Gillian Harper
Biographic Data
| ID | 7358410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Harper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Harper |
| SIGNATURE | HARPER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Kingston Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cultural Variations in Reasons for Advice Seeking
Five studies examined cultural differences in reasons for advice‐seeking behaviors. Content analyses in Study 1A and self‐ratings in Study 1B consistently revealed that Euro‐Canadians were more likely than East Asians (mainly Chinese) to seek advice for informational reasons, whereas East Asians were more likely than Euro‐Canadians to seek advice for relational reasons. Study 2A showed that Chinese displayed a higher level of relationship concern…
Reducing Stress in Long Term Care Facilities
My dissertation research, "Stress and Adaptation Among Elders in Life Care Settings" grew out of my experience as a nursing assistant, working for more than eight years in geriatric long term care. When I first approached my undergraduate faculty in physical anthropology about studying the interplay between disabilities, environmental stressors and physiological responses to stress among the institutionalized elderly, I was discouraged. "That's n…
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Reducing Stress in Long Term Care Facilities
My dissertation research, "Stress and Adaptation Among Elders in Life Care Settings" grew out of my experience as a nursing assistant, working for more than eight years in geriatric long term care. When I first approached my undergraduate faculty in physical anthropology about studying the interplay between disabilities, environmental stressors and physiological responses to stress among the institutionalized elderly, I was discouraged. "That's n…
Cultural Variations in Reasons for Advice Seeking
Five studies examined cultural differences in reasons for advice‐seeking behaviors. Content analyses in Study 1A and self‐ratings in Study 1B consistently revealed that Euro‐Canadians were more likely than East Asians (mainly Chinese) to seek advice for informational reasons, whereas East Asians were more likely than Euro‐Canadians to seek advice for relational reasons. Study 2A showed that Chinese displayed a higher level of relationship concern…
Psychology (2 works) · Advice (programming (1 work) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Closeness (1 work) · Competence (human resources (1 work) · Cultural Differences and Values (1 work) · Dilemma (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (1 work) · Long-term care (1 work)