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Work-family conflict in work groups: social information processing, support, and demographic dissimilarity

Author(s): Bhave DP; Kramer A; Glomb TM;

We used social information processing theory to examine the effect of work-family conflict (WFC) at the work group level on individuals' experience of WFC. Consistent with hypotheses, results suggest that WFC at the work group level influences individual WFC over and above the shared work environment and job demands. It was also observed that work gro ...

Article GUID: 20085412


Coping with employee, family, and student roles: evidence of dispositional conflict and facilitation tendencies

Author(s): Hecht TD; McCarthy JM;

Balancing multiple roles is a challenge for individuals in many sectors of the population. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that individuals have dispositional tendencies to experience interrole conflict and facilitation. We also aimed to show that coping styles and life satisfaction are correlates of dispositional conflict and facilit ...

Article GUID: 20604586


Munchausen by proxy: the dark side of parental investment theory?

Author(s): Gad Saad

The parental investment hypothesis provides a parsimonious explanation for a wide range of sexually dimorphic traits and behaviors across countless species. In the human context, the hypothesis posits that in light of the differentially greater parental investment that human females provide to their offspring, they should be much more vested in the wellbe ...

Article GUID: 20627598


Attendance dynamics at work: the antecedents and correlates of presenteeism, absenteeism, and productivity loss

Author(s): Gary Johns

Presenteeism is attending work when ill. This study examined the antecedents and correlates of presenteeism, absenteeism, and productivity loss attributed to presenteeism. Predictors included work context, personal characteristics, and work experiences. Business school graduates employed in a variety of work positions (N = 444) completed a Web-based surve ...

Article GUID: 21875212


The consuming instinct. What Darwinian consumption reveals about human nature

Author(s): Gad Saad

Editor's note: In this engaging talk given last February on a particularly cold and blustery day at Texas Tech University, Professor Gad Saad of Concordia University discusses his work in the area of evolutionary consumption. In making the case for understanding consumerism from a Darwinian perspective, Saad addresses several key tenets from his books ...

Article GUID: 24047091


The impact of directed choice on the design of preventive healthcare facility network under congestion

Author(s): Vidyarthi N; Kuzgunkaya O;

Preventive healthcare (PH) programs and services aim at reducing the likelihood and severity of potentially life-threatening illness by early detection and prevention. The effectiveness of these programs depends on the participation level and the accessibility of the users to the facilities providing the services. Factors that impact the accessibility inc ...

Article GUID: 24879402


Using evolutionary theory to enhance the brain imaging paradigm

Author(s): Saad G; Greengross G;

No abstract available

Article GUID: 24999326


Lung fibrosis: drug screening and disease biomarker identification with a lung slice culture model and subtracted cDNA Library

Author(s): Guo T; Lok KY; Yu C; Li Z;

Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and irreversible disorder with no appropriate cure. A practical and effective experimental model that recapitulates the disease will greatly benefit the research community and, ultimately, patients. In this study, we tested the lung slice culture (LSC) system for its potential use in drug screening and disease biomarker ...

Article GUID: 25290944


Stakeholder surveys of Canadian healthcare performance: what are they telling us? Who should be listening? Who should be acting, and how?

Author(s): Nemis-White J; Torr E; Gogovor A; Marshall L; Ahmed S; Aylen J; Montague T;

Eleven Health Care in Canada (HCIC) surveys, spanning 1998-2014, offer a comprehensive overview of the changing perceptions of physician, nurse, pharmacist, administrator and public stakeholders of the nation's health status, its burden of illness and its quality and cost of care. Overall, there persists a universal sense of quality in our health syst ...

Article GUID: 25906461


The Effects of Educational Campaigns and Smoking Bans in Public Places on Smokers' Intention to Quit Smoking: Findings from 17 Cities in China

Author(s): Luo B; Wan L; Liang L; Li T;

Despite the perceived success of educational campaigns and smoking bans in public places in China, the actual effects have not been investigated. This study examines the effects of the two policies by major characteristics of smokers and whether the affected smokers have intention to quit smoking. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 17 cities in Chi ...

Article GUID: 26064959


The Evolution of Empathy and Women's Precarious Leadership Appointments

Author(s): Vongas JG; Al Hajj R;

Glass cliffs describe situations in which women are promoted to executive roles in declining organizations. To explain them, some authors suggest that people tend to "think crisis-think female." However, the root cause of this association remains elusive. Using several subfields of evolutionary theory, we argue that biology and culture have shaped the per ...

Article GUID: 26617564


Health and Stress Management and Mental-health Disability Claims

Author(s): Marchand A; Haines VY; Harvey S; Dextras-Gauthier J; Durand P;

This study examines the associations between health and stress management (HSM) practices and mental-health disability claims. Data from the Salveo study was collected during 2009-2012 within 60 workplaces nested in 37 companies located in Canada (Quebec) and insured by a large insurance company. In each company, 1 h interviews were conducted with human r ...

Article GUID: 26644043


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