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Impact of a human sexuality course on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of sexual behaviors

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: family life, while in others, single courses were organized to focus on the biological, psychological

A comparative analysis of childless women with low birth expectations

Creator:: Hunt, Shirley Jeanne Persons
Abstract:: In response to the growing preference for the small family, this study was carried cut to acquire information about women who expect zero, one, or two children. The purposes of the study were: to identify the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of these women; and to determine which of these characteristics...
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Full Text:: model of fertility is psychology. In this model, the focus has been on identifying the psychological

Student nonverbal behavior and frustration in individual test conditions

Creator:: Roberts, Robert Steven
Abstract:: The goal of the study was to investigate the relationship between nonverbal behaviors and frustration. As a part of the study an instrument for the observation of nonverbal behaviors related to frustration was developed. The specific hypotheses investigated in this study were the following: Hypothesis One - A valid and...
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Full Text:: a func- tion of psychological type, situation, age, past experience, and other variables

An investigation into the possible arousal of psychological reactance as a consequence of interest inventory feedback

Creator:: Beller, Stephen Mark
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine whether feedback from vocational interest inventories leads to the arousal of psychological reactance. The data for the study was collected from 80 male and female subjects who were first year students at Oregon State University enrolled in Psychology 111, Personal Development. The...
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Full Text:: psychological reactance as a consequence of interest inventory feedback AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Stephen

The exercise motivation scale : its multifaceted structure and construct validity

Creator:: Li, Fuzhong
Abstract:: Building upon Deci and Ryan's (1985, 1991) self-determination theory as well as previous empirical work on motivation, the present study was designed to develop a multifaceted 31-item Exercise Motivation Scale (EMS). A series of pilot studies were first conducted in order to generate the 31 scale items. The EMS was...
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Full Text:: participation is to accrue the physical and psychological health benefits. Ever-mounting evidence suggests that

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

Creator:: George, Roxanne G.
Abstract:: 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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Full Text:: Psychological Harm ................................................. 39 BackgroundVariables

Relationships among health and demographic characteristics, latitude of choice, and elderly hospitalized patient adjustment

Creator:: Boehne, Rebecca E.
Abstract:: Adaptation to role transitions can have various outcomes. Health and demographic characteristics as well as environmental control have been shown to affect the transition to the role of patient. The acutely ill elderly's adaptation to the role of hospitalized patient has not been measured from the elderly patient's perspective. This...
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Full Text:: some aspect of one's environment has been shown to have a direct, positive impact on the outlook

The impact of space and color in the physical environment on children's cooperative behavior

Creator:: Read, Marilyn Avonia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in physical space impacted preschool children's cooperative behavior. These changes in physical space included differentiated and undifferentiated ceiling height and wall color. This study used an experimental design with subjects experiencing four conditions each. The sample consisted of 30 preschool...
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Full Text:: investigated to date. As well, the element of color has been investigated primarily in terms of psychological

Parental accounts of a child's death : influences on parental identity and behavior

Creator:: Brotherson, Sean E.
Abstract:: One of the most powerful and life-changing events that can occur in the life of a family is the death of a child. Researchers who have studied death and bereavement suggest that a child's death has a dramatic impact on parents. However, little is known about the ways in which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , psychological maturation, and social interaction, at times during the life course dramatic changes may be

Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

Creator:: White, Diana L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Non-industrial textile production as optimal experience : applicability of the Flow Theory to clothing and textiles subject matter

Creator:: Blood, Janet
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to test a psychological theory of motivation called the Flow Theory by Csikszentmihalyi as it relates to non-industrial textile production activities. In using the Flow Theory, researchers attempt to explain why individuals continue participation with a specific activity; namely that the activity induces...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The purpose of this research study was to test a psychological theory of motivation called the Flow

Relationship of anxiety level and performance in NAIA intercollegiate basketball games

Creator:: Boutin, K. James
Abstract:: Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: creative self-expression, debili- tating psychological and psychosomatic symptoms and idiosyncratic

The construction and preliminary validation of an instrument to assess the food fantasies of individuals with eating disorders

Creator:: Bruyer, Annette
Abstract:: The study's goal was to develop and initially validate the Food Fantasies Questionnaire, a self-report therapeutic and research instrument which assesses the occurrence and content of highly irrational food cognitions (fantasies) common to eating disorders in relation to seven theoretically derived factors characterisic of the disorders: fear, anxiety, revulsion, pleasure,...
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Full Text:: . Objective Measures Developed Specifically to Assess Eating Disorders 41 b. Other Psychological Measures Used

