Volunteers as Active Shapers of their Work: The Role of Job Crafting in Volunteer Satisfaction and Organizational Identification

Volunteer satisfaction is a significant concern, as volunteers have lower barriers to exit than employees and tend to leave nonprofits when dissatisfied. While volunteer management predominantly focuses on the implementation of management practices, this study alters that perspective. Through job crafting, one form of proactive behavior in organizational contexts, we study volunteers as active participants in their volunteer experience. We posit that volunteer job crafting is an important, yet overlooked, factor in volunteer outcomes such as satisfaction and organizational identification. We test and (partially) confirm our hypotheses using a sample of 678 volunteers in one youth-serving nonprofit organization in the Midwest region of the United States. This study extends job crafting research further into the non-work domain by adding a multifaceted conceptualization of job crafting in the context of volunteer work. We distinguish between behavioral and cognitive crafting and provide empirical support on how those crafting forms relate to volunteer satisfaction and organizational identification.Partial financial support was received from the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the IUPUI Office for Women, Indiana University’s Public Policy Institute, and Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Distress tolerance mediates the relationship between maternal and paternal helicopter parenting and disordered eating among female emerging adults

Disordered eating (DE) has previously been associated with distress tolerance (DT) in emerging adults. Additionally, helicopter parenting has predicted DT and been linked to DE. The current study investigated the relationship between maternal (MHP) and paternal (PHP) helicopter parenting, DT, and DE in emerging adults. Analyses indicated DT mediates both MHP and PHP’s relationship with DE, βM = 0.02, 95% CIM[0.01, 0.05], βP = 0.03, 95% CIP[0.01, 0.06] in a sample of female undergraduate students. While previous research found connections between similar variables separately, this study is the first to the authors’ knowledge that found DT mediates this relationship

COVID-19-related stress mediates the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and disordered eating in emerging female adults

COVID-19 has introduced heightened concern for disordered eating (DE) behaviors. Past research has also connected emotional regulation difficulties and DE behaviors in emerging female adults females. However, these variables have not been explored in relation to COVID-19-related stress. The current study examines COVID-19-related stress in the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and DE in emerging female adults. Data collection from female undergraduate students (N = 378) found COVID-19-related stress mediates the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and DE. Current study findings suggest COVID-19-related stress may play an important role in the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and DE in emerging female adults

Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

To identify novel genes associated with ALS, we undertook two lines of investigation. We carried out a genome-wide association study comparing 20,806 ALS cases and 59,804 controls. Independently, we performed a rare variant burden analysis comparing 1,138 index familial ALS cases and 19,494 controls. Through both approaches, we identified kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) as a novel gene associated with ALS. Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases: hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG10) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2). In contrast, ALS-associated mutations are primarily located at the C-terminal cargo-binding tail domain and patients harboring loss-of-function mutations displayed an extended survival relative to typical ALS cases. Taken together, these results broaden the phenotype spectrum resulting from mutations in KIF5A and strengthen the role of cytoskeletal defects in the pathogenesis of ALS.Peer reviewe

Access to Health Variables Among HEALTH Study Participants in the Greater St. Louis Area

Access to built environment elements, including bike paths, community gardens, and parks could have the potential to increase physical activity and lower body mass index (BMI). The goal of this project was to examine the access to these elements surrounding the homes of obese women participating in the Healthy Eating & Active Living Taught at Home (HEALTH) study in the Greater St. Louis area.https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/gis_poster/1156/thumbnail.jp

Comprehensive Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents on Primary Care of Patients Identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender.

INTRODUCTION: Significant gaps remain in the training of health professionals regarding the care of individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT). Although curricula have been developed at the undergraduate medical education level, few materials address the education of graduate medical trainees. The purpose of this curriculum was to develop case-based modules targeting internal medicine residents to address LGBT primary health care. METHODS: We designed and implemented a four-module, case-based, interactive curriculum at one university\u27s internal medicine residency program. The modules contained facilitator and learner guides and addressed four main content areas: understanding gender and sexuality; performing a sensitive history and physical examination; health promotion and disease prevention; and mental health, violence, and reproductive health. Knowledge, perceived importance, and confidence were assessed before and after each module to assess curricular effectiveness and acceptability. General medicine faculty delivered these modules. RESULTS: Perceived importance of LGBT topics was high at baseline and remained high after the curricular intervention. Confidence significantly increased in many areas, including being able to provide resources to patients and to institute gender-affirming practices ( DISCUSSION: This resource provides an effective curriculum for training internal medicine residents to better understand and feel confident addressing LGBT primary health care needs. Despite limitations, this is an easily transferable curriculum that can be adapted in a variety of curricular settings

Composers Forum Spring Concert

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