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Affect Intensity and Subjective Ratings of Emotional Pictures and Sounds
Paola Surcinelli,
Sara Giovagnoli,
Ornella Montebarocci
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
1-7
Received:
25 November 2022
Accepted:
13 December 2022
Published:
30 January 2023
Abstract: Affect intensity refers to the intensity with which people experience their emotional response. Individual differences in affect intensity are supposed to be related to the strength of the response to emotional stimuli. Previous studies showed that participants with high affect intensity responded to emotional stimuli with stronger or more intense affective reactions than participants scoring low in affect intensity However, previous studies are mainly limited to the impact of affect intensity on consumer responses to advertising appeals or are limited to the use of life events descriptions as emotional stimuli. No previous studies used behavioural measures of the emotional response to standardized stimuli, varying in terms of arousal. In the present study the predictive value of affect intensity, measured by a self-report questionnaire, the Affect Intensity Measure (AIM), on the emotional response to standardized pictures and sounds has been investigated. In particular, the predictive value of affective intensity measured by the AIM, using both the total AIM total score and the four subscales scores, on subjective arousal ratings of different categories of standardized emotional pictures and sounds was assessed on a nonclinical sample. The total AIM score has been found to be predictive for subjective arousal scores for low unpleasant pictures while, using the AIM subscales scores, results showed that the Negative Reactivity subscale was predictive for arousal scores to high negative pictures and sounds. These findings seem to show that the use of the total AIM score can obscure the relationships between specific features of affect intensity and other variables. Moreover, the present results didn’t show a general effect of affect intensity on behavioural responses to emotional standardized stimuli but an emotion specific effect for high negative stimuli.
Abstract: Affect intensity refers to the intensity with which people experience their emotional response. Individual differences in affect intensity are supposed to be related to the strength of the response to emotional stimuli. Previous studies showed that participants with high affect intensity responded to emotional stimuli with stronger or more intense ...
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The Relationship Between Occupation Stereotypes and Turnover Intention of Private Kindergarten Teachers in China-Mainland: A Moderated Mediation Model
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
8-15
Received:
30 December 2022
Accepted:
25 January 2023
Published:
6 February 2023
Abstract: In China-mainland, the high turnover rate of private kindergarten teachers has long bothered relevant scholars and policymakers. In the current research, we recruited 692 teachers from Chinese private kindergartens as participants, and then used a questionnaire survey to investigate the relationship between the occupation stereotypes held by private kindergarten teachers on their turnover intention and the acting mechanisms between them. The results of data analyses demonstrated a significantly positive correlation between the occupation stereotypes held private kindergarten teachers and their turnover intention, reflecting those private kindergarten teachers with negative occupation stereotypes were more likely to left the organization in future. Further data analyses showed that personal control sense played a partially mediating role between occupation stereotypes and turnover intention, indicating that private kindergarten teachers with stronger occupation stereotypes tended to perceive lower personal control sense and lower personal control sense further enabled them to generate the intention of leaving the organization. Moreover, we also found that the above mentioned mediation was further moderated by the intolerance of uncertainty of participants (IU) — compared to private kindergarten teachers with high IU, those private kindergarten teachers with low IU were more likely to generating the intention of leaving the organization resulting from the low personal control sense induced by their negative occupation stereotypes. The present research firstly demonstrates the significant correlation between occupation stereotypes and turnover intention of kindergarten teachers in China Mainland, and also provides a meaningful guideline for Chinese government to alleviate the separation tendency of private kindergarten teachers.
Abstract: In China-mainland, the high turnover rate of private kindergarten teachers has long bothered relevant scholars and policymakers. In the current research, we recruited 692 teachers from Chinese private kindergartens as participants, and then used a questionnaire survey to investigate the relationship between the occupation stereotypes held by privat...
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The Factorial Structure of Self-Regulation from Late Childhood to Adolescence: A Gender Perspective
Asmaa Mohamed Reyad,
Amany Ahmed Yehia,
Fadya Zaky Elwan
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
16-27
Received:
31 January 2023
Accepted:
13 March 2023
Published:
28 March 2023
Abstract: The present study aimed to examine the factorial structure of self-regulation across three different groups (i.e. late childhood, early adolescence, and middle, adolescence) within male and female samples. Two theoretical models were tested. The first is the unidimensional model which assumes that self-regulation is a domain-general ability without clear differentiation between its components (cognitive, emotional, and behavioral). The second model implies that self-regulation is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct that’s composed of cognitive emotional, and behavioral components. Objective: The current study examined the validity of the unidimensional model and the multidimensional model of self-regulation across the 3 age groups separated by gender. In addition, the study sought to identify gender differences in the factorial structure of self-regulation in children and adolescents. Materials and methods: The participants comprised 584 participants aged 8 to 19 years. They were enrolled in Elementary, middle and high schools in Egypt. The participants completed a self-regulation scale consisting of three subscales designed to evaluate emotional, cognitive, and behavioral self-regulation. Results: The results favored the multidimensional model across all different age groups. The difference between the two models was statistically significant favoring the multidimensional model over the one-factor solution. The results also revealed within genders t differences in the developmental course of self-regulation.
Abstract: The present study aimed to examine the factorial structure of self-regulation across three different groups (i.e. late childhood, early adolescence, and middle, adolescence) within male and female samples. Two theoretical models were tested. The first is the unidimensional model which assumes that self-regulation is a domain-general ability without...
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