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Re: Aviation English Teachers required in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:02:51 GMT

RESUME OF

FARIDA EASMIN JEALIAN

B.A (Honors), M.A (English)

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH

A lady, who has completed M.A. with Honors in English, is keen to find a position as a teacher in an English medium School. Smart, Energetic, Reliable, Trustworthy, Meticulous and able to teach on own initiative or as part of a team.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Exam.	Examination Year	Dept.	University/Board	Result
M.A. (English)	2008	English	Chittagong University, Bangladesh.	Appeared
B.A. (Honors)	2007	English	Chittagong University, Bangladesh.	3.05 in the Scale of 4
H.S.C.	1999	Science	Chittagong Board, Bangladesh.	2nd Division
S.S.C.	1997	Science	Chittagong Board, Bangladesh.	1st Division

EXPERIENCE:

Iâm teaching in Mastermind International School, a reputed English medium School of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Subjects: Up to O-Level (English Literature and Language)

Up to class eight (English, Maths & Science)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:

Ã MS Word

Ã MS Excel

PERSONAL DETAILS:

FULL NAME : FARIDA EASMIN JEALIAN

NICK NAME : JEALIAN

HUSBANDâS NAME : ENGR. MD.ZABUL HOSSEN

SEX : Female

DATE OF BIRTH : 1^st Janury, 1982.

PLACE OF BIRTH : Coxâs Bazar, Bangladesh.

RELIGION : Islam.

NATIONALITY : Bangladeshi

PRESENT ADDRESS : 122, Marium Mansion (3^rd floor)

Road # 2, Suganda,

Panchlaish, Chittagong, BANGLADESH.

PERMANENT ADDRESS : Vill.- Raipur, P.O.- Chunnapara,

P.S.- Anwara, Dist.- Chittagong,

Bangladesh.

MARITAL STATUS : Married.

FUTURE PLAN : To be established as a self-dependent professional.

For detailed information please contact:

MD. ZABUL HOSSEN

Mob:-050-9318014

B.Sc.Engineer (CIVIL)

Planning Engineer

Bin-Hamm Agricultural Co. L.L.C.

P.O. Box-1479,

Al-Ain, U.A.E.

CERTIFICATION:

I, the under personally, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above information has been correctly described in my curriculum vitae.

Sincerely Yours,

FARIDA EASMIN JEALIAN

B.A. (Honors), M.A (English)

I will be very greateful if you would like to check my CV.

demart28 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:11:09 GMT

Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Iâm a highly experienced and creative person currently working in magazine publishing.

I have all round skills in professional page layout, advertisements, creative work, posters andpromotional literature.

Skills Overview

â¢Expert knowledge of creative tools and techniques such as Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Flash.

â¢Professional knowledge of Pre-press and print technologies.

â¢Expert knowledge of Macs, PCs and all peripherals, web design and internet technologies.

â¢Over 8 years experience in graphic design field and 3 years experience delivering

professional training courses.

â¢Teaching and support of Illustrator, Photoshop, scanning, page layout and design,

typography, poster design, photography.

â¢Relevant concept design and strong manual drawing and painting skills.

â¢Experience in advertising and publishing environments

â¢Proficient in photography (digital and analogue) and darkroom process.

â¢High creativity (Art Study, many years of experience of designing).

Work Experience

2007/12 to date

Position held: Graphic Designer/ Production Manager

Kennedyâs Publications Ltd., First Floor Offices, Stafford House, 16 East Street, Tonbridge, Kent,

TN9 1HG, UK, Tel +44 (0) 1732 371 510, Fax +44 (0) 1732 361 385, info@kennedys.co.uk

â¢working closely with the Editor, page layout, typesetting, advertising production,

issue planning, designing stand material and magazine covers.

â¢Creating final PDF/poscript files for printers.

â¢Calling clients and e-mailing them for copy chasing

2005â2007

Position held: Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator

Polish Psychology Magazine âCHARAKTERYâ

www.charaktery.com.pl

â¢Designing illustrations, covers and layouts from concept to final image,

mostly using my own photography and digital imagining tools.

2005â2006

Position held: Senior Graphic Designer

Advertising Agency âKUCâ

www.kuc.com.pl

This company specialises in design and advertising for print and web.

