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We examined flight attendants' career satisfaction and addressed how career stress affects the relationship between personality and career satisfaction. After conducting a focus group interview with 6 flight attendants and 3 senior flight attendants and a pilot study with 122
employees of a large airline corporation in Taiwan to develop the Career Stress Scale, we examined the validity of a model that underlies the dispositional effects of extraversion and neuroticism on flight attendants' career stress and satisfaction (N = 152). The results demonstrated
that extraversion had a significant and positive effect on career satisfaction, and that career stress played a mediating role in linking neuroticism and career satisfaction. We confirmed that considerable emphasis must be continually placed on the process of recruiting and selecting appropriate
candidates whose extraversion has reached a high level. Also, the Career Stress Scale can be used in workplace counseling and employee assistance programs to achieve stress management and employee empowerment.

This study was to examine the big-fish-little-pond effects (BFLPE) on mathematics achievement by the students' positive attitude toward mathematics (PATM) of Taiwanese eighth-grade students in the Trends of International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The SLM (students like learning mathematics), SVM (students value mathematics), and SCM (students confident in mathematics) have been three critical factors of students' PATM. The sample comprised 5,042 Taiwanese eighth-grade students from 150 schools that participated in the TIMSS. The two-level hierarchical linear model analysis extends the BFLP positive association between students' individual mathematics achievement with SCM to include SLM and SVM levels. In addition, the BFLPE negative correlations between school-average mathematics achievements and aggregated self-concepts have also been confirmed with these three variables. The interaction study indicated that students with high achievements experienced a greater BFLPE on SLM and SCM scores than did students with low achievements. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future study are discussed.

This study examines the gender differences in the enjoyment of recreational sports participation among Taiwanese adults. Data were obtained using the 2007 Taiwan Social Change Survey. The questionnaire included a topical module of the International Social Survey Program regarding leisure time and sports. Results showed that male subjects were more likely to participate in recreational sports to improve their appearance and on account of their personal interest. In addition to these factors, female subjects also experienced greater motivation to participate when Taiwanese athletes performed well in international sporting competitions. This study confirmed that the factors influencing enjoyment of recreational sports participation differ among men and women. These results can be used to better inform public health professionals and other regulatory organizations formulating physical activity intervention strategies.