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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Satisfaction
Given the scarcity of instruments found specific to measuring satisfaction among terminally ill patients, we reviewed available measures of satisfaction with ambulatory care and hospitalization to see if existing instruments would be applicable to a dying population.
Satisfaction of families of children with cancer (Barbarin 1984) - a measure of seven dimensions of staff behavior: information transmission, clarity and honesty of communication, acceptance of parental efficacy, resolution of conflicts, personal contact with parents, empathy with the child, and staff competence.
Satisfaction with interpersonal care was one of the few outcome variables that revealed a benefit from hospice.
www.gwu.edu /~cicd/toolkit/satisfied.htm   (6612 words)

  
  Satisfaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Residents, released as a single (Satiafaction b/w Loser=Weed) in 1976 and 1978.
In human-computer interaction, satisfaction, a component of usability, and refers to the comfort and acceptability of the system to its users and other people affected by its use
"I demand satisfaction" was a common way to request a duel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satisfaction   (195 words)

  
 Rediscovering Satisfaction : HBS Working Knowledge
Satisfaction is not solely a conscious, rational, and meaning-deficient phenomenon, as it typically is measured in one-shot, postpurchase surveys designed under the CS umbrella.
Satisfaction often has a strong social dimension, which suggests the need for researchers to consider not only the satisfaction of other household members who interact with the product, but also the ways in which their collective product-centered interactions cohere or contradict to influence personal product satisfaction.
Satisfaction is construed not in terms of a mental matching of features and benefits against a priori comparison standards, but as a result of consumers' ongoing attempts to manage the opposing qualities of technological products in postmodern life.
hbswk.hbs.edu /item.jhtml?id=1459&t=marketing   (757 words)

  
 American Journal of Health Studies: Sexual Satisfaction Among Married Women
Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yielded nine predictor variables that accounted for a significant portion of the variation in sexual satisfaction (Cumulative R Squared =.65).
Satisfaction with one's marriage or primary relationship tends to be a pivotal factor in overall happiness.
Specifically, it was our goal to identify the relationship between female sexual satisfaction within marriage and a number of aspects of the sexual and non-sexual aspects of the marriage relationship.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CTG/is_2_16/ai_72731720   (1305 words)

  
 Life satisfaction following spinal cord and traumatic brain injury: A comparative study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The primary advantage of measuring life satisfaction with this approach is that the individual, rather than the researcher, uniquely determines the comparative standard upon which the judgment of life satisfaction is based.
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a well-validated measure of subjective satisfaction with life that allows respondents to weigh domains of their lives in terms of their own values [4,36].
Second, although the Satisfaction with Life Scale provides a quality of life score comparable across any patient population, the global nature of the SWLS limits the extent of the potential explained variance that may be captured by any set of predictor variables.
www.vard.org /jour/02/39/3/hicken.htm   (3677 words)

  
 Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense...: Satisfaction
Now, maybe I'm wrong about this, but it seems to me that "Satisfaction" is one of the first rock n roll songs to have the melody in the guitar part instead of the vocals.
Thinking about rock n roll before "Satisfaction," be it the Beatles or the Beach Boys or Motown or even Chuck Berry, the melody was the vocal and the guitar was largely a rhythm instrument.
Now don't get me wrong, I still think "Satisfaction" sucks as a song on its own, but perhaps in the context of history, it really does have a place.
www.toomanyvoices.com /rocklists/2005/02/satisfaction.html   (410 words)

  
 Sex and Marital Satisfaction
Most significantly, sexual satisfaction, perception of spouses sexual satisfaction, and frequency of sexual intercourse are positively correlated with marital satisfaction.
If sexual activity is a good predictor of sexual satisfaction, and marriage is a good predictor of sexual activity (at least for women), then marriage has a indirect impact on women's sexual satisfaction.
As far as marriage ensuring sexual activity and satisfaction, the study conducted by Matthias et al (1997) suggests that marriage is a good predictor of sexual activity and an indirect predictor of sexual satisfaction in elderly women.
www.hope.edu /academic/psychology/335/webrep/marital.html   (1014 words)

  
 What determines Job satisfaction
Satisfaction may be one component of the turnover decision process, but many other factors are important too, including availability of other jobs.
Lawler's Facet satisfaction model: satisfaction is a function of the extent to which the perceived amount of job rewards one receives matches the perceived deserved rewards.
Vroom (1964) - job satisfaction = valence of the job; differences in valence of jobs are due in part to differences in properties of jobs.
www.albany.edu /psy/courses/341/iyer/lect/mar16.html   (1171 words)

  
 Job Satisfaction: Putting Theory Into Practice - October 1999 Family Practice Management
From these interviews Herzberg went on to develop his theory that there are two dimensions to job satisfaction: motivation and "hygiene" (see "Two dimensions of employee satisfaction").
Although hygiene issues are not the source of satisfaction, these issues must be dealt with first to create an environment in which employee satisfaction and motivation are even possible.
Remember that part of the satisfaction of being employed is the social contact it brings, so allow employees a reasonable amount of time for socialization (e.g., over lunch, during breaks, between patients).
www.aafp.org /fpm/991000fm/26.html   (2452 words)

