Interpersonal Adaptation Research Articles

An evaluation of the adaptive performance of architects in project teams in Ghana using fuzzy approach

PurposeThe adaptive performance of architects as a key professional in project delivery teams has become important for developing strategies, skills and cognitive behaviours for sustainability of working systems. However, the understanding and knowledge of adaptive performance of architects is lacking in the current literature. Thus, this study fills this gap by primarily assessing the adaptive performance of architects in project teams in project delivery.Design/methodology/approachBy adopting the widely used eight-dimension attributes of adaptive performance, a questionnaire survey was conducted among team participants and stakeholders who directly or indirectly work on projects with architects in the public and private sectors project delivery supply chain in Ghana. A total of 42 responses were subsequently used in a fuzzy set theory analysis being facilitated by a set of linguistic terms.FindingsFrom the assessment, the overall adaptive performance of architects from the eight-dimension attributes emerged to be fairly high. Additionally, the architects’ performance in the individual eight-dimensions showed varied results. High performance was registered in architects’ ability to handling work stress and cultural adaptability. Also, architects demonstrated a fairly high performance in dealing with uncertain or unpredictable work situations. However, in the cases of learning work tasks, technologies and procedures, interpersonal adaptability and handling crisis and emergency situations, architects were deemed to have low and fairly low adaptive performance among project teams.Originality/valueGiven the vagueness and complexities in understanding adaptability among teams and its assessment, through the use of fuzzy set theory based on a suitable set of linguistics terms, the study presents a novel understanding of the level of architects’ adaptive performance in project teams in project delivery. The findings are extremely useful in helping architects adapt and cope with changing competitive work environment by developing the right cognitive behaviours for task functions and organizational roles, disruptions and aiding their ability to self-regulate.

Технология проектирования индивидуальной образовательной траектории для студентов с инвалидностью

<p>Students with disabilities represent a highly heterogeneous group. The study was based on the hypothesis that creating variable special conditions for students with disabilities as part of the design of individual educational trajectories (IETs) will ensure the success of higher education for disabled people. The article describes the logic and stages of research on the creation and implementation of technology for designing an individual educational trajectory for students with disabilities. The materials were formed as a result of the implementation of the practice at Cherepovets State University over 5 years. Four IET options are described in detail, with each option concentrically increasing the conditions to account for the needs and capabilities of the student. The study involved 873 disabled people (765 applicants and 108 students). The study included assessing the requests of applicants with disabilities, designing and implementing individual educational trajectories, monitoring the adaptation and satisfaction of students, and evaluating the effectiveness of students with disabilities in mastering the educational program. The results obtained show an insufficient starting level of applicants' readiness for the conscious construction of an individual educational trajectory. Additionally, data were obtained on the difficulties related to emotional and interpersonal adaptation for students with disabilities. Continuous dynamic monitoring of the requests from disabled individuals for special conditions and productive interaction among all participants in the design of IETs ensures improved adaptation indicators (statistically confirmed by the use of φ angular Fisher transformation), stability of the contingent of students with disabilities, and academic success.</p>

Implementation of Adaptive Core Value

This research aims to describe how the Adaptive Core Value learning process can explain the Adaptive performance profile of Basic Training participants for Agenda II Civil Servant Candidates using the classical training model. The learning process for participants aims to understand the concept of Adaptiveness and actualize adaptive values in carrying out their job duties. From the concept findings and implementation, the learning process achieved will be put into practice and described; in addition to that, an instrument will be developed to see the participant's adaptive performance profile. This research used descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods with purposive random sampling involving participants from Batch I and XVII of 2022 at the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency of Bali Province. The results of the book review found that the Adaptive Core Value concept leads to adaptive performance, which contains the dimensions: 1) handling emergency/crisis situations; 2) managing work stress; 3) solving problems creatively; 4) facing an uncertain work situation; 5) training and learning efforts; 6) interpersonal adaptation; 7) work culture adaptation; and 8) physical adaptation. The findings in this research show that all dimensions of Adaptive performance have emerged in the learning process in Adaptive training courses. In line with this, the participant's Adaptive performance profile is high. Thus, there is a match between the achievements in the learning process and the participants' adaptive performance profiles. Learning is not limited to concepts and theories but how they can actualize these Adaptive values in the form of Adaptive performance in the learning process. It is hoped that the results of this research can be a reference in learning Agenda II Core Values of ASN with AKHLAK on Adaptive values and can develop other Core Values of ASN with AKHLAK.

