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Behavioural Immune System Responses To Coronavirus: A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Explanation Of Conformity, Warmth Towards Others And Attitudes Towards Lockdown, Alison M. Bacon, Philip J. Corr

School of Psychology

Behavioural immune system (BIS) describes psychological mechanisms that detect cues to infectious pathogens in the immediate environment, trigger disease-relevant responses and facilitate behavioural avoidance/escape. BIS activation elicits a perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD) which can result in conformity with social norms. However, a response to superficial cues can result in aversive responses to people that pose no actual threat, leading to an aversion to unfamiliar others, and likelihood of prejudice. Pathogen-neutralizing behaviours, therefore, have implications for social interaction as well as illness behaviours and responses to health communications. In this study, we investigate how PVD influences conformity, attitudes to other …

Protocol For The Cultural Adaptation Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation And Subsequent Testing In A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial For Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Sri Lanka, Ar Jayamaha, Ch Perera, Mw Orme, Av Jones, Ukdc Wijayasiri, Td Amarasekara, Rs Karunatillake, A Fernando, Alp Seneviratne, A Barton, R Jones, Zk Yusuf, Rb Miah, D Malcolm, Ja Matheson, Rc Free, A Manise, Mc Steiner, Sw Wimalasekera, Sj Singh

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction International guidelines recommend pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) should be offered to adults living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but PR availability is limited in Sri Lanka. Culturally appropriate PR needs to be designed and implemented in Sri Lanka. The study aims to adapt PR to the Sri Lankan context and determine the feasibility of conducting a future trial of the adapted PR in Sri Lanka. Methods and analysis Eligible participants will be identified and will be invited to take part in the randomised controlled feasibility trial, which will be conducted in Central Chest Clinic, Colombo, Sri Lanka. A total …

Co-Occurrence Patterns Of Character Strengths And Measured Core Virtues In German-Speaking Adults, Willibald Ruch, Sonja Heintz, Lisa Wagner

School of Psychology

The VIA Classification on character strengths and virtues suggests 24 character strengths clustered into six core virtues (wisdom and knowledge, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence). Three recent studies employed different methods for testing the assignment of character strengths to virtues (e.g., expert and layperson ratings), and generally supported the VIA classification. However, the co-occurrence of character strengths and virtues within individuals has not been examined yet. Another untested assumption is that an individual’s composition of character strengths is related to being considered of “good character.” Thus, the present study addresses three research questions: (1) How do character strengths and …

The Impact Of Compassion Fatigue On Mental Health Sign Language Interpreters Working With Children: A Thematic Analysis, Noor Khatijah Zafirah, Annabella Dyer, Richard J. T. Hamshaw

Journal of Interpretation

The impact of compassion fatigue (CF) on frontline professionals has been widely researched. However, interpreters often work alongside frontline professionals and are exposed to similar traumatic experiences. Despite this, there is a dearth of research exploring the impact of CF on interpreters. Mental health sign language interpreters (SLIs) are believed to be at a higher risk of developing CF compared to other professionals due to high engagement with therapeutic content, demands of their role, and low perception of control over those demands. Research demonstrates that working with children increases one’s risk of developing CF further. Nevertheless, there has been no …

Insights From U.S. Deaf Patients: Interpreters’ Presence And Receptive Skills Matter In Patient-Centered Communication Care, Brenda S. Nicodemus, Lori Whynot, Poorna Kushalnagar

Journal of Interpretation

In the U.S., deaf individuals who use sign language have a legislated right to communication access in the healthcare system, which is often addressed through the provision of signed language interpreters. However, little is known about deaf patients’ perception of interpreter presence, its impact on their disclosure of medical information to physicians, and whether this perception affects their assessment of physicians’ patient-centered communication behaviors (PCC). A total of 811 deaf adults responded to questions on a bilingual ASL-English online survey about their experiences with interpreters and physicians. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between deaf patients’ perception …

Educational Interpreters And The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Stephen Fitzmaurice

Journal of Interpretation

Kruger and Dunning (1999) found the least skilled individuals significantly overestimate their performance. However, as individuals increase their awareness their skills their predictions also become more accurate – the Dunning-Kruger Effect. This study examined the ability of educational interpreters working in public schools to predict their scores on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) a measure of interpreting skills. Findings indicate interpreters experience a Dunning-Kruger Effect in that the least skilled interpreters overestimate their interpreting skills, whereas better interpreters underestimate their interpreting skills. These findings raise important questions about whether lesser skilled educational interpreters are able to adhere to ethical …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Between Swamp and Sea: Bahamian Visitors in Southeast Florida before Miami by Devin Leigh
By the Shores of the Phosphorescent Seas: Lafcadio Hearn's Journey to Florida's Mysterious Fountain by Maxwell J. Stillwell
Camp Blanding Station Hospital in the War Years by George E. Cressman Jr.
Swaim Family Papers: Civil War Reports and Letters of Recommendation for a Carpetbagger by John T. Foster Jr., and Nicole Brown
Book Reviews
End Notes
Florida History in Publications, 2014
Comprehensive Index: 2014-2015 (volume 93)