â¢My main duties were brand development, devising advertising concepts, corporate

and creative design, web projects and design solutions.

Projects were executed from start to finish both as part of a team and working alone.

â¢Working closely with actionscripters/web programmers.

I gained valuable experience by being in a creative team. I was given leadership responsibilities

for individual projects; liasing with clients and problem solving.

2005â2007

Position held: Lecturer of Electronic Media

The Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College

www.ksw.edu.pl

â¢Providing professional introduction for Graphic Design for Architecture

specification. The course included: concept design, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Power Point,

printing techniques

2004â2007

Position held: Assistant Lecturer of Graphical Design and Lettering

The Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College

www.ksw.edu.pl

Leading professor: Mieczyslaw Gorowski

www.gorowski.prv.pl

2001â2007

Freelance

Working with many different clients from different sectors and branches.

Education

1998â2003

The Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Faculty in Graphics

MA in Graphic Design (Poster Design) 2003

2002

Alain Le Quernec workshops (Poster Design)

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

1991â1996

Art College of Fine Arts in Koszalin

Employers Clients

Accounts that I have worked on:

Ford, Arkadia (joint project with Ryszard Horowitz designing photographic concepts), Grey

International, Renault Credit Polska, Ecco Papier, CanâPack Group, Kennedyâs Publications

Ltd.

Freelance Clients

Chamber Opera in Krakow, Eliot Theatre, Cracovia Music Agency, Summer Jazz Festival,

Children Hospital, Gulf Jazz Festival, Juliusz Slowacki Theatre, ZNAK- Publishing House,

Wydawnictwo Literackie (Publishing House), CHARAKTERY âpolish psychology magazine,

Plus Communication, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum (Faculty of Medicine), Joe

Zawinul Sindicate, Karpacka Gas Corporation

Hobby

Graphic Design, Poster Art, Graphics of *** Century, Jazz

References:

Internship Cover Letter Details

InViVe — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:32:22 GMT

Any help "fixing" the following cover letter, would be greatly appreciated. I plan to send it to a research institute in the US which has a few internship positions available for students worldwide. In their own words, the cover letter should include a statement of my specific research interests, contact details and relevant coursework and grades received. Having discussed it briefly with some of my professors i ended up with this:

"My contact details"

"Contact details of the institute's member responsible for the internship"

Date

Dear Dr. ***,

I am writing in response to your posting for the *** Internship Program. I am currently a final year Masterâs student in *** at the University of ***, and I would like to be considered for the internship position on the *** project. I am particularly interested in working on expanding the simulation capability currently available within *** whose âevolutionâ I have followed in the literature.

My academic background includes the following relevant graduate courses:

Computer Programming, a course referring to C++ programming â both object oriented and structured programming - in which I received a grade of 9 (on a scale from 0 to 10).
Advanced Software Engineering, a course on design patterns, the Single responsibility principle and refactorings (ongoing).
Advanced Artificial Intelligence, during which I was taught Prolog, Constraint Programming, Constraint Logic Programming (using the ECLiPSe platform), planning with constraints (including a project concerning mixed initiative temporal planning with constraints), and reasoning under uncertainty (MDPs, chapters 13 to 17 of the book "Artificial Intelligence, A modern approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig). I received a grade of 9.
Neural Networks and Evolutionary Algorithms, dealing with several neural network architectures as well as other machine learning approaches, including the first five chapters of the book "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher M. Bishop (ongoing).

Other relevant courses from my undergraduate studies (also in ***) include:

Artificial intelligence, which covered the first twelve chapters of the AIMA textbook (including partial order planning). I received a grade of 10.
Object oriented programming, a course on Java programming and UML. I received a grade of 9.

This semester I will begin working on my Masterâs Thesis, the topic of which is "***. It involves simulating "...". In the future, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in ***, possibly by extending my research in my diploma thesis.

It is my belief that I could contribute effectively as a member of your program, which in turn would allow me to continue to pursue my research interests and future academic career. I consider this internship an ideal opportunity to obtain hands-on experience. Also, it would greatly benefit me to collaborate with fellow interns and have as my mentor Mr. ***.

