Sentences with phrase «perceived as favored»

Sons were more likely to choose siblings whom they perceived as favored by their mothers regardless of their own favoritism status and were less likely to choose siblings whom they perceived as disfavored when they did not perceive themselves as disfavored.

Third, as noted above, we can not provide a definitive explanation for why adult children were more likely to prefer siblings whom they perceived as favored by their mothers.

However, unlike sons, daughters were not more likely to choose siblings whom they perceived as favored when they were not favored themselves.

Based on theories of influential members in social networks, we posed the alternative hypothesis that respondents would choose siblings whom they perceived as favored by their mothers, regardless of the respondent's own favoritism status.

But members of the Democrat - controlled council balked at the tax deal, which would save Synapse an estimated $ 86,000 over 14 years, fearing it would be perceived as a favor for the Democratic Party.

In contrast to theories of similarity, arguments on the influence of central members within social networks suggest that adult children will feel the most emotional closeness to siblings whom they perceive as favored by their mothers, regardless of whether they perceive themselves as favored.

Thus, we hypothesize that adult children will feel the most emotional closeness to siblings whom they perceive as favored by their mothers, regardless of whether they perceive themselves as favored.

Respondents were more likely to choose siblings whom they perceived their mothers favored when they did perceive themselves as favored.

Given the salience of the mother tie in the daughters» lives (Suitor et al., 2011), it is possible that daughters feel a sense of jealousy or competition toward siblings whom they perceive as favored when they themselves are not and therefore do not choose these siblings as those to whom they are the most emotionally close.

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Such omissions as not visiting the dying or attending funerals, and not sending thank - you letters in return for hospitality, favors, or presents, were once perceived as evidence of rudeness, presumably prompted by selfishness or sloth.

The moral philosophy of Western Civilization perceives intrinsic human equality as an objective truth under which our moral status need not be earned by possessing favored characteristics; it comes with the package of species membership.

«If a proposed action is perceived as contrary to middle - class interests, even some persons who favor «social action» in theory will begin to oppose that particular action.

So if clarity about exactly what one perceives is one's aim, one favors an approach such as (i).

That belief has been an axiom throughout both my theological life and my political life (two entities that I am unable to separate) One reason I am sometimes perceived as overly critical of my own nation is the perennial temptation in the United States to assume that our nation enjoys God's special favor, and that any criticism of it is unworthy and unpatriotic.

Yes, Comey's mistake is perceived as having favored Trump greatly.

On the other side, reviewers have long relied on anonymity to be able to provide an honest critique of a manuscript without fear of retribution or being perceived as currying favor.

These days many people are dropping sugary sodas in favor of juices like blueberry, black currant and cherry, which are perceived as healthier because of their high concentration of antioxidants.

Dr. Pate stated that while he favored emphasizing prevention, he agreed that the Committee could be perceived as having overlooked the other two aspects if it did not at least comment on them.

Only a very few perceived that Rommel with open eyes favor rextended his lines of supply and, as a result, he himself set the stage for the fall of the «Afrika Korps».

Or at least that's how the German court at Duesseldorf perceives things, as it ruled in Apple's favor in what could be seen the final nail in the Samsung tablet's coffin.

The value investing landscape is certainly out of favor today with investors clamoring for what they perceive to be safety — whether in bonds, high dividend stocks, or stocks that are viewed as «higher quality» meaning more stable.

Never did I perceive a slowdown or stutter as I put Sunset Overdrive through its paces, and I eschewed the option to fast travel around the city in favor of just free running to my next objective, no matter how distant the waypoint was.

Dubuffet (1901 — 1985) eschewed traditional notions of beauty in art in favor of what he perceived as more authentic forms of expression, inspired by graffiti, children's drawings, and the creations of psychiatric patients.

They include a tendency for individuals heavily involved on an issue to perceive almost all news coverage as hostile to their goals (even news coverage that favors their position); to presume much larger effects for a message on the public than the actual influence; and to apply a faulty quasi-statistical sense to where public opinion might actually stand on an issue, perceiving public opinion as hostile to their goals, no matter what the objective indicators might say.

When one pierces Martha's Stepford - scholar cant and letter - perfect right - think, one perceives a forthright contempt for science (at least that old - fashioned, «simple - minded» version, once held in high regard) in favor of «science» as a propaganda adjunct to the latest «big» idea.

Now it looks though as if the EU's feeble support is waning in favor of countries that are perceived as more politically and strategically powerful, not only in the climate change negotiations but also in other UN realms as for instance the UN Security Council.

This is because the cost / benefits balance has shifted in favor of cloud computing as it becomes a more recognized and accepted technology and as legal cloud computing providers have responded to consumer worries by implementing procedures and mechanisms to reduce perceived risks.

Another favored jurisdiction, perceived as «plaintiff - friendly,» is the District of Delaware.

A target resume applicants is perceived as ambitious and career oriented individual that always impresses the employer in your favor.

However, if you do not have enough experience and skills to talk about, you may be perceived as a poet without point which is not going to do you any favors.

They had stopped taking care of and supporting each other in favor of becoming entrenched in what they perceived as the best course for parenting within these circumstances.

Splitting: The child maintains dichotomous black - and - white perceptions of his or her parents, in which one parent (the allied and supposedly «favored» parent) is perceived as the «all - good,» wonderful and perfect parent, while the other parent is perceived as the «all - bad,» devalued and degraded parent.

Thus, we hypothesized that adult children who perceived their mothers as favoring some children over others as caregivers would report the greatest tension in their relationships with their siblings, regardless of which child they believed was favored.

Therefore, we test a third hypothesis — that the association between recent caregiving and sibling tension will be stronger when adult children perceive their mothers as favoring particular offspring as future caregivers.

Indeed, perceived favoritism specifically regarding filial responsibility had similar effects on sibling tension regardless of whether the respondent perceived him or herself as the favored or unfavored child (Boll et al., 2003, 2005).

Based on theories of homophily, we argue that individuals will be most close to siblings whom they perceive as sharing the same favoritism and disfavoritism status — in other words, siblings with whom they believe share the position of being favored or share the position of being disfavored.

Based on theories of homophily, we hypothesized that adult children would feel the greatest closeness toward siblings whom they perceived as sharing their experience of being either favored or disfavored by their mothers.

Thus, we hypothesize that individuals will feel the greatest closeness toward siblings whom they perceive as sharing their experience of being favored by their mothers.

As shown in Model 2 in Table 2, sons were more likely to choose siblings whom they perceived their mothers favored, even when they themselves were not favored (OR = 2.00).

First, it does not take into consideration the «direction» of MDT, yet we know that the effects on depressive symptoms are greater when offspring perceive that they are the children who are favored or disfavored, as opposed to perceiving that a sibling is favored or disfavored.