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Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

Creator:: Rogers, Kim
Abstract:: Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cardio-Based Exercise Classes AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kim Rogers for the

The role exercise may play in how survivors of domestic violence feel and view themselves

Creator:: Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
Abstract:: The National Women's Health Information Center reports that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to American women and that nearly one-third of American women have been physically assaulted by their significant other at some point in their lives. These women often experience depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, posttraumatic stress...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: other psychological concerns. It is now generally accepted that exercise has mental health benefits

Understanding health behavior influences of undergraduate students during college transition

Creator:: Hart, Kerry A.
Abstract:: As college students transition to life away from their parental home, the need to make independent decisions regarding their eating and exercise behaviors is evident. This life transition may be a critical period for establishment of long term behavior patterns with potential impact on health, disease and weight balance. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to make independent decisions regarding their eating and exercise behaviors is evident. This life

Reduced intraabdominal fat after lower-dose treadmill training in growing female rats

Creator:: David, Lynne Catherine
Abstract:: The presence of an increased accumulation of intraabdominal fat (IAF) has been linked to dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and