Policewomen acting in self-defense: Can psychological disengagement protect self-esteem from the negative outcomes of relative deprivation

The role of 2 components of psychological disengagement (discounting and devaluing) in the relation between personal relative deprivation and self-esteem was explored in 3 samples of policewomen. Path analyses conducted with the 3 samples revealed that stronger feelings of personal relative deprivation resulted in stronger discounting of work evaluations, which in turn led to devaluing the importance of police work. A negative relation between discounting and self-esteem was observed in all samples. Other related outcomes of disengagement, professional withdrawal and stress, were also evaluated

Danses en saison : Montréal 1996-97 : 1ère saison

"Over the past ten years, the Festival international de nouvelle danse has enabled Montrealers to see some of the world's greatest dance troupes. During this same period, our own choreographers have earned an international reputation. The Montreal public, on its part, has demonstrated an insatiable appetite for dance. We have therefore decided to create this first season of contemporary dance which features some of the finest works from here and abroad [...]" -- p. [1]

Être ou ne pas être en politique : quelques déterminants de l’implication des femmes

La politique est un milieu difficile dans lequel les femmes doivent surmonter des embûches au quotidien. L’objectif général de cette étude est de comparer le profil des femmes politiquement engagées avec celui de celles qui le sont moins. Dans cette optique, un questionnaire a été acheminé à des femmes ayant participé à l’École Femmes et Démocratie (2004 à 2009), qui offre une formation à celles qui souhaitent se lancer en politique. Le questionnaire regroupait des énoncés que les chercheurs avaient identifiés comme mesurant des facteurs de prédiction de l’engagement des femmes en politique, mais sans nécessairement les avoir testés empiriquement auprès d’échantillons concernés. Deux groupes ont été constitués, les femmes qui s’engagent pleinement sur la voie de la politique et celles qui restreignent leur participation. Étant donné que la majorité des participantes ne sont pas encore actives en politique, la variable « engagement communautaire », identifiée comme un déterminant de l’engagement politique (Elder, 2004), a été utilisée pour séparer les deux groupes. Une analyse discriminante nous a permis d’identifier les facteurs distinguant ces deux groupes, dont la résilience, l’auto-évaluation de compétences personnelles, relationnelles et politiques. Cette étude contribue à une compréhension plus juste du vécu des femmes qui s’engagent sur la voie de la politique. On parle alors de contributions théorique et pratique.Politics is a challenging environment in which women must overcome obstacles on a daily basis. The general objective of this study was to compare the profile of women who are more politically involved with those who are less involved. In this context, a questionnaire was sent to women who participated in the École Femmes et Démocratie (School Women and Democracy, 2004-2009), which offers training to women who consider a political career. The questionnaire contained items identified by researchers as measuring women’s political commitment, but not necessarily empirically tested in relevant samples. Two groups were formed, women who are fully committed to politics and those who limit their participation. In view of the fact that the majority of participants were not yet active in politics, the variable “community involvement,” identified as a determinant of political commitment (Elder, 2004), was used to divide the two groups. Discriminant analysis allowed us to identify the factors distinguishing the two groups, such as resilience, personal, relational and political self-evaluations of competence. This study contributed to a more accurate understanding of the experiences of women who engage on the road of politics. As such, theoretical and practical implications were discussed

Links between psychological disengagement from school and different forms of self-esteem in the crucial period of early and mid-adolescence

International audienceThe purpose of this study was to test the links between psychological disengagement from academics and self-esteem during two different periods of adolescence. Previous research provided mixed findings on the links between both psychological disengagement mechanisms (i.e., discounting and devaluing) and self-esteem. To clarify this relationship, global self-esteem as well as self-esteem in school attainment and social domains were assessed among 142 early-adolescents (aged 11 to 12) and 172 mid-adolescents (aged 13 to 15). According to the Psychological Disengagement Model, it was predicted that experience of personal deprivation due to perceived relative academic underachievement would be associated with discounting of academic grades. In turn, a link between discounting and devaluing from school was expected. Both psychological disengagement mechanisms were predicted to harm global self-esteem and self-esteem in the school attainment domains. However, discounting and devaluing were expected to increase self-esteem in the social domains among mid- rather than early-adolescents. Path analyses support in part prediction. Both psychological disengagement mechanisms played a different role on global and domain-specific self-esteem. Among early-adolescents, discounting reduced global self-esteem and self-esteem in school attainment domains. Findings pointed to the self-protective role of discounting on self-esteem in social domains among mid-adolescents as well as the non-protective function of devaluing on global self-esteem, school attainment and social domains of self-esteem. This study contributes by clarifying the links between psychological disengagement from academics and self-esteem at two distinct periods in adolescence and the specific domains of self-esteem