Gery Beswick
Biographic Data
| ID | 224945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gery Beswick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gery |
| FAMILY NAME | Beswick |
| SIGNATURE | BESWICK G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Study of Japanese and Australian Children's Respect for Others
A comparison was made between Japanese and Australian children, aged 11-12 years, in endorsement of rules governing respect for others. The children completed two versions of a questionnaire: prescriptive and self-descriptive. They indicated for six target persons-father, mother, teacher, best friend, adult neighbor, and same-age neighbor-their endorsement of seven rules, including greet (the person) respectfully, do what (the person) tells you, …
Validation of the flinders decision making questionnaire on course decision making by students
The Flinders Decision Making Questionnaire (DMQ; Mann, 1982) was designed to measure decision making coping patterns identified by Janis and Mann (1977). The validity of four DMQ Scales (vigilance, defensive avoidance, hypervigilance, and decision self-esteem) were tested as predictors of students' course and career decision making. Students administered the DMQ scales were also measured on independence of choice, satisfaction, and planfulness re…
Effectiveness of the Gofer course in decision making for high school students
The paper describes and evaluates the GOFER course in decision making for high school students (Mann, Harmoni and Power, 1988). The course was based on principles from the conflict theory of decision making (Janis and Mann, 1977) and was designed to provide adolescents with an understanding of factors that produce good and poor decision making as well as knowledge and practice of sound decision skills. Two evaluation studies were conducted to exa…
Psychological antecedents of student procrastination
The study examined three psychological explanations for procrastination: indecision (Janis & Mann, 1977); irrational beliefs about self-worth (Ellis & Knaus, 1977); and low self-esteem (Burka & Yuen, 1983). Times taken by 245 students in a first-year Psychology course to submit three separate assignments (a term-paper outline, a term paper, and a research questionnaire) were recorded and correlated with measures of indecision, irrational beliefs,…
Psychological antecedents of student procrastination
The study examined three psychological explanations for procrastination: indecision (Janis & Mann, 1977); irrational beliefs about self-worth (Ellis & Knaus, 1977); and low self-esteem (Burka & Yuen, 1983). Times taken by 245 students in a first-year Psychology course to submit three separate assignments (a term-paper outline, a term paper, and a research questionnaire) were recorded and correlated with measures of indecision, irrational beliefs,…
Validation of the flinders decision making questionnaire on course decision making by students
The Flinders Decision Making Questionnaire (DMQ; Mann, 1982) was designed to measure decision making coping patterns identified by Janis and Mann (1977). The validity of four DMQ Scales (vigilance, defensive avoidance, hypervigilance, and decision self-esteem) were tested as predictors of students' course and career decision making. Students administered the DMQ scales were also measured on independence of choice, satisfaction, and planfulness re…
A Study of Japanese and Australian Children's Respect for Others
A comparison was made between Japanese and Australian children, aged 11-12 years, in endorsement of rules governing respect for others. The children completed two versions of a questionnaire: prescriptive and self-descriptive. They indicated for six target persons-father, mother, teacher, best friend, adult neighbor, and same-age neighbor-their endorsement of seven rules, including greet (the person) respectfully, do what (the person) tells you, …
Effectiveness of the Gofer course in decision making for high school students
The paper describes and evaluates the GOFER course in decision making for high school students (Mann, Harmoni and Power, 1988). The course was based on principles from the conflict theory of decision making (Janis and Mann, 1977) and was designed to provide adolescents with an understanding of factors that produce good and poor decision making as well as knowledge and practice of sound decision skills. Two evaluation studies were conducted to exa…
Effectiveness of the Gofer course in decision making for high school students
The paper describes and evaluates the GOFER course in decision making for high school students (Mann, Harmoni and Power, 1988). The course was based on principles from the conflict theory of decision making (Janis and Mann, 1977) and was designed to provide adolescents with an understanding of factors that produce good and poor decision making as well as knowledge and practice of sound decision skills. Two evaluation studies were conducted to exa…
Psychological antecedents of student procrastination
The study examined three psychological explanations for procrastination: indecision (Janis & Mann, 1977); irrational beliefs about self-worth (Ellis & Knaus, 1977); and low self-esteem (Burka & Yuen, 1983). Times taken by 245 students in a first-year Psychology course to submit three separate assignments (a term-paper outline, a term paper, and a research questionnaire) were recorded and correlated with measures of indecision, irrational beliefs,…
Validation of the flinders decision making questionnaire on course decision making by students
The Flinders Decision Making Questionnaire (DMQ; Mann, 1982) was designed to measure decision making coping patterns identified by Janis and Mann (1977). The validity of four DMQ Scales (vigilance, defensive avoidance, hypervigilance, and decision self-esteem) were tested as predictors of students' course and career decision making. Students administered the DMQ scales were also measured on independence of choice, satisfaction, and planfulness re…
A Study of Japanese and Australian Children's Respect for Others
A comparison was made between Japanese and Australian children, aged 11-12 years, in endorsement of rules governing respect for others. The children completed two versions of a questionnaire: prescriptive and self-descriptive. They indicated for six target persons-father, mother, teacher, best friend, adult neighbor, and same-age neighbor-their endorsement of seven rules, including greet (the person) respectfully, do what (the person) tells you, …
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)