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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleCan Emotional Stability Buffer the Effect of Job Stress on Deviant Behavior?Aminah Ahmad, Zoharah Omar, Farah Mardiana Radzali, Mohammed Bashir SaiduThe interrelationships between job stress, WDB and emotional stability have not been studied in a model to comprehend whether emotional stability could weaken the impact of job stress on employee deviant behavior. We tested a model on the moderating role of emotional stability, a personality factor, in the relationship between job stress and workplace deviant behavior. The model was developed … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 7 · 30 Jun 2017 · 8,595 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRacialization of Drug Use and Gang Involvement: Racial Crime Stereotype of Minorities, Fear of Crime and the Impact of SexVeronica M. Ahadzie, Robert L. PeraltaThis study examines how racialized crime and drug stereotypes of African Americans and Hispanics affect the fear of crime. Based on racial threat theory, which argues that members of the majority racial group perceive the increasing minority group population as threatening, and labeling theory, which argues that labeling someone as "deviant" reinforces that behavior and affects how they are treated, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 2 Jan 2025 · 5,593 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMaking Decision About Vaccines for Minors. Health Policies, Individual Choices and Legislative Interventions: The Italian CaseLorena ForniIn Italy, as in other Countries around the world, there is a strong debate about vaccines for children. This paper highlights the legal, ethical and social reasons for the mandatory vaccination practice, both in public decision-making and in private choices. In Italy there are no penalties for non-vaccination. Starting from important recent institutional and legal interventions, attention will be given … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 1 Nov 2019 · 7,159 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Moderating Effect of Sibling Delinquency on Risky Behavior during Emerging AdulthoodF. Ryan Peterson, Leslie Gordon Simons, Adriatik Likcani, Katherine HickeyThis study examines the relationship between sibling delinquency and respondent risky behavior of emerging adults. This study attempts to understand the influence a sibling has on deviant behavior, sexual behavior and substance use during emerging adulthood. Sibling support and sibling contact were the two components of sibling relationships that were examined. A social learning theory framework was used. It was … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 13 Aug 2017 · 7,754 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Parents in Adolescents' MisbehaviorHabibah Elias, Nooreen NoordinPositive relationships within the family, parental support, a consistent and constructive parental discipline style and adult supervision tend to be related negatively to adolescents deviant behaviors and their associations with deviant peers. Poor family relationships were found to be associated with higher levels of delinquent behaviors, possibly due to the fact that parents in those families provided poor role models … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 8,384 accessesView PDF Cite