Running head: FAMILY VIOLENCE Family Violence and the Application of the Situational/Stress Theory Family Violence There has recently been an increased awareness that crimes of violence are not only perpetrated by strangers in public places rather instead research has uncovered a large amount of violent criminal behavior that occurs between intimates in private locations, such as the home (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
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How Deployment Stress Affects Children and Families Keith Kovach Daymar Institute BMG 124 December 11, 2013 With all the frequent moves of military families, absence of either parent to a combat zone represents a challenge of a different magnitude. The one that stays behind (usually the mother), more responsibilities, finances, loneliness, and fear for the deployed soldier’s safety can cause anxiety, isolation, sadness and feelings of being overwhelmed.
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How Stress Management Affects the Work and Relationship of Less-Fortunate Families The word “stress” is derived from the Latin strictus and the Old French etrace. In the past, the word has been used to designate both a stimulus (a force or pressure that causes distress) and a response to that stimulus (adversity, affliction). Currently, it is used to describe a situation wherein a person suffers an adversity that still persists even after mustering up all the necessary resrouces, threatening their
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flexible scheduling on employee performance regarding stress and work-family conflict Abstract Stress, work-family conflicts and flexible scheduling are three of the most important elements in organizational studies. The focus of current study is to understand the effect of Stress, work-family conflicts and flexible scheduling on employee’s performance and also to understand whether flexible scheduling helps in reducing stress and work-family conflicts or not. A survey has also been conducted to
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Analyses of Stress Among Professional Managers: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Yoshi Iwasaki, Kelly J. MacKay, and Janice Ristock University of Manitoba The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of stress among both female and male managers, using a series of single-sex and mixed focus groups. In addition to substantial similarities between female and male participants’ descriptions about their experiences of stress (e.g., negative and positive aspects of stress, different levels
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Bas stress, good stress Summary In the beginning of the article “Bad stress, good stress” the author Sasha Bonsor (from now on referred to as SB) illustrates one way of coping with stress by using an example of Piers Morgan and his aggressive approach while being put under pressure. SB deals with the implications stress can cause and how, nowadays, the word “stress” has become a frequently used and much-abused term in most peoples everyday-life compared to the past. This she emphasizes by showing
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MARITAL STRESS SPILLOVER AS A PREDICTOR OF JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG ARRIED COUPLES IN ANAMBRA STATE. By Ezechukwu, Justin N. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Clarification of Key Concepts * Marital Stress * Spillover * Job Performance * Work-Family Relationship * Civil Servants 3. Predictors of Job Performance 4. Marital Stress Spillover among Married Civil Servants in Anambra State 5. Prospects for Checking Family-to-Work Conflict 6. Conclusion 1. INTRODUCTION This
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ELEMENTARY STRESS AND ANXIETY 1 STRESS IN ELEMENTARY CHILDREN By Marcy L. Kusz SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY March 29, 2009 APPROVED BY: Derek L. Anderson, Ed.D. DATE: March 30, 2009 ELEMENTARY STRESS AND ANXIETY 2 Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Chapter I: Introduction……………………………………………………………… 4 Statement of
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Running head: STRESS DISTRESS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ADMITTED TO This should be your name and course info Stress distress of parents of children admitted to intensive care unit This paper will examine stress experienced by parents of children who are admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). It will then identify the potential causes of stress in the PICU and nursing interventions that would reduce parental stress level in the PICU hence
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Assessing the Moderating Role of Psychological Capital on Work-Family Conflict and Its Outcomes Amna Binte Shehzad Malik Ahmed Bin Shehzad Malik Kaniz Fatima and Asbah Shujaat University of Central Punjab Author Note Research Article written by students of BBA at Faculty of Management Studies, University of Central Punjab, for the completion of Research Methodology course under the instruction of Inam-ul-haq, Assistant Professor at University of Central Punjab Any correspondence regarding
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