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A study conducted in Ningbo, People's Republic of China, explores the impact of workplace incivility on volunteer outcomes in the nonprofit sector. The study, which utilized data from 2,320 volunteers and their managers, found that workplace incivility leads to decreased volunteer performance and increased turnover intentions. Psychological contract violations were identified as a crucial mediating factor, while volunteers' just-world beliefs were found to moderate the relationship between workplace incivility and psychological contract violation. The research suggests that nonprofit organizations can enhance their management practices to better support volunteers facing incivility. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel explored the association between coparenting dynamics and postpartum depressive symptoms. The study involved 107 expectant couples and collected data prenatally and at 3, 6, and 24 months post-birth. The findings revealed that prenatal coparenting behaviors predicted depressive symptoms in first-time parents. Specifically, dyadic prenatal coparenting synchrony was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms in fathers at 3 and 6 months post-birth, while dyadic negative escalation predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms in mothers at 3 and 24 months postpartum. The study highlights the importance of understanding coparenting dynamics in the transition to parenthood. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa examined dental students' perceptions of communicating with standardized patients in a virtual setting using Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study analyzed 485 reflections submitted by 248 students between Spring 2020 and Spring 2022. The findings revealed that students had mixed opinions about the impact of Zoom on their interactions with patients, with some negative aspects related to technology problems and reduced nonverbal communication cues. However, there were also positive aspects acknowledged. The research provides insights for teaching effective communication via teledentistry. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University examined the impact of caregiving on the mental health of spouses in China. The study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and found that a caregiver's depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the care recipient's depressive symptoms. The study also found that wives' mental health was impacted by their husbands' depressive symptoms, but not vice versa. The findings suggest that interventions to support caregiving couples should consider the influence they have on each other, as well as the gender and health conditions of each individual. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted at the University of Quebec Montreal explored the relationship between sexual assertiveness and sexual outcomes in adolescent romantic relationships. The study found that expressing one's sexual needs, desires, and limits in adolescence can influence not only one's own sexual satisfaction, concerns, and function, but also their partner's. The researchers suggest that dimensions of sexual assertiveness could be important targets for interventions aimed at promoting sexual health and well-being in adolescent romantic relationships. This research has been peer-reviewed and provides valuable insights into the development of positive intimate relationships during adolescence. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of South Carolina examined the factor structure and dyadic measurement invariance of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI), a widely used measure of stress coping between couples. The study analyzed data from a community sample of 1,368 opposite-gendered couples and found that the DCI displayed a factor structure of five factors for dyadic coping by self or partner and two factors for common dyadic coping. The research concluded that the DCI showed full configural, metric, scalar, and residual variance invariance across dyad members, but there were differences in dyadic coping behavior between members of the dyad. This study provides valuable insights into the measurement of coping strategies in low-income couples in the United States. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers at Curtin University in Perth, Australia have conducted a study on the experiences of postpartum mothers and their significant others in a dyadic physical activity program. The study aimed to explore the factors influencing engagement in physical activity and participation in the program. Interviews were conducted with 17 postpartum mothers and 10 significant others, and the data was analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The study found that barriers to engagement included childcare responsibilities and work/study commitments, while facilitators included support from partners and motivation to exercise as a family. The researchers concluded that tailored interventions are needed to address the challenges faced by postpartum mothers, as a one-size-fits-all approach does not work. [Extracted from the article]

We study a first order autoregressive process with the autoregressive coefficient ϕ = 1 or | ϕ | < 1 . Our aim is to test whether there is an epidemic type change in the mean of innovations with the statistics based on the observations. We use two equivalent Hölderian test statistics: uniform and dyadic increments statistics. We find the limit under null hypothesis of no change, then we establish consistency conditions under alternative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Moral disagreement is ubiquitous. People argue about the morality of abortion, taxation, immigration, pornography and censorship. But everyone agrees that morality is about harm. Not only do harmful acts seem immoral, but immoral acts seem harmful. Building on this fact, our article outlines a new harm-based theory of morality called 'dyadic morality'. This theory explains many quirks of moral judgement, such as why pleas of 'think of the children!' feature so prominently in moral disagreement. Dyadic morality is supported by experiments in moral psychology, and challenges other popular theories of morality. It also suggests that people - of all political hues and nationalities - have fundamentally the same moral mind, but moral disagreement occurs when people disagree about which acts are harmful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An Oregon tech guy who's currently juggling two high-paying positions (unbeknownst to his bosses) says it's best to find work in time zones at least three hours apart to avoid conflicts and stagger the workday. (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- The pandemic has untethered workers from their desks, opening lifelong 9-to-5ers to the possibility of quietly pursuing two or even three jobs full steam. [Extracted from the article]

This paper reviews the literature assessing state influence over, or acceptance of, the structure and conduct of global governance. It argues that existing approaches largely adopt a simple, dyadic analysis of states as either norm-makers or norm-takers. While there are benefits to this parsimonious approach, the dyadic norm-maker/taker analytical framework almost entirely focuses on outcomes - whether or not states have the material or ideational power to reshape global governance -and downplays the importance of motive. This limits the depth of knowledge gained from such analyses and reduces their usefulness in predicting states' likely future norm-maker/taker status. The paper argues that the norm-maker/taker framework can be improved by supplementing it with a preliminary analytical step: determining the political roles states adopt towards global governance arrangements over time and across specific governance issues. This enables the identification of satisfied and unsatisfied norm-makers/takers, as well as the degree of any such satisfaction; allowing greater depth in understanding of states' ultimately structurally constrained norm-maker/taker status and increasing the certainty with which this status can be predicted to change as structural circumstances vary. The paper develops these arguments by examining the existing norm-maker/taker framework - identifying limitations with it and previous efforts to redress them - before outlining the proposed addition of a preliminary analytical step focused on states' political roles. It then provides a brief case study to illustrate how the improved framework can be employed, along with a brief discussion summarizing the benefits of this modified approach [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents views in the supply chain management (SCM) that offers an excellent instructional tool to address issues concerning concepts and techniques related to operations management (OM). It offers discussion on employing a dyadic framework to illustrate the role of activities to create economic value added (EVA) both within and across supply chain partners. The article also provides insights on how the framework can examine the impact of OM decisions. Moreover, the role of the framework in the classroom environment is examined.

The article looks at a research by researcher Noah Eisenkraft and others titled "We Know Who Likes Us, but Not Who Competes Against Us: Dyadic Meta-Accuracy Among Work Colleagues" published in "Psychological Science" on January 12, 2017 issue on organizational behavior. It mentions team focused on salespeople from a car dealership and promotion on friendly competition and impact on interactions with others in the workplace.