Grounded in mixed identity theories (self and others), this study uses in-depth interviews to reveal how these parents position English language teachers and teaching in these schools. The results suggest that two discourses underpin a hierarchical relationship between different primary school English ...
Similar percentages of men and women said they enjoyed their careers and that it gave them a sense of achievement, while around half of women and 44 of men said it was a key part of their identity. On the subject of career advancement, 59% of women and 49% of men said leave could b...
While you are not locked into one type of self-talk, people with the Introverted, Intuitive, and Turbulent personality traits are more prone to negative self-talk. According to our “Thought Patterns” survey, people with a Turbulent Identity are much more likely to report that the...
G) Until the rules about behavior and clothing change, it’s hard to imagine multitudes of young people filling concert halls on their own accord. They’re probably more likely to head to Central Park to watch a free performance with a bottle of wine and their friends. “I think anyone s...
Although diversity is a great investment, human resources teams often struggle to push through with their DEI initiatives. Why? Many companies lack data to justify investments. Only 15% of companies connect their DEI progress to business outcomes such as increased profitability or productivity. Those...
Donath's interviewees emphasised the love they felt towards their child (ren) while simultaneously describing how they did not enjoy the role of being a mother or felt that motherhood was in conflict with their identity. In this chapter, we relate our own research on regretting motherhood in ...
Other people prefer to go the individual route and have an individual therapist who is helping them kind of with their identity formation, despite having this disorder, or a cognitive behavioral therapist who might work with them on their self-talk or their attributions. Groups I think are very...
Identity-Based Habits The most powerful way to change your habits is to focus on who you want to become, not what you want to achieve. Research in identity-based behavior change shows that when people adopt a new identity, their behaviors naturally follow. For example: Instead of “I want...
Relatedly, members of distrusted groups (i.e., atheists) are more generous toward outgroup partners (i.e., Christians) in economic games when they believe their group identity has been made public rather than kept anonymous. That is, when in public, atheists are motivated to improve their...
identity. For example, an individual may closely resonate with its own race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, There are many individual aspects that simply don't translate to a business, and individuals may decide to leverage any of these characteristics in their personal social identity....