Coping profiles in the context of global environmental threats: a person-centered approach.

Profound environmental changes will affect vast human populations, if not pose an existential threat to humanity, raising the question how individuals will adapt psychologically to address these changes and how they manage stress and anxiety in the face of chronic threats such as climate change. We propose that ecological coping (efforts to manage adaptational demands of a degrading environment) is an important construct. Our purpose is to use a person-centered approach to identify profiles of ecological coping and to determine how these profiles differ on mental health outcomes and pro-environmental behaviors in an online survey (N = 334 U.

The relative importance of reputation and pride as predictors of employee turnover in an academic medical center.

Background: Past research shows a dual role of organizational reputation in an employment context. Prospective and current employees are affected by public perceptions of their employer, as affiliation with an employer widely known for its positive achievements boosts organization-based self-esteem whereas a poor reputation leads to decreased self-esteem and disassociation. Another key construct is engagement, which relates to employee enthusiasm and their attitude toward the organization and their interest in finding employment elsewhere.