Our emotional responses to stressors do not occur in a vacuum; rather, they are dependent upon the context in which they take place. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in identifying such contextual influences on emotional processes. However, two important questions have yet to be answered. First, little is known about how motivational context (e.g., motivational conflict) can a...

OBJECTIVE Obesity is increasingly considered a chronic disease requiring continuing care, but professional long-term treatment for most patients is not available. This study examined treatment recipients' perception of the effectiveness of different components of a group self-help, continuing-care treatment program for obesity. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Members (n = 120) and volunteer l...

An e-mentoring system is an online tool that enables interactive mentoring between a mentor and a mentee, regardless of place and time differences. This paper discusses the system design of an e-mentoring system for Malaysian orphans, called MyMentorMentee.com. The design of MyMentorMentee.com is an adaptation of Keller's ARCS Motivational model and uses its motivational elements to provide an ...

While research indicates that teachers’ continuing professional development (TCPD) is highly significant for the successful implementation of effective classroom instruction, few studies to date have explored role TCPD in Ghana. This paper aims map pathways in-service teachers Ghana while exploring motivations and coping strategies these adult learners. The study employs a cross-sectional surve...