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Letting A Little Nonverbal Air Into The Room: Insights From Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, Part 1: Philosophical And Theoretical Underpinnings, Joseph Ciarrochi, Hank Robb, Claire Godsell
Letting A Little Nonverbal Air Into The Room: Insights From Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, Part 1: Philosophical And Theoretical Underpinnings, Joseph Ciarrochi, Hank Robb, Claire Godsell
joseph Ciarrochi
No abstract provided.
Using Market Segmentation To Gain Insight Into Reasons For Not Fostering Caring, Joseph Ciarrochi, Sara Dolnicar, Melanie Randle, Leonie Miller
Using Market Segmentation To Gain Insight Into Reasons For Not Fostering Caring, Joseph Ciarrochi, Sara Dolnicar, Melanie Randle, Leonie Miller
joseph Ciarrochi
Australia is facing a significant shortage of foster carers, yet little is known about themain reasons which prevent people from becoming foster carers. This study contributes tofilling this gap in knowledge. A survey of 897 respondents who have never been fostercarers indicates that ÿ at the aggregate level ÿ the main reasons that people do not becomecarers are that: (i) they do not know anything about foster care; (ii) they are busy withtheir own children or with work or family/friends commitments; and (iii) they have notbeen asked by anyone to be a foster carer. However, if we use market segmentation …
Letting A Little Nonverbal Air Into The Room: Insights From Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, Part 2: Applications, Joseph Ciarrochi, Hank Robb
Letting A Little Nonverbal Air Into The Room: Insights From Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, Part 2: Applications, Joseph Ciarrochi, Hank Robb
joseph Ciarrochi
No abstract provided.
On Being Aware And Accepting: A One-Year Longitudinal Study Into Adolescent Well-Being, Joseph Ciarrochi, Todd Kashdan, Peter Leeson, Patrick Heaven, Carlie Jordan
On Being Aware And Accepting: A One-Year Longitudinal Study Into Adolescent Well-Being, Joseph Ciarrochi, Todd Kashdan, Peter Leeson, Patrick Heaven, Carlie Jordan
joseph Ciarrochi
The nature and potential benefit of awareness and experiential acceptance in adolescence remains neglected and understudied. To address this gap in the literature, 776 students (50% female) in Grade 10 completed measures of mindfulness, emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance, as well as measures of major personality traits. To study prospective changes, assessments of emotional well-being were completed across a 1-year interval. Analyses revealed that “Acting with Awareness” (engaging fully in one’s current activity with undivided attention), emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance where all linked to prosocial tendencies and uniquely predicted increases in well-being across the year. Observing experience (noticing, observing, …