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 89, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Introduction to Special Issue: This Incomperable Lande Maurice O'Sullivan
A Boy and His Fawn: Parallel Animals in A Trip to Florida for Health and Sport and The Yearling Kathryn Seidel
From Adventure Travel to Leisure Tourism: The Florida Letters of William Drysdale in the New York Times, 1884-1893 Jesus Mendez
"The Most Exotic of Our Cities": Race, Place, Writing, and George Allan England's Key West Philip Levy
The Servants and Mrs. Rawlings: Martha Mickens and African American Life at Cross Creek Rebecca Sharpless
Book Reviews
End Notes
Florida History in Publications, 2010
Cumulative Index, Volume 89

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 89, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

William Augustus Bowles on the Gulf Coast, 1787-1803: Unravelling a Labyrinthine Conundrum Gilbert C. Din
Thomas de Saliere Tucker: Reconciling Industrial and Liberal Arts Education at Florida's Normal School for Colored Teachers, 1887-1901 Peter A. Dumbuya
Murder, Insanity and The Efficacy of Woman's Role: The Gwendolyn Hoyt Case George B. Crawford
Freezes, Fights, and Fancy: The Formation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Florida Citrus Industry Scott Hussey
Book Reviews
Book Notes
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

When Modern Tourism Was Born: Florida at the World Fairs and on the World Stage in the 1930s David Nelson
From Desegregation to Integration: Race, Football, and "Dixie" at the University of Florida Derrick E. White
Military Slave Rentals, the Construction of Army Fortifications, and the Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida, 1824-1863 Thomas Hulse
Book Reviews
End Notes
Florida History in Publication, 2009
Cumulative Index, Volume 88

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 87, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Introduction to Special Issue:

• NASA's 50th Anniversary U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
• NASA in Florida: A Journalist's View Pat Duggins

The Gendered Anniversary: The Story of America's Women Astronauts Amy Foster, Special Issue Editor
Heroes in a Vacuum: The Apollo Astronaut as Cultural Icon Roger D. Launius
Selling Education in the Shape of a Shuttle Margaret A. Weitekamp
Beyond the Cape: An Examination of Cape Canaveral's Influence on the City of Cocoa Beach, 1950-1963 Lori C. Walters
Space Rush: Local Impact of Federal Aerospace Programs on Brevard and Surrounding Counties Sallie Middleton
Book Reviews
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

A Plague in Paradise: Public Health and Public Relations During the 1962 Encephalitis Epidemic in St. Petersburg, Florida Eric Jarvis
A Women's Page Pioneer: Marie Anderson and Her Influence at the Miami Herald and Beyond Kimberly Wilmot Voss and Lance Speere
Progress and Sacrifice: Tampa Shipyard Workers in World War II Stacy Lynn Tanner
Book Reviews
End Notes
Index

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 83, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Hurricanes and the Shaping of Circum-Caribbean Societies Stuart B. Schwartz
"A Veritable Refuge for Practicing Homosexuals": The Johns Committee and the University of South Florida Dan Bertwell
The Florida Room: Religion & Romance: A Florida Memoir Ron McFarland
Historic Notes and Documents: Harriet Ward Foote Hawley: Civil War Journalist Sarah Whitrner Foster and John T. Foster, Jr.
Book Reviews
Book Notes
History News
Volume Index

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 81, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Constructing Indians in the Colonial Floridas: Origins of European-Floridian Identity, 1513-1573 Daniel S. Murphree
Daytona Beach: A Closed Society Robert E. Snyder
Florida's Forgotten Ethnic Culture: Patterns of Canadian Immigration, Tourism, and Investment since 1920 Eric Jarvis
Book Review
Book Notes
History News

Daniel Defoe, Moral Relativism And The Science Of Human Nature In Robinson Crusoe, Khaled Aljenfawi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Nature is one of the most frequently used words in Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe. It refers to a range of different concepts, varying from a universally recognized natural system, to human nature, in addition to humans withstanding sickness or pain. Sometimes, Defoe projects Nature as a primarily an all self-sufficient universal system, and human nature as a product of this unerring universal scheme. However, what Defoe agrees on in his frequent deployment of the terms Nature/ nature is its stability. For example, according to the Defoean perspective: to understand human nature one needs to recognize the interweaving of …

