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Gender differences in the perceptions of sexual abuse

Creator:: Sandras, Eric
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences in adult perceptions of sexual abuse encounters between an adult male and children of both genders and of various ages. Subjects were four hundred and fifty three students from a northwestern university. They were recruited from a lower-level human development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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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
Full Text:: -the-clock care and the facilitation of therapeutic treatment groups within the secure environment of

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

Creator:: Lewis, Kendra M.
Abstract:: Schools are increasingly expected to prevent and decrease violence, substance use, and other problem behaviors linked to academics and prepare students to be contributing members of society. One approach with proven success in promoting positive outcomes related to a broad range of student behaviors and personal characteristics is social-emotional learning,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) and the prevention of negative outcomes, such as substance use and delinquency (Hawkins, Kosterman

Students as pro-social bystanders : opportunities, past behaviors, and intentions to intervene in sexual assault risk situations

Creator:: Hoxmeier, Jill C.
Abstract:: Sexual assault is a major public health concern in the U.S, and college students are particularly vulnerable to victimization. A health issue that affects nearly one in four women (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Karjane, Cullen, & Turner, 2005) and that is associated with severe negative health outcomes, including depression...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with severe negative health outcomes, including depression substance abuse, suicide ideation, and

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:: seven treatment schools to assist them in their use of the program. The study described in Manuscript

Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

Creator:: Hansen, Alan R.
Abstract:: This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation AN ABSTRACT OF

The relationship between abortion and depression : evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Creator:: Warren, Jocelyn T.
Abstract:: A majority of states require parental consent or notification before a minor may have an abortion. Parental involvement laws are based in part on the assumption that abortion poses a risk to the psychological health of adolescents. Previous research has catalogued the risks to adolescent mothers and their children posed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. David Reardon, head of an anti-abortion advocacy group called

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
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Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Creator:: Nikuze, Scholastique
Abstract:: African-born population is one of the fastest growing group in the United States. Very little is known about their socio-demographic characteristics, health behavior practices and long-term health. The purpose of this study was to examine hypertension prevalence, health behavior practices and the impact socio-demographic factors have on these outcomes among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: important than ever. Statement of the problem Early detection and treatment of hypertension, as well

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

Creator:: Wang, Helen Yanqing
Abstract:: Guided by Ogbu's cultural-ecological model of human development, this comparative study offers a comprehensive and explicit way of conceptualizing and measuring parenting within the cultural context. Multiple hypotheses are generated for the cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles in Asian Americans and European Americans. The study uses the National Longitudinal Study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Helen Yang ing Wang for the

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Gender differences in the perceptions of sexual abuse

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

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

Students as pro-social bystanders : opportunities, past behaviors, and intentions to intervene in sexual assault risk situations

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

Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

The relationship between abortion and depression : evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

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

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

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