Claremont Graduate University

About: Claremont Graduate University is a education organization based out in Claremont, California, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 1987 authors who have published 4381 publications receiving 175810 citations. The organization is also known as: CGU.

Living well by "flowing" well: the indirect effect of autotelic personality on well-being through flow experience

Abstract: One way to achieve a high level of well-being is by engaging in and enjoying everyday activities. Research has unveiled seven personal attributes (autotelic personality, collectively) that facilita...

Vested interest and environmental risk communication: improving willingness to cope with impending disasters

Abstract: Vested interest theory (VIT), first investigated on environmental risk, suggests that the hedonic relevance of an attitude object moderates relations between attitudes, intentions, and responses to danger. Emphasizing vested interest may maximize impacts of risk communications. Study 1 (N = 215) assessed differences between inhabitantsof twoflood-riskareasinItalyonpastexperience,riskperceptions,concerns,attitudes,and behavioral intentions. Objectively, higher risk areas’ residents reported more experience, and greater perceived risk and concern, while no preparedness differences were found (both at “between cities”and“within city”levels).Study 2 (N = 444) looked at the moderating role of VIT-based risk communication messages on the relationship between vested interest and behavioral intentions. Components of vested interest moderate attitude‐intentionconsistency,suggestinganewmethodof developingeffectiverisk announcements.

Leadership Behavior of Male and Female Managers, 1984-2002.

Abstract: Using data collected from 1984 to 2002 from 2,371 male and 1,768 female middle and senior managers in the United States, the authors of this article demonstrate not only that traditional gender role stereotypes do not hold up, but also that counterstereotypical patterns exist Using the Connective Leadership Model, based on nine sets of achieving styles, the authors found that the traditional gender gap in competitiveness has decreased sharply, but for an unanticipated reason: Men's competitive scores have dropped, whereas women's have remained rather stable Men's collaborative and contributory behaviors also have decreased significantly, whereas women's have increased

Groups can jeopardize your health: Identifying with unhealthy groups to reduce self-uncertainty

Abstract: Adolescents often engage in behaviors posing significant risks to their health (e.g., substance abuse, sexual promiscuity). One explanation is that adolescence is a developmental phase characterized by impulsiveness and poor judgment of contingencies and risk. We present an alternative uncertainty-identity theory analysis that focuses on adolescence as a period of identity transition. Adolescents are confronted by significant uncertainty about who they are and how they should behave, and they largely turn to their peers to ground their sense of self. They engage in risky health practices because these behaviors define adolescent groups that provide a highly distinctive sense of self and identity that is validated and imbued with prestige by their peers. We asses empirical support for this analysis, and suggest factors that may protect adolescents from uncertainty-motivated identification with unhealthy groups.