This study examines variables that may be involved in coping with
life change. A volunteer sample of undergraduate psychology students (N
= 57) completed a battery of self reports and participated in an
individual structured interview covering the areas of life change,
coping processes, and social milieu.
A Coping Index...
This study examined the culture of Earth First!, an environmental
activist movement. The study was limited to two groups of Earth
First! in the Northwest, Corvallis and Eugene. The goal was to
discover what it is to be a communicatively competent member of Earth
First! The method used to address...
This study analyzed intercultural communication competence between
Malays and Chinese in organizational and social settings in Malaysia. Two
groups: Malays and Chinese in organizations in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia),
were studied.
The intent of this study was to find similarities and differences in
Malays and Chinese' communication styles. A total of...
This study identified some of the ways that multiethnic women describe their ethnic
identities, how they perceive ethnic-specific gender identities and what they think are
appropriate norms for, and effective outcomes of, communicative behavior. Twelve
multiethnic women described their ethnic identity names or labels, and ethnic-specific gender
identities; they also...
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether
clothing influenced perceptions of personality
characteristics often associated with success in business
environments. Specifically, the study investigated the
effect of clothing on (a) perceptions of task-oriented
abilities of employees in a business setting, (b)
perceptions of relationship-oriented abilities of employees
in...
This study explored perceptions of performance feedback communicated by
Japanese supervisors to their U.S. subordinates in Japanese subsidiaries in the U. S.
Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted with both Japanese supervisors and
U.S. subordinates and their responses were tape-recorded. The purpose of the study
was to assess perceptual similarities and...