The association between family functioning and interpersonal adaptation in Chinese college students: a moderated mediation model

The association between family functioning and interpersonal adaptation in Chinese college students: a moderated mediation model

Effects of three prophylactic interventions on French middle-schoolers’ mental health: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Adolescence is a strategic developmental stage in terms of preventing later difficulties and ensuring good mental health. Prophylactic interventions, which are conducted before the onset, prolongation, or worsening of difficulties, and aim to prevent or reduce symptoms or to promote wellbeing, therefore appear particularly appropriate for adolescents. However, existing prophylactic interventions conducted with adolescents have several weaknesses, including sparse theoretical frameworks, ambivalent evidence of their efficacy, and implementation and dissemination difficulties. In addition, no data are currently available on the effectiveness of such interventions in France. To fill this gap, a four-arm randomized controlled trial will be performed to assess the effectiveness of three prophylactic interventions targeting reactive, proactive and interpersonal adaptation in fourth-grade middle-school students, together with participants’ experience and perception of the interventions. Based on existing knowledge about adolescents, their learning mechanisms, and field constraints, these three interventions have been designed to promote their learning and receptiveness to interventions. Compared with baseline (i.e., before the intervention), we expect to observe a significant decrease in the level of distress (anxiety and depressive symptoms, functional impairment, and psychosocial difficulties) and a significant increase in the level of wellbeing after the intervention, across the three intervention groups, but not in the control group. In addition, we expect to observe post-intervention improvements in the processes targeted by the reactive adaptation intervention (operationalized as coping strategy use and flexibility), those targeted by the proactive adaptation intervention (operationalized as the tendency to engage in committed actions and general self-efficacy), and those targeted by the interpersonal adaptation intervention (operationalized as assertiveness in interactions), but only in the corresponding groups, with no change in any of these processes in the control group. The results of this research will not only enrich our knowledge of the processes involved in adolescents’ distress and wellbeing, but also provide clues as to the best targets for intervention. Moreover, the material for these interventions will be freely available in French on request to the corresponding author, providing access to innovative and fully assessed interventions aimed at promoting adolescents’ mental health in France.This clinical trial is currently being registered under no. 2023-A01973-42 on https://ansm.sante.fr/. This is the first version of the protocol.

Exploring the relationship between college students’ adaptability and nomophobia

ABSTRACT Several studies have been conducted to investigate the factors associated with nomophobia from the perspective of the internal personality characteristics of college students. However, few studies have explored how interactions between an individual and their external environment, such as adaptability, could influence nomophobia. Therefore, based on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution theory, this study employed the Freshmen Adaptability Scale and the Nomophobia Scale to investigate the relationship between adaptability and nomophobia. A total of 670 college students participated in this study. Results indicated that students’ learning adaptability (β = .177, p < .01), interpersonal adaptability (β = .306), and economic adaptability (β = .492, p < .001) were positively associated with emotional adaptability, and emotional adaptability was negatively associated with nomophobia concerning problematic mobile phone use (β = −.272, p < .01). Emotional adaptability played a full mediating role in these associations. Furthermore, homesickness adaptability was not only positively associated with emotional adaptability (β = .191, p < .001), but also negatively associated with nomophobia (β = −.149, p < .01). Emotional adaptability played a partial mediating role in this association. These findings expand our understanding of nomophobia and draw attention to the roles of emotional adaptability and other adaptabilities.

Effectiveness of the Step-by-Step Interpersonal Adaptation Program for Patients with Severe and Chronic Schizophrenia Who Experience Extreme Difficulty in Social Participation (SIAP-SCS): A Retrospective Study

The Step-by-step Interpersonal Adaptation Program for patients with Severe and Chronic Schizophrenia who experience extreme difficulty in social participation (SIAP-SCS) was developed and implemented to achieve social participation for patients who were unable to receive existing psychosocial treatment. The study was conducted as a pilot and retrospective study involving 20 participants. Interviews and medical records were used to evaluate their social participation. After the program, their social participation increased, and the scale scores of social functioning and psychiatric symptoms improved significantly. The results suggest that the SIAP-SCS can help patients with severe and chronic schizophrenia participate in society.

The mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between interpersonal adaptability and dealing with uncertain and unpredictable work situations

Abstract This study investigates the mediating role of work engagement in the correlation between employees’ interpersonal adaptability and their ability to cope with uncertain and unpredictable work situations. Data were collected from 502 people working in the food and beverage departments of five-star hotels in Türkiye through a questionnaire. The features of the items of the constructs in the research model were tested by applying the SPSS/AMOS 22.0 software structural equation analysis package with the maximum likelihood (ML) method of estimating with a two-step approach. The results show that interpersonal adaptability has a positive impact on dealing with uncertain and unpredictable work situations, and work engagement has a substantial effect. Moreover, interpersonal adaptability has a positive impact on work engagement. In the light of the findings obtained from this research, theoretical contributions and practical suggestions are presented to practitioners and researchers.

