Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials’ Organizational Relationships and Performance

Stereotypes about Millennials, born between 1979 and 1994, depict them as self-centered, unmotivated, disrespectful, and disloyal, contributing to widespread concern about how communication with Millennials will affect organizations and how they will develop relationships with other organizational members. We review these purported characteristics, as well as Millennials’ more positive qualities—they work well in teams, are motivated to have an impact on their organizations, favor open and frequent communication with their supervisors, and are at ease with communication technologies. We discuss Millennials’ communicated values and expectations and their potential effect on coworkers, as well as how workplace interaction may change Millennials

Psychological Impact and Awareness of Androgenetic Alopecia Among Filipino Male Patients Aged 18 to 65 seen at the Outpatient Department of the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center, Department of Dermatology

Background Androgenetic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss. Although losing hair is not life-threatening, it can lead to psychological distress. Objective To investigate the psychological impact using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the awareness among Filipino male patients aged 18 to 65 with androgenetic alopecia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at the OMMC Dermatology. Psychological impact was assessed using HADS. Age, education, duration of disease, previous investigation experience, previous experience in treating this condition, and satisfaction ratings for the treatment were likewise obtained. Results 145 Filipino male patients with androgenetic alopecia were included in the study. The risks of anxiety and depression were not statistically associated with severity of AGA (P>0.05). The risk of depression was highest among those with severe AGA. 57% had previous investigation experience and 21% had previous experience in treating the condition, however only 1 or 0.7% was satisfied with the treatment. Age, education, duration of disease, level of awareness and treatment satisfaction and the severity of AGA in Filipino male patients were not statistically associated with anxiety (P>0.05), however, age, education and Hamilton Norwood Classification were statistically associated with depression (P<0.05). Conclusion Three factors have been found to influence psychological well-being and self-image in AGA patients: age of 50 years and above, lower education level, and a moderate to severe grade of disease according to the Hamilton-Norwood classification. It is hoped that optimal management focusing on these factors can be used to solve one of the mankind’s psychologically debilitating hair diseases

Evaluations of interactions between students and academic staff: Influence of communication accommodation, ethnic group, and status

283 Anglo-Australian and 105 Chinese overseas undergraduates and 98 Australian academic staff members rated videotapes of same-sex interactions between an Australian or a Chinese student and an Australian lecturer. There were 5 versions of the interaction: underaccommodating student and accommodating lecturer, overaccommodating student and accommmodating lecturer, accommodating student and lecturer, underaccommodating lecturer and accommodating student, and overaccommodating lecturer and accommodating student. Accommodation was generally rated more favorably than nonaccommodation. Social status interacted with behavior in influencing evaluations of both power and solidarity. There was some evidence of in-group ethnic and status bias, especially by students, for ratings of power. Effects due to the behavior of the other interactant appeared mainly for evaluations of power

Everyday victimization of adolescent girls by boys: sexual harassment, bullying or aggression?

School-based sexual harassment of adolescent girls by boys appears commonplace, yet aggression and bullying studies rarely yield sexualized material. This qualitative Australian study with 72 14- to 15-year-olds and 7 teachers aimed to discover whether interviewer use of neutral language in gender-segregated focus groups and interviews would yield material indicating that the victimization of girls by boys is sexualized. Verbal and indirect victimization were reported to be everyday occurrences, and almost entirely sexual. Findings are discussed in the light of definitions of sexual harassment, bullying and aggression. It is concluded that the term "sexual bullying" appropriately captures the gendered power structure underlying these behaviors. As such, they need to be understood, and become visible, more broadly than in terms of individual pathology. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.C