Analysis Of Assessment Tools Research Articles

Mitigating the Risk of Digital Financial Exploitation.

The article by Zhang and colleagues in this issue of The Journal calls attention to an important but underrecognized problem facing today's seniors and their loved ones. The risk of digital financial exploitation, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has risen considerably in recent years and continues to rise today. Zhang et al. provide a helpful analysis of assessment tools currently available to forensic psychiatrists for the evaluation of financial capacity. Although many of these tools were not originally intended to encompass technologically based transactions, the risks of fraud and scams associated with payment apps, social media, and electronic fund transfers are considerable and growing. Fraudsters frequently target vulnerable older adults, and victims have lost large sums through some of the more prevalent schemes. Several strategies can help to mitigate the risk of severe losses and to increase the likelihood that lost assets can be recovered. Proactive education through increased awareness will prove helpful, but given the growing sophistication of modern digital cons, such as romance scams, increased technological safeguards are warranted in the setting of reduced financial capacity. When losses do occur, there are some resources for recovery and for filing complaints against perpetrators.

Job satisfaction and burnout among professionals in corporate sectors

Job satisfaction and burnout has become a persistent and pervading feature of various corporate sectors. In present scenario, workers are found to be burnt-out and exhausted very soon and the reason for being exhausted is that they are over burdened and highly competitive. The aim of the present study was to compare the level of job satisfaction and burnout in various corporate sector professionals. This cross sectional, analytical study was carried out at Lucknow. By purposive sampling technique 120 subjects were included from various corporate sectors that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and gave consent for the study. They were evaluated on General Health Questionnaire 12, Job Satisfaction Index and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Analysis of assessment tool results showed there was no significant difference in the level of job satisfaction and the degree of burnout, but trend was found in the area of work burnout by multiple comparisons of all groups with Post Hoc Test by Bonferroni Method. The findings of the present study suggest that the level of job satisfaction and the degree of burnout were almost similar in various corporate sectors. However, findings suggest a trend towards higher work burnout in professionals in Multinational Corporation in comparison to the Professionals in Public Sector Corporation. Keywords: Job satisfaction, Burnout, Public sector, Private sector, Multinational corporation.

A pedagógus-diák közötti kötődés jellemzése egy hazai vizsgálat tükrében

Míg korábban a neveléstudományi kutatások jellemzően a személyiségfejlesztés kognitív szférájára fókuszáltak, nemzetközi viszonylatban közel 60 éve, Magyarországon pedig az utóbbi két évtizedben a tanulást befolyásoló affektív tényezők vizsgálata is előtérbe került (Józsa és Fejes, 2012). E tényezők közül az iskolai kötődések vizsgálatára hazánkban eddig kevés kutató vállalkozott (például Szabó és Virányi, 2011), a pedagógusdiák közötti kötődéssel pedig csak érintőlegesen foglalkoztak (Zsolnai, 2018). A pedagógus és diák közötti kötődés az eredményes nevelés talán legfontosabb feltétele (Sava, 2002). Rövid és hosszú távon egyaránt szignifikáns hatással van a személyiségfejlődésre és az iskolai sikerességre (például Sabol és Pianta, 2012), mely hatás nem csak kisgyermekkorban, hanem serdülőkorban is érvényesül (Verschueren, 2015). Tanulmányunk első részében a kötődés fogalmának és alakulásának rövid tárgyalását követően bemutatjuk a pedagógus-diák közötti kötődést vizsgáló nemzetközi kutatások alapjaként szolgáló értelmezéseket, áttekintést adunk a nemzetközi kutatásokban használatos vizsgálati módszerekről és eszközökről. Ezt követően egy széles körben alkalmazott, pedagógusi percepción alapuló mérőeszköz (Pianta, 2001) hazai kipróbálásának első eredményeiről számolunk be.

Characterisation of sustainability in urban areas: An analysis of assessment tools with emphasis on European cities

A great number of tools that assess sustainability exist. The analysis of 18 urban sustainability indices and 7 urban sustainability systems of indicators that satisfy the research criteria, reveals a great variation in terms of variables used to express the level of sustainability and an unbalanced reflection on the ‘’traditional’’ dimensions of sustainability. Tools are often applied at any scale, not respecting the initial level of design, disabling the introduction of thresholds. The paper, attempts a cross-cutting research in the area of urban design and planning, through the reinforcement of continuous monitoring and mainstreaming of sustainability policies, based on real data. It compiles variables composing the tools. Indicators are aggregated and reflection to the ‘’traditional’’ dimensions of sustainability, is revealed.The aim is to propose a set of commonly accepted indicators, through the implementation of an innovative ‘’meet in the middle approach’’ that leads to the characterisation of sustainability in European urban areas. This is attempted through a top-down approach that leads to a set of indicators that meet certain criteria and the integration of experts’ viewpoint (bottom-up). The paper prepares the ground for an index that will bridge the gap between sustainability assessment tools and holistic characterisation of cities.

기후변화 취약성 평가 분석도구 개발에 관한 연구 : 충남지역 산불 취약성을 중심으로

기후변화 취약성 평가 분석도구 개발에 관한 연구 : 충남지역 산불 취약성을 중심으로

Protocols or principles? Reimagining suicide risk assessment as an embedded, principle-based ongoing conversation in youth work practice

ABSTRACTGiven that suicide is a leading cause of death for young people worldwide, it is likely that youth workers will encounter adolescents who are contemplating ending their lives. Drawing on a larger grounded theory investigation into suicide interventions, in this article the practice of appraising a young person's risk is critically examined using textual analysis of assessment tools and agency policies in conjunction with 19 semi-structured interviews in Western Canada. Analysis revealed that youth workers use a series of predetermined questions with the purpose of identifying the youth's risk level (i.e., high, medium, low) leading to a particular action, which suggests that suicide is predictable and risk is static. This process renders workers blind to the fluidity and uncertainty of suicidality and posit suicide intervention may be reimagined as an embedded, ongoing conversation based on youth work principles.