OBJECTIVE To describe the relationship between personal values and personality traits in cocaine-using patients and analyze their specificity in the explanation of different types of constructs. METHOD A study was carried out to explore the association between these variables in a group of 230 patients receiving treatment for cocaine dependence. The Portrait Values Questionnaire was used for ...

The present research was conducted to evaluate the quality of training services in maritime training centers of Khuzestan province (including DARYAYE DOOR, SERAJ DARYA and DARYA PEIMAYE GENAVE). For this purpose, SURVQUAL model was used. The research is of descriptive-field study type for which 110 trainees of maritime training centers of Khuzestan province were selected via stratified ra...

The importance of service as an added value different between organizations and improving customerconservation has motivated to adopt models instruments improve enhancecustomer satisfaction. Based on the premise that “managing means assessing”, have been investingin various tools aimed at assessing service, detecting gaps, identifying central elements affectcustomer satisfaction.The study chara...

OBJECTIVES Patient satisfaction impacts healthcare quality and outcomes. Residents play an important role in patient satisfaction at academic institutions. This study aims to assess residents' patient satisfaction knowledge and determine which learning experiences contributed to their knowledge acquisition. SETTINGS This study was conducted at a health science university in a large, urban, te...

The aim of the study was to test the main and interactive effects of the key dimensions of the demand—control-support model in predicting levels of strain (specifically emotional exhaustion, depersonalizadon and job dissatisfaction) and feelings of productivity and competency (personal accomplishment) in a multioccupational sample of human service workers (A^= 813). Controlling for demographics...

The adaptational-continuum model of personality and coping suggests a useful context for research areas that emphasize both personality and coping. The present paper used Ferguson's (2001) model integrating personality and coping factors to further conceptualize findings around celebrity worship. Three hundred and seventy-two respondents completed measures of celebrity worship, personality, cop...

Objectives: Chinese physicians are being loaded with the enormous psychological pressure and so tend to be susceptible to burnout. Little is known on the relationship between job satisfaction and burnout for physicians from urban public medical institutions. We aim to describe the degree of burnout and evaluate the impact of job satisfaction on burnout. Methods: A crosssectional survey was cond...

This study examines the usefulness of the theory of transaction cost economics (TCE) for the online travel market and investigates customer satisfaction and loyalty with the transaction cost over the Internet taken into account. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), the authors identify the relationships among the antecedents (uncertainty, personal security and buying frequency), the media...

Objectives This study aimed to assess residents' and fellows' knowledge of finance principles that may affect their personal financial health. Methods A cross-sectional, anonymous, web-based survey was administered to a convenience sample of residents and fellows at two academic medical centers.  Respondents answered 20 questions on personal finance and 28 questions about their own financial ...