New Zealand Journal of Psychology articles from June 2001

New Zealand Journal of Psychology archives from June 2001

Editorial.
June 1, 2001... This is the first issue of my editorship of the New Zealand Journal of Psychology, although several articles in this issue were submitted to and accepted by the previous editor, Nigel Long. As we look to the continuing progress and development...

Relationships between supervisor behavior, family support and perceived time management ability.
June 1, 2001... The effect of work and family environment on perceived time management ability was investigated. One hundred and sixty-four managers and administrative staff completed scales measuring supervisor behavior, family support, and perceptions of...

Astronaut families: a review of their characteristics, impact on families and implications for practice in New Zealand.
June 1, 2001... The astronaut family represents an arrangement found in migrant Asian households in New Zealand. These families are characterised by the head of the household living and working in the country of origin while the remaining family members reside...

Effects of bilateral colour cues on visual orienting: revisiting William James' `derived attention'.
June 1, 2001... William James' proposal that the propensity of environmental objects to capture attention can be influenced by learning and experience was tested in a spatial cueing experiment. Participants made a simple detection response to targets that were...

What children think separating parents should know.
June 1, 2001... The predominant view of children from separated families is as vulnerable victims. It is often believed that decisions about children's welfare and best interests should solely be made by adults. The present paper demonstrates that children are...

Fatigue, work-rest cycles, and psychomotor performance of New Zealand truck drivers.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The goal of the present research programme was to find out how common driver fatigue is among New Zealand truck drivers and the degree to which they suffer from fatigue-related effects on their driving performance. To that end, 606 truck...

Political Psychology: Cultural and Crosscultural Foundations. (Book Reviews).(Review)
June 1, 2001... Political Psychology: Cultural and Crosscultural Foundations Renshon, S. & Duckitt, J. (Eds.) Macmillan Press, 2000 ISBN 0-333-75104-3, 320 pp All immediate declaration of interest is in order: It has been my privilege to collaborate on...

Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. (Book Reviews).(Review)
June 1, 2001... Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Smith, L. T. University of Otago Press, Dunedin, 1999 ISBN 1 877133 67 1, 208 pp All immediate declaration of interest is in order: It has been my privilege to collaborate on...