Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Although there is an ever-growing literature on negative spillover, very little research has focused on positive spillover and even less has examined the relationship between positive spillover and depression. Our paper examines the relationship between work-to-home and home-to-work positive spillover and depression. We address four questions; 1) Do home roles and demands in these roles mediate the relationship between positive spillover and depression? 2) Do resources in home and work roles moderate the relationship between positive spillover and depression? 3) Is there an interactive effect between positive work-to-home and home-to-work spillover? 4) Are there gender differences in these relationships? Using the 500 employed individuals drawn from a random sample telephone survey of the Northeast Ohio area, we find that positive home-to-work spillover is associated with lower rates of depression while positive work-to-home spillover is associated with higher rates of depression. However, neither roles nor role resources explain variation in positive spillover and no gender differences are observed. Our results also indicate that the two types of spillover interact, such that depression is highest among workers who report high work-to-home positive spillover and low home-to-work spillover. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding the work-home interface and in terms of work-family policy.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Did legislators in the 107th Congress take positions on homeland security in order to diverge from their constituents? preferences on domestic policy? We present comparable estimates of MC and constituency ideal points in the 107th.

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Abstract: In the texts of criminology and deviance, there are several definitions of the “other” that emerge. These definitions vary by the different sociohistorical period and the various economic, political, and religious influences in a society. For instance, the labeling of Jews, lepers, and heretics as enemies of the State in medieval Europe resulted for reasons such as religious instability and the transition to modernity, which differ greatly from the experience of homosexuals in 20th century America, who was labeled in large part by the State, who feared the emergence of homosexuality after World War I and the increased urbanization of American cities. Thus, while the State plays a very influential role in creating and enforcing the rules governing the “other”, the reasons why such stigmatized roles emerge result from very different economic, political, social, and religious factors. In this paper, I contribute to the criminology and deviance literature by working inductively to define the various factors involved in the creation of the deviant. I rely on several different cases, including the marginalization of Jews, lepers, heretics, women (as witches, prostitutes, anorexics, and madwomen), homosexuals, strangers, outcastes, Orientals, African Americans, Brazilian street children, and Japanese-Brazilian immigrants. These examples yield definitions of the “other” that rely heavily on the role of the State in creating and reinforcing these labels. Such examples also include the various ways in which the “other” can react to the label of outsider and how such identities can be both enabling and constraining.

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Abstract: Following the lead of positive psychology (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000) and complementing the dark side of interpersonal communication (Spitzberg & Cupach, 1998, 2004, 2007), this paper seeks to continue to expand the awareness of communication researchers and educators about positive communication—communication that facilitates positive subjective states, enhances development of positive character traits, and creates and sustains empowering relationships, groups, and organizations (Seligman, 2002; Author citations). After brief overviews of positive psychology and its pedagogy, the paper describes four experiential learning assignments—Positive Communication Experiences—in a new communication course—Positive Communication in Human Relating. The paper then offers suggestions for communication educators about incorporating positive communication experiential lessons into communication courses and communication curricula.

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Abstract: Two experimental studies tested our main hypothesis that the induction of a positive mood will attenuate the defensive processing of action recommendations following fear appeals. Our studies manipulated vulnerability to a health risk and argument quality in an action recommendation. The main dependent measures were attitudes, intentions, behavior, and cognitive responses. The findings support our main hypothesis. In Experiment 1, participants who felt vulnerable to a health risk processed the action recommendation with a systematic positive bias, resulting in increased persuasion regardless of argument quality. Experiment 2 showed that the induction of a positive mood attenuated this bias, resulting in more objective systematic processing.