Models of collective action infrequently account for differences across individuals beyond a limited set of strategies, ignoring variation in endowment (e.g. physical condition, wealth, knowledge, personality, support), individual costs of effort, or expected gains from cooperation. However, behavioural research indicates these inter-individual differences can have significant effects on the dy...

OBJECTIVE Previous research has found that conscientiousness has positive associations with preventative health-related behaviors and self-perceived health, but little is known about the links between changes in these variables over time. In the present study, we examined how levels and changes in conscientiousness were linked to levels and changes in both preventative health-related behaviors ...

Most older people want to live meaningful lives in their own homes despite decreased abilities and, if needed, the aim of home care services is to enable them to live at home for as long as possible. That requires home care professionals to recognize clients’ individual resources and take these into account while delivering daily care. However, little has been studied from the perspectives of o...

recently, women’s participation has increased in the workplaces. therefore it is a challenge for contemporary managers to help employees to balance their work and family responsibilities. this paper aims to identify factors affecting the work-family balance. sample included 261 women employed at a number of universities in tehran. data is collected from the questionnaire. correlation and multip...