I enclose a recent curriculum vitae for your attention and I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

"My name & surname"

My doubts are as to:

Whether there are any grammar or syntactical errors
Should the cover letter have information on where i found their program advertisement? For example "I am writing in response to your posting for the *** Internship Program, of which I learned through an email from the *** googlegroup."?
The part "I am particularly interested in working on expanding the simulation capability currently available within *** whose âevolutionâ I have followed in the literature." in the first paragraph originally was "I would wish to be considered for the intership position on the *** project, and if possible for the part of ***, of which I read and was particularly interested in, in the paper â***â which was presented in the *** Workshop on ***." Which version do you think is better?
If i should include the sentence 'Also, it would greatly benefit me to collaborate with fellow interns and have as my mentor Mr. ***." or maybe it sounds "fake" (although it is in fact true!)
In the original version of this cover letter, the last paragraph was
"Also, it would greatly benefit me to have as my mentor Mr. ***, whose career in the *** and *** I think of very highly, and collaborate with fellow interns, as until this time, I havenât had the opportunity to work in a multi-member research group. Finally, travelling and actually staying in the United States has always been one of my dreams, being an avid traveller, but unfortunately, I havenât been able to make this trip a reality due to its excessive cost." Was i right in replacing it?
Finally, should the courses' information also refer to the teacher who instructed me (especially since one of them has cooperated in the past with the internship's project mentor), or not?

Thank you in advance for any help given!

PleasePlease proofread my report

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:49:29 GMT

Hey, sorry to repost, but the other came out really difficult to read so i have delete tables etc. Could someone please proof-read my work. I am dyslexia and find proof-checking my work near impossible. It is long but will probably only be stupid mistakes.

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Introduction

Due to social and media pressures the ideal body shape is becoming thinner and this contributes to eating disorders in both males and females Harrison & Cantor (1997).

Anorexia nervosa is defined by the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as being 15% under recommended weight for height, age and gender. The patient also has to have a distorted body view and a drive to become thin.

Gordon, (2000) states the ratio of females suffering from an eating disorder compared to males at 9-1. He recognises a gender difference in eating disorders but urges people to acknowledge the existence of the male sufferers. He describes a male patient had visiting a doctor, who had replied to the patients anorexia as âa problem that only happens to girlsâ. He claims that being labelled as suffering with a âfemaleâ disorder can lead to the male feeling ashamed and emasculated and therefore more hesitant to get help, and for this reason some believe that male anorexia is largely unreported. Gordon claims this feeling of shame is enhanced when even female anorexics are judgemental at group therapy.

This negative attitude towards male anorexia causes health risks. It may result in professionals and the males themselves not recognising their early symptoms and therefore may develop chronic anorexia nervosa before they are diagnosed. (Margo, 1987, cited in BMA publication 2000)

Whitney et al (2005) studies individual experiences of people who carers of anorexic people. The femalesâ reports were more emotional than the males who appeared to be less attached with a less sympathetic viewpoint, suggesting males have a more negative attitude towards anorexia nervosa than females do.

Support that males have unhealthy eating patterns in addition to females comes from Forman-Hoffman (2004) who conducted a study involving 9,118 adolescents, 7.3% of females and 3.1% of males reported unhealthy eating patterns over the previous week.

However, theory correlates with the attitudes as many eating disorder theories are specific to women. For example some psychoanalysists argue that anorexia nervosa is developed during whilst females experience separation anxiety from their mothers. (Darvell, BMA, 2000)

Literature on male anorexia nervosa is limited and there does not appear to be any prior research into the difference between attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and gender. Furthermore, there appears to be a fair amount of ignorance when it comes to male anorexia nervosa, present in medical professionals as well as psychological theories not even accepting its existence might be suggesting that additional education about male anorexia needs to be put into place.

To clarify an attitude is a negative, positive or neural feeling towards an âattitude objectâ, which does not have to be a physical object; it could be an event for example. Attitudes are formed by affective and cognitive responses and behavioural intentions. The following study only examines explicit attitudes, which are attitudes which are self-reported, which can be easily measured on a likert scale.

The aim of this study is to investigate the different attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa between males and females by use of a questionnaire will remain reliable over time.

