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2024 Service-Based and Point-in-Time Homelessness Counts in Cape Breton County
(Cape Breton University, 2025-07-10) Vassallo, Peggy; Ho, Nhung
Assessing Genuine and Posed Facial Expressions and Response Inhibition in Psychopathy
(Cape Breton University, 2023-04-01) McGillivray, Molly; Jetha, Michelle
Trait psychopathy can be characterized by several features, including manipulativeness, low empathy, and impulsivity. Traditionally, psychopathy has been assessed on two dimensions, clustered around callous/unemotional (Factor 1) and emotionally reactive (Factor 2) traits. There is a dearth of research concerning psychopathy traits in community populations in relation to face processing, including the ability to distinguish genuine emotional faces, and attention to emotional faces. The present study measured psychopathy traits in a sample of undergraduate students at Cape Breton University between the ages of 18-25 years. The first aim was to evaluate the influence of psychopathy traits on the ability to identify genuine/posed facial expressions. Preliminary results indicate that anger authenticity is more challenging to classify than fear (t(13) = 3.21, p < .006), though the genuineness accuracy of these emotions did not yield significant results. The second aim was to evaluate the influence of these traits on response inhibition both at the behavioural and neural levels using emotional Go/No-Go face tasks. Factor 1 was related to reaction times in angry (r = -.688, p = .007) and fearful (r = -.598, p = .024) conditions, but not in the non-emotional condition. A psychopathy subscale, cognitive responsiveness, was also correlated with commission errors to angry No-Go faces (r = -.603, p = .022). The current behavioural findings, paired with the pending neural results, have implications for understanding psychopathic traits and social cognition, as well as the potential mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of psychopathy traits.
Happiness in the Workplace from the Perspective of Newly Graduated Nurses: A Mixed Methods Study
(Cape Breton University, 2024-11-20) Green, Mitchell M.; Aldiabat, Khaldoun
This study aimed to explore and understand the factors influencing happiness among newly graduated nurses currently working in Ontario. A mixed-methods research design was employed, consisting of a cross-sectional descriptive-correlational survey for the quantitative part and thematic analysis for the qualitative part.
Participants were recruited using a two-stage convenience sampling method, resulting in a sample size of 137 newly graduated nurses from various healthcare settings across Ontario. The Happiness at Work Scale developed by Singh and Aggarwal (2017) was utilized to measure workplace happiness among participants. The survey also collected demographic information, including age, place of work, gender, nursing program, and final practicum area.
For the qualitative component, one open-ended question was included in the survey to gather data on factors contributing to participants’ perceptions of workplace happiness. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29. The qualitative data underwent thematic analysis to identify common themes and patterns in the open-ended responses.
The findings of this study provided insights into the factors that contributed to workplace happiness among newly graduated nurses in Ontario. Results indicated key elements such as supportive work environments, opportunities for professional development, and work-life balance as significant contributors to happiness. These findings had practical implications for healthcare organizations and administrators, emphasizing the importance of fostering environments that promote happiness among nurses. Moreover, the study contributed to the existing literature on workplace happiness, specifically among newly graduated nurses, and could serve as a basis for further research in this area.
Embracing Affective Ambivalence: A Research Agenda for Understanding the Interdependent Processes of Language Anxiety and Motivation
(Guangxi Normal University Press, 2009) MacIntyre, Peter D.; Mackinnon, Sean P.; Clément, Richard
The notion of ambivalence refers to the experience of having ‘two minds’ about a particular issue or situation. In this chapter, we will argue that the SLA field should consider the notion that the language learner frequently is of two minds, one that urges moving forward and the other disposed to hold back. These tendencies can be identified in various social, motivational, affective and physiological processes and for that reason, ambivalence appears to be inherent in the language learning process. Starting with a sketch of the literature on language anxiety and language learning motivation, we will argue that, fundamentally, the tendencies to approach and avoid the new language occur simultaneously and somewhat independently as part of a process of self-regulation. Examining these tendencies simultaneously poses a significant challenge to methodology.
From Integrative Motivation to Possible Selves: The Baby, the Bathwater, and the Future of Language Learning Motivation Research
(Multilingual Matters, 2009) MacIntyre, Peter D.; MacKinnon, Sean P.; Clément, Richard
Dörnyei (2005) introduced possible selves in his construction the Ideal L2 Self, part of a self-related motivational system for second language learning. This is reframing and reinterpreting of Gardner’s (2001) concept of the integrative motive. After reviewing the theory underlying the integrative motive and possible selves, this chapter will focus on the potential gains and losses from a theoretical reformulation. The argument will be made that the concept of possible selves should not simply be a renaming of the integrative motive. Three specific gains and five potential pitfalls/cautions for future research will be offered.