Evaluation of the Effect of Mental Health Education on Improving Adolescents’ Social Adaptability

Adolescence is the preparatory stage for young people to enter the society. Although teenagers are good at catering to the development trend of society, they are limited by age, growth environment, and other factors, and their cognition of society is too simple, resulting in poor social adaptability. This paper adopts control method and questionnaire survey to study the effect of mental health education on improving social adaptability of teenagers. A total of 712 adolescents from two schools in Beijing were selected for the study ( M = 15.76 , SD = 2.338 ). In addition, the age, gender, family environment, and growth environment of the youth were taken as the independent variables. The results showed that the social adaptability of adolescents and its subdimensions were significantly affected by age, family environment, and growth environment ( p &lt; 0.05 ), while gender had little effect on the overall social adaptability of adolescents ( p &gt; 0.05 ). After receiving mental health education, adolescents’ social adaptability has significantly improved, with statistical differences in self-adjustment ability, interpersonal adaptability, behavioral adaptability, and environmental adaptability as well as in all dimensions ( p &lt; 0.01 ), indicating that mental health education has obvious and comprehensive improvement effect on adolescents’ social adaptability. The social adaptability of adolescents is also affected by their own characteristics and growth background, which will further affect the effect of mental health education on the improvement of the social adaptability of adolescents. Based on these findings, this study provides significant insights for parents and teachers to improve the social adaptability of adolescents from the angle of mental health. Meanwhile, parents and teachers should specially pay attention to the influence of personality and growth background of adolescents which also play a decisive role on the effect of mental health education. This study provides practical and useful recommendations for improving adolescent social adaptability and adds to the theory for corresponding future research.

Family Incivility Impedes Interpersonal Adaptation and Increases Loneliness in Adolescents: Self-Compassion as a Mediator

Family Incivility Impedes Interpersonal Adaptation and Increases Loneliness in Adolescents: Self-Compassion as a Mediator

Individual Adaptability to Work: Scale Validation on the Romanian Population

Abstract This study aimed to validate the I-ADAPT scale to assess the individual adaptability to work within the Romanian population. Both a pilot study and a main study were conducted on a total sample of 966 Romanians. Following the application of standard scale validation procedures, the results of our study indicated that the I-ADAPT measure of work adaptability has good psychometric properties on the Romanian population. Our findings provide evidence that I-ADAPT continues to explain the unique variance in adaptability to work even if work patterns in the Covid-19 pandemic context moved more and more from a traditional to a virtual work environment. ROa I-ADAPT measure has excellent properties concerning convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity. One main finding was that the “Physical” dimension of adaptability to work had no empirical support in the Romanian population. Moreover, our results indicate that the “interpersonal adaptability” and the “cultural adaptability” dimensions cannot be empirically separated in the Romanian population. To our knowledge, this is the first validated instrument that can be used to assess the individual adaptability of Romanians in the context of work. Our study is relevant for decision-makers in Romania and such actors in other EU-member countries where Romanians represent the largest group of working-age EU citizens.

Increased neural activity of right temporo-parietal junction causes different effect on altruism in situations of advantageous and disadvantageous inequity

Altruism is defined as the performance of “costly acts that confer economic benefits on other individuals”, which is one of the major puzzles in the behavioural sciences today. Altruistic behaviour not only facilitates interpersonal adaptation and harmony but also enhances social welfare and social responsibility. The right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ) has been proposed as playing a key role in guiding human altruistic behaviour, but its precise functional contribution to altruistic behaviour in situations of advantageous and disadvantageous inequity remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to modulate the activation of the rTPJ through transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in order to clarify the causal role of the rTPJ in altruistic behaviour in situations of advantageous and disadvantageous inequity. A total of 106 participants were randomly assigned to one of three stimulation conditions: anodal tDCS stimulation on the rTPJ; sham tDCS stimulation on the rTPJ and anodal tDCS stimulation on the primary visual cortex (VC)as the control group, and. After 20 min of stimulation, participants undertook a modified dictator game that measured altruistic behaviour. Mixed-effect logistic regressions were applied to statistical analyses in this study. The results indicated that anodal tDCS over the rTPJ increased participants’ altruistic tendency by increasing their tendency to choose altruistic options in trials with higher cost, as well as their tendency to behave altruistically in situations of advantageous but not disadvantageous inequity. These results suggested that increased neural activity of the rTPJ leads to different impacts on altruism in these two different inequity situations.

