introduction: geriatric syndromes lead to a number of disabilities which dramatically affect the quality of life in ageing. facilitating the process of self-care can improve the elder's health to a great extent which has received less attention in previous studies. this study aimed at investigating the relationship between the disability and self-care in the elderly of yazd. methods: this ...

OBJECTIVES Research has consistently revealed a negative relationship between chronological age and promotion orientation, that is, the motivational orientation toward approaching possible gains. In addition, experimental research has demonstrated that activating positive self-relevant stereotypes (e.g., for men, the stereotype that men are good at math) can stimulate increases in promotion ori...

There are, however, other concerns that determine choices towards organic management. Conversion to organic agricultural systems are triggered by different objectives, such as: securing a place on international markets, export promotion, economic self-reliance, finding alternatives to decreased access to agricultural inputs, natural resource conservation, food self-sufficiency, and rural and wi...

ID: 772 Homeless Sheltered Women's Health Promotion Behaviors Author Information: Authors List: Presenting Author: Frankie Ballard Additional Author: Carolyn Blue Presenting Author: Frankie Ballard Address: 1709 Spring Drive Garner, , NC 27529 USA Ph: 919-733-8426 Fax: Email: [email protected] Institution: UNCG Additional Author: Carolyn L. Blue Address: 310 Moore Building Greensboro, ...

a r t i c l e i n f o This work examines the consequences of regulatory focus in the context of the Michelangelo phenomenon, a process whereby interaction partners shape one another's goal pursuits. We advanced predictions regarding the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of target and partner promotion orientation using the concepts of target-goal congruence, partner-goal congruence, ...

This study addresses (non)acceptance by individuals of mobile applications (apps) for health self-management (e.g., apps for running). Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT) and Regulatory Fit (RF) principles are used to facilitate understanding of acceptance of such apps within a goal pursuit process. First, RFT was deployed to position different apps as strategies aligned with promotion/prevention goa...

Heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with increased risk of several cancers, including cancer of the colon, rectum, female breast, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, liver, and esophagus. It appears that alcohol exposure not only promotes carcinogenesis but also enhances the progression and aggressiveness of existing cancers. The molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol tumor promotion, howe...

This paper examines which factors raise the probability a worker will be promoted using the NLSY dataset. While other papers have tried to explain what affects a worker’s probability of receiving a promotion, this is the first paper to look at the impact of social ability. We use the respondent’s self reported sociability at age eighteen and whether the individual participated in clubs during h...