Examining The Differential Distractors Functioning Of Mathematics Test In The Jordanian National Assessment Of Knowledge Economy According To Jender And School’S Location, Jehad Al Ajlouni, Yousef Sawalmeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study aimed at Examining the Differential Distractors Functioning of Mathematics Test in the Jordanian National Assessment of Knowledge Economy according to Jender and School’s Location. For the purposes of the study, the data provided at the National Center for Developing Human Resources Development was used. The data include responses of 1558 fifth graders to 26 multiple-choice test items that measure basic skills in mathematics each with four distractors. Using the odds ratio method, fifteen distractors were detected to have differential functioning for sex. The differential distractors functioning is less attactive for females in nine distractors and for male …

The Effectiveness Of Adobe Flash Program On The Achievement Of Sixth Graders In Technology And Their Attitudes At The Governmental Schools Of Nablus City, Soheil Salha, Amani Hamad

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of employing a computerized educational program, which according to Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5, in measuring the achievement of the sixth graders in the subject of “Technology” in the governmental schools in Nablus and their attitudes towards it. In order to answer the questions of the study and test its hypotheses, the researcher employed the Qusai- experimental Design. In other words, the researcher used two tools, namely: an immediate achievement test and the measurement of the attitudes towards learning the subject of ‘technology’. The population of the study comprised (92) female students from the …

Kafala System And Its Impact On Migrant Laborers In Benyamin Daniel’S Goat Days, Isam Shihada

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

In this paper, we try to examine the mistreatment, enslavement, forced labor, violence, and persecution meted out against Indian migrant laborers in Saudi Arabia. We also attempt to explain the Kafala, system of sponsorship, its mechanism, and how migrant laborers like the protagonist of Benyamin’s Goat Days, Najeeb Muhammad, become victims to such system. This study sheds light not only on Najeeb’s dehumanizing confinement, fear, mental agony, and physical torture but also on his resistance and rebellion against his own enslavement. It concludes that the story of Najeeb underscores the pressing need for the government of Saudi Arabia to reform …

The Assimilation Degree Of The Principles Of Knowledge Economy And Their Implementation, Of Public Schools Secondary Teachers, In Jerash Governorate In Jordan, Safa Al Shweihat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study aimed at inquiring the assimilation degree of the principles of knowledge Economy and their implementation, of Public Schools Secondary Teachers, In Jerash governorate in Jordan, the study also aims to find out at determining if there are a statistically significant difference at the level (α = 0.05) at the degree of understanding and application of the knowledge economy. A descriptive analytical method was used. The sample of the study consists of (545) teachers (Male/Female) randomly chosen. The researcher developed a special questionnaire which contained (61) paragraph, divided into five fields. The result showed that the degree of …

The Impact Of The Employment Of Web 2.0 Technologies On The Motivation Of Foreign Language Learners, Wasim Bishawi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Students of writing courses show a rejection of traditional activities in which the writing is directed only to the teacher examiner. Therefore, the researcher seeks to examine the impact of the employment of Web 2.0 technologies in the writing course of the students who study French as a foreign language. The researcher conducted an experimental study on students in their second year at An-Najah National University. Results of the research showed the importance of the real-life situations in which students use the skills and knowledge of a variety of educational activities and faces different challenges in order to communicate with …

The Quality Of Life Of People Affected With Aids In River Nile State – Sudan, Majzoob Ahmed

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to investigate the quality of life among People with AIDS in River Nile State – Sudan. And then to the effect of some variables, (Gender, case of social, duration of infection). The distributive analytical method was used in this study. The study sample consisted of (24) respondents who are (18) males and (6) females including year (2015, chosen by the stratified random sample, The researcher used the measurement of quality of life scales. The main results of this study are: The general feature of quality of life among AIDS patients was positive, as significant statistical differences in …

The Effect Of Distracters’ Selection Method Of Multiple Choice Tests Items On Information Function Of The Test, Nayel Alkaabnh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of distracters’ selection method of multiple choice test items on Information Function. To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher prepared an achievement test for 9th graders consisting in the final format of 41 items. Three different forms of items distracters (A, B, C) were used. The forms were constructed according to three different strategies: form (A) was constructed based on the information taken from teachers, while the items distracters of the second form (B) were constructed by using the statistical analysis and the distracters of form (C) were …

Difficulties And Problems That Face Drama And Theater Students At Yarmouk University, Mekhled Zyoud

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at identifying the difficulties and problems that face drama and theater students at Yarmouk University. The population of the study included all drama and theater students in the Faculty of Fine Arts for the academic year 2013-2014, whose number was 270 male and female students who were randomly selected. The researcher used a questionnaire that consists of 45 items distributed on a three dimensions: the religious, the social and the academic dimensions. Each dimension includes 15 item of the overall questionnaire. The present researcher has conducted reliability and validity correlation for the questionnaire, where it scored 0.86, …

