OBJECTIVES Poor adherence to regular exercise is a documented challenge among people with heart disease. Identifying key determinants of exercise adherence and distinguishing between the processes driving short- and long-term adherence to regular exercise is a valuable endeavor. The purpose of the present study was to test a model of exercise behavior change, which incorporates motivational ori...

Past research has shown that valuing gender conformity is associated with both positive and negative consequences for self-esteem and positive affect. The current research (women, n= 226; men, n= 175) explored these conflicting findings by separating out investing in societal gender ideals from personally valuing one’s gender identity (private regard) and investigating the relationship to self-...

due to its current and global context, poetry arises from the poets’ unconsciousness, the issue that nizami has implicitly and explicitly referred to in his poems. it has been tried, through this article to survey the inspirational or creative essence of poetry in nizami’s viewpoints. he believed that the process of artistic creativity - including poetry - would be performed in two modes, i.e. ...

In the nineteenth century, civil and structural engineers received much public acclaim for their built works (e.g. Brooklyn Bridge, Eiffel Tower). One hundred years later, engineer was perceived by many as “out” or not requiring skill. This paper examines how this erroneous perception of engineering can change presenting heroes. Using parallels to monomythical hero, examples engineers, authors ...