A study on adaptive performance, work-related psychological health and demographics in Episcopal Church bishops

PurposeThe purpose of this research study was to explore the relationship between adaptive performance and work-related indicators of psychological well-being among ‘The Episcopal Church bishops.’Design/methodology/approachHierarchical regression models were used in this research study to explore the relationship between adaptive performance and work-related psychological health.FindingsThere was a positive correlation between adaptive performance and work-related psychological health. Demographic factors did not correlate to adaptive performance. However, a negative correlation was observed between the years ordained as a bishop and the interpersonal adaptability dimension of adaptive performance.Research limitations/implicationsManaging work stress has been revealed as an integral part of adaptive performance and satisfaction in ministry. Interpersonal adaptability and reactivity could be understood, then, as useful vehicles for increasing the capacity of bishops to manage work stress. In this research, the authors applied the Scale for Individual Adaptive Performance and the two scales Scale of Satisfaction in Ministry and Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry .Practical implicationsThe results provided insights into the behaviors necessary for adequate development of bishops in their role. The religious landscape was becoming more challenging from a revenue generation perspective. The resultant complexity and the financial strain would necessitate the need for development of different models of ministry for long-term sustainability. This could further necessitate a different set of knowledge creation related to a set of behavioral capacities like those of adaptive performance. Such insights would assist in the promotion and development of greater work-related psychological health in bishops while deepening their ability to deal with complex and uncertain environments. Furthermore, this would increase satisfaction in ministry through improved workplace management skills.Originality/valuePresently, very few studies empirically established the developmental needs of bishops as they entered, learned and grew into their leadership roles. Such insights would allow the formation programs for new bishops to be grounded in empirical data. Furthermore, this research study examined a largely unexplored population. This would provide a basis for a larger research agenda related to adaptive performance in judicatory leaders and their work-related psychological health. Consequently, it is posited that improved psychological health would result in better workplace learning.

Application of “Social Work Method” in Social Adaptation of Difficult Teenagers

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce the perspective of social work, utilizing professional means of helping others, integrating various social resources, and deeply exploring relevant strategies to improve the social adaptation of disadvantaged adolescents.&#x0D; Design/Methodology/Approach - Based on the particularity, complexity, diversity, and the increasing number of teenagers in distress in recent years have aroused widespread concern from all walks of life. Through the investigation and interview of the distressed adolescents in some areas of Shandong Province, this paper discusses the present situation of their social maladjustment by using the mixed research method.&#x0D; Findings - This paper analyzes the main influencing factors of social maladjustment from three dimensions: selfadaptation, behavior adaptation, and interpersonal adaptation. Self-adaptation is examined from two dimensions: identity and cultural value Behavioral adaptation is mainly the prosocial behavior and anti-social behavior of troubled adolescents in the process of social adaptation. And puts forward the strategies to solve the social maladjustment of the distressed adolescents by using three major methods of social work.&#x0D; Research Implications - In the management of this paper, as a highly practical course, ‘Social Work Methods’ cannot achieve practical results solely relying on classroom teaching methods. Therefore, it is necessary to apply it to specific social life practices. This study focuses on the use of social work methods in the social adaptation of troubled adolescents to expand the use of social work methods in groups.

Family Functioning and Interpersonal Adaptation in Rural Left-behind Children: The Serial Mediation Effect of Peer Relationships and Psychological Capital

Family Functioning and Interpersonal Adaptation in Rural Left-behind Children: The Serial Mediation Effect of Peer Relationships and Psychological Capital

Exploring experiences of proculturation in international students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study intends to find what are the experiences of international students semiotically adapting to unfamiliar signs in the United Kingdom before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six international university students to learn about their experiences of adapting to a new country. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Two themes were classified as dialogical self in interpersonal adaptation and linguistic elements of semiotic adaptation, each with two subthemes. Participants' experiences of merging self-constructs seem reflective of proculturation theory. The researchers termed 'language bridges' to refer to social representations dependent on language-specific signs. Some of the participants' self-constructs relied on signs not provided by the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, proculturation offers insight into the complex psychological and social processes of adapting to unfamiliar signs.

Linking perceived social support to self-esteem and social integration among adolescents with visual impairment: A cross-lagged study.

