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  • Super rockets : a case study of illicit drug use in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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    Al-Madani, Mohamed E.
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    An apparent consequence of the petroleum boom of the 1970s is the exposure of Saudi Arabia, a formerly closed society, to a massive onslaught of customs and values emanating primarily from western societies. The illegal use of drugs is one such phenomenon which has gained momentum and rapidly expanded. The...
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  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Student-Athlete College Experience

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    Jackman, Callan
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for populations all over the world. One population that has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic is the student-athlete population. Over the last two years, universities took safety precautions by first sending students home and moving teaching and learning to a remote format and...
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    , Regan A. R. Gurung, my committee members Steven Ortiz and Brian Mills, and my graduate council

  • Affection in the Workplace : Personality, Perceptions & Affection

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    Spiegelman, Sarah
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    Humans have a desire for a connection among others, and they also have a desire for both giving and receiving affection, regardless of class, age, gender, cultural or religious backgrounds. There is a plethora of research on the health benefits for both giving and receiving affection in romantic and family...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Colin R. Hesse Humans have a desire for a connection among others, and they also have a

  • Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

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    Yatani, Choichiro
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    This study was designed to assess the effects of political participation upon hostility and the preference for violence. To investigate this problem a political participation scale was developed. 148 male subjects (mean age 22.6 years) and 93 female subjects (mean age 20.7 years) responded to the Political Participation Scale, the...
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    ) low political participation is correlated to feelings of political incapability (r = -.39, P<.005

  • How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

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    Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
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    Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
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    et al., 2021; Schaal et al., 2011; Sarac et al. 2018; Babiss & Gangwisch, 2009) but not much

  • Social Bonds Theory: Analyzing College Students' Mental Health

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    Eklund, Destiny S.
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    According to the World Health Organization (2019), every 40 seconds, approximately one person from around the world dies from suicide. The highest percentage of adults with major depression and serious thoughts of suicide are between 18 to 25 years of age (Shen & Millet 2003-2012, p. 31). Studies have indicated...
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Colin R. Hesse According to the World Health Organization (2019), every 40 seconds

  • Influence of Political Liberalism on Contracting Prison Health Care

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    Yarnall, Robert G.
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    Studies on prison contracting have typically focused on the privatization of entire facilities and carceral services offered to inmates. There has been limited research, however, as to how political ideology influences the extent to which state prisons contract out health care services. There also appears to be a need for...
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    reported to have higher rates of medical conditions than the general population (Maruschak et al., 2015

  • Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

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    Smith, Dorian
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    African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
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    development across middle adolescence (Bowers, et al., 2010). Luthar’s (1991) conjoint behavioral

  • Contemporary approaches to depression

    Creator:
    Choi, Junghee
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    Depression is one of the most important psychiatric disorders. It does not only affect the patients themselves but also influences their family members, friends, and society as a whole. The primary purpose of this paper is to discuss the general characteristics of depression in terms of the explanations provided by...
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    depression in women (Gotlib et al. 1989). Other explanations involve social factors. For example, women

  • The Role of the Academic Advisor as a Support Person for Student-Athletes in Higher Education

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    Phillips, Rachel (Rachel Lynne)
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    Despite policies implemented by the NCAA with the intention of increasing student-athlete academic success and persistence to graduation, student-athlete graduation rates still remain low, with only 65% of student-athletes receiving their college degree. Certain non- cognitive variables, including the availability of a strong support person, have been shown predict persistence...
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    ; Nasim et al., 2005). As characteristics of academic advising have been shown to affect retention of