The effect of a mail-mediated intervention on exercise behavior

Creator:: Levy, Susan S.
Abstract:: Self-determination theory suggests that social contexts that promote a sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness will increase internalization of behavioral regulation and lead to more self-determined forms of motivation, the prototype of which is intrinsic motivation. A positive relationship between internalization of exercise behavior regulation and actual levels of exercise...
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Full Text:: Behavior INTRODUCTION Despite the overwhelming evidence of the physiological and psychological health

The effect of peer presence upon health-related physical fitness test scores of college students

Creator:: El Baden, Bahia Mahmoud
Abstract:: The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of peer presence upon the health-related physical fitness test scores of college students. A total of 312 undergraduate college students, 156 males and 156 females, 18 through 29 years of age, randomly selected from the physical education activity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Consumer perceptions of apparel products in Internet shopping

Creator:: Kim, Mi-Jung
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study was to determine consumer perceptions of apparel products in Internet shopping. According to the existing literature, four categories of perceptions play primary roles for apparel shopping consumer decisions: apparel appearance, apparel comfort, fabric characteristics, and apparel fit. The present study aimed to observe how...
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Full Text:: purchase decision. Perceived risks also can be attributed to several factors: psychological risk, social

Coping behavior employed by Oregon school administrators in dealing with occupational stress

Creator:: Zieminski, Robert S.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' conceptions of how they cope with job-related stress. The psychological and physiological consequence of how

A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the assimilation of its members into the mainstream of United States society

Creator:: Nogawa, Haruo
Abstract:: The present study was a modified replication of the two pioneer works in the field of sport and ethnic groups by Pooley (1968) and Tindall (1973). This study investigated whether participation in an ethnic basketball league in Japanese-American communities affected the rate of assimilation of two groups of Japanese-American, high-school...
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Full Text:: , psychological, and cul- tural attributes of the participants, direct observations and informal focused

Motives toward track and field competition of foreign and domestic grant-in-aid student-athletes in NCAA Division I colleges and universities

Creator:: Stidwill, Howard F.
Abstract:: This study sought to chronicle the increased presence of the foreign athlete in NCAA Division I track and field and to assess the competitive motivations of American and foreign track and field athletes. Recruiting pipelines, as well as the successes of foreign athletes on U.S. university track and field teams,...
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Full Text:: development of valid and reliable psychological constructs related to competition. Moreover, sport needs to

The effects of locus of control and instructional method on self-efficacy with computers

Creator:: Whyte, Catherine K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the interactive effects of locus of control and instructional method on perceived self-efficacy with computers. The two instructional methods in this experiment were intended to represent variations in the amount of control over the lesson that students would have, the amount of...
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Full Text:: framework that explains and predicts psychological changes that can occur as a result of experience. While

A comparison of smoking patterns between counseling assisted and unassisted heavy smokers with early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Creator:: Gonzales, David H.
Abstract:: Smoking patterns were described and compared retrospectively for 5395 participants in the Lung Health Study at 12 and 24 months. 3592 participants were assigned to a special intervention (SI) group that received a counseling assisted smoking cessation intervention that included nicotine gum and 1803 participants were assigned to a usual...
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Full Text:: Rationale for Definitions 7 Definitions 9 RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW 14 Introduction 14 Psychological and

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: potential for motherhood -- that same body with its bleedings and mysteries -- is her single destiny and

The effect of textile knowledge on categorization and stereotyping of textiles

Creator:: Choi, Mi-Jeong
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of infant massage on the interactions between high risk infants and their caregivers

Creator:: Pardew, E. Michelle
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to examine the effects of infant massage on the interactions between high risk infants and their caregivers. A population of nine high risk infants who received infant massage was compared to 14 high risk infants who did not receive infant massage. Both groups...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: psychological health of adolescents. Previous research has catalogued the risks to adolescent mothers and

The complexity of nonresident father involvement in low-income families : mothers' perspectives

Creator:: Sano, Yoshie
Abstract:: The two studies of this dissertation examined mothers' perspectives of nonresident fathers' involvement in low-income families. The overall goal of these studies was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of nonresident fathers' involvement and its effect on family well-being. In the first study I applied a relatively new methodology, zero-inflated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , psychological, and legal fathers and depends on the perception of the relationship. The definition of who is a