This study examines the relationship between perceived social support and self-esteem and between perceived social support and social integration among adolescents with visual impairments. Adolescents with visual impairments (N time1 = 311, N time2 = 170) from four special education schools in eastern China participated in this study within a 1-year interval. The Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Questionnaire, and Interpersonal Adaptation Scale were used to collect data. The results from cross-lagged panel modeling showed reciprocal positive relationships between parental support and self-esteem. Self-esteem at T1 positively predicted three other sources of perceived social support at T2: teacher support, classmate support, and close-friend support. Social integration at T1 positively predicted close-friend support at T2. This study extends understanding of the relationships among perceived social support, self-esteem, and social integration, and provides practical implications for parents, schools, and communities to improve psychosocial outcomes in adolescents with visual impairment.

Physical Activity and Interpersonal Adaptation in Chinese Adolescents After COVID-19: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Psychological Resilience.

Previous studies have implied that physical activity profoundly influences interpersonal adaptation. However, this effect and its mechanisms have not been directly verified, especially for adolescents. This study examines the association between physical activity and interpersonal adaptation in adolescents through self-esteem and psychological resilience after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Participants included 542 Chinese adolescents (aged 13-18 years; 242 boys and 300 girls). Adolescents in China anonymously completed a series of questionnaires, including the PARS-3 Scale of PE Activity Grade (PARS-3), the Self-esteem Scale (SES), the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (RSCA), and the Interpersonal Adaptation Scale. The results showed that physical activity positively correlated with self-esteem, psychological resilience, and interpersonal adaptation. Additionally, self-esteem and psychological resilience serially mediated the impact of physical activity on interpersonal adaptation. The findings highlight the positive impact of physical activity on adolescent interpersonal adaptation by strengthening positive psychological resources in the post-pandemic era.

The relationship between family functioning and psychotic-like experiences of college students: Chain multiple mediating effects.

To explore the mechanism of the relationship between college students' family functioning and psychotic-like experiences, a chain multi-intermediary model is constructed to investigate the multiple mediating effects of interpersonal adaptation, sleep quality and loneliness on college students' family functioning and psychotic-like experiences. Seven hundred seven college students in China were surveyed by using the Family Care Index Questionnaire, Loneliness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire, College Students' Interpersonal Adaptability Subscale and Community Assessment of Psychiatric Experiences. (a) The detection rate of psychotic-like experiences among college students is 72.14%, of which 6.93% reported frequent psychotic-like experiences; (b) There is a significant correlation between family functioning, sleep quality, loneliness, interpersonal adaptation and psychotic-like experiences of college students; (c) Interpersonal adaptation, loneliness and sleep quality of college students have chain multiple mediating effect in the relationship between family functioning and psychotic-like experiences. The results reveal the mechanism of the relationship between family functioning and psychotic-like experiences, which helps us to better understand how family functioning affects the occurrence and development of college students' psychotic-like experiences.

Effects of parenting mode on student adaptability: the mediating effect of irrational beliefs

BackgroundsIn the face of the new environment, different individuals have different reactions. Those who have good adaptability constantly establish individual self-efficacy through making friends and completing their studies, thus forming a good dependency with the university environment. However, individuals with poor ability to adapt to the new environment will have some bad phenomena, such as truancy, weariness and self denial. As a result, the students’ adaptations of to the growth environment where in universities are the important topics in recent years.MethodsPresent study introduces irrational beliefs to investigate the effects of parenting mode on maladaptation of university students. The questionnaires based on simplified parenting mode (Chinese), irrational belief and adaptability were administered in a survey of 510 university students in Zhanjiang on October, 2021, the list of students of Guangdong Ocean University is taken as the sampling frame and determined by random sampling. Parenting mode was used as the independent variable, while the emotionally warm, overprotective and rejecting types were used as the indices. Further, the irrational beliefs including summary comments, awful beliefs and low tolerance to setbacks as well as maladaptation were included in the mediation model for analysis.ResultsThe results showed that the rejection parenting mode was negatively related with absolute requirements (r = − 0.143), and learning motivation (r = − 0.157), interpersonal adaptation (r = − 0.283) and physical and psychological adjustment (r = − 0.083). Overprotection was negatively correlated with absolute requirements (r = − 0.042) and interpersonal adaptation (r = − 0.042). The mediating effect of irrational beliefs (low tolerance to setbacks, awful beliefs and absolute requirements), the lower and upper limits of Bootstrap confidence interval were 0.135 and 0.461, respectively, excluding 0, which indicated that the mediating effect is true.ConclusionThrough the analysis of the data, this study believes that irrational beliefs such as low tolerance to setbacks, awful beliefs and absolute requirements mediate the effects on school adjustment. Negative parenting modes such as overprotection and rejection inculcate irrational beliefs, resulting in maladaptation of university students.