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Jack and the leprechaun
Jack the mouse goes to visit his cousin in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, and spends the day trying to catch a leprechaun.
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A meta-analytic review of the Big Five personality factors and accident involvement in occupational and non-occupational settings
Although a number of studies have examined individual personality traits and their influence on accident involvement, consistent evidence of a predictive relationship is lacking due to contradictory findings. The current study reports a meta‐analysis of the relationship between accident involvement and the Big Five personality dimensions (extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness). Low conscientiousness and low agreeableness were found to be valid and generalizable predictors of accident involvement, with corrected mean validities of .27 and .26, respectively. The context of the accident acts as a moderator in the personality–accident relationship, with different personality dimensions associated with occupational and non‐occupational accidents. Extraversion was found to be a valid and generalizable predictor of traffic accidents, but not occupational accidents. Avenues for further research are highlighted and discussed.
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Full engagement: the integration of employee engagement and psychological well-being
Purpose - By introducing the concept of \"full engagement,\" this article aims to propose that employee engagement is more likely to be sustainable when employee well-being is also high.Design methodology approach - Research evidence covering the separate concepts is reviewed and evidence of the benefits that both engagement and well-being confer on organizations is presented.Findings - Most current perspectives on employee engagement include little of direct relevance to well-being and reflect a narrow, commitment-based view of engagement. This view focuses too heavily on benefits to organizations. A broader conception of engagement (referred to as \"full engagement\"), which includes employee well-being, is a better basis for building sustainable benefits for individuals and organizations.Research limitations implications - Research exploring the links between employee engagement and well-being is needed to validate and develop the propositions put forward in this article.Practical implications - A model for improving full engagement in organizations is presented and brief; case study illustrations are also given.Originality value - The integration of well-being and commitment-based engagement into the single construct of full engagement provides a novel perspective.
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Personnel selection
The main elements in the design and validation of personnel selection procedures have been in place for many years. The role of job analysis, contemporary models of work performance and criteria are reviewed critically. After identifying some important issues and reviewing research work on attracting applicants, including applicant perceptions of personnel selection processes, the research on major personnel selection methods is reviewed. Recent work on cognitive ability has confirmed the good criterion‐related validity, but problems of adverse impact remain. Work on personality is progressing beyond studies designed simply to explore the criterion‐related validity of personality. Interview and assessment centre research is reviewed, and recent studies indicating the key constructs measured by both are discussed. In both cases, one of the key constructs measured seems to be generally cognitive ability. Biodata validity and the processes used to develop biodata instruments are also critically reviewed. The article concludes with a critical evaluation of the processes for obtaining validity evidence (primarily from meta‐analyses) and the limitations of the current state of the art. Speculative future prospects are briefly reviewed.
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Calcinosis Cutis Associated with Chronic Sclerodermoid Graft versus Host Disease: A Case and Review of the Literature
We present a rare case of calcinosis cutis associated with chronic sclerodermoid graft versus host disease in a 59-year-old male, 13 years following allogenic bone marrow transplantation. The etiology of calcification was thought to be dystrophic. Further research is needed to understand the link between calcinosis cutis and chronic sclerodermoid graft versus host disease to assist with selecting appropriate management for these patients.
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Older people's well-being as a function of employment, retirement, environmental characteristics and role preference
The life satisfaction and affective well‐being of employed, unemployed and retired men and women aged between 50 and 74 were examined as a function of characteristics of their environment and the degree to which their current role was personally preferred. Early‐retired and late‐employed individuals had particularly high affective well‐being. Role preference (e.g. to be in a job) was significantly associated with both indicators, with better well‐being in those individuals who wanted to be in their current role. Both forms of well‐being were a function of the features experienced in a role (opportunity for control, clarity, etc.), over and above the identification of role membership on its own, with the relationship between older people's role occupancy (employed, unemployed or retired) and well‐being being mediated by perceived environmental characteristics.
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PERSONAL RESILIENCE
Robertson explains the importance of personal resilience for health, work and sustaining performance under pressure. Dictionary definitions of resilience usually refer to the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or the ability to bounce back. Recovery is an important aspect but doesn't really cover the full extent of personal resilience. I believe there are two major components. First, resilience protects psychological health and wellbeing. In other words, being resilient enables people to stay psychologically positive and healthy in the face of significant challenge and adversity. The second aspect of resilience is more behavioral than psychological, and enables people to retain a focus on what is important and to cope effectively with challenges, including recovery from trauma or intense negative experiences.
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