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  • The influence of attitudes about death on advance directive completion

    Creator:
    Srinivasan, Erica G.
    Abstract:
    Surveys of both patients and health care providers have indicated strong interest, up to 95%, in favor of advance directives, which are legal documents that express patients' healthcare treatment decisions. Despite the widespread support for advance directives, actual completion rates are very low, ranging from 4% to 20% for the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Influence of Attitudes about Death on Advance Directive Completion. Abstract Approved: Patricia Moran

  • Amount of care given by daughters and perceived relationship quality with care-receiving mothers

    Creator:
    Evans, Lorina S.
    Abstract:
    The relationship between mothers and daughters has been shown to be generally positive and strong throughout the life cycle. The relationship may become strained, however, as mothers become dependent due to deteriorating health or chronic health conditions. It has long been recognized in both the gerontological and intergenerational literatures that...
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    Dissertation
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    quality with care-receiving mothers AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Lorina S. Evans for the degree

  • Moving on : the effects of frequent childhood mobility on a low-income population

    Creator:
    Hilberg, Beth Alyne
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between frequent childhood mobility and perceived social support, education level, and economic well-being in a sample of former Even Start parents. Theoretically the mechanisms for the disruption of frequent mobility are studied through both social capital theory and an ecological...
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    Masters Thesis
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    members Dr. Patricia Moran, and Dr. Alexis Walker who kept me on the straight and narrow. I would also

  • First generation students in clubs and organizations

    Creator:
    Bettencourt, Genia M.
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    Existing literature on first generation students focuses on the challenges these students encounter in arriving at and persisting within higher education. The area of first generation student involvement, particularly within clubs and organizations on campus, is relatively unknown. In this study, I conducted nine qualitative interviews with first generation students...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Plaza, Tom Scheuermann, and Patricia Moran as members of my thesis committee for sharing their

  • The point of confluence : a qualitative study of the life-span developmental importance of menarche in the bodily histories of older women

    Creator:
    Sasser-Coen, Jennifer
    Abstract:
    In this qualitative, phenomenological study I employed oral history methodology, grounded in a life-span developmental and feminist approach, to explore the developmental importance of menarche in twenty older women's "bodily histories." Menarche is an important developmental event in the female life course because it represents a major point of confluence...
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    Dissertation
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    University, Dr. Clara Pratt. In addition, I wish to thank Dr. Patricia Moran, Dr. Joanne Engel, and Dr

  • Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

    Creator:
    Shepherd, Jennifer R.
    Abstract:
    This study examined the association between poverty and child neglect. The existence of a general association has been established for some time. However, there is much debate, and little detailed research, on the specific processes that create this association. This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the...
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    Dissertation
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    appreciation to all of the members of her doctoral committee: Samuel Vuchinich, Patricia Moran, Clara Pratt

  • How women negotiate family responsibilities and personal health

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
    Abstract:
    Women’s health affects women and society as a whole. In addition to paid employment, women provide unpaid labor as they care for their families, their homes, and ailing relatives. Only by staying healthy can women provide care to their families. Using a feminist perspective, this study examined how women manage...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Middle Eastern student perceptions of mattering and marginality at a large American university

    Creator:
    Norris, Kent
    Abstract:
    This study aimed to explore the relatively undocumented experiences and perceptions of mattering and marginality among Middle Eastern students attending a large American university, it also sought to inform higher education administration about the unique characteristics of this rapidly noticeable student population and it attempted to narrow the knowledge gap...
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    Masters Thesis

  • The graduate student experience at Oregon State University and the transition to graduate school

    Creator:
    Feller, Wendé Marie
    Abstract:
    The graduate student experience varies for each individual. While some graduate students decide to continue school after being away from some time, others continue with their studies immediately following the completion of their Bachelor's degree. This decision to continue one's education can be difficult and may require further assistance from...
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    Masters Thesis
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    her committee: Thomas Scheuermann, Donald Prickel, Richard Shintaku, and Patricia Moran for their

  • A Bioecological Model of Grief Recovery : Theory and Test of the Model

    Creator:
    Romo, Daniel L.
    Abstract:
    A primary aim of bereavement research is to alleviate suffering and promote well-being at the junction of life and death for the survivor in an attachment relationship. Bereavement research in the last decade has focused primarily on examining grief recovery within the context of intrapersonal processes. This emphasis has often...
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    Dissertation