Using the Canadian Work, Stress, and Health Study (CANWSH), a national sample of Canadian workers, the researchers measured proficiency, or mastery, by asking
study participants how much they agree or disagree with statements such as: «You have little control over the things that happen to you» and «You often feel helpless in dealing with problems of life.»
Not exact matches
In another, the researchers asked
study participants to quickly assess
how much a person weighed by looking at faces on a computer screen.
To find out the pair designed a series of
studies that both asked research
participants to identify what sort of experiences resulted in what levels of happiness and also looked at Facebook posts, examining what activities people post at what age and
how they report those activities affecting their mood.
Participants were asked to not only guess what their partner's reservation price (the lowest price they would accept), but also questions that were designed to show
how they perceived their partner — the
study's authors were curious as to whether certain negotiation tactics might lead to a likability cost, even if they resulted in a few more dollars for the partner.
Hartshorne employed the test in his
study of
how intelligence changes over time and found that
participants» performance generally peaked in their late teens.
To discover the effects of standing, he wired
study participants with monitors designed to measure «physiological arousal,» i.e.,
how energized and excited the body is.
In a recent
study on
how weather affects mood in Emotion, a small percentage of Dutch
participants were labeled Summer Haters (their mood worsened with warmer and sunnier weather).
And just
how meaningful is the cortisol result when the
participants didn't report feeling any less stressed, and considering that the cortisol levels for both groups were in the «normal range» at the start of the
study?
When researchers out of Russia examined the sleep and wakefulness rhythms of 130
study subjects (by keeping the obliging
participants up for a full 24 hours and quizzing them periodically about
how they were feeling), the scientists found that some folks really didn't prefer early or late hours.
A 2013 University of California, Berkeley,
study involving
participants in an online job market suggests that employees who know exactly
how their pay compares to their peers» exert «significantly more» effort than those who are kept in the dark.
A significant portion of the
study is dedicated to understanding the fees paid relative to all plans, and
how costs relate to
participant - weighted analysis of plans and asset - weighted analysis.
The few
studies I've seen that look at
how whole fruits work in the body have only been positive, even when
participants eat up to 20 pieces of fruit each day.
The convenience sampling frame (including recruitment via social media) is a limitation of this
study, because it prevents us from calculating a response rate as it is unknown
how many eligible
participants were invited to the
study / saw the advertisement.
Although our
study aimed to assist fathers to support their breastfeeding partner, topics around lifestyle changes and intimacy issues also featured in discussions where
participants were able to reflect upon
how they might manage these changes and the expected gender role changes inherent in the transition to fatherhood.
A 2012
study showed that pink noise made a measurable difference in the quality in sleep, both in
how participants felt afterwards and as measured by brain activity monitors).
On its website, the SNA says the free «webinar,» entitled, «Keep Flavored Milk from Dropping Out of School,» is being offered «in partnership with the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP),» and that
participants will «learn
how to share» the
study's findings.
Each week, the
study co-ordinator used SPSS software (SPSSInc, Chicago, IL) to randomly assign 50 % of newly recruited
participants to the intervention group, thus preserving allocation concealment (not sure
how they did this using SPSS).
The emphasis is on tackling benefit questions through case
studies, including
how to calculate entitlements, and providing
participants with the chance to practise using CPAG's Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.
Participants study gender roles, leadership theories and practices,
how to advocate for socially responsible policies, write policy, public speaking, networking and
how to read a budget.
For the research, 324 identical and 210 fraternal twins participated in a
study task that asked them to decide
how much money to send to another
study participant — representing trust — and another task that asked them to decide
how much money to take away from another
participant — representing distrust.
They reviewed CT scans to assess
how much abdominal fat had accumulated, its location and it's density in 1,106
participants from the Framingham Heart
Study who received this imaging as part of a larger study to measure coronary and abdominal aortic calcifica
Study who received this imaging as part of a larger
study to measure coronary and abdominal aortic calcifica
study to measure coronary and abdominal aortic calcification.
In the new
study,
participants were asked
how well they would be able to draw the Apple logo before being asked to draw it.
In another
study,
participants were given lower - and higher - strength beer on two different occasions, and most did not report differences in
how they felt after these sessions.
«By dampening this area, we believe we laid bare
how altruistic each
study participant naturally was.»
By replicating
how people behave when concealing a weapon or other item, researchers assessed detection accuracy and recorded behavioral cues that
study participants used to make their decisions.
