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Factors Influencing The Well-Being Of Primary School Teachers In Indonesia: A Pilot Study, Airin Yustikarini Saleh, Farida Kurniawati, Rose Mini Agoes Salim, Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Understanding and improving teacher well-being are essential prerequisites for effective teaching. However, studies on teacher well-being in Indonesia are few. This mixed-method study was conducted to identify the factors that influence the well-being of teachers in primary schools in Indonesia. Data were collected through self-rating and open-ended questions from 209 primary school teachers followed by semi-structured interviews with eight teachers. The results of the self- rating survey illustrated that the teachers were very satisfied with their lives as a teacher. Well-being was considered important in their work, because it can exert a positive impact on students. The results of the …

Predicting Sustainable Consumption Behavior Among Generation Z: Role Of Nature Relatedness And Environmental Concern, Kemas Mohd. Saddam Abd. Somad, Agustin Erna Fatmasari

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Unsustainable consumption is at the root of many current environmental issues, including global warming, waste pollution, and biodiversity loss. It is therefore important to identify the predictors of sustainable consumption, particularly among Generation Z, the largest age cohort in the current population of Indonesia. This research aimed to investigate the association between nature relatedness, environmental concern, and sustainable consumption behavior among Generation Z in Semarang City. A total of 140 participants were involved in this research through convenience sampling. Instruments that were used are the Sustainable Consumption Behaviour scale (19 items; α=0.841), the Nature Relatedness scale (24 items; α=0.904), and …

Role Of Self-Efficacy As A Mediator In The Relationship Between Parental Restriction And The Quality Of Cross-Ethnic Friendships, Kelvin Andrea, Darmawan Muttaqin

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Urban environments can help form cross-ethnic friendships among individuals. However, many parents impose restrictions on their children’s ability to develop friendships, particularly between Chinese and Javanese ethnic groups. These parental restrictions directly impact the quality of friendships and are believed to be mediated by self-efficacy. This study examined the role of self- efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between parental restrictions and the quality of cross- ethnic friendships. The study involved 400 emerging adults aged 18–25 years, comprising 200 Chinese and 200 Javanese individuals. Parents’ peer restriction, Cross-Ethnic Friendship Self- Efficacy, and McGill Friendship Questionnaires-Friendship Function were used to …

Molecular Insights Of Paraoxonase 2 In Advanced Glycation End Product Induced Endothelial Dysfunction, Ramya R

Theses and Dissertations

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder associated with various vascular complications and affects the function of the endothelial cells. Elevated blood glucose levels accelerate the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) by Amadori rearrangement and bind to their Receptor for the advanced glycation end product (RAGE) and evoke release of key pro-inflammatory cytokine proteins leading to endothelial dysfunction. Paraoxonase 2 (PON2) is an endogenous intracellular enzyme, localised in mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and nuclear membrane with numerous properties, like anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidant.

Our present study aims to ascertain the effect of AGEs on PON2 activity and expression, …

Exploring The Detrimental Effects Of Sleep Deprivation, Brooklyn Shereck

Psychology Student Publications

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Psychology Behind Horror Movie Enjoyment, Courtney Getzlaff

Psychology Student Publications

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Youth-Driven Creative Placemaking: Strategies In Reshaping Urban Vacant Space, Amanda Magdareta Rompas, Agus S. Ekomadyo

ARSNET

This paper explores the revitalisation of urban vacant spaces driven by creative and cultural capitals. Such revitalisation reflects a creative placemaking approach and this study aims to investigate architectural strategies used to reshape empty spaces in urban environments in such an approach. The use of a creative placemaking approach provides the possibility of expanding urban renewal methodologies that can capture the dynamic needs and demands of society. The case study used in this research is The Hallway Space Bandung. This research uses qualitative methods with a creative placemaking theoretical framework. Data collection was done by semi-structured interviews and field observations; …

The Effectiveness Of A Meaning Guidance Program On The Self-Efficacy Of Fencing Players, Adhima Abbas Ali Al-Sultani

Modern Sport

The kinetic performance of a fencing player does not depend only on the physical, skill, and tactical aspects, but rather depends on his ability to use his mind or thinking by achieving a balance between those aspects and the psychological aspect, and then his ability to achieve harmony between the self-efficacy represented, which prompted the researcher to develop a guidance program in this sense and this type. Guidance seeks to make the mentor aware of his commitment and responsibilities while leaving him the freedom to make decisions regarding his perception of himself as a person capable of taking responsibility. Given …

The Effect Of Problem-Solving Strategy On Learning Some Basic Handball Skills, Asmaa Aziz Falih

