Recently added articles from Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science:
Gender Differences in the Adaptive Influence of Folk Beliefs: A Longitudinal Study of Life Satisfaction in Aging
Apr 01, 2008; ... Folk beliefs such as "there's a silver lining in every cloud" reflect a positive approach to life that maps onto the notion of interpretive secondary control, and may have consequences for well being. The authors assessed older individuals' agreement with folk beliefs, and examined gender ...
Adaptation française de « l'Inventaire de risque et d'activation » (IRA)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Cette étude porte sur l'adaptation en français du questionnaire « Risk and Excitement Inventory » (REI), de Taylor et Hamilton (1997), qui mesure la fuite et la compensation. Les « fuyeurs » chercheraient à échapper à la réalité par certaines conduites à risque (par ex., les drogues), alors que ...
Childhood Physical Abuse, Attachment, and Adult Social Support: Test of a Mediational Model
Apr 01, 2008; ... This study examined the mediating role of attachment on the relationship between childhood physical abuse and perceived social support in adulthood. The 2 underlying dimensions of attachment, view of self and view of other, were both hypothesized to be potential mediators. Young adults, with and ...
Engagement et persuasion par la peur : vers une communication engageante dans le domaine de la santé
Apr 01, 2008; ... Depuis plus de cinquante ans, des recherches ont montré les effets de la peur sur les attitudes et les comportements. L'expérience rapportée dans cet article visait à tester l'effet de l'engagement sur une tentative de persuasion ultérieure, en l'occurrence après la lecture d'un message ...
When Flattery Gets You Nowhere: Discounting Positive Feedback as a Relationship Maintenance Strategy
Apr 01, 2008; ... Intimates can rely on a number of strategies to protect their relationships from potential threats. In the present article, the authors investigate a new strategy: to discount flattering comments received from an attractive alternative to a dating partner by making a situational attribution ....