The hypothesis for this study is gender will affect attitudes towards males suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Method

50 male and 50 female students were selected by opportunity sampling to be participants for the study. Each participant was asked to fill out two questionnaires a week apart. The males were either part of a university football club or an engineering society, while the females were psychology students.

A 5-point likert scale was used.. The questionnaire used 18 affective, 18 behavioural and 14 cognitive. 25 of the questions were testing for a negative attitude, and 25 for a positive attitude.

The first questionnaire conducted had 50 questions but after the analysis had been carried out questions were removed from the questionnaire. Below is a table showing the removed items and why they were removed.

The overall design was a survey. The independent variables (IVs) of this study were gender of the participant and which questionnaire was completed. Gender is a between subjects IV, which has two levels; male and female. Which questionnaire completed is within subject IV, as each participant completed both questionnaires. This IV has two levels, the first questionnaire and the second questionnaire. The dependent variable (DV) is the scores on the questionnaire. The predictor variable (PV) in this study was the scores of the first questionnaire, while the criterion variable (CV) in this study was the scores of the second questionnaire.

The participantsâ details were anonymous and were only identified by their mothersâ maiden name and consent was gained from all participants involved who were briefed beforehand and understood that they could withdraw at any time.

First a questionnaire was constructed by brainstorming statements indicated positive and negative attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and a mixture of affective, behavioural and cognitive, (18,18,14 respectively) with 25 negative attitude questions and 25 positive attitude was deliberately used. Then the questionnaire was typed up with a 5-point likert scale, with the options of â1. Strongly Disagreeâ, â2. Disagreeâ, â3. Neither Agree Nor Disagreeâ â4. Agreeâ â5. Strongly Agreeâ beneath each question. A brief and a form of keeping the participants details anonymous by using their motherâs maiden name, was also constructed and then potential participants were approached and asked to partake in the study. Once 50 male students and 50 female students had completed the questionnaire the results were coded into numbers as shown above. Then the negative attitude questions were recoded so that 5=1, 4=2, 3=3, 2=4 and 1=5, and then the questionnaires were both qualitatively and quantitatively analysed.

Qualitative analysis was done by looking at the questionnairesâ results and seeing if there was any reason why any particular question shouldnât be there. For example, if most people selected âneither agree nor disagreeâ then the question clearly did not serve its purpose. Quantitative analysis involved looking at the mean, and deleting any items which lay considerably outside 2.5-3.5 margins. Any items with a significantly larger standard deviation or lower correlation figures were also deleted. Then with the questions deleted new quantitative analysis was conducted to check that the results were significant. Then the questionnaire was handed out to the same participants to complete. The second set of data was then reanalysed and a t-test was carried out to compare the totals of each participant for either questionnaire to check the questionnaire was reliable over time, and Leveneâs test was perform to check for a homogeneity of variance. None of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed at which point they could disagree for their data to be used.

Results

The item means statistics are as would be expected when testing two opposing attitudes on a 5-point likert scale. From table 2 it is clear that all the means and standard deviations are similar. With the standard deviation being around 1. The item means are as they should be, with the mean around 3, (M = 3.137) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.290, Variance = 0.124,) no items having a mean of much less than 2.5, (Min = 2.470), or much higher than three point five, (Max = 3.760). The item variance is fairly low (M=1.011) and deviates little (Range = 0.634, Variance = 0.33)

These show similar results to those found in the 1^st questionnaire. Standard deviation are around 1. Means are around 3, (M = 3.128) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.320, Variance = 0.136,) These very similar results would suggest that the questionnaire had consistency over time; however this is tested for and discussed further later.

Reliability analysis of 1^st and 2^nd questionnaires

A reliability analysis of the items of the first questionnaire was performed to explore to what extent the scale was internally consistent. The results showed strong internal consistency in both questionnaires (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.891). The result suggest that the scale is not unidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.289) Similar findings were found with the reliability analysis of the second questionnaire, there was a similar strong internal consistency (Cronbrachâs Alpha = 0.882) and the scale still appeared to be multidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.270)

Test-Retest Reliability

The results above show that both tests are internally consistent but to discover if the test was consistent over time a test-retest correlational analysis was conducted, scores from the same individuals, on the same items on both questionnaires should be similar to indicate reliability over time. Each participantsâ total score was calculated for questionnaire one and questionnaire two and then the relationship between the two variables was examined. A significant strong correlation between scores on the two questionnaires was found (R = 0.949, p = 0.001). These results indicate that the test was reliable over time. The strong correlation between the two tests is illustrated below in a scatter-graph.