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to knowing the effect of the problem-solving strategy on learning some basic handball skills for second-year intermediate students at Hassan bin Thabit School for Boys. The problem of the research lies in that handball is a group sport characterized by its multiple skills. The researcher found that there is a disparity in the level of learning some basic handball skills, as well as the skills are presented in the traditional manner used by the teacher without taking into account the individual differences between the learners. To achieve the goal of the research, the researcher …

The Effect Of A Psychological Guidance Program On Competition Anxiety Among Basketball Training Center Players In Babylon, Jaafar Hamza Kadhim, Bilal Abdel Hamza Aziz, Mustafa Tariq Fakhry

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to identifying the level of sports competition anxiety, and to identify the effect of the guidance program. Psychological research in reducing the level of sports competition anxiety among basketball players aged 12-14 years. The researchers used the experimental method to suit the nature of the research. The research community included basketball players at the Specialized Training Center in Babylon, Hamza Nouri Hall, affiliated with the Youth and Sports Directorate in Babylon, ages (14-16 years) for the season (2023-2024), and their number reached (25) players, namely they represent the entire research sample and community. One …

Patterns Of Thinking According To Hermann's Theory Of The Imperative Style And Their Relationship To Learning The Skill Of Dribbling And Peaceful Shooting In Basketball For Female Students, Rana Abdul Majeed Alwan, Hammam Bassem Muhammad

Modern Sport

The research included an introduction to the research and its importance, which emerged from the necessity of identifying female students’ personality types through their thinking styles according to Herman’s theory and its relationship to learning a complex basketball skill in order to better achieve the educational goals of the physical education lesson. The research aimed to identify the thinking patterns of High school students and the relationship between thinking styles according to Hermann's theory in learning the complex skill (dribbling and shooting) and through the imperative method followed in High schools for girls. Assuming that there is a statistically significant …

Self-Awareness And Its Relationship To Academic Achievement In Artistic Gymnastics For Female Students, Zahraa Muhammad Hadi, Nawfal Lazim Jumaa

Modern Sport

The research aims to identify the reality of self-awareness and the degree of academic achievement in the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students, and to identify the correlation between self-awareness and academic achievement in the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students. The descriptive approach was used using the survey method and correlational relationships, and the research sample was chosen for female students of the fourth stage in the College of Education. Physical and Sports Sciences - University of Babylon, for the academic year 2023-2024, numbering (34) female students. The self-awareness scale consisting of (42) items representing (5) areas …

The Effect Of Special Exercises On Some Functional Variables And Cognitive Abilities And Their Relationship To The Level Of Performance Of Second-Class Referees In The Game Of Football, Ali Mahdi Hadi, Hisham Atta Abdul Hussein

Modern Sport

Knowing the effect of special exercises (physical, skill, cognitive) for football referees on the neurotransmitter (serotonin), blood sugar, and cognitive abilities is what this study concluded and aimed to prepare special exercises for physiological fitness, refereeing movements and positions, and to identify the level of serotonin and blood sugar concentrations. And the cognitive abilities and performance level of second-class football referees and the effect of exercises on them, while the research problem crystallized around the lack of uniformity between the referees’ decisions, the decline in physical and physiological fitness indicators, and failure in the practical and cognitive tests that qualify …

The Effect Of Suggested Rehabilitation Exercises On Improving Balance For Infection With Spastic Cerebral Palsy Aged (6-8) Years, Saja Bassem Hashem, Suaad Abid Hussein

Modern Sport

Difficulty in movement affects children’s ability to maintain their balance, and since balance plays a major role in improving daily life abilities and developing children’s kinetic skills, the importance of using rehabilitative exercises that help them balance and overcome their difficulty in movement has become clear. There is increased interest in this special category of children with simple spastic cerebral palsy (ages 6-8) because these exercises are beneficial to them, as these exercises develop the child’s kinetic skills, maintain his balance, and achieve significant development in his kinetic abilities. The problem of the research highlights that the importance of rehabilitation …

Agility And Accuracy And Their Relationship To The Level Of Skill Performance Sword Weapon In Fencing, Ghosun Khalaf Aziz, Ishraq Ghaleb Odeh

Modern Sport

The sport of fencing requires speed in kinetic performance on the court and continuous movement between advance, retreat, attack, and defense movements. Therefore, the player must have the ability to continue coordinated muscle work with complete compatibility between body movements and technical movements using the hand and leg constantly and an estimate of the distance of the fencing and the speed of the attack towards the opponent suddenly. With effort and muscular strength, it sets off in one go, at the highest speed and in the shortest time, to reach the opponent’s legal goal by the closest and shortest path, …

Social Support And Its Relationship To Motivation To Participate In Sports Competitions And Scout Camps For Middle School Female Students In The Babylon Governorate Center, Muadh Saleh Jawad