Developing effective presentation strategies for online retailers

Creator:: Yoo, Jungmin
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate practical guidelines based on empirical evidence for effective website design, including both home page and product pages. This research consists of two consecutive empirical studies. Study 1 was one factor (home page design: image- vs. text-oriented home page) between-subjects design with two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ” (Kotler, 1973-1974, p. 50) Attitude: “a person‟s evaluation of any psychological object (Ajzen

Life course perspective : a journey of participation in physical activity

Creator:: Li, Kin-Kit
Abstract:: A life course perspective provide a meta-theoretical framework to understand human development. This perspective is characterized by studying the changing lives within the changing environment (George, 2004). Building upon the literature in the psychosocial paradigm and ecological models, Manuscript 1 discusses the uniqueness and the practical importance of a life...
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Full Text:: Despite the recognized physical and psychological benefits of regular physical activity (U. S

The Impact of the Correlated Color Temperature of Fluorescent Lighting and its Influence on Student On-Task Behavior in an Elementary School Classroom

Creator:: Pulay, Alana S.
Abstract:: The aim of the study was to determine whether a higher correlated color temperature of the fluorescent lighting in an elementary school classroom influenced student on-task behavior as compared to fluorescent lighting with a lower correlated color temperature. A conceptual theoretical framework on interior lighting and human behavior was developed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Pathways of Light Relative to Psychological Functioning ......26 2.4 School System Layers with the

Enjoyment and physical activity levels of students with and without disabilities in physical education

Creator:: McClain, ZáNean D.
Abstract:: School Physical Education programs provide key opportunities to promote lifetime physical activity (PA) to students, while at the same time students can build a sense of enjoyment. The purpose of this study first sought to determine the effects of varying instructional approaches on the enjoyment and PA levels of students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (American Psychological Association [APA], 2008). Although the words enjoyment and fun may be used

Weight stigma consciousness and perceived physical appearance : their key precursors and relationship to health behaviors

Creator:: Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between weight stigma consciousness, perceived body appearance, social physique anxiety, and the health outcomes of physical activity levels and eating behaviors. Select precursors were also examined. These relationships were based on Harter's model of self-worth. Two-hundred fifteen adults with a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Psychological Variables………………………………….. 2 Perceived Physical Appearance and Psychological Well-being 3

A study of effective consultant teachers' leadership styles and personality preferences

Creator:: Savelsbergh, Mary
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among leadership style (telling, selling, participating and delegating), personality preferences (Extravert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Feeling/Thinking, Judging/Perceiving and effectiveness as a consultant teacher. The sample consisted of thirty-one consultant teachers from Oregon: twenty from the Portland School District, five from the Gresham School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: psychological and social issues involved; self-confidence; or professional objectivity in handling clients

Perceptions about mother-daughter relationships during daughters' childbearing

Creator:: Martell, Louise Kelly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in contact, emotional closeness, and aid exchange in the mother-daughter, relationship during daughter's first pregnancy. According to the literature reviewed, women increase contact with and become emotionally closer to their mothers with pregnancy. It appears that pregnant women have increased feelings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mother-daughter relationship on women's psychological adaptation to pregnancy and motherhood. Deutsch

Discovering maladjustment in children through their free drawings

Creator:: McDevitt, Margaret Rose
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Experiences Art Ability Evaluation Socio-Psychological Factors. . . Drawing as Release .. . . . 104 107

A field study of a social cognition training program for deaf adults in vocational rehabilitation

Creator:: Blankenship, Jonathan Charles
Abstract:: The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition training program for deaf adults. Sixteen deaf adult subjects who were vocational rehabilitation clients, and who had been identified as experiencing difficulties in social functioning, were assigned to receive a eight-week training program designed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: psychological assessment instrument designed to measure the person-conceptualization and perspective-taking

Examination of adolescents' sources of subjective task value in sport

Creator:: Stuart, Moira E.
Abstract:: Sport is an avenue for children and adolescents to improve physical skills as well as enhance their psycho-social development. Despite the benefits of sport, numerous children and adolescents choose not to be physically active. Consequently, several investigators have sought to determine why some children choose to participate in sport, while...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to numerous psychological and physical health risk factors, including negative affect, decreased

The impact of child-centered play therapy on anxiety levels in pre-neurosurgical pediatric patients