  
 Usability 101: Satisfaction
The basic concept of user satisfaction rests in the fact that users want systems to be intuitive.
As a result, this lowers the user satisfaction in those system and also lowers the acceptance of open source software.
However, it is possible to increase the satisfaction of a user by diverting his or her attention when using the application.
www.tnl.net /blog/entry/Usability_101:_Satisfaction   (716 words)

  
 satisfaction - word definition and usage examples | Antimoon.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
You feel satisfaction when you do something successfully, or when something good happens to you.
The silly teacher gets satisfaction from talking to students about things which they cannot understand.
The sadist tormented the masochist and they both achieved satisfaction.
www.antimoon.com /words/satisfaction-n.htm   (99 words)

  
 Life Satisfaction
From a psychological perspective, understanding life satisfaction is an important theoretical and empirical undertaking.
These findings support the expansion hypothesis of life satisfaction, in which life satisfaction is related to approaching - as opposed to avoiding - life.
Bailey and Miller simply had students rate their life satisfaction on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not very satisfied) to 5 (very much satisfied).
web.psych.ualberta.ca /~varn/bc/Bailey.htm   (715 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The primal temper of Richards' creation, played through a Gibson Fuzz Box; the sneering dismissal in Mick Jagger's lyrics and his devouring howl in the chorus; the avenging strut of rhythm guitarist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts: They were the sound of a generation impatient to inherit the earth.
"Satisfaction" was the first Stones single to hit Number One in both Britain and America.
The Stones were now writing and recording a rock of their own bold design, although Richards may also have been dreaming of Chuck Berry that night in Clearwater.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/6595847/i_cant_get_no_satisfaction   (499 words)

  
 DCMA Guidebook - Customer Satisfaction
The Customer Satisfaction Survey is used to pinpoint specific areas of external customer satisfaction/dissatisfaction with DCMA products and services at the transaction level, i.e., where the products and services are produced on a daily basis.
CMO Customer Satisfaction Performance Advocates are empowered to manage their web-based customer satisfaction surveys; they must open, review, document corrective action (when a survey rating is 4 or below on questions 1-4) and close customer-generated surveys.
District Customer Satisfaction Performance Advocates are responsible for monitoring overall customer satisfaction levels within their District, determining the root cause(s) of customer dissatisfaction on systemic issues, and directing adequate corrective action, as required by the appropriate CMOs.
guidebook.dcma.mil /10/guidebook_process.htm   (1327 words)

  
 How to Maximize Life Satisfaction
Depression and positive emotions and cheerfulness are the personality traits that most influence life satisfaction, report Canadian psychology professor Ulrich Schimmack of the University of Toronto, and colleagues.
Participants rated their life satisfaction and personalities by responding to statements such as, "I tend to be in a good mood," "I tend to be a cheerful and high-spirited person," "I tend to feel hopeless," and "I tend to feel discouraged."
For instance, "depression is more important than anxiety or anger and a cheerful temperament is more important than being active or social [in terms of predicting life satisfaction]," write the researchers in the August issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
www.webmd.com /content/article/92/101941.htm   (403 words)

  
 Job Satisfaction Among America's Teachers: Effects of Workplace Conditions, Background Characteristics, and Teacher ...
Administrative support and leadership, student behavior and school atmosphere, and teacher autonomy are working conditions associated with teacher satisfaction; the more favorable the working conditions were, the higher the satisfaction scores were.
Although certain background variables, such as teacher's age and years of experience, are related to teacher satisfaction, they are not nearly as significant in explaining the different levels of satisfaction as are the workplace condition factors, such as administrative support, parental involvement, and teacher control over classroom procedures.
Workplace conditions had a positive relationship with a teacher's job satisfaction regardless of whether a teacher is in a public or private school, or an elementary or secondary school, and regardless of the teacher's background characteristics or the school demographics.
nces.ed.gov /pubs97/web/97471.asp   (325 words)

  
 ACSI - Home
ACSI measures satisfaction with over 200 companies in 43 industries plus a sizable portion of the federal government.
Subscribers learn what drives satisfaction as well as how satisfaction improvements impact future financial performance.
Also available are a report detailing the ACSI methodology and a summary of findings from the first ten years of ACSI.
www.theacsi.org   (169 words)

  
 Web satisfaction dips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
That’s less than the satisfaction rating of 72.1 the index found users to have in late 2004.
In addition to the decrease in overall satisfaction number, the proportion of Web sites with declining satisfaction scores, 35 percent of the total, was greater than the number with increased scores, 31 percent of the measured total.
Privacy scored an 81 satisfaction score and was a low priority element, according to survey results.
www.fcw.com /article88294   (354 words)

  
 Peter Suber, "Satisfaction"
However, if we know what satisfaction means for each of these eleven kinds of wff, then we'll know what it means for any complex PL wff.
Wffs of that kind are made true or false by the assignment of truth-values to TFPL atoms.
See the hand-out Three Levels of Truth for a discussion of satisfaction using finite sequences, and a comparison of satisfaction with truth for an interpretation and logical validity.
www.earlham.edu /~peters/courses/logsys/satisfac.htm   (1131 words)

