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Australian Catholic University
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About: Australian Catholic University is a education organization based out in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 2721 authors who have published 10013 publications receiving 215248 citations. The organization is also known as: ACU & ACU National.
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TL;DR: The research presented here closes the theory application gap of a strong multi-dimensional measure of psychosocial risk-factors by using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ-II) to evaluate factor structure and longitudinal, discriminant, and convergent validity.
Abstract: School principals world-wide report high levels of strain and attrition resulting in a shortage of qualified principals. It is thus crucial to identify psychosocial risk factors that reflect principals' occupational wellbeing. For this purpose, we used the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ-II), a widely used self-report measure covering multiple psychosocial factors identified by leading occupational stress theories. We evaluated the COPSOQ-II regarding factor structure and longitudinal, discriminant, and convergent validity using latent structural equation modeling in a large sample of Australian school principals (N = 2,049). Results reveal that confirmatory factor analysis produced marginally acceptable model fit. A novel approach we call set exploratory structural equation modeling (set-ESEM), where cross-loadings were only allowed within a priori defined sets of factors, fit well, and was more parsimonious than a full ESEM. Further multitrait-multimethod models based on the set-ESEM confirm the importance of a principal's psychosocial risk factors; Stressors and depression were related to demands and ill-being, while confidence and autonomy were related to wellbeing. We also show that working in the private sector was beneficial for showing a low psychosocial risk, while other demographics have little effects. Finally, we identify five latent risk profiles (high risk to no risk) of school principals based on all psychosocial factors. Overall the research presented here closes the theory application gap of a strong multi-dimensional measure of psychosocial risk-factors.
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Monash University1, Alfred Hospital2, St George's Hospital3, University of Patras4, James Cook University5, Townsville Hospital6, Technische Universität München7, Michigan State University8, Southern Medical University9, University of Melbourne10, The Chinese University of Hong Kong11, University of Arizona12, Hallym University13, Australian Catholic University14, University Hospital Heidelberg15
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared and appraised contemporary guidelines on management of asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, and systematically searched for guidelines for different types of stenosis.
Abstract: Background and Purpose—We systematically compared and appraised contemporary guidelines on management of asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Methods—We systematically searched for...
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TL;DR: The results suggested that daily mindfulness was associated with lower negative and higher positive affect whereas the converse pattern was found for daily emotion suppression; cognitive reappraisal was related to daily positive, but not negative affect.
Abstract: Most empirical studies of emotion regulation have relied on retrospective trait measures, and have not examined the link between daily regulatory strategies and every day emotional well-being. We used a daily diary methodology with multilevel modelling data analyses (n = 187) to examine the influence of three emotion regulation strategies (mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal and emotion suppression) on the experience of daily negative and positive affect. Our results suggested that daily mindfulness was associated with lower negative and higher positive affect whereas the converse pattern was found for daily emotion suppression; cognitive reappraisal was related to daily positive, but not negative affect. When daily mindfulness, suppression and reappraisal were included in the same models, these strategies predicted unique variance in emotional well-being. Random slope analyses revealed substantial variability in the utility of these strategies. Indeed the presumably “adaptive” cognitive reappraisa...
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TL;DR: In this article, the simultaneous occurrence of multiple motivation types within individual workers was addressed by adopting a person-centered approach on two samples of employees from different countries (n = 723 and 286).
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TL;DR: Nursing curricula should prepare new graduates for foreseeable stressors and oppressive practices so that graduates can become proactive in preventing and responding to factors such as silence and aggression, and nursing courses need to ensure that socialisation issues are addressed to assist in the eradication of oppressive practices.
Abstract: Aims. To explore the expectations of final year nursing students before they start employment and to describe the experiences of newly graduated nurses during their first six months of employment as registered nurses.
Background. Nursing shortages are at crisis point world wide with registered nurses leaving the profession at a high rate and changing occupations. Thus, there is a need to reflect on new graduate nurses experiences in relation to retention and support.
Design. Husserl’s phenomenological approach was used to gain insight and understanding into the lived experiences of new graduate nurses.
Methods. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme at an Australian University were interviewed in their final semester and during employment in the hospital setting. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from 13 participants. Data were collected at three intervals: prior to commencing employment, one month and six months postemployment and the results were analysed thematically.
Results. As students, the participants held positive perceptions surrounding their impending role as a registered nurse and what it would encompass. However, after one month of employment, it became apparent that nursing comprised of a culture that embraced cliques which excluded them. The graduates were unprepared for ‘bitchiness’ and the limited amount of assistance with unfamiliar tasks they received from registered nurses. Participants also found rotating to different wards recreated the feelings they experienced on commencing employment.
Conclusions. Nursing curricula should prepare new graduates for foreseeable stressors and oppressive practices so that graduates can become proactive in preventing and responding to factors such as silence and aggression. Moreover, nursing courses need to ensure that socialisation issues are addressed to assist in the eradication of oppressive practices. Finally, organisations need to address socialisation issues such as hostility within the workplace to address the attrition of new graduates from the profession.
Relevance to clinical practice. Individuals in clinical practice settings need to be cognisant of the significant role that experienced registered nurses and nurse unit managers occupy in the socialisation of new graduate nurses. Additionally, there needs to be increased awareness that nursing culture can influence recruitment and retention of new graduates. Further, health care organisations need to evaluate the benefits of new graduates rotating through clinical areas in the first 12 months of employment.
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John J.V. McMurray | 178 | 1389 | 184502 |
James F. Sallis | 169 | 825 | 144836 |
Richard M. Ryan | 164 | 405 | 244550 |
Herbert W. Marsh | 152 | 646 | 89512 |
Jacquelynne S. Eccles | 136 | 378 | 84036 |
John A. Kanis | 133 | 625 | 96992 |
Edward L. Deci | 130 | 284 | 206930 |
Thomas J. Ryan | 116 | 675 | 67462 |
Bruce E. Kemp | 110 | 423 | 45441 |
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen | 107 | 647 | 49080 |
Peter Rosenbaum | 103 | 446 | 45732 |
Barbara Riegel | 101 | 507 | 77674 |
Ego Seeman | 101 | 529 | 46392 |
Paul J. Frick | 100 | 306 | 33579 |
Robert J. Vallerand | 98 | 301 | 41840 |