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Engagement research: Some thoughts from a burnout perspective
In: European journal of work and organizational psychology: the official journal of The European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 47-52
ISSN: 1464-0643
Burnout Research in Social Services: A Critique
In: Journal of social service research, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 95-105
ISSN: 1540-7314
Culture and Individuation: The Role of Norms and Self-Construals
In: The Journal of social psychology, Band 149, Heft 6, S. 677-693
ISSN: 1940-1183
GENDER AS SCHEMATIC CATEGORY: A ROLE CONSTRUCT APPROACH
In: Social behavior and personality: an international journal, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 53-73
ISSN: 1179-6391
This study was designed to examine the hands of unprimed constructs people use in an openended social perception task (Kelly Rep Test, Kelly, 1955). Three samples of subjects used their own natural categories or person schemes in judgments of familiar others. Results indicated that whereas the most prevalently used constructs with familiar others are best described as idiosyncratic, gender related trait sets of Agency and Communion were used widely by most subjects, with some individual differences associated with gender role. Masculine and Feminine subjects used constructs consistent with their own gender role (Agency and Communion, respectively) more than gender role inconsistent constructs (Communion and Agency, respectively), or constructs unrelated to gender Androgynous subjects were equally likely to use Agentic and Communal categories when describing others, and used gender-related categories overall more than Undifferential subjects. Results are discussed in relationship to gender schema and self-schema theory predictions.
Ethnic Composition and its Differential Impact on Group Processes in Diverse Teams
In: Small group research: an international journal of theory, investigation, and application, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 128-157
ISSN: 1552-8278
This study contrasts the effects of two types of ethnically heterogeneous groups on their enjoyment of and performance on an interactive creative task. The majority of each group was composed of either ethnic minorities or Caucasians. Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling where appropriate. Teams composed mostly of ethnic minorities rated working with the group to be more enjoyable and reported experiencing more positive and fewer negative emotions. Ethnic composition was not predictive of task creativity. Both individual ethnicity and the interaction between individual ethnicity and ethnic composition had an effect on negative emotions; these effects were independent of the group-level effect. Issues concerning ethnic diversity, group dynamics, and context effects are discussed.