The present research reveals the bi-directional relationship between career-related control beliefs and strivings, and their predictive relationship with hours of gainful employment. Three waves of data of a longitudinal study of 532 graduating high school seniors from four ethnically diverse schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Th...

BACKGROUND A tool which can help to decide on the determinants in selecting the delivery type is an effective step towards the goals of the World Health. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale based on Iranian culture to make decision on the type of delivery. METHODS This is a methodological study using a questionnaire proposed by Schneider. The follow...

The concept of motivational regulation has always been on the agenda researchers; however, role received relatively little attention in terms writing skills. Hence, present study aims to investigate potential correlations between strategies concerning collaborative beliefs undergraduate L2 writers. To this end, a total 102 writers were surveyed. collect data, two research tools used. first one ...

Self-regulation, motivational beliefs, and cognitive strategy use are closely related. These three factors can impact learners' ability to learn succeed in an academic setting. Promoting self-regulation helps learners develop positive beliefs effective strategies. It also encourages be independent decision-making. In addition, this study investigates how students' of strategies affects their le...

After briefly outlining theoretical models, this clear and concise book presents an integrative, up-to-date treatment protocol for GAD. Suitable both for practitioners and for students, it guides readers through assessment and differential diagnosis, etiological models such as cognitive avoidance, positive beliefs about worry, and intolerance of uncertainty, and treatment techniques. The therap...

This paper provides a logical analysis of the avoidance of wishful thinking based on conflict resolutions between informational and motivational attitudes such as beliefs and desires. Several desiderata for conflict resolutions are introduced, discussed and tested in a rule-based logic. The results suggest that Reiter’s default logic is too strong, in the sense that a weaker notion of maximalit...

After briefly outlining theoretical models, this clear and concise book presents an integrative, up-to-date treatment protocol for GAD. Suitable both for practitioners and for students, it guides readers through assessment and differential diagnosis, etiological models such as cognitive avoidance, positive beliefs about worry, and intolerance of uncertainty, and treatment techniques. The therap...

After briefly outlining theoretical models, this clear and concise book presents an integrative, up-to-date treatment protocol for GAD. Suitable both for practitioners and for students, it guides readers through assessment and differential diagnosis, etiological models such as cognitive avoidance, positive beliefs about worry, and intolerance of uncertainty, and treatment techniques. The therap...