Creator:: Lerwick, Julie L.
Abstract:: The prevalence of childhood illness requiring hospitalization establishes the need for implementation of an applied intervention to decrease levels of hospitalization-induced anxiety in pediatric patients. In addition to anxiety, levels of perceived trauma have also been linked to pre-operative pediatric patients. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) within the medical setting has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: setting has the potential to reduce anxiety, perceived psychological trauma, and behavioral issues in

The effects of childhood molestation on the functioning of adult survivors : implications for the disposition of sex abuse cases

Creator:: Dennis, Mary Jane
Abstract:: Research indicates that child sex abuse contributes to emotional and behavioral dysfunction in adult survivors. However, no one factor within the abuse experience has been found to independently affect adult functioning, and it is unclear if several factors acting together influence degree of dysfunction. This study compared the Global Assessment...
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Full Text:: , 1979). These children also feel psychological paralysis in that they feel overwhelmed and helpless

Consumer clothing inventory management

Creator:: Cluver, Brigitte Gaal
Abstract:: The primary objective of the present research, which investigated consumer behavior regarding the storage of clothing items no longer worn, was to develop a model that describes and explains the process of consumer clothing inventory management. Data were collected via in-depth interviews of twenty-two adult female and male informants. Guided...
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Full Text:: psychological and behavioral steps towards disposing of, yet still retained possession. Data collected were

A comparison of depression, stress and self-image between younger and older adolescent mothers

Creator:: Kitzrow, Martha Anne.
Abstract:: Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical, developmental, economic and educational consequences for both mother and child. A review of the literature examined psychological and sociocultural factors and negative consequences associated with adolescent pregnancy. There has been little research on age specific differences between...
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Full Text:: : Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical

A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

Creator:: Brennan, L. A.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored dimensions of reflection for older adults in a developmental oriented adventure education experience. Data were gathered from emergent interviews with four individuals while participating in a multi-day, self-contained experiential education program conducted in a rugged environment, and led by a Navajo leader. Two principle research questions...
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Full Text:: , psychological and educational understandings of the term. For some educators, experience refers simply to an

An investigation of possible selves across stages of exercise involvement with middle-aged women

Creator:: Whaley, Diane E.
Abstract:: In order to develop effective interventions designed to encourage more middle-aged individuals to engage in regular exercise, there is a need to further understand the mechanisms involved in the decision to exercise. One appropriate conceptual framework involves future-oriented self-conceptions, or possible selves (Markus & Nurius, 1986). Possible selves, both hoped-for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and other forms of physical activity have been linked to psychological, physiological, and social

Appearance management, dress, and personality

Creator:: Johnson, Tricia Widner
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among appearance management, dress, and personality. Eight hypotheses were developed that proposed relationships among five personality factors, three appearance management variables, and style of dress. Respondents were 277 undergraduate student subjects enrolled at Oregon State University. Subjects completed two questionnaires:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

Creator:: Arab, Maryam
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the stages of exercise change, the levels of physical activity, and barriers to exercise among Kuwaiti individuals with and without disabilities. This study was conducted on 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) aged from 18 to 55 years. Stage of exercise...
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Full Text:: provides psychological benefits by reducing levels of anxiety and depression, enhancing self-esteem, and

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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Full Text:: American Psychological Association Committee on Professional Practice and Standards (1999) defines

Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

Creator:: Merrill, Marina L.
Abstract:: This research focused on the experiences of 15 low income Mexican women immigrants participating in MAS and Superando, two family literacy programs at the center of these women's sociocultural change. This research sought to understand the extent to which participation in these two programs empowers women to create change in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Objectified body consciousness : a theory-to-practice approach

Creator:: John, Deborah Haydel
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The change in alcohol consumption of important people to clients

Creator:: Doerksen, Dana B.
Abstract:: The Change in Alcohol Consumption of Important People to Clients measures the relationship between outcomes of clients’ alcohol treatment and the changes in alcohol consumption by important people (IP) in clients’ social networks. The prevalence of alcoholism in America continues to negatively impact individuals and society, yet few people with...
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The design, meaning, and use of the Turkish salon

Creator:: Dazkir, Sibel Seda
Abstract:: This exploratory study was focused on the design, meaning and use of the Turkish salon (the sitting room for guests). The findings provided an understanding of the different aspects of people's experiences of their salons. Socially and personally constructed meanings were examined to gain a deeper understanding of the respondents'...
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Full Text:: shaped by the dynamic relationship between many individual, psychological, social, socio-cultural

