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Direct linkLysiak, Malgorzata – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
The Dialogical Temporal Chair Technique (DTCT) is a method based on Hermans's dialogical self theory combined with Gestalt and cognitive-behavioural therapeutic techniques. The Dialogical Temporal Chair Technique is a method of activating temporal voices. Three chairs symbolising the past, present and future are used to help subjects create a…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Time
Fahlman, Shelley A.; Mercer-Lynn, Kimberley B.; Flora, David B.; Eastwood, John D. – Assessment, 2013
This article describes the development and validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS)--the first and only full-scale measure of state boredom. It was developed based on a theoretically and empirically grounded definition of boredom. A five-factor structure of the scale (Disengagement, High Arousal, Low Arousal, Inattention, and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychological Patterns, Test Construction, Test Validity
Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Review of Higher Education, 2012
This address reports the findings of a survey of higher education colleagues on the degree of happiness associated with personal definitions of "meaning of life" and "purpose in life." Using a unique sliding scale, the survey draws items from the Oxford Happiness Project among other sources and began with all ASHE members (N =…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teacher Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Surveys
Eakman, Aaron M.; Carlson, Mike E.; Clark, Florence A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA), a recently developed 28-item tool designed to measure the meaningfulness of activity, was tested in a sample of 154 older adults. The MAPA evidenced a sufficient level of internal consistency and test-retest reliability and correlated as theoretically predicted with the Life Satisfaction…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults