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to preparing two scales of social support and motivation to participate in sports and scouting competitions, identifying their reality and identifying the differences between them, and identifying the relationship of social support and its relationship to motivation to participate in sports and scouting competitions in the center of Babylon Governorate. Female preparatory school students in Babylon Governorate are considered the concern of the human sphere. As for the time range from 4/ 11/2022 to 11/5/2023, and the spatial field is preparatory schools in the center of Babylon Governorate. The procedure was followed to find …

The Effect Of Using The Generative Method In Learning Defensive Skills In Basketball, Saja Shukur, Hudaa Abdul Samie, Zena Abdul Salam, Zainab Qahtan

Modern Sport

The importance of the research lies in experimenting with a group of diverse teaching methods in the nature of their application in order to create a suitable teaching atmosphere for students. The research aims to identify the effect of the generative learning method for teaching the basic defensive skills of the game of basketball and to identify which of the two teaching methods is better in teaching the basic defensive skills of the game of basketball. The human field includes students of the first stage in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / University of Baghdad for the …

The Effect Of Aerobic Exercise On The Mental Health Of People With Cancer Aged (18-20), Bushra Kadhim Al-Hamash, Rusul Ali Jabur

Modern Sport

Physical fitness is one of the necessities of life. It is part of the general fitness of a person and one of the components of comprehensive fitness that qualifies the individual to live in a balanced manner within society. It aims to prepare an individual who has physical competence in facing the requirements of life. The problem of the research is that cancer patients who were unable to obtain their needs. It is necessary that this hinders their access to mental and physical health and to highlight the importance of practicing sports activities and its impact on the mental health …

Neuromuscular Compatibility And Its Relationship To The Speed Of Skill Performance Among Abbasiya Youth Forum Football Players, Ali Hamid Abadi, Ahmed Abdel Moneim Hasnawi

Modern Sport

Performing a movement requires a degree of compatibility between the nervous and muscular systems, and the importance of neuromuscular compatibility is highlighted by the beauty of performance in the game of football, and this comes through mastering its basic skills as well as the integration of physical performance, and this in turn leads to mastering skill performance and scoring goals, which is the goal of this game, which Players strive to reach it. Given that the researchers are interested in this game, players and observers of its matches noticed that there is a clear defect and weakness in the speed …

A Comparative Study On Visual Memory For The Game Of Handball For Fourth-Year Students In Colleges Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences Among Some Iraqi Universities, Dhuha Abdul Jabbar, Basma Naeem Mohsen, Hanan Adnan Aboub

Modern Sport

The purpose of the study is to compare the pictorial memory test for the aforementioned sample in order to benefit those working in the field of teaching for this event. The study was conducted on a sample of students from the faculties of physical education and sports sciences, the fourth stage of morning study at the universities of the middle and middle Euphrates for the academic year 2023-2024 and adult. Their number was (827) students. The handball pictorial memory tests were distributed among (292) students and were randomly selected from the research community. The number of the exploratory sample was …

Psychological Immunity And Its Relationship To The Orientation Towards Competition Among The Female Players Of The University Of Kufa Futsal Team, Ali Muhammad Jawad, Mohsen Mohamed Hassan, Israa Allawi Hassan

Modern Sport

As a result of the existence of an ambiguous or unclear relationship between competitive orientation and psychological immunity and the detection of such a trait among the female players of the University of Kufa futsal team Therefore, the researchers found that this problem is worthy of study, and the aim of the research is to identify the level of psychological immunity and orientation towards competition among female university team players. Kufa futsal and identifying the relationship between psychological immunity and the orientation towards competition among the female players of the University of Kufa futsal team. The researchers used the descriptive …

Strategic Leadership Among The Heads Of The National Olympic Sports Federations From The Point Of Download Of Their Members, Rana Turki Naji

Modern Sport

The problem of the research lies in studying the current situation of the sports federations in Iraq in terms of the reality of their practice of strategic leadership. The current research aims to build a measure of strategic leadership among the heads of the national Olympic sports federations from the point of download of their members, and identifying the level of strategic leadership among the heads of the National Olympic Sports Federations from the point of download of their members. The researcher used the descriptive approach to suit the nature of the current research. The research sample included members of …

Moderators Of Resistance Training Effects In Healthy Young Women: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Talita Molinari, Régis Radaelli, Anderson Rech, Clarissa M. Brusco, Anna M. Markarian, Pedro Lopez

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Molinari, T, Radaelli, R, Rech, A, Brusco, CM, Markarian, AM, and Lopez, P. Moderators of resistance training effects in healthy young women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Strength Cond Res 38(4): 804-814, 2024 - To systematically review and analyze the effects of resistance-based exercise programs and potential moderators of change in body fat percentage, whole-body fat and lean mass, muscle hypertrophy, muscle strength, and muscle power/rapid force in healthy young women (between 18 and 35 years). A systematic search was undertaken in 7 databases from inception to May 2022. Eligible randomized controlled trials examined the effects of resistance-based exercise …