Crossing the Cartesian divide : an investigation into the role of emotion in science learning

Creator:: Staus, Nancy L.
Abstract:: Although many science educators and researchers believe that emotion is an important part of the learning process, few researchers have dealt with the topic in a systematic fashion. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of emotion in the learning process, particularly in the learning of science...
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Full Text:: group meetings and discussions—I learned a lot about psychological research in general and emotions in

Why cosplay? Motivations behind participation and use of social media among cosplayers who maintain Facebook Artist Pages

Creator:: Kane, Laura E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore motivations behind participation in cosplay and the use of social media among cosplayers who maintain Facebook Artist Pages. Further focus was placed on investigating the role of Facebook Artist Pages in building fame. To explore such motivations, two theories were referenced: Deci...
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Full Text:: Participating in cosplay and the fulfillment of basic psychological human needs…………………………………… 160 5.3

The structural relationship among gender role conflict, social support and health behavior in older men

Creator:: Hill, Wade Garrison
Abstract:: Inquiry into the cause of men's premature mortality has been historically framed in a biological deterministic perspective. This research takes an alternative view whereby the possible interactions of psychosocial variables with men's health promoting and health seeking behaviors are examined using cross-sectional survey data with older men. Specifically, this research...
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Full Text:: how gendered psychological qualities of men and women may relate to health. Moreover, because

Fashioning queer bodies : intersections of dress, identity, and anxiety in the queer women's community

Creator:: Reddy-Best, Kelly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of dress and queer women and how their sexual identity influences their appearance management behaviors. I answered the following research questions: (1) How is gender identity constructed and negotiated in different spaces for queer? (2) Does sexual identity influence dress...
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Full Text:: , Catholic, female, black) to psychological (jocks, workaholic -definition. They found that individuals

National culture and clothing values : a cross-national study of Taiwan and United States consumers

Creator:: Hsu, Hsiu-Ju
Abstract:: According to Blackwell, Miniard, and Engel (2001), "[c]ulture has a profound effect on why and how people buy and consume products and services" (p. 320). In the present study, Hofstede's classifications of national culture are used as a framework to examine the relationships among long-term orientation national culture (Taiwan and...
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Posttraumatic Growth, the Physically Active Body, and Self-Compassion

Creator:: Mitchell, Erin E.
Abstract:: Individuals who have been traumatized have the opportunity to experience posttraumatic growth, conceptualized as positive changes that result from navigating highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The current model of posttraumatic growth (Calhoun, Cann, & Tedeschi, 2010) is based solely on cognitive-emotional processing yet by examining the role...
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Full Text:: overcome emotional or psychological problems. A term that has been used to express the idea of

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...
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Full Text:: promotes purpose in life, a defining feature of psychological well-being. Midlife adults consistently

Loss of self-esteem due to acquired brain injury : a multidisciplinary team approach to a single case study

Creator:: Mizelle, Woody R.
Abstract:: There are between one and two million occurrences of head injuries in this country each year causing an estimated 140,000 deaths. Fifty to seventy thousand who survive are left with such intellectual impairment as to preclude returning to a normal life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the...
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Full Text:: , exceed twenty-two billion dollars annually. Other costs that are not easily measured are psychological

The relationship of personal and social resources on coping and individual well-being in caregivers of dementia patients

Creator:: Wright, Scott D.
Abstract:: Alzheimer's disease, a chronic and irreversible form of dementia, has been recognized as one of the most critical medical-social-economic problems facing our country. As Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias progress, the patient becomes increasingly dependent upon family and natural support systems to provide care. This dependency can place the...
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Full Text:: Alzheimer's disease places a tremendous financial, social and psychological burden on family caregivers. The

Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with physical disability and long-term care use among older American Indians

Creator:: Schure, Marc B.
Abstract:: Health officials have recently been sounding the alarm that depression will soon surpass many of the major medical conditions in causing disability among adults. Recent demographic and health trends are generating public health concern about depression. First, the prevalence of chronic conditions has dramatically increased over the last several generations....
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The relationship between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables among Oregon public school teacher-coaches : identifying coping strategies

Creator:: Kosa, Boonsong
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine relationships between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables and to identify burnout coping strategies commonly used by teacher-coaches in public secondary schools. A volunteer sample of 193 teacher-coaches responded to a three-section questionnaire composed of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jaloweic...
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Full Text:: been depleted of psychological resources and is helpless and tired, feeling there is nothing more to

