so face the unique challenge of remaining active and productive at work while not disregarding the need to maintain health and plan for retirement, both of which ...
Abstract. As organizations strive to increase employee engagement, they must seek to activate potentially underutilized employee resources. Over the past few decades, employees have become more educated. Through pursuing more education, ...