By joining the initiative, Winthrop is supporting a mutual goal of more effective disclosure of research methods by all organizations and keeping survey research an open science. The public university is one of more than 30...
This research aims to observe how social presence influences online social capital and the behavioral intention of social commerce (s-commerce). The online survey with a structured questionnaire is used to collect data and...
BACKGROUND: Current Alzheimer's disease (AD) research initiatives focus on cognitively healthy individuals with biomarkers that are associated with the development of AD. It is unclear whether biomarker results should be...
HIGHLIGHTS The center will start work this winter on two contracts with the state health department, one valued at $2.38 million over five years and the other at $800,000 over four years. The Center for Public Opinion & Policy...
Cancer Research UK and Ludwig Cancer Research convened an inaugural international Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Conference in London on December 3–4, 2018. Much of the discussion focused on the need for systematic...
Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have often been reported to have associated behavioral, emotional and social difficulties. Most previous studies involve observations at a single time point, or cross sectional...
This is the second release of the Winthrop Poll, a long-term survey initiative conducted by the Winthrop's Social and Behavioral Research Lab. Independents may end up being key to a primary victory for candidates in both parties.
Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have often been reported to have associated behavioral, emotional and social difficulties. Most previous studies involve observations at a single time point, or cross sectional...
Since the inception of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2006, the landscape for the delivery of clinical research within the National Health Service (NHS) has been transformed. Clinical radiology has...
AbstractFunctionalism about kinds is still the dominant style of thought in the special sciences, like economics, psychology, and biology. Generally construed, functionalism is the view that...
AbstractFunctionalism about kinds is still the dominant style of thought in the special sciences, like economics, psychology, and biology. Generally construed, functionalism is the view that...
Academic networks are expected to enhance scientific collaboration and thereby increase research outputs. However, little is known about whether and how the initial steps of getting to know other researchers translates into...
Behavioral intention research suggests that it can effectively predicts intention to adopt information technology and emphasizes the importance of examining antecedents of such use. However, the literature also highlights that...
Academic networks are expected to enhance scientific collaboration and thereby increase research outputs. However, little is known about whether and how the initial steps of getting to know other researchers translates into...
A higher number of socially anxious users were found as more users joined social network sites. Since social commerce has become an important issue, this study investigated the effect of social anxiety on online users’ social...
In this article, we examine the roles of social dominance orientation (SDO) and ecological dominance orientation (EDO) as predictors of climate change risk and threat perceptions and associated pro-environmental policy...
Previous studies have focused on the impact of the theory of reasoned action (TRA)'s components on the behavioral intention to donate more. However, whether the mediation roles of social media-presence and cybersecurity affect...
Among the guests are two Winthrop political science professors, Adolphus Belk Jr., also director of the African American Studies program, and Scott Huffmon, also director of the Social and Behavioral Research Lab and Winthrop...
The 23 Liberty Fellows are described as action-oriented leaders with ambitious goals for a stronger South Carolina and were selected from more than 400 nominations from across the state. Chosen as Winthrop Fellows are: DeAndrea...
This paper is based on the development of a framework that conceptualises forms of power in social work research. Its aim is to encourage readers to critically reflect on potentially oppressive manifestations of power in social...
This paper is based on the development of a framework that conceptualises forms of power in social work research. Its aim is to encourage readers to critically reflect on potentially oppressive manifestations of power in social...
The purpose of this quantitative synthesis was to evaluate the effectiveness and related outcomes of the cross-age tutoring model when students with or at risk for emotional–behavioral disorders (EBD) serve as tutors. Research...