Measurement of and correlation between attitudes toward physical education and health-related physical fitness among male students at two Saudi-Arabian universities

Creator:: Abu-Saleh, Kadhem Mohammad
Abstract:: Two hundred twenty male students randomly selected during Spring semester 1988 from each of two Saudi Arabian universities, King Faisal and King Fand, were administered a three-part attitude measurement instrument and a fourpart Health-Related Physical Fitness Test. The attitude measurement instrument, derived from the McDonald Attitude Inventory and the Wear...
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Full Text:: investigates the people's views concerning various aspects of their society. One important aspect of Saudi

Mindfulness, self-compassion, and leadership in wildland firefighting

Creator:: Lewis, Alexis
Abstract:: Wildland firefighting is environmentally and socially a risky and complex occupation. Although much attention has been given to understanding the physical components in fighting wildland fire, much less time has been devoted to understanding and developing the capacity of wildland firefighters to handle the dynamic pressures of the physical and...
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Full Text:: makers. Furthermore, adaptability of any program is an important aspect that needs to be taken into

The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

Creator:: Luttrell, William Lynn
Abstract:: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose...
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Full Text:: psychological development of the athlete" (p. 35). Regarding the physical benefits for participants, the

Adolescent substance abuse treatment incorporating "Rites of Passage"

Creator:: Mason, Michael J.
Abstract:: This investigation assessed the effectiveness of an adolescent substance abuse treatment program that incorporated "Rites of Passage." Named Gender Based Treatment (GBT), the treatment program sought to address the adolescents' developmental needs through the use of rituals, myth and story telling, and rites of initiation. Employing quantitative and qualitative analysis,...
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Full Text:: -line psychological theory that understands substance abuse as either a cognitive distortion (Woody

Food preferences of Thai adolescents and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition

Creator:: Sananmuang, Ratana
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between adolescents' food preferences and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Subjects included 30 boys and 35 girls randomly selected from 11th grade classrooms at two high schools in Phitsanulok, and their mothers....
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Full Text:: (Ajzen & Madden, 1986). This social psychological theory has been applied to a variety of behaviors in a

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

Creator:: Adams, Susan Elizabeth, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of social interaction and social distance or comfort among five undergraduate ethnic groups (African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Hispanic Americans) at Oregon State University. Another purpose was to explore the correlation between the level of social...
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Relationship between sport competitive achievement orientations and coaching behavior preferences among young male athletes in Thailand

Creator:: Boonveerabut, Suebsai
Abstract:: This study was based upon the Multidimensional Model of Leadership (Chelladurai, 1978, 1990), and the administration of the Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) and the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) (Gill and Deeter, 1988). The purposes of the study were: 1) To determine the competitive achievement orientations (competitiveness, goal and win)...
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An examination of the relationship among TARGET structures, team motivational climate, and achievement goal orientation

Creator:: Becker, Susan L.
Abstract:: Current research on sport motivation has focused primarily on goal perspective approaches in an attempt to understand behavior in achievement situations (Ames, 1984; Nicholls, 1984). According to Nicholls' (1984) theory, the achievement goal orientation an individual develops may be influenced by both individual differences and situational factors. Relative to situational...
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Full Text:: psychological factors that affect achievement-related behaviors in sport should further enhance our

Community satisfaction and life course factors influencing the likelihood of moving for 50 to 70 year olds

Creator:: Fox, Linda Kirk
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine what levels of community satisfaction and personal and household characteristics would result in a model of retirees and pre-retirees and their propensity to move. This study assessed the relationship between certain socio-demographic variables and feelings of overall satisfaction as well as satisfaction...
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Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Creator:: Beary, Janet K. Hopkins
Abstract:: Dietary excesses and imbalances play a prominent role in five of the ten leading causes of death in the U.S. Recognizing that many Americans tend to have poor dietary habits, the government has implemented several nutrition education strategies. Although these efforts have attempted to improve the nutritional status of Americans,...
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The effects of resistance training on fracture risk and psychological variables in postmenopausal women

Creator:: Shaw, Janet M.
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Full Text:: psychological variables in postmenopausal women AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Janet M. Shaw for the degree

The influence of caregiver role satisfaction and perceived control as mediating variables on levels of depression resulting from caregiver stress

Creator:: Russell-Miller, Mary P.
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Full Text:: perspective. One common aspect found in the variety of stress definitions is that stress is related to