The hypothesis for this study was 1-tailed. The females scored a mean of 70.04 while males scored a mean of 55.06. An independent t-test was conducted to explore the influence gender had on attitudes towards male anorexia. A Leveneâs test of homogeneity of variance was carried out and found to be non-significant (p = 0.183) and therefore it can be assumed that there are no significant differences between variances. Gender was shown to have a significant effect on attitudes towards male anorexia, (df = 98, t = 8.045, p = 0.001).

Discussion

To summarize the results, internal consistency and consistency over time were present in the questionnaires; homogeneity of variance was assumed an independent t-test yielded significant results indicating that there is a difference between male and female attitudes towards male anorexia with males holding the negative viewpoint, while the average female has a more positive attitude towards male anorexics. This is supports the hypothesis that gender affects attitudes towards male anorexic.

Although these findings are highly significant it would be beneficial to conduct research where the scale was unidimensional as opposed to multidimensional.

These results support that Gordonâs viewpoint (2000) was correct that males suffering with anorexia nervosa are stigmatised, however Gordon also expected females to have negative attitudes towards anorexic males which this study does not find supportive evidence for. To ensure that it is not just female anorexics that stigmatise male anorexics a study could be conducted to investigate the difference between female who are suffering with anorexia nervosa and females who are not.

Negative attitudes towards male anorexia may be due to males being undereducated about anorexia as the condition is mainly associated with females. These results could be the consequence of a lack of media coverage. Female bias in academic publications about male anorexia may also contribute (Darvell, 2000). According to Margo, (1987) this will indirectly cause anorexic males health to become worse.

All the participants where students, with no mature students included, which served as a control, however further research to see if the results can be generalised would be worthwhile.

All the participants completed the questionnaires in similar conditions and the use of a questionnaire meant all the questions were standardised. Opportunity sampling was a suitable method for this study due to limitations on time, and the results were highly significant, but if a random sampling method was used for similar research in the future it would reduce possible criticisms. Because none of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed, the likelihood of demand characteristics was minimised.

To conclude, the results show a significant difference between male and female attitudes towards anorexia. Males showed a more negative attitude. The questionnaires internal consistency and reliability over time, along with homogeneity of variance of the results can all be assumed. The negative attitudes theorists suggest could be affecting the sufferersâ physical and mental health (Margo, 1980; Gordon, 2000) so it is a vitally important area of study to as evidence will in itself raise awareness and encourage other means of doing so

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I am dyslexic and find proof-reading really hard. Please proof-read my work. I know that its kind of long, but its all in 3rd person and under the right headings etc. its only the prose and silly spelling mistakes I am conserned with which would be obvious to others. Thankyou so much. Obviously the stats arent relevent at all but thought that it might be really annoying reading something so out of context.

Introduction

Due to social and media pressures the ideal body shape is becoming thinner and this contributes to eating disorders in both males and females Harrison & Cantor (1997).

The aim of this study is to investigate the different attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa between males and females by use of a questionnaire will remain reliable over time.

The hypothesis for this study is gender will affect attitudes towards males suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Method

A 5-point likert scale was used.. The questionnaire used 18 affective, 18 behavioural and 14 cognitive. 25 of the questions were testing for a negative attitude, and 25 for a positive attitude.

Item Number deleted

Item Question

Exclusion Method

I would not find it odd if a straight male told me he longed to have the body shape of another male.

I believe any man with an eating disorder is not a âreal manâ.

3,4

It would not affect me if I heard a close male friend had dealt with anorexia alone

If a male told me he desired to be a underweight body size it would be fine with me.

1,3

I would be more worried about a female who was not eating than I would a male.

1,3

I would feel more uncomfortable discussing a maleâs body shape with himself than I would a femaleâs body shape with herself.

I would be equally worried about a male who wasnât eating just as much as I would a female.

