Parenting Practices and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: Moderating Effects of Socially Demanding Kin Relations

Association of socially demanding kin relations, mother’s emotional support, behavioral control/monitoring, family organization and psychological control with adolescent’s internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed in 200 economically disadvantaged, African American mothers and adolescents. Demanding kin relations and mother’s psychological control were positively associated with adolescent’s internalizing problems. Demanding kin relations also moderated the association of control/monitoring, family organization, and psychological control, with internalizing. For mothers with more demanding kin relations, increased control/monitoring was associated with increased adolescent internalizing. In comparison, increased control/monitoring was associated with decreased adolescent internalizing for mothers with less demanding kin relations. Negative association of family organization with internalizing was more apparent for mothers with more compared to less demanding kin relations. Positive association of mother’s psychological control with internalizing was more apparent for mothers with more compared to less socially demanding kin relations. Demanding kin relations and mother’s psychological control were positively associated with adolescent’s externalizing problems. Mother’s emotional support and family organization were negatively associated with externalizing. Also, negative association of family organization with externalizing was more apparent for families with more compared to less demanding kin relations. The need for research on the factors associated with negative relation with kin was discussed.     

海昏侯墓新出文献与汉代“经传合编”问题

传统观点认为,汉代经传皆别行,东汉才开始出现经传合编的现象。海昏侯墓新出土的《诗经》和《春秋》简则提供了西汉时期经传合编的典型例证。海昏侯本《诗经》采用随文训诂形式,与今本《毛诗》同,注是经的附庸,这种合编形式可能是早期解经的基本模式。海昏侯本《春秋》经传是比较典型的经传合编,与今本《公羊传》基本相同,由此可见经传合编不晚于西汉中后期。但这种形式最初可能仅限于民间流行,在官方层面经传仍是别行。东汉的马融以经传合编的形式为经作传,后世引以为法,经传合编遂逐渐取代经传别行。探明经书文本的别行与合编问题,对于研究经学史和古代文献形制的发展流变具有重要的学术价值。     

Person–organization fit effects on organizational attraction: A test of an expectations-based model

This study investigates the mechanisms that explain why person–organization (PO) fit impacts organizational attraction. Adopting Edwards and Cable’s (2009) approach, an integrative model is developed around the idea that experiencing value congruence during the recruitment process perpetuates certain expectations about future work environments and employer relationships. These expectations in turn have a positive impact on organizational attraction. Evidence from a longitudinal study on a sample of job seekers suggests that expected opportunities for value expression and need fulfillment offered the most viable explanations of value congruence effects. The implications of important observed differences in the experience of PO fit between job seekers and full-time employees are discussed.     

On Pretabular Logics in NExtK4 (Part I)

This paper partly answers the question “what a frame may be exactly like when it characterizes a pretabular logic in NExtK4”. We prove the pretabularity crieria for the logics of finite depth in NExtK4. In order to find out the criteria, we create two useful concepts—“pointwise reduction” and “invariance under pointwise reductions”, which will remain important in dealing with the case of infinite depth.     

重复与改变——《有限公司》中的语言问题

语言哲学在当下的西方哲学界中已不再是一个急需解决的问题,这也许可归功于德里达的努力。但这不能忽视语言哲学在历史过程中所起到的关键作用,特别是自弗雷格到塞尔,途经胡塞尔、罗素、海德格尔、维特根斯坦、维也纳学派、奥斯丁等等。本文在阅读德里达《有限公司》基础上,试图理清语言哲学在上世纪走过的路程,在此过程中,每个思想家都留下了自身的足迹,尽管这些思想前辈们的观念多么地相互对立,但作为人类的整体来说,前一代人的足迹所开拓出来的路,使后一代人有了走下去的方向和决心。同时,语言哲学并不是象牙塔里的问题,它与现实有着密切的联系。     

自然即人人即自然——人与自然在何种意义上是一个整体

从哲学观念上将人与自然的关系把握为一个整体,被看作是反对人与自然分裂、实现人与自然和谐的有效路径.目前在生态伦理学研究中所建构的人与自然关系之整体模式是:人是自然的一部分.然而,这一模式本身就消解了人之为人的存在,人与自然的整体关系亦随之成为幻像.笔者对比了西方哲学史上关于人与自然关系的两种整体形态,最终指认人与自然对立统一的形态才是合理的整体形态,而这一整体形态的具体表现形式则是:人即自然、自然即人.马克思关于人与自然关系的见解则为这一整体形态何以可能提供了理论根据.     

Sources of acute sport stress scale for sports officials: Rasch calibration

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to develop and calibrate the Sources of Acute Stress Scale for Sports Officials (SASS-SO) using the Rasch model.Design and methodThis was a cross-sectional, self-reported study. Of the 3300 participants with valid (no missing) data, 90.1% were males, ranging in age from 19.6 to 57.8 yrs., and serving as sports officials from 3 to 24 yrs. The officials represented high school, collegiate, and professional athletic associations representing 13 sports throughout the United States.ResultsUsing the Rasch model, the level of sources of stress item difficulty and individual's level of acute stress were estimated. Model-data fit was determined by Infit and Outfit statistics (≥0.5 and ≤1.5). A rating scale was also evaluated for proper functioning. With the exception of two items, the model fit the data well. Infit and Outfit measures were within the appropriate range supported the unidimensional structure of the SASS-SO. The two most severe sources of acute stress were “I made an incorrect call” and “I was out of position.” The two least severe sources of acute stress items were “I received verbal abuse from players” and “My supervisor/evaluator was present.”ConclusionsThe probability thresholds and item response ordering showed that the rating scale functioned well. Although item parameters had slightly inappropriate coverage, the ability parameters were reasonably varied. The results of this study support the use of the SASS-SO in assessing sources of acute stress among sports officials.     

Bridging science and religion in China: Emerging opportunities for global dialogue 1

The development of the science and religion dialogue in the past two decades has been phenomenal. Until now, the dialogue between science and religion has mainly been a dialogue within the Abrahamic faith traditions, but in the spirit of true dialogue, it should also extend to worldviews from other cultures. Scientism has one of its strongest footholds in China and has dominated Chinese intellectual culture for nearly a century. In fact, science and technology still rule supreme today. An atheistic communist rule, together with a humanistic Confucianist tradition that leaves little room for religious values, has suppressed religion in China for a long while. The introduction of science and religion dialogue will inevitably help Chinese scholars reflect upon the development of science and technology in China, and in the process, rediscover China's religious heritage and gain new grounds in its scientific and religious life. A meaningful science and religion dialogue is necessary for a pluralistic, postmodern world—and for China.     

Confidence in Religious Leaders in Korea: A Research Note

Korea may provide an important testing ground for assessing religious growth as a correlate of religious authority. In Korea from 1985 to 1995, all religious groups experienced growth, but from 1995 to 2005 only the Catholic population did so. Favorable images of Korean Catholicism compared to other Korean religions point to one factor that may account for this trend, namely, confidence in religious leaders. Up to now there has been no empirical test measuring confidence in religious leaders among different religious groups in Korea. Using the 2003–2007 Korean General Social Surveys cumulative data, we found a hierarchy of confidence in religious leaders ranging from highest to lowest as follows: Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, no religion. Our finding may suggest the continued vitality of Catholicism in Korea.