his study aims to offer a model of propensity toward indebtedness using behavioral factors from 384 indebted customers of Maskan bank in Tehran. A questionnaire comprising 41 questions was administered. The questionnaire addressed demographic variables and seven behavioral factors: financial literacy, risk perception, risk behavior, emotion, materialism, indebtedness, and money-related values. ...

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to understand the extent of occupational injuries and the perception of hazards among the road-side welders in the city of Karachi. Burns and foreign body in eyes were reported to be the most common injuries. Few workers perceived their occupation as hazardous. Consequently, few of them reported using protective measures. A 3-step strategy was recommended ...

This study shows that, when occupational complexity is controlled for, intelligence has a signiŽ cant positive eVect on Incumbent Perception of Job Complexity (IPJC), in contrast to the negative eVect it has on job satisfaction. This result is interpreted to imply that a signiŽ cant portion of the within-occupation variance in IPJC re ects true variance in job complexity. Implications for the ...

BACKGROUND Injury-forced work reduction (IFWR) has been acknowledged as an all-too-common occurrence for massage therapists and bodywork practitioners (M & Bs). However, little prior research has specifically investigated demographic, work attitude, and perceptual correlates of IFWR among M & Bs. PURPOSE To test two hypotheses, H1 and H2. H1 is that the accumulated cost variables set ( e.g., ...

Individuals in Canada with a disability encounter environmental constraints that limit their active participation in the daily life of our communities. Fundamental inequities in participation and integration continue to exist and there is a need for a concerted effort to eliminate these disabling environments. Several factors, including the built environment, societal production of space, class...

Biometrics is an umbrella term for methods that identify an individual based on physiological and/or behavioral characteristics such as fingerprint, face, iris, retina, vein, palm, voice, gait, signature, etc. The use of biometric systems is increasing worldwide; consequently there is a need for understanding its procedures via common biometric symbols. However, people with different background...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of mentees and mentors in a structured mentorship program. DESIGN A qualitative study using focus group methodology in a nonrandom purposive sample was used. SETTING The study was conducted at a level 1 university-affiliated hospital within a 9-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit. SAMPLE Mentors were identified...

The present study sought to determine whether social knowledge such as speaker occupation stereotypes may impact theory of mind (ToM) ability in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). Thirty individuals with SZ and 30 matched healthy control (HC) participants were tested individually on their ToM ability using a paradigm showing that stereotypes such as speaker occupation influences the extent to wh...

Technological up-gradation as a crucial criterion for societal growth resulted in drastic change in consumer’s taste and preferences. People are shifting from traditional one to modern lifestyle product. During mid of twentieth century the marketing concept has been developed with hard core materialistic exchange concept. But introduction of service sector changed the scenario with value concep...