Alexithymia is considered as important contributor in the psychological distress. This study examined the moderator role of alexithymia in the relationship between self-care and psychological distress in 217 elementary school teachers. Alexithymia, self-care and psychological distress has been assessed in 217 teachers (108 females and 109 males). Participants were asked to complete 4 including ...

INTRODUCTION We undertook a meta-analysis of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) outcome literature to examine the effect of moderator variables on physician knowledge, performance, and patient outcomes. METHODS A literature search of MEDLINE and ERIC was conducted for randomized controlled trials and experimental design studies of CME outcomes in which physicians were a major group. CME m...

OBJECTIVE To determine in a representative Dutch sample the association of dietary restraint, Concern for Dieting, and Weight Fluctuation with subsequent change in body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) in addition to possible moderator effects of sex, level of education, age category, ethnicity, overweight level and physical activity. DESIGN In a longitudinal study in a representative Dutch sampl...

The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematize available findings in the field of personality heritability and test for possible moderator effects of study design, type of personality model, and gender on heritability estimates. Study eligibility criteria were: personality model, behavior genetic study design, self-reported data, essential statistical indicators, and independent samples. A to...

social capital is a concept that has been proposed in various fields. the importance of social capital is that people and successful community provide activities. emotional intelligence has a major role in the workplace. due to, that social capital depends on the relationships between people and the undeniable effects of emotional intelligence on the formation of interpersonal relationships, th...

in many countries, particularly developing countries, economic reforms, especially privatization, are considered as a strategic approach. the growth of the government decreases the competition in the market, and so, some fields should be privatized in order to create the competition.  by moving towards privatization and the changes in competition methods and the presentation of the world trade,...

an organization requires careful planning in the field of human resources for its optimal use of human resource. one of the variables affecting hrp is turnover intention. the purpose of this research contributes to the human resource planning with emphasis on the influence of moral texture on female employees' turnover intention in one university. it also examines the role of variable mode...