PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS - A POLITICAL SCIENCE APPROACH

Public Economics,

Self-Monitoring and Friendship: Individual Differences in Relationship Dissolution

High self-monitors choose as friends skilled activity partners, whereas low self-monitors select friends who are similar in attitude and values. We hypothesized that (a) as self-monitoring increased, individuals would identify the loss of shared interest as the cause for dissolving a former friendship and (b) as self-monitoring decreased, individuals would identify the loss of shared attitudes and values as the cause for dissolving a former friendship. One-hundred sixty one (82 males, 79 females) participants were recruited from MTurk. Participants were prompted with a forced choice measure to identify one of two reasons why a past close friendship dissolved. For one response participants could identify a loss of shared activities, for the other a loss of shared values. Participants then completed the 25-item Self-Monitoring Scale. For exploratory purposes, participants then completed a measure of the strategies they used to terminate that relationship of a best friend. Our results were consistent with our predictions, as self-monitoring appeared to influence the cause of dissolution in former close friendships. Additionally, as self-monitoring tendencies increased, participants were more likely to report using cost escalation, manipulation, distant/mediated communication, and de-escalation as strategies for ending a friendship. Explanations for these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed

USING CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICS ON GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES

This report (1) briefly describes the way in which Census Bureau statistics on governmental finances are collected, (2) provides some guidelines concerning the use of these statistics, (3) defines some of the terms used in classifying governmental finances, and (4) lists the major publications on state and local governments issued by the Census Bureau.Public Economics,

SUMMARY OF GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES IN MINNESOTA FOR USE IN 1976-77

Public Economics,

Leadership Style And Subordinate Work Stress

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the work stress perceived by public safety dispatchers and determine whether the supervisor’s leadership style played a role in the stress experienced. Research showed, and evidence suggested, that many stress-related symptoms at work occur because of unhealthy supervisor-subordinate relationships (Skakon, Nielsen, Borg, & Guzman, as cited in Belanger et al., 2016). Previous researchers found that a leader with a toxic, laissez-faire, or destructive leadership style increased the stress experienced by the employee (Syed, Rehman, & Kitchlew, 2018) while a supervisor with a transformational leadership style decreased the stress (Abbasi, 2018). Pishgooie, Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh, Falcó‐Pegueroles, and Lotfi (2019) found a significant correlation between job stress and laissez-faire leadership among nurses. An employee’s health is affected when dealing with work stress (Toderi & Balducci, 2018; Zoeckler, 2017) and their health decreases or worsens (Gluschkoff, Elovainio, Kinnunen, Mullola, Hintsanen, Keltikangas-Järvinen, & Hintsa, 2016). Two research questions were asked: “How do public safety dispatchers report their experiences associated with job-related stress?” and “How do public safety dispatchers perceive their supervisor’s approach to leadership impacts their job-related stress?” This research used the effort-reward imbalance model and organizational justice theory as the theoretical framework. Two instruments were used as part of the data gathering: the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. These two instruments together helped to answer the research questions through descriptive statistics. Social media were used to recruit participants who were public safety dispatchers working in the United States. A literature review indicated this topic was worth investigating. This researcher hoped to bridge the gap in the literature, as this type of research in the dispatch center was not located. The study found public safety dispatchers experienced job stress as indicated by the ER ratio and rated their supervisors as more passive-avoidant than the norm. The researcher recommends that agencies take care with whom they promote to a supervisory role, as supervisors affect the lives of their subordinates and the agency itself

Effect of Our Galaxy's Motion on Weak Lensing Measurements of Shear and Convergence

In this work we investigate the effect on weak-lensing shear and convergence measurements due to distortions from the Lorentz boost induced by our Galaxy's motion. While no ellipticity is induced in an image from the Lorentz boost to first order in beta = v/c, the image is magnified. This affects the inferred convergence at a 10 per cent level, and is most notable for low multipoles in the convergence power spectrum C {\kappa}{\kappa} and for surveys with large sky coverage like LSST and DES. Experiments which image only small fractions of the sky and convergence power spectrum determinations at l > 5 can safely neglect the boost effect to first order in beta.Comment: 4 pages, replaced to reflect changes made for publication to MNRA

Love and Support is All They Need!

What skills are needed to teach students with disabilities? Well, because I am going into the special education field for a career, I wanted to find some examples of skills to help me further expand my knowledge of needed skills. In my literature review, I was looking online at sources of previous special educators and their personal experiences and the skills they used in a special education classroom. After evaluating these sources, I found the most common and necessary skills needed to teach students that have disabilities are, love and unconditional support. Though there are many other skills that are needed to teach these students, as teachers we need to show our students that we love and support them no matter what.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/fsrs2022/1011/thumbnail.jp

Aspects of the winter behavior of bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) in Tennessee

This study was conducted on a 214 acre area of the Ames Plantation, Fayette County, Tennessee. Information on winter behavior of bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) was obtained through flushing, trapping, color-marking, and telemetering quail during January-March, 1970. Coveys were most active during the two hours after daybreak. Increased activity after mid-afternoon followed six hours of limited movement. Weather conditions weakly affected covey movements. Move-ments increased on warmer days. During rainy or windy weather, coveys remained sheltered under vegetation much of the time. Coveys usually aggregated as an intruder approached. This defense mechanism allows the covey to flush as a unit, startling the intruder. Flush behavior was greatly influenced by vegetation within 200 yards of the covey. Coveys tended not to move much during the day after being flushed. Most covey ranges located along a field trial course were abandoned within a few days after the start of the trials. Since unaffected coveys remained within their range, the shuffle produced an exodus of quail from the field trial course. Covey ranges averaged 16.3 acres. Most ranges were overlapping. Coveys spent little time in cultivated fields although 90 percent of winter foods of the birds consists of soybeans and com (Eubanks, unpublished data). Cedar woods, hardwood stands, and old fields were used randomly by the quail population. Understory composition greatly influenced woodland utilization. Baiting or trapping within covey ranges did not noticeably influence daily movements of quail. Additions of food or cover to areas of one-quarter acre or more within covey ranges resulted in frequent use of these areas. Coveys did not usually cross range boundaries. Interchange of quail between covey ranges was common throughout winter. An average covey lost and gained a member every three days. Replacement of birds lost from covey ranges was rapid. Rapid replace-ment was attributed to communication between coveys