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  • Self-injury in the schools : school counselors' perspectives

    Creator:
    Roberts-Dobie, Susan
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    Among the many mental health concerns schools face today, self-injury is quickly gaining attention. It is estimated that almost 14% of adolescents have self-injured and the numbers are predicted to rise (Ross & Heath, 2002). Adolescents spend more of their waking hours in the school building than at home or...
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    Dissertation

  • Stress and well-being : self-esteem, self-efficacy, rumination, reflection, & religion

    Creator:
    Huang, Hsiao-Fang
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    Depression has been one of the most prevalent psychological disorders. Its relationship with life events is reviewed in light of factors influencing the relationship such as self-esteem, attributional styles, and cognitive complexity. The mechanism of depression and its links with personality disorders are looked at in relation to anxiety. The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . The chapter will also discuss the aspect of self-awareness, the dynamic of change, and the emotion

  • Objectified body consciousness : a theory-to-practice approach

    Creator:
    John, Deborah Haydel
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    Objectified body consciousness (OBC) is a third-person perspective that locates an individual's body-self relationship primarily in the appearance of her/his body as an outside observer rather than in how her/his body feels or what her/his body can do. We know very little about OBC in relation to physical self variables...
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    Dissertation

  • Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

    Creator:
    Cox, Michelle J.
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    The goal of this study was to pursue the construct of transcendence from a psychosocial, developmental perspective to predict who will volunteer and its influence on the average number of volunteer hours worked per week. The predictor variable is the self-transcendence subscale score on the Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI) (Levenson...
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    Dissertation
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    Human Development and Family Studies presented on December 14, 2007. Title: Does Self-Transcendence

  • Toward making the invisible visible : studying science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

    Creator:
    Perkins, Catherine J.
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    This dissertation consists of two articles to be submitted for publication. The first, a literature review, makes visible common influences on science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and also points to potentially invisible validation concerns regarding the instrument used. The second investigates the participants' invisible science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and, through the...
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    Dissertation
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    Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs. Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This

  • Exploring intimate violence typologies for women and men : implications for research and practice

    Creator:
    George, Roxanne G.
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    Typologies of intimate violence are part of an emerging paradigm towards a multifaceted, multi-theoretical approach to understanding the causes and effects of intimate violence. For this new paradigm to be implemented into research and practice, there are several gaps in the knowledge base that must be addressed. In particular, there...
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    Dissertation
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    Psychological Harm ................................................. 39 BackgroundVariables

  • Scenes of language

    Creator:
    Duerst, Gretchen
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    In this creative non-fiction thesis, I present a collection of personal essays that examine my significant moments of awkwardness with failed communications or frustrated relationships when I wanted to draw people closer with language, but was unsuccessful. In the twelve stories, I discuss these issues in my interpersonal communication interwoven...
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    Masters Thesis
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    between her images are "stylistic fragmentation and authorial silence or self-dramatization [that

  • Internal and external trigger cues of impulse buying online

    Creator:
    Burnett, Sandy E.
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    Online shopping is one of the fastest growing forms of shopping with sales reaching $141.4 billion in 2004 (Shop.org, 2005). With the tremendous growth of online retailing, and the prevalence of impulse buying today, this study's purpose was to investigate the internal and external factors of impulse buying in an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    self-feelings (Wansink, 1994). 12. Mood management: refers to the process of impulse purchase

  • Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

    Creator:
    White, Diana L.
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    The death of a child is a traumatic family event. This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents and grandparents in 10 families who had lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, or birth defects. Key questions focused on support given and received, meanings attributed to the loss, continuing bonds, and...
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    Dissertation
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    , experienced personal growth, and had integrated their deceased children into their sense of self. No clear

  • Birthing Experience: Feminism, Symbolic Interaction, and (Re) Defining Birth

    Creator:
    Roland-Schwartz, Michele L.
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    In this paper, my aim is to call attention to the meanings women attach to their birthing experiences using the symbolic interaction perspective in conjunction with a feminist lens. I argue that the obstetrical model of childbirth defines the course of the relationship between the laboring woman and attendant, limiting...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Presentation of Self in Everyday Life: When an individual enters the presence of others, they commonly seek