The Utilization Of Audio-Visual Learning Media In Learning Islamic Cultural History For Grade 10 High School Students, Wadza Umi Rosida, Hafidz Hafidz

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

This research is to evaluate and identify the effectiveness of school innovation efforts in teaching the History of Islamic Culture through audio-visual learning media. Using qualitative descriptive data analysis. The research subjects were students in class 10.3 of SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Surakarta. Data was collected through interviews, field observations, and posttest results for 4 weeks. The results of the research show that the use of audio-visual learning media in learning the History of Islamic Culture for grade 10 students is proven to be able to achieve learning objectives well. This is proven by the post-test answers.

Advancing Mobile Sensing In Dynamic Environments, Weichen Wang

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

This thesis presents a comprehensive exploration of enhancing mobile sensing capabilities to address various aspects of human behavior, mental health, personality, social functioning and beyond. We redesign the StudentLife app to improve its sensing efficiency and dependability, enabling support for multi-year-long studies. By adopting new app design, this study addresses the technical challenges of continuous sensing and enhances system robustness. The work is organized into several key studies that collectively aim to expand the scope of mobile sensing in diverse and complex environments.

The first study broadens the scope of mobile sensing to assess personality traits, exploring the potential of …

The Effect Of A Cognitive Training Strategy Supported By Complex Exercises On Learning Some Football Skills For Second-Year Intermediate Students, Saadullah Saeed Majeed, Ismail Abid Zaid, Ameena Kareem Hussein

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to prepare educational units for the cognitive training strategy, prepare complex exercises specific to soccer, and identify the effect of using the cognitive training strategy according to complex exercises in learning some soccer skills. The researchers used the experimental method with a rotating design for the two experimental groups and the control group to suit the nature of the research problem. The research aims to identify the research population represented by middle-aged second grade students for the academic year 2023/2024 in the Baghdad Education Directorate Al-Karkh III, who number (132) students divided into four …

Attentional Control As A Function Of Predicting Legal Knowledge In Female Students' Basketball, Hussein Hamza Jawad, Raad Abdul Amir Finjan

Modern Sport

The main problem facing female students today is their need for a high level of attention and control over it, as it has an important role as it represents one of the important mental abilities in the cognitive aspect. From here, the research problem emerged in predicting legal knowledge in basketball in terms of female students’ attention control, and the research aims To identify the correlation between attentional control and legal knowledge in female students’ basketball, and to find an equation to predict legal knowledge in basketball in terms of female students’ attentional control, the descriptive approach was used in …

The Effect Of The Kud Strategy On Extended Thinking And Learning The Serving Skill Among Students Of The College Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences / University Of Wasit, Mustafa Waleed Al-Fahdawy, Haneen Maisam Al-Saady, Ahmed Jamal Al-Fahdawy

Modern Sport

The KUD strategy is considered one of the strategies that has a major role in thinking between students in one group and between other groups, and thinking between students is different. The importance of the research emerged by relying on the KUD strategy of extended thinking and learning the skill of serving with volleyball in order to achieve correct performance and achieve the basic goal of the research. As for the problem of the study, there is a weakness in performing the skill of serving in volleyball. The researchers attribute the weakness of the skill of serving to this due …

The Effect Of Educational Exercises According To The Mind Mapping Strategy On The Artistic Performance Of The Triple Jump Event For Students, Diana Ghanem Yahya, Aseel Jaleel, Hind Waleed Kalaf

Modern Sport

Educational exercises and the mind mapping strategy are advanced educational methods that focus on improving learning processes and organizing information effectively. The learner’s ability to perform this movement efficiently plays a major role in determining his success in the skillful performance of the triple jump event. Through the work of female researchers in the field of education, they noted there is a discrepancy in the artistic performance of the learners of this event, between positive and negative. All of this created a problem for the researchers, and the most important reason may be the learning exercises through mind maps. The …

Decision-Making And Its Relationship To Some Basic Offensive Skills In Female Students’ Basketball, Sahar Hurr Majeed, Naima Zidan Khalaf

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to identify the degree of decision-making and its relationship to some basic offensive skills in basketball for female students, as decision-making is an individual’s ability to reach a solution to an objectionable problem or a confusing situation, by choosing a solution from existing or innovative alternatives, and this choice depends on the information that the individual has collected about The problem depends on the values, habits, experience, education, and individual skills. The game of basketball is characterized by the presence of many changing situations during the match. It is a struggle of decisions between …