The application of item response theory in the cross-cultural validation of the physical estimation and attraction scale

Creator:: Charoenruk, Kongsak
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to (a) outline a three-stage methodology combining functional/conceptual equivalence, item equivalence, and equivalence in construct operationalization to investigate the cross-cultural validity of psychological test instruments, and (b) to examine the cross-cultural equivalence of the Physical Estimation and Attraction Scale (Sonstroem, 1978) for English-speaking and...
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Bereavement experiences following a death under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

Creator:: Srinivasan, Erica G.
Abstract:: Oregon residents with a terminal illness have had the option to use aid-in-dying under the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) since 1997. The DWDA allows terminally ill Oregonians to make a request for lethal dosages of medication, prescribed by physicians for the purpose of self-administering to end one's life....
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Full Text:: , behavioral, psychological and spiritual components (Dent, 2005) and that is a multi-dimensional

Spiritual leadership : voices of women community college presidents

Creator:: Jones, Kristen (Kristen Annette)
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to name and give voice to the spiritual expression of leadership by women community college presidents. The following questions guided the research: (1) How do women community college presidents describe spirituality? (2) How does spirituality convey itself in the reflections, self-expression, and practice of...
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Full Text:: spiritual aspect of leadership is conveyed in their thinking, self-expression, and practice. My intent in

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Creator:: Cox, Michelle J.
Abstract:: 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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Full Text:: hinge on the psychological and biological processes that allow humans to connect with one another

End-of-life caregiving

Creator:: Nelson, Christine A.
Abstract:: Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
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Full Text:: caregiving; and personal growth, transformation, transcendence, psychological adaptation, positive outcome

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

Creator:: Perkins, Catherine J.
Abstract:: 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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Full Text:: Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989, 1993; American Psychological Association, 1997; National

Profiles in courage of community college leaders

Creator:: Kruger, Mari L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of courage among community college leaders across the United States. The following questions guided the research: (1) What is the courageous experience like for a community college leader? (2) What is the process of courage development? (3) What are...
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Full Text:: attention of a wider audience, our research will help produce not only some modification of psychological

Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Creator:: Hijazi, Heba Hesham
Abstract:: Jordan has a higher fertility rate (3.8) than the averages of countries similar in income to Jordan (2.2) and compared to the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole (2.8) (WHO, WB, UNICEF, & DHS, 2011). The findings of the 2009 Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey demonstrated...
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An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

Creator:: De Costa, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Loretta)
Abstract:: The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has greatly outpaced our knowledge. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to develop a more informed understanding of foster family functioning from the perspective of foster parents. This study examined the experiences of 9 kin and 12 nonkin foster...
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Full Text:: key similarity was “Foster parenthood, like fatherhood or motherhood, can be viewed as a social role

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the benefit and risk that close social partners bring to adults' lives, and the efficacy and consequences of engaging social resources to maintain well-being in the face of...
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Full Text:: unfortunately beyond the scope of this dissertation, reflect psychological development in older adulthood

Effects of realistic distractions and interruptions on simulated surgical task performance

Creator:: Feuerbacher, Robin L.
Abstract:: Distractions and interruptions are common occurrences in an operating room (OR), but little is known about their effects on surgical task performance. Based on human factors research, it was hypothesized that realistic distractions and interruptions in an OR would adversely impact surgical task performance. Because of the concern of patient...
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Interactive vs. non-interactive electronically delivered motivational materials for physical activity initiation and enhancement among adults with physical disabilities

Creator:: Kosma, Maria
Abstract:: Participation in physical activity has important health benefits among individuals with disabilities, whereas inactive lifestyles may lead to secondary limiting health conditions. However, few people with disabilities regularly participate in the recommended amount of health-related physical activities. Low rate of participation may be related to low motivation due to interconnected...
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Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Creator:: Moore, Sally Widenmann
Abstract:: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
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Response of family businesses to a natural disaster : a case study approach

Creator:: Hammond, Clark H.
Abstract:: Throughout the world, weather-related and other natural phenomena claim thousands of lives and devour billions of dollars annually in recovery efforts. Destruction of life and property in the wake of disasters is devastating, and can have a dramatic impact on families and businesses around the globe. Yet, published works specifically...
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Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Creator:: Baur, Joshua W. R.
Abstract:: Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges...
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Full Text:: physical and psychological health and park use. Prior research has revealed that people who spend time