  
 Satisfaction from LiveJournal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They are dissatisfied with the status quo and think that making this change might increase their satisfaction with living, but they are by no means certain of this.
Two autopsies later (no ticks, Nick noted with a grim satisfaction that was hard to place), they were in the break room again, Nick and Grissom discussing the inconsistencies in their case and Bobby pawing through the cupboards like a man demented.
Buffy raised her glare a few degrees and watched in satisfaction as Angel visibly cringed as though he had seen her.
www.ljseek.com /search/Satisfaction   (629 words)

  
 ZSpotlight: Satisfaction Restaurant and Bar
Satisfaction is proud to be offering Chimay fresh from the tap.
Satisfaction Restaurant and Bar is the premier location for good food, good beer and good sports.
A Durham institution, Satisfaction opened in its orginal location in 1982.
www.zspotlight.com /establishment.asp?EstID=6808&EstSub=profile   (398 words)

  
 BC Ministry of Education
Satisfaction surveys, administered annually as part of the accountability cycle, gather opinions from students, parents and school staff on achievement, human and social development, and safety.
The Satisfaction Survey is intended to provide a source of information to identify and celebrate current strengths, as well as to determine where schools may need to focus improvement.
The questions in the Satisfaction Survey were developed with input from numerous stakeholder groups.
www.bced.gov.bc.ca /sat_survey   (158 words)

  
 eBay - Book: Satisfaction (ISBN: 0446530719)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Satisfaction by Fritz Drury, Kim Cattrall, Mark Levinson (2002)
Satisfaction by Fritz Drury, Kim Cattrall, Mark Levi...
Satisfaction -The Art of the Female Orgasm-Kim Cattrall
product.ebay.com /Satisfaction_ISBN_0446530719_W0QQfvcsZ2178QQsoprZ2020018   (344 words)

  
 Customer Satisfaction Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Polaris conducts 100,000+ customer satisfaction surveys every year across a broad range of industries.
We have in-house capabilities to refresh or create a new customer satisfaction survey program, including collecting the data (telephone, Internet, IVR, mail), analyzing the results and providing them in a format customized to your individual needs via hardcopy and/or our online reporting system.
Depending on the challenges your organization faces, Polaris can help you conduct a either a general relationship-based customer satisfaction survey that focuses on issues such as price, service, competition and brand, or a transaction-based customer satisfaction survey that focuses on a specific customer transaction with your call center or sales representatives.
www.polarismr.com /cust_sat.htm   (312 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Satisfaction: DVD: Justine Bateman,Liam Neeson,Trini Alvarado,Scott Coffey,Britta Phillips,Julia ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Perhaps because Satisfaction was directed by a woman, the girls are startlingly well drawn and distinct, despite the movie's episodic nature.
Satisfaction is not profound, but it is more honest and nonjudgmental about the messiness of life, youth, and love than the overwhelming majority of teen movies.
Satisfaction is more notable for being Julia Roberts' first credited movie appearance than the actually movie.
www.amazon.com /Satisfaction-Justine-Bateman/dp/B0009X75OC   (1703 words)

  
 Computing Papers on Satisfaction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Customer satisfaction What is customer satisfaction satisfaction is a person s feelings of pleasure or disappointment resulting from comparing a product s perceived performance (or outcome) in relation to his or her expectations.
Current models for measuring user information satisfaction (UIS) and end-user computing satisfaction (EUCS) are perceived as inapplicable as they are targeted primarily towards either conventional data processing or the end-user computing environment.
Based on 500 cases, the study showed that CSNN was able to operate not only as a predictive but also as a knowledge discovery tool.
computing.breinestorm.net /satisfaction   (841 words)

  
 Satisfaction (1988)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Title was changed to "Girls Of Summer" after 'Julia Roberts' became a star because "Satisfaction" was too sexual as a movie title.
Josh: I want you to know I think you're really different.
SATISFACTION is quite possibly the best "girl band makes it big" film ever.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0096037   (283 words)

  
 Satisfaction™ font family : MyFonts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Satisfaction™ is an E-phemera font family with 1 style priced from $12.00.
Satisfaction Pro is the vastly expanded and improved version of the popular font Satisfaction, inspired by cigarette ads from the 1930s.
Satisfaction is a casual vintage script font developed from hand-lettered words in various 1930s cigarette ads.
www.myfonts.com /fonts/ephemera/satisfaction   (134 words)

  
 J.D. Power and Associates
What began as a small family run business has grown into a global marketing information firm that is universally recognized as the leader in customer satisfaction research and consulting services.
We’ve kept the charts and graphs to a minimum, and there isn’t a single mathematical formula to be found.
And when you’re done, we invite you to take a free online assessment to see how effectively your own company is built around the voice (and needs) of your customers.
www.jdpower.com /corporate/satisfaction   (639 words)

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