Developing a Broadly Applicable Measure of Risk Perception

Decades of research identify risk perception as a largely intuitive and affective construct, in contrast to the more deliberative assessments of probability and consequences that form the foundation of risk assessment. However, a review of the literature reveals that many of the risk perception measures employed in survey research with human subjects are either generic in nature, not capturing any particular affective, probabilistic, or consequential dimension of risk; or focused solely on judgments of probability. The goal of this research was to assess a multidimensional measure of risk perception across multiple hazards to identify a measure that will be broadly useful for assessing perceived risk moving forward. Our results support the idea of risk perception being multidimensional, but largely a function of individual affective reactions to the hazard. We also find that our measure of risk perception holds across multiple types of hazards, ranging from those that are behavioral in nature (e.g., health and safety behaviors), to those that are technological (e.g., pollution), or natural (e.g., extreme weather). We suggest that a general, unidimensional measure of risk may accurately capture one's perception of the severity of the consequences, and the discrete emotions that are felt in response to those potential consequences. However, such a measure is not likely to capture the perceived probability of experiencing the outcomes, nor will it be as useful at understanding one's motivation to take mitigation action.     

Maternal and paternal reactions to child sadness predict children's psychosocial outcomes: A family‐centered approach

Parents' reactions to children's emotions shape their psychosocial outcomes. Extant research on emotion socialization primarily uses variable‐centered approaches. This study explores family patterns of maternal and paternal responses to children's sadness in relation to psychosocial outcomes in middle childhood. Fifty‐one families with 8‐ to 12‐year‐old children participated. Mothers and fathers reported their reactions to children's sadness and children's social competence and psychological adjustment. Cluster analyses revealed three family patterns: Supportive (high supportive and low non‐supportive reactions from both parents), Not Supportive (low supportive reactions from both parents), and Father Dominant (high paternal supportive and non‐supportive reactions, low maternal supportive and non‐supportive reactions). Supportive families had children with higher social competence and more internalizing symptoms whereas Father Dominant families had children with lower social competence and fewer internalizing symptoms. Not Supportive families had children with average social competence and fewer internalizing symptoms. Findings are discussed in relation to the “divergence model” which proposes that a diverse range of parental responses to children's sadness, rather than a uniformly supportive approach, may facilitate children's psychosocial adjustment.     

诗与士人的精神世界:试以王维的生命史和编年诗为例的社会学探索

费孝通先生晚年倡导面向“精神世界”的社会学研究，不仅强调了社会学的人文性格，而且指明了回溯和整理传统思想资源以理解人心的意义。古代士人在仕隐之间的进退趋避是精神世界研究的重要课题，盛唐诗人王维可作为重要个案。本文运用“知人论世”的方法，以王维的生命史、编年诗及他与其他诗人的交往为线索，考察其如何在仕隐之间调适精神世界的矛盾冲突。王维通过人际和诗文往来形成的社会交游空间、自然山水空间和灵性佛理空间，构成一个融和自然与人文的“人生圜局”，以寻求精神世界在“入世有为”和“消极退避”之间的平衡，而其精神苦痛也可以从这个圜局的层级变动或缺失中探寻根源。本文认为，把握世风民情、生命史的再现以及理解和体会的功夫，是研究士人精神世界的重要门径。     

运用心理学移情原理消除师生的情感障碍

英语教学的成败是诸多因素相互作用的结果 ,但无论这些因素多么错综复杂 ,主要还是来自教和学两方面。教师和学生能否在教学中相互理解从而形成互动是教学成败的关键。文章将着重讨论师生间营造互动关系中的两个重要环节———情感与移情     

深化对社会主义本质和特征的认识

社会主义本质不论从历史的角度 ,还是从实践的角度考察都是“解放生产力 ,发展生产力 ,消灭剥削 ,消除两极分化 ,最终达到共同富裕”;社会主义特征只是社会主义的特征中的制度特征 ,它决定和体现了社会主义的性质。全面、完整认识社会主义 ,为社会主义建设指明了方向     

语用学在课文理解中的应用

语用学是研究语言的理解和使用的学问。研究的范围包括指示语、　　　语用学在课文理解中的应用　　　　　　　　　　　　　　会话含义、预设等。要使交际取得成功 ,说话者指示语所指信息要清楚 ,交际双方要有共同的语用预设 ,双方还要遵守合作原则     

梁漱溟对孔子伦理思想的体认

梁漱溟是现代新儒家的开拓者,他以自己的亲身体验,并借助西方心理学观念,对孔子伦理思想的核心范畴“仁”、“礼”、“乐”,做了独特的体认。从中可以看出他对孔子的理解以及阐述其思想的基本方法。     

晚清小说家眼中的立宪运动

晚清小说涉及宪政运动的大致可分为两类:一类是由立宪派所写,用来宣传立宪的内视角小说;另一类是小说家旁观品评的外视角小说.从晚清小说提供的视角中,我们可以看到立宪思想的传播和立宪的舆论准备,看到当时的普通人对立宪运动的看法,同时可以看到一个主义是否得到群众拥护,不在于其是否符合"历史规律",而在于其是否取得当时人的信任.     

邓小平关于中国政治文明建设发展的思路与框架

作为中共第二代中央领导集体的核心,邓小平在设计改革开放的总框架中始终把民主政治作为一项重要内容来思考,并在实践过程中对政治文明建设的前提、领导力量、前进的推动力等相关内容作出了重点阐述。     

诗词诗意意义的解释、构成与对诗词的完整把握

诗词意义可区分为词典意义的陈述和解释与诗意意义的解释与描述。论述诗词的诗意意义的构成方式 ,指出诗意意义的解释和描述比词典意义的陈述和解释更接近于对诗词本身的把握 ,但这种接近对古典诗词的把握来说 ,还隔着两层 ,即文字文本诗意经验层和声音文本诗意经验层。