The development of nursing agency in the context of oppression : a study of the experiences of nurse educators

Creator:: Schneider, Alisa L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover the experiences nurse educators (NEs) have had with oppression and to uncover how their experiences may have impacted their teaching. This study was significant as nurse retention is negatively affected by oppressed group behaviors (Duchscher & Myrick, 2008; Tinsley & France,...
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Full Text:: an understanding of various 4 sciences, theories, physical and psychological processes

Self-injury in the schools : school counselors' perspectives

Creator:: Roberts-Dobie, Susan
Abstract:: 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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Correlates of occupational burnout in counselor educators

Creator:: Bartley, Amy E.
Abstract:: Burnout, a problem that relates to an individual's occupation or vocational life, is a prolonged manifestation of emotional exhaustion, cynicism related to work, physical ailments, and reduced accomplishment of work tasks. Recently, the literature has shown that faculty in higher education experience Burnout as do other professions. However, there is...
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Resource policy implications of animal rights activism : a demographic, attitudinal and behavioral analysis

Creator:: Jamison, Wesley V.
Abstract:: The thesis analyzes the demographic, attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of animal rights activists, placing them in the context of resource policy. It is argued that the animal rights movement combined the Victorian critique of empiricism with a reaction to modernity that was characteristic of other contemporary mass movements. Animal rights...
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The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
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Full Text:: , 2006). Adverse psychological health effects of prescription stimulant use include aggression

Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

Creator:: Pattison, Scott A.
Abstract:: There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
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Full Text:: engineering, is increasingly a central aspect of our society, our work, and our everyday lives (National

An investigation of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and personality in a residential treatment center

Creator:: Toray, Tamina
Abstract:: Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of drug addicted teens in this country. Accompanying this increase in drug usage of adolescents has been an rise in the number of treatment and evaluation centers to serve the adolescent drug abusing population. Comprehensive and...
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Full Text:: investigating psychological problems of adolescents. This current investigation utilizes the MMPI to profile

An assessment of the relationship between culturally specific coping methods and occupational stress for black male counselor educators : Implications for increased diversity in CACREP accredited programs

Creator:: Dempsey, Keith
Abstract:: The absence of Black male counselor educators in CACREP accredited programs is astounding. Out of a pool of 130 CACREP programs, only 31 have at least one Black male full time counselor educator. Although these programs are comprised of approximately 2,000 counselor educators, only 58 of them are Black men....
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The impact of gender-role identity, gender ideology and drinking motivation on binge drinking and behavioral outcomes

Creator:: Ketcham, Patricia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in students' drinking patterns and the resultant negative consequences based on gender role identity, gender role ideology and self-reported drinking motivations on a college campus. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 735 university students. Gender...
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Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Meza Discua, José Luis
Abstract:: Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the country (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003). Latinos' educational attainment is consistently lower than that of other students (Gandara, 2008). The majority of...
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Full Text:: Statistics (NCES, 2010). Social cognitive. This is a theory that examines the psychological functioning of

Psychological Elements of Trauma and Grief among Young Banso Widows in Cameroon

Creator:: Lange, Ruth Kinyuy
Abstract:: Because of disease, industrialization, and regional conflicts, young widowhood is an expanding phenomenon in many parts of the world. Young widows face many challenges that can lead to mental health problems. The young widows have to make adjustments to fit their new roles as bread winners of the families, having...
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Full Text:: Title: Psychological Elements of Trauma and Grief among Young Banso Widows in Cameroon. Abstract

Dynamic linkages of personality and health : the effect of traits and states in predicting health-goal progress

Creator:: Choun, Soyoung
Abstract:: Optimal aging is strongly related to personality factors along with health-behavior habits. Personality has played a key role in understanding the interactions between human behavior and the environment and as a vital predictor in determining health outcomes of individuals. Although previous studies have found links between personality traits and health,...
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Full Text:: understanding of how biological, psychological, behavioral, and environmental elements interact and shape a

Exploration of culturally proficient mental health assessment and treatment practices of Black/African American clients

Creator:: Glover, Tina Marie
Abstract:: Changing trends within the mental health system treatment practices demand exploration of the cultural context of assessment and treatment of Black/African Americans. Culturally competent assessments include a realistic integration of historical context. Clinicians counseling Black/African Americans must be prepared to assess and address PTSD, racial trauma, micro-aggressions, and other known...
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Full Text:: of African slaves struggle with not only their own current psychological issues but that these

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