Re-Framing and de-Pathologizing Behavior in Therapy for Children Diagnosed with Psychosocial Disorders

The increasing number of children diagnosed with psychosocial disorders reflects a trend toward pathologizing behavior that is unusual, challenging or extreme. Although these behaviors may match items on the symptom lists for various disorders, a therapist must first consider the origin and context of those behaviors for an individual child through a non-pathological lens. This paper proposes a framework for understanding the behavior of difficult children based on core issues rather than diagnostic symptoms: arousal/excitability, range of focus, perfectionism, intensity, interpersonal sensitivity, sensory sensitivity, cognitive/perceptual style, perception of time, reaction style, and affiliation/integrity. Each trait is examined from two perspectives: how it can lead to or be interpreted as a problem, and how a therapist can re-frame the trait and build on it to identify effective interventions. This approach affirms children’s strengths and upholds social work values.Barbara Probst, Adjunct Professor is affiliated with Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, NY, USA.Address correspondence to Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, Neperan Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA; e-mail: barbprobst@aol.com     

定增折价率监管的有效性研究

定向增发是上市公司重要的再融资工具,如何完善监管制度以保障定向增发市场平稳有序发展是全面深化改革和实现高质量发展的关键环节。结合定向增发合理折价率的决定机制及双边随机前沿模型,本文提出了有效识别“合理”与“非合理”折价的方法,并利用我国定向增发市场数据进行了实证分析。结果表明,折价率实施“九折原则”以来,我国定向增发中“折价不足” 发行比例远远高于 “过度折价”的比例,并且“过度溢价”增发会显著拉升股价实现利益输送。只强调限制折价比例的监管思路,既达不到有效抑制利益输送的目的,又会挫伤投资者参与定向增发投资的积极性。本文不仅对有关定向增发折价率的研究进行了有益拓展,而且为进一步优化调整定向增发折价监管方式提供了政策参考。     

论我国人大代表直接选举中程序的完善

随着公民民主意识的提高,对于选举权的行使更加关注。文章从人大代表直接选举中选举组织的成立、代表候选人的提名、候选人介绍、选民登记、选区划分和选举监督等方面的程序改革入手,提出了对人大代表选举制度完善的建议。     

商业秘密法律保护模式探讨——兼论我国立法的完善

对于商业秘密的立法保护,既有"行为法"模式,也有"权利法"模式。前者侧重于规制侵犯商业秘密的不正当竞争行为,强调竞争秩序的维护及社会公共利益的保护,形为"宽保护",实为"弱保护";后者侧重于保护权利人的商业秘密权,强调私权保护,形为"窄保护",实属"强保护"。厘清并强调商业秘密的知识产权属性,对确立商业秘密的权利法保护将起着重要的影响乃至决定作用。我国立法现状及司法实践,都亟待权利法的"强保护",即以权利法为中心,以行为法为补充的综合立法保护。     

High-order extensions of the Double Chain Markov Model

The Double Chain Markov Model is a fully Markovian model for the representation of time-series in random environments. In this article, we show that it can handle transitions of high-order between both a set of observations and a set of hidden states. In order to reduce the number of parameters, each transition matrix can be replaced by a Mixture Transition Distribution model. We provide a complete derivation of the algorithms needed to compute the model. Three applications, the analysis of a sequence of DNA, the song of the wood pewee, and the behavior of young monkeys show that this model is of great interest for the representation of data that can be decomposed into a finite set of patterns.     

Meta-cognition and resistance to political persuasion: evidence from a three-wave panel study

ABSTRACT

We investigate the temporal course of meta-cognition and resistance processes following exposure to counter-attitudinal information in the 2012 Presidential election. Using a unique 3-wave survey panel design, we tracked eligible voters during the last months of the 2012 campaign and experimentally manipulated exposure to negative political messages targeting Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on an online platform. As predicted, we found that politically unengaged (vs. engaged) individuals were less likely to counter-argue a message attacking their favored candidate. Resistance, in turn, led to increased attitudinal certainty, polarization, and correspondence with actual voting behavior over the course of the campaign. These findings provide the first analysis of the longitudinal effects of meta-cognitive processes underlying persuasion for real-world attitude change and behavior.     

Intergenerational resource tensions in the workplace and beyond: Individual,interpersonal, institutional,international

The workforce is rapidly aging. Already at record highs, labor force participation rates of both over-55 and over-65 age segments are expected to nearly double in the immediate future. The current chapter describes how these sweeping demographic changes necessitate both the unprecedented utilization of older workers and intergenerational collaboration, but also present the danger of heightened generational tension. We describe the specific risk factors for such tensions, highlighting the presence of generational boundaries at multiple levels: (a) individual, (b) interpersonal, (c) institutional, and (d) international. Drawing from our own work and relevant management literature, we then identify three broad domains within which intergenerational tensions are particularly salient at each of these levels: active Succession tensions over enviable resources and influence (e.g., employment), passive Consumption tensions over shared asset usage (e.g., healthcare) and symbolic Identity tensions over figurative space (e.g., cultural fit) (SCI). We conclude with suggestions for potential interventions, and major open areas for future organizational research, both of which should focus on how to maximize the utility of unprecedented intergenerational collaboration.     

新生代农民工消费行为实证研究——以南通市为例

基于对南通市所辖崇川、港闸区及经济技术开发区进行的414份问卷调查,借鉴以往对老一代农民工消费行为的研究成果,从定量角度分析了新生代农民工消费行为的基本情况、特点及影响因素。研究表明:与老一代相比,新生代农民工消费理念中传统与时尚元素并存,用于自我能力提升和人际网络构建的消费比重攀升,消费方式呈多元化并出现群体分化。群体性因素、婚姻及人生规划对新生代农民工消费行为有着重要影响。     

构建跨文化传播的伦理规范——以中国香港与大陆一起文化冲突事件为例

摘 自香港回归以来,大陆与香港同胞的交流合作愈加紧密。但由于文化的差异,交际中难免产生误解。加上大众媒体在传播中缺乏伦理导向、对两地文化缺乏深入理解,更容易激发矛盾。文章以哈贝马斯的交往行为理论为框架,并结合跨文化交际学和传播学的理论指导,分析2012年初发生的一起两地文化冲突事件,提倡在“建立共识、促进改变和巩固社会的公众空间”中理性交流,并在宏观文化层面确立一种具有多元化、开放性和主体间性的跨文化伦理。     

农药残留认知与主要影响因素研究——河南省223个小麦种植农户的案例

文章以中国河南省三个不同地区的6个县的223个小麦种植农户为案例,以计划行为理论为主要分析工具,基于结构方程模型研究了影响小麦种植农户农药残留认知的主要因素。研究表明,小麦种植农户的地域、性别、年龄、受教育年限、家庭总人口、农业生产人口、家庭年收入、农药培训、农业技术人员的指导、对小麦安全性的担忧等因素均不同程度地影响其对农药残留的认知。文章的研究发现,小麦种植农户的知觉行为控制、行为态度、主观规范和自身特征因素间的交互作用明显,初步验证了计划行为理论对生产农户的农药残留认知的主要影响因素的研究具有普适性。