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Does Disability Severity Matter? The Daily Lives of Parent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Creator:: Fenn, Meghann L.
Abstract:: Individuals with disabilities and their parents, even within specific disability diagnoses, have diverse life experiences and trajectories. The current study focuses on parents of individuals with developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities (DD) are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions evident at birth or acquired during childhood that affect major life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and guided by social systems), key policy and social changes reviewed mark salient points in

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the benefit and risk that close social partners bring to adults' lives, and the efficacy and consequences of engaging social resources to maintain well-being in the face of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the

Using interactive technology to improve health : is weight loss just a mouse-click away?

Creator:: Grall, Sarah K.
Abstract:: Since 1980, the prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults has more than doubled, accompanied by increases in chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. This high prevalence and associated disease burden continues to be a threat to public health. Despite years of efforts to stem the tide of obesity, successful...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social support, exercise regulation, and self-monitoring activities. Web-based approaches using

Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Creator:: Hijazi, Heba Hesham
Abstract:: Jordan has a higher fertility rate (3.8) than the averages of countries similar in income to Jordan (2.2) and compared to the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole (2.8) (WHO, WB, UNICEF, & DHS, 2011). The findings of the 2009 Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey demonstrated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reproductive Age in Northern Jordan: A Framework for Health Policy Action Abstract approved

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Creator:: Phibbs, Sandi Cleveland
Abstract:: Having excess weight carries a negative social stigma in the U.S. Previous research has shown that experiencing stigma has negative physical and mental health consequences. Few studies have examined how experiencing weight stigma might act as a barrier to engaging in healthy behaviors among older adults. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and IUPS avoidance self-efficacy. Significant social situation/context stream covariates in the

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

Creator:: Day, Jack K.
Abstract:: Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenges, especially for those coming of age during an economic crisis. Individuals often rely on support from existing social networks, and establish social capital through deepening and expanding social ties, as they establish footholds in roles marking adulthood. Yet investing in social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Social Integration and Trust During the Great Recession Abstract approved

Processes of orientation to the informal caregiving role among Mexican-origin women : a qualitative analysis

Creator:: McDermott, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: This thesis presents the steps that were taken to develop thematic findings using data from a qualitative study. Using a grounded approach, the study focused on qualitatively exploring Mexican origin caregivers' conceptualizations of elder caregiving in terms of role functioning, social norms, cultural beliefs, and familial obligations. Data collected from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: terms of role functioning, social norms, cultural beliefs, and familial obligations. Data collected

Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

Creator:: Croucher, Racheal L.
Abstract:: The history of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in education is filled with conflict and painful memories for many. Indian boarding schools that lasted through the early 1900s were used as a tool for forced assimilation of AIAN people. With the disturbing motto of “Kill the Indian, save the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: social supports, college preparation courses, financial support, and maintaining cultural ties. Prior

What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

Creator:: Towner, Senna Lee
Abstract:: Urban African American adolescents exhibit high levels of risk behavior, disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and are at risk for acquiring Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV). To date, interventions that address the high rates of STIs in this population demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop more effective interventions, social

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Does Disability Severity Matter? The Daily Lives of Parent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Using interactive technology to improve health : is weight loss just a mouse-click away?

Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

Processes of orientation to the informal caregiving role among Mexican-origin women : a qualitative analysis

Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

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