kind acts and noting gratitude would have a positive effect on happiness as measured by self-esteem. Further, it was predicted that differences would be observed based on several factors: experimental condition, gender, and religious commitment. Participants (N=30) from a large, northeastern, urban university participated in an experiment in which positive interventions were performed daily for one week. Pre-test and post-test measures of happiness were obtained. The findings confirmed an increase
Statistics 1. Explain the difference between a population and a sample. A population is the entire group to be studied and a sample is a portion of the population. 2. Explain the difference between a parameter and a statistic. A statistic is a numerical summary of a sample and a parameter is a numerical summary of a population. 3. What is Descriptive Statistics and how is it used? Descriptive statistics describes the results of a sample without making conclusions of the population. 4. What
competitive market, it becomes essential for e-commerce managers to understand the different factors that affect people using the Internet as a new purchasing medium. There are many benefits that attract people to choose online shopping such as convenience, time saving, more available choices and possibly lower prices, however, many people are often hold back as fear of privacy, security and delivery issues in relation to Internet shopping. 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY As Internet retailing
developmental assets model that has been effectively used on children to create a new survey to test on emerging adults. The researchers named their creation the Young Adult Developmental Assets Survey (YADAS). The Search Institute had already developed the 40 assets that were evaluated within YADAS, and as a nonprofit for advancement of health the institute has conducted research over the last 50 years on young people and their success or failure. Their model is one of the most widely cited youth development
Is there a relationship between sexual orientation and anxiety? INTRODUCTION Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses within the United States. The National Institute of Mental Health (2016) states that 40 million adults are affected by anxiety and other related disorders. Given how anxiety disorders are often born out of extreme stress and traumatic events, some groups are more prone to them than others. This paper will be reviewing the relationship between anxiety disorders
available information; (2) Seller attributes: trustworthiness, reputation and marketing strategies; (3) shopping experience: convenience, quality of service, design and ease of use; and (4) consumer factors: gender, socioeconomic status and attitude towards online shopping. A quantitative survey was conducted wherein 206 consumers have completed the questionnaire through convenience sampling. The results of the study showed that male online shoppers for clothes are significantly more than females, most
Gail, who was in a heterosexual marriage for nearly 20 years before falling in love with a woman and deciding to pursue a path of more resistance: going against female gender norms. While her ex-husband and children accepted her decision, Gail received criticism and hostility from family members and close friends (McKenzie, 2010). Women with strong masculine traits often receive similar criticism; women are expected to behave differently than men. One study found that in professional business environments
U.S. on health disparities targeting a community with limited or no health insurance preventing them from receiving adequate health care, medication, and the use of preventive measures such as exercise and diet (Walden, 2012). Comparison and Evaluation of Strengths and Limitations of Research Methods Used in These Abbreviated Plans Two major strengths I find of quantitative research are that using this strategy of inquiry the researcher has the opportunity to test and validate existing theories
and selected demographic variables. Exploratory. Consumers (N = 239) were recruited from waiting rooms of clinics and in neighborhoods of a large metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States that included both urban and suburban populations. Participants completed the Quality Health Care Questionnaire (QHCQ) and the SF-36 Health Survey. On the QHCQ, they rated the importance of 27 attributes of health care and nursing care quality. The SF-36 is a 36-item instrument for measuring health status in
behaviour and their ethical decision making. Method: This study used a quantitative research approach with a semi-structured questionnaire via convenience sampling method. Results: The results showed that participants believed themselves to be ethical consumers. However in testing their knowledge of supermarkets CSR activities and ethical definitions, participants scored lowly. In addition minimum action towards ethical behaviour was illustrated. Conclusion: The more knowledgeable the consumer is of