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Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha Randall
Abstract:: Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Creator:: Ko, Han-Jung
Abstract:: An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development promotes purpose in life, a defining feature of psychological well-being. Midlife adults consistently report higher purpose in life compared to older adults. However, less is known about the dynamics of purpose in life in the transition from middle to older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................ 147 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Appendix C

Factors that influence the quality of teacher implementation of a school-based social-emotional learning and health promotion program

Creator:: Malloy, Margaret
Abstract:: Research regarding factors that promote high-quality implementation of school-based prevention programs has increased markedly over the past decade as it has become increasingly recognized that evidence-based programs are often not well implemented. Whole-school interventions may be particularly complex to implement because they are intended to involve all school personnel and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interpretation of the results. Drs. Alan C. Acock, David Dubois, and Samuel Vuchinich provided editorial

Supporting children who struggle with self-regulation : the role of early family risk and child care quality

Creator:: Pratt, Megan E.
Abstract:: Children's early self-regulation skills have long-term implications for a variety of academic, social, and health outcomes. Unfortunately, children facing multiple family risk factors (e.g., harsh parenting, economic disadvantage) are more likely to struggle with early self-regulation. Despite early disparities in self-regulation, promising intervention evidence suggests that high quality prekindergarten experiences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Relationship between peak VO₂ and performance on the Rockport fitness walking test of adolescent males with mental retardation

Creator:: Teo-koh, Sock Miang
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: APPENDIX Page A Letter to Parents/Guardians 148 Informed Consent Form A 150 C Informed Consent

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members Drs. Alan C. Acock, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Vicki Ebbeck, and Ilene K. Kleinsorge, for being with

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Creator:: Lee, Hyo
Abstract:: Eliminating physical activity disparities among ethnic minorities in the U.S. is important. Cultural differences have been found to be plausible contributing factors associated with such disparities. Therefore it is important to investigate and understand the mechanisms by which diverse aspects of cultural experiences affect physical activity participation among ethnic minorities,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: endless respect for him. I would like to extend many thanks to my graduate committee, Dr. Alan C. Acock

Emotion regulation and hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence

Creator:: Lewis, Kendra M.
Abstract:: This study posited that maturational growth in emotion regulation should be associated with reduction in hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence. The longitudinal design assessed emotion regulation and hyperactivity in an urban community sample of children in three waves, at ages 10.6, 11.6, and 12.6 years. A parallel growth curve...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Fabes, Shepard, Reiser, et al. (2001) suggested that children act out because they are unable to

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

Creator:: Hunsberger, Monica L.
Abstract:: The number of women diagnosed with diabetes, including gestational diabetes, will continue to increase in the face of epidemic rates of obesity. The concurrent rise in obesity and diabetes makes it important to determine the risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the nature and extent of care offered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Factors that influence the quality of teacher implementation of a school-based social-emotional learning and health promotion program

Supporting children who struggle with self-regulation : the role of early family risk and child care quality

Relationship between peak VO₂ and performance on the Rockport fitness walking test of adolescent males with mental retardation

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Emotion regulation and hyperactivity during the transition into adolescence

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

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