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Santilli, Sara; Marcionetti, Jenny; Rochat, Shékina; Rossier, Jérôme; Nota, Laura – Journal of Career Development, 2017
The consequences of economic crisis are different from one European context to the other. Based on life design (LD) approach, the present study focused on two variables--career adaptability and a positive orientation toward future (hope and optimism)--relevant to coping with the current work context and their role in affecting life satisfaction. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Vocational Adjustment, Psychological Patterns
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Truett, Nancy Teresi – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
The purpose of this autoethnographic study is to share the power of writing as a transformative research method (Custer, 2014). This study draws from the life of a nontraditional adult learner doctoral student, who while traveling through Italy alone, embarked on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Using a narrative voice, the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Writing (Composition), Transformative Learning, Nontraditional Students
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Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Di Giunta, Laura; Pastorelli, Concetta; Eisenberg, Nancy – Psychological Assessment, 2013
Building on previous studies that formulated measures for assessing self-efficacy beliefs regarding the management of anger/irritation and despondency/sadness, we developed 3 new scales to assess perceived self-efficacy in managing fear, shame/embarrassment, and guilt. In Study 1, the internal and construct validity of the 5 aforementioned…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Affective Behavior, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Patterns
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Robazza, Claudio; Bortoli, Laura; Hanin, Yuri – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
This study, based on the Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning model, examined the perceived effect of idiosyncratic emotions and bodily symptoms on athletic performance along the entire emotion-intensity range. The participants were 35 elite Italian athletes, 16 women and 19 men, competing in either figure skating or gymnastics. Idiosyncratic…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Athletes, Models, Psychological Patterns