Power (Psychology) - Research News and Information

Monday, September 08, 2008

Effect of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels in hyperlipidemic Thai elderly.

Jun 2008 This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels among hyperlipidemic Thai elderly. Fifty-six experimental subjects... Read more...

Shift in power during an interview situation: methodological reflections inspired by Foucault and Bourdieu.

Jun 2008 This paper presents methodological reflections on power sharing and shifts of power in various interview situations. Narratives are said to be shaped by our attempts to position ourselves within social and cultural... Read more...

Perspectives on midwifery power: an exploration of the findings of the inquiry into peripartum hysterectomy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland.

Jun 2008 The Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: An inquiry into peripartum hysterectomy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland, of 2006 recounts in detail the circumstances within which 188 peripartum hysterectomies were... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Power (Psychology)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Global health and the G8--is power just too sweet to share? 12 Jul 2008
• More power to practice nurses. 14 Jun 2008
• Effect of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels in hyperlipidemic Thai elderly. Jun 2008
• Shift in power during an interview situation: methodological reflections inspired by Foucault and Bourdieu. Jun 2008
• Perspectives on midwifery power: an exploration of the findings of the inquiry into peripartum hysterectomy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland. Jun 2008
• Illegitimacy moderates the effects of power on approach. Jun 2008
• Acting on voices: Omnipotence, sources of threat, and safety-seeking behaviours. Jun 2008
• Student perspectives on faculty incivility in nursing education: an application of the concept of rankism. 27 May 2008
• Is patient power good for nurses? 17 May 2008
• Power to the people. 17 May 2008
• The power to shape decisions? An exploration of young people's power in participation. May 2008
• Streets ahead on safety: young people's participation in decision-making to address the European road injury 'epidemic'. May 2008
• Micro-credit, women's groups, control of own money: HIV-related negotiation among partnered Dominican women. May 2008
• Development of the scale of economic abuse. May 2008
• Personality and organizational culture as determinants of influence. May 2008
• Power and sensitivity of alternative fit indices in tests of measurement invariance. May 2008
• 'Healthy Relationships' empower HIV-infected women and encourage safe sex habits. Condom use, adherence increased. May 2008
• Empowering young people with long-term illness. May 2008
• Elucidating empowerment in El Proyecto Bienestar (the Well-Being Project). May 2008
• Lacking power impairs executive functions. May 2008

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Technical information about 'Power (Psychology)'

Definition: The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.

Descriptor UI: D011209

Alternative terms: Power (Psychology); Powers (Psychology); Power; Power, Personal; Personal Power; Power, Professional; Professional Power; Power, Social; Social Power;

Related Mesh Headings: Social Control, Informal;

Tree Number: F01.658.780;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: "exertion of a strong influence or control over others"; no qualif; DF: POWER