The Self-Efficiency And Its Relationship With Psychological Pressures That Faces The Security Bodies In The Palestinian Security Institutions, Ahmad Shawwa

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to get acquainted with the level of the self-efficiency and its relationship with the psychological pressures that faces the security bodies in Palestine, in addition to identifying the differences in the level of self-efficiency and the psychological pressures according to the variables of the study level, the military rank, and the body. To achieve this, the study was conducted on a sample consisting of 288 officers from the National Security and the Palestinian Police. A questionnaire measuring the domain of self-efficiency and the domain of psychological pressures was applied to the study. The results of the study …

Differential Item Functioning Of The National Educational Quality Control Test In Mathematics For 10th Grade According To Gender, Hassan Alomari, Abdallah Shatnawi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to reveal the gender related differential item functioning for Jordanian national test items for mathematics learning quality control for tenth grade. The sample of the study consisted of 2400 students (1200 males and 1200 females) who took the exam for the year 2013/2014. To achieve the purpose of the study we used the students responses at the test which consist of (39) items by using Measures of Differential Functioning of Items and Tests (Noncompensatory: NCDIF), where the items in its final form was (25) items for one-parameter logistic model and (34) items for two-parameter logistic model. The …

The Transition From The Standard Levels To Creterion Reference On The Effect Of Physical Exercise Self-Directed To Improve Some Elements Of Physical Fitness And Health To The Female Students In Basic Stages Of Bani Obid Schools / Irbid, Was'fi Al-Khaza'leh, Elham Harahshah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to move Standard Levels to Reference Criterion by the Impact of Physical Exercises Self-directed with the female students in the eighth grade in basic stage of Irbid Schools, and the researchers used two approaches (Descriptive and Experimental), where the descriptive approach in building standard degrees on a sample of (576) female student from the eighth grade students Bani Obeid district schools and Experimental Approach to tow equal groups on deliberate sample from the study population who has standard degrees less than (50) degrees, reaching (31) students divided into: a control group (16 students), and experimental group of …

School Social Behavior Of Deaf Students In The Gaza Strip, Abdullah Shorap, Hatim Dabakeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study, sought to identify the level of the school social behavior of deaf students in the secondary school in the Gaza Strip, depending on the variables of gender, family structure, and the academic achievement, through a descriptive analytic study of a sample consisted from (63) participants selected randomly from Mustafa Sadiq Rafii Secondary School for the Deaf. Results from the study revealed, a moderate level of the school social behavior among the study sample. In addition, the study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the school social behavior attributed in favor to the nuclear family, and moderate …

Using Item Response Theory In Constructing The Item Pool In Criterion- Referenced Testing With Dichotomous And Polytomous Items According To Two – Parameter Logistic Model, Mohammad Dabous

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at using the Item Response theory in constructing a Criterion-Referenced Test in Mathematics according to the Two- Parameters Logistic Model. To achieve this aim, the researcher prepared a pool Dichotomous items consisted from (50) items and a pool of polytomous items consisted of (10) items. The items were constructed to measure the conceptual understanding, procedural knowledge, and problem solving. The study sample consisted of (502) students and all of them responded to all items. Results of the study indicated that (IRT) assumptions were achieved in the study data. Also, the results showed all dichotomous item achieved a …

Confirmatory Factor Analysis For Mathematics Attitude Scale, Majed Aljodeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The current study aimed to validate Attitude Mathematics instrument (ATMI) by confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS program. This (ATMI) administered to 350 tenth grade students in schools in Irbid, Jordan. The students responded on a five- point Likert scale. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the original six- factor correlated structure based on several fit indices, especially after outfit items deleted. The validation provided evidence that this ATMI can be a viable scale to measure students’ attitudes toward mathematics, or by researchers in their researches. The researcher recommended that the teachers and researchers could use this ATMI to measure attitudes toward …

Sources Of Competition Stress And Coping Strategies Among High Level Team Sports In Palestine, Abed Alnaser Alqadoumi, Muain Hafez

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study was to test the Sources of Competition Stress (SCS) and Coping Strategies (CS) among high level team sports in Palestine.Furthermore, to determine the differences in (SCS) and (CS) according to game, educational qualification and playing experience variables. The sample of the study consisted of (147) soccer, volleyball and basketball players, and a (13) items of (SCS) and (Gaudreau & Blondin, 2002) (39) items scale of (CS) were applied. The results indicated high level of (SCS) among players, where the percentage of response for the total score was (71.20%), the highest (SCS) were for: importance of …