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Engaged employees are good, but don't count on commitment

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

The notion that highly engaged workers will continue to work tirelessly for organizations despite diminishing resources often isn't true, according to Clemson University psychology professor Thomas Britt.


Employee engagement dependent upon conditions created by employer

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In a new article in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, William H. Macey and Benjamin Schneider examine the meaning of employee engagement, which they view as leading to unusually effective employee behavior with s ...





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Motor vehicle crashes more common among young drivers who engage in self-harm behaviors

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drivers who engaged in self-harm were at increased risk of motor vehicle crashes, even after controlling for psychological distress and substance abuse, found a study of 18 871 Australian drivers published in CMAJ (Canadian Me ...


Couples who cohabit before engagement are more likely to struggle

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until ...


Employees who are engaged in their work have happier home life

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Kansas State University study shows that invigorated and dedicated employees carry over their positive work experiences for a happier home life.


Engaged employees deliver improved business performance

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business ...


Learning curve: Tricks to resist temptation

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations.


Study finds Web no equalizer for civic engagement

Technology / Internet

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Unlike some people have hoped, the Internet hasn't led to big changes in the socio-economic makeup of Americans engaged in civic activities, a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds.


Fathers respond to teens' risky sexual behavior with increased supervision

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Two-thirds of American teenagers have sex by the time they're 18. A new longitudinal study finds that when adolescents engage in risky sexual activity, fathers respond by increasing their efforts to supervise and monitor ...


Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.


Rate of teen binge drinking cut more than 1/3 by prevention system

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created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities ...


Prevention program helps teens override a gene linked to risky behavior

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing toward such behavior, ...



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