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Creator:: Rogers, Kim A.
Abstract:: Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise

Creator:: Mitchell, Erin E.
Abstract:: Individuals who have been traumatized have the opportunity to experience posttraumatic growth, conceptualized as positive changes that result from navigating highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The current model of posttraumatic growth (Calhoun, Cann, & Tedeschi, 2010) is based solely on cognitive-emotional processing yet by examining the role...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved:________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck

Creator:: Souza, Brian Jason
Abstract:: According to most health organizations, "obesity" (defined as body mass index [BMI] greater than 30) is a world health problem of "epidemic" proportions. The underlying assumption is that weight is a proxy for health. However, obesity prevention and reduction interventions are designed to regulate body weight, rather than improve health....
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Full Text:: :________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck According to most health organizations, “obesity” (defined as body mass

Creator:: Kim, MooSong
Abstract:: The overarching premise of this dissertation is to understand how different college and university physical activity education policies affect college and university students. Fundamentally, some American colleges and universities require their students to complete a physical activity education requirement whereas others do not. Given the different policy arrangements of college...
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Full Text:: Drs. Joonkoo Yun, Sheryl Thorburn, Vicki Ebbeck, and Patti Watkins, for supporting me and

Creator:: Moon, Dal-Hyun
Abstract:: Walking is the most popular type of physical activity among the adult population in the United States including individuals with disabilities. Considering the popularity of the activity, walking-related physical activity should be a focus of health promotion campaigns among the adult population. Rhodes and Nigg (2011) suggested that employing theory-based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . I am also grateful for my committee members, Drs. Simon Driver, Brad Cardinal, Vicki Ebbeck, and

Creator:: Yan, Zi
Abstract:: Chinese international students in American colleges and universities report low levels of physical activity involvement, which may limit them in terms of realizing their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the psychosocial mechanisms as well as the sociocultural influences to understand...
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Full Text:: members Drs. Alan C. Acock, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Vicki Ebbeck, and Ilene K. Kleinsorge, for being with

Creator:: Cohen, Alysia J.
Abstract:: The inclusion of sport participation during childhood reaches beyond the boundaries of childhood backyards and open streets. For many, youth sports have been considered a right of passage to adolescence with organized youth sports programs being encased in communities for a handful of decades. Within that time, a plethora of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wegis, Dr. Bovbjerg, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Ebbeck, Dr. Bernell, and Dr. Campbell, for their never-ending

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