1,3

I would feel unsympathetic to a male with anorexia.

1,3

The gender of a person would not affect how much I would intervene if they were suffering with anorexia.

I believe males who suffer from anorexia are effeminate.

I believe all males with anorexia are attention seeking.

I would actively try to discourage a male friend that I was worried was anorexic.

I would be equally likely to assume a male had an eating disorder than a female.

1,3

I would be just as likely call a female friend âfatâ as I would a male friend.

1,3

I would try to be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

I would reassure a female friend that she is not overweight just as much as I would a male.

I would feel ill at ease if a male told me he desired to be a worryingly underweight weight.

1,3

I believe only homosexual males suffer from anorexia.

I would not be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

1,3

I believe it is unlikely that a male that suffers with anorexia would be good at football.

1,3

I would spend as much time with a clinically underweight male as I would with a male of normal weight.

I would feel upset if I felt a close male friend or family member had suffered from anorexia alone.

I believe anorexic males should be treated differently than anorexic females.

I would reassure an insecure average/ underweight male that he is not overweight as much as I would a female.

2,3

I do not believe male anorexic is related to testosterone levels.

I would be more likely to call a male friend âfatâ in a jokey manner.

I would be faster to assume an underweight female has an eating disorder than I would a male.

1,2,3

I believe anorexic males should be treated the same as anorexic females.

It is just as normal for a male to suffer with anorexia as it is a female.

I believe it is weirder for a male to suffer from anorexia than it is for a female.

1, 3

Table 1 â A table showing the deleted items and reason for exclusion, 1 = Excluded due to mean, 2=Excluded due to standard deviation 3=Excluded due to item total correlation, 4= Other reasons, mainly qualitative (ie: Participants commented question was unclear or did not appear attitudes towards anorexia well)

Results

Descriptive Statistics from 1^st Questionnaire after items removed

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

item4

3.57

1.07

item6

3.76

1.00

item8

3.35

0.98

item14

3.41

1.03

item21

3.33

1.00

item22

3.25

0.86

item27

3.15

1.09

item28

3.45

1.13

item30

2.95

1.11

item31

2.92

0.99

item32

3.03

1.13

item33

3.43

1.07

item36

2.96

1.03

item41

2.47

0.94

item42

3.38

0.81

item43

2.65

0.99

item44

3.39

1.03

item46

2.73

0.96

item47

2.97

1.01

item48

2.59

0.81

Table 2 â A table showing the descriptive statistics for each item of the first questionnaires after items removed (to 2dp.)

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.137

2.470

3.760

1.290

1.522

.124

Item Variances

1.011

.648

1.282

.634

1.977

.033

Table 3 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 1^st questionnaire.

Descriptive Statistics from the 2^nd Questionnaire

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

t2item4

3.60

1.082

t2item6

3.75

1.029

t2item8

3.36

1.020

t2item14

3.40

1.110

t2item21

3.33

1.045

t2item22

3.22

0.894

t2item27

3.20

1.110

t2item28

3.46

1.141

t2item30

2.96

1.127

t2item31

2.91

1.036

t2item32

3.00

1.181

t2item33

3.43

1.057

t2item36

2.94

1.127

t2item41

2.43

0.987

t2item42

3.38

0.862

t2item43

2.61

1.043

t2item44

3.38

1.033

t2item46

2.68

1.062

t2item47

2.97

1.029

t2item48

2.54

0.904

Table 4 â A table showing the descriptive statistics obtained by the 2^nd questionnaire (to 2dp.)

Summary Item Statistics

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.128

2.430

3.750

1.320

1.543

.136

Item Variances

1.096

.743

1.394

.651

1.876

.029

Inter-Item Correlations

.270

-.164

.750

.914

-4.576

.028

Table 5 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 2^nd questionnaire

Reliability analysis of 1^st and 2^nd questionnaires

Test-Retest Reliability

Criterion Statistics

Gender

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error Mean

TOTAL2

55.06

10.25

1.45

70.04

7.34

1.04

Discussion

Although these findings are highly significant it would be beneficial to conduct research where the scale was unidimensional as opposed to multidimensional.

All the participants where students, with no mature students included, which served as a control, however further research to see if the results can be generalised would be worthwhile.