A team of scientists with Spanish
participants studied how heat waves affect the dietary choices of three species of amphibian found on the Iberian Peninsula: the European tree frog, the Mediterranean tree frog and the Iberian painted frog.
In their
study, the researchers collected information on what spices and herbs consumers like,
how frequently they use them, whether they are used when cooking vegetables, and whether the
participants feel proficient in cooking with spices and herbs.
To
study brain network reconfiguration, the Rutgers scientists compared
participants» resting - state networks to the networks active during language, reasoning, and memory tasks and computed
how similar each task - related network was to the resting - state network.
«
Participants in the
study were asked to think about their partner and
how they wish their partner would connect with them in the relationship,» says Trond Viggo Grøntvedt, PhD, from the Department of Psychology.
In interviews, the
study participants relayed their perceptions of
how emotional and physical abuse in childhood affected their lives, including physical health, school performance and ability to maintain employment — all factors directly linked to household income and ability to afford enough healthy food for their own children.
Based on the information provided, the
study participants rated
how likely it was that the man was sexist and
how likely he was to be racist.
They brought
study participants into the lab to describe
how it felt when Israr charged the screen with voltages of various frequencies and amplitudes.
Every three months, the researchers have brought back the
participants for further
study, which includes asking them
how closely they are following the news and
how distressed they are feeling.
The researchers» second
study looked at
how participants performed in an individual basket - shooting challenge when presented with a more subtle reminder of death.
For the
study, Gabriella Hobbs, MD, and Nancy Keating, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School, and their colleagues surveyed 5284 patients with a new diagnosis of lung or colon cancer, and asked
participants how they involved their families in decisions about their care.
Study participants were then asked to rate
how much they agree with a series of statements about killing animals, such as, «It is often necessary to control for animal overpopulation through different means, such as hunting or euthanasia,» or, «An experiment should never cause the killing of animals.»
Limitations of the
study include its reliance on survey
participants to accurately recall and report what they ate and drank, as well as the potential for diet fads or food trends in popular culture to influence
how people described their diets, the authors note.
By having
study participants stay in a room calorimeter, researchers can determine
how many grams of carbohydrate, protein and fat they are using and
how many calories they are burning every minute.
And at baseline, midway through the
study, and at its end,
participants used two devices for a week to measure
how much they were sitting.
In a survey of more than 25,000
participants from all walks of life, this
study examines at
how U.S. adults rely on friends for expressive, instrumental and companionate support.
This
study design allowed the researchers to see
how long the effects of exposure to a pro-smoking message could be detected in
participants» responses to the survey questions.
«Research on friendship:
How U.S. adults rely on friends for expressive, instrumental and companionate support: In a survey of more than 25,000 participants from all walks of life, study examines at how US adults rely on friends.&raq
How U.S. adults rely on friends for expressive, instrumental and companionate support: In a survey of more than 25,000
participants from all walks of life,
study examines at
how US adults rely on friends.&raq
how US adults rely on friends.»
In one neuroimaging
study, researchers trained
participants either to imagine
how someone else might feel (empathy) or to project loving thoughts toward them (compassion).
The researchers also analyzed
how 10
study variables influenced the
participants» self - reported severity of PTSD symptoms.
The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program at the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute is now accepting applications for more than $ 7.5 million in
studies on
how to share genetic results with research
participants.
For
participants in the prospective
studies, the research team investigated
how each individual's genetic risk score and lifestyle factors related to the incidence of heart attack, the need for procedures designed to open blocked coronary arteries, or sudden cardiac death.
Researchers, led by Dr Stephanie Tobin from The University of Queensland's School of Psychology, conducted two
studies centred on «lurking» or passive Facebook participation and on ostracism, aiming to analyze
how participants would feel when deliberately «snubbed».
The series started in 2009, when the U.S. government funded a team of researchers to recruit and
study participants for the Testosterone Trial — a group of seven long - term
studies of
how testosterone therapy affects sexual activity, energy level, memory, heart and bone health, and the ability to walk a certain distance.
The
study participants overwhelmingly (79 percent) chose reduced pain over improved mobility - no matter
how much the condition impaired their ability to stand and walk.
Some
participants may be invited in the next 2 decades to participate in
studies of diseases, knockout genes, and
how certain genes influence people's response to drugs.