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A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Tabletop Role-Playing Game Blogging

Creator:: James, R. Paul
Abstract:: Tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons™ are widely known and enjoyed by diverse individuals across the world. However, TRPGs and their players historically have experienced significant stigmatization due to the misconception by some that fantasy role play leads to psychological dysfunction. While a large body of research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Linguistic Analysis of the Content, Context, and Demographic Variables Related to Clinician Professional Misconduct

Creator:: Ström, Eric L.
Abstract:: The professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work are highly controlled with regulators frequently issuing findings of professional misconduct against clinicians. Although much research has been conducted with regard to clinician professional misconduct in general, there is a scarcity of research investigating the relationship between gender and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Study of Grief

Creator:: Ramakrishna, Nandini J.
Abstract:: The counseling profession has historically adopted a one-size-fits-all approach toward addressing bereavement. However, there is an emerging paradigm-shift in grief therapy that has been enabled by recent research that differentiates, for example, between types of grief and styles of grieving. This research project contributes to this nuanced approach to grief...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The treatment of criminal recidivism : corpus-based analyses

Creator:: Texidor Maldonado, Carlos Obed
Abstract:: The dehumanization of Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and marginalized communities does not end once an individual is released from an institution. The dehumanization process is kept alive with ineffective community supervision and the stigma associated with an individual’s incarnation history. Evidence of this continual dehumanization process is reflected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. PloS One, 11(11), e0166566. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166566

A corpus linguistic analysis of lyrics and suicide

Creator:: Walters, Holly
Abstract:: Corpus linguistics studies involving lyrics continue to grow. While previous research has pointed to a positive relationship between certain personality traits and music types, the relationship between lyrics and suicide is understudied. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of how the language of someone who has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Corpus-Based Studies on Pregnancy

Creator:: Mullen, Alyson
Abstract:: The pregnancy and postpartum periods are full of major life transitions. So often, the focus of the literature is about the unborn baby and physical changes a woman experiences throughout this timeframe. Many sources often overlook women’s personal experiences in the perinatal period. Despite an increase in perinatal mood and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Examining Sexuality and Gender in Academic and Popular Discourses: Corpus-Based Analyses

Creator:: Ferrese, Shauna
Abstract:: Counseling as a profession has been on a journey of self-examination as CACREP approaches the release of its revised standards and the world recovers from the tumultuous few years under the shadow of the pandemic. Cultural shifts in perspective have prompted new conversations around concepts related to sexuality, racial identity,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Linguistic Characteristics of Health Anxiety from Online Discourse

Creator:: McBride, Christopher G.
Abstract:: Health anxiety prevalence is increasing (Tyrer et al., 2019). Health anxiety is a preoccupation or overestimation of the serious physiological symptoms that cause significant distress (Salkovskis & Warwick, 2001). Those with health anxiety may endure significant suffering, intense misery, and for some health anxiety leads to suicide (Tyrer & Tyrer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Prevalence of Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers and Preservice Counselors

Creator:: Gill, Gurpal K.
Abstract:: Almost two decades have passed since the publication of Jackson and Leffingwell’s (1999) influential article on math anxiety in preservice school teachers and their worst math experiences. The present dissertation represents both a replication and an extension of the original study. Study Arm A was the replication study with preservice...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Nature of the Discourse on Race and Ethnicity in Play Therapy Literature

Creator:: Page, Unique L.
Abstract:: Ethical and training standards across counseling-related professions contain competencies related to race and ethnicity as necessary research and practice components. One such counseling-related sub-specialty is Play Therapy, which acknowledges that professionals utilizing play therapy techniques must consider racial and cultural context, trauma, and intersectionality when working with children. However, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Counseling Alliance Ruptures: A Pilot Study

Creator:: Jacques, Justin
Abstract:: Establishing a therapeutic alliance or a therapeutic bond has long been seen as an essential component of obtaining positive treatment outcomes in clinical practice. More recently, the idea of recognizing therapeutic alliance ruptures (disagreements about the tasks or goals of therapy or a problem in the therapeutic bond) during counseling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Exploring the Relationship Between Scientists’ Perspectives on Learning and Engagement in Outreach

Creator:: Barthel, Cèleste Frazier
Abstract:: Over the last several decades, there has been a marked increase in the amount of science outreach to the public with little attention paid to how scientists who conduct outreach perceive learning and how that applies to their outreach activities. This increase in outreach efforts is linked to the National...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Sources of Psychological Support for East Asians Reporting Mental Health Issues

Creator:: Wong, Stephen P.
Abstract:: Mental illness is a universal phenomenon, but cultural context has a profound influence on how it is perceived, classified, and treated. Most systematic research on public attitudes toward mental illness has been completed in Western societies. The emergence of multicultural psychotherapy in the West has helped professionals recognize the extent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Adolescent Suicide Through the Lens of 13 Reasons Why: A Corpus Based Study

Creator:: Ware Zooi, Rachel
Abstract:: With growing recognition of adolescence as the time in which suicidal thoughts and behaviors first occur, early identification and intervention systems in schools have become an international priority. Understanding and incorporating language indicators associated with the core psychological and interpersonal processes of adolescent suicidality could provide promising tools for school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Diachronic Linguistic Analysis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Creator:: Rensi, Matthew T.
Abstract:: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has reached a level of authority and ubiquity within the mental health field. It is the guidance force in insurance reimbursement or coverage for mental health treatment, determinations of disability related to mental health and in determinations of competence to stand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Public Reddit and Tumblr Blog Posts on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Creator:: Greaves, Mandy M.
Abstract:: Self-harm is a frightening phenomenon that affects adolescents and young adults all over the world. While non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has a high prevalence rate, it is not a new behavior. One of the earliest documented cases of NSSI was in ancient Greece and it has gained popularity amongst adolescents. NSSI...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Impact of Weight and Gender Biases in Professional Counseling: Two Analogue Studies

Creator:: Trujillo, Amelia A.
Abstract:: The dominant theme in the literature indicates an increase of weight bias as the weight of the average Americans rises (e.g., Andreyeva, Puhl, & Brownell, 2008; Fryar, Kruszon-Moran, Gu, & Ogden, 2018). Both weight and gender biases can lead to acts of social injustice. The majority of the studies show...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Discursive and Psychological Processes in Project MATCH Treatment Manuals and 12-Step Program Literature

Creator:: O'Hara, Margaret A.
Abstract:: Addiction is a word that represents a condition that, at best, causes minor disruptions to one’s life and, at worst, is lethal. The current definition was developed by 80 neuroscientists. It references substance use and other behaviors and includes food and sex. Addictions do not seem to be lessening but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding Secondary School Counselor Experience of Conducting Suicide Screenings and Assessments: Two Studies on the Experience Working with Students and the Experience Working with Parents and Guardians

Creator:: Correa, Nikki C.
Abstract:: Suicide rates in adolescents are at an all-time high in the United States and currently the 2nd leading cause of death in adolescents ages 10-19 (CDC, 2017). School counselors have an ethical obligation to protect students from unforeseeable harm and are often on the front lines of intervening when a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Exploring Personal Narratives: Undergraduates Studying Gender Oppression and Sexism with Critical Feminist Praxis as Part of Social Justice Teacher Education

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos
Abstract:: This dissertation examines college students' reflections on gender-related topics within a social justice course of a teacher preparation program. Using critical and feminist approaches, this study explores how a strategically designed curriculum focused on the study of gender enhances students' understanding of sexism, gender oppression, and masculinity. The curriculum employs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Missing Out: A Phenomenological Exploration of Chronically Truant, Special Education Students’ Experience of Truancy and School Staff in the Middle Grades

Creator:: Altiero, Holly J.
Abstract:: Chronic truancy and absenteeism are two considerable issues currently facing our youth at increasing rates nationwide. Quantitative research supporting chronic truancy and absenteeism as national problems is abundant (Hendricks, Sale, Evans, McKinley, and Delozier Carter, 2010). Research indicates that students who identify as truant during the middle school grades and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Comparison of Online and In-Person Counseling Using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for College Students With Mild to Moderate Anxiety

Creator:: Novella, Jocelyn K.
Abstract:: Emerging adulthood is a newly-defined developmental phase that occurs during the traditional college years (18-22) (Arnett, 2015). These students at colleges and universities are showing a dramatic increase in emotional distress, with the largest increase occurring in anxiety and stress symptomology (Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, 2017)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Threat assessment in community colleges

Creator:: Bolante, Rebecca
Abstract:: The field of threat assessment and management in higher education is in the early stages of development. In particular, little is noted in the research literature about the practices of threat assessment teams in this environment. To fill this knowledge gap, a random national sample of 15% (n = 148)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Counseling Sex Trafficking Survivors: Considerations for the Mental Health Profession

Creator:: Mays, Cheri N.
Abstract:: As more awareness of the global issue of sex trafficking comes to light, counselors must prepare to provide therapeutic services to this specific client population (Litam & Lam, 2021). Individuals who have survived sex trafficking are entering mental health counseling practices and community agencies regularly (Ide & Mather, 2019); yet,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

Creator:: Williams, MaryJean Harris
Abstract:: Background: The United States has been under-producing college graduates since at least 1980, with many challenges suppressing students’ self-efficacy. One approach to improving student outcomes is through mentorship. This dissertation applied Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Kram’s Mentor Relationship Development Theory (MRD) to discover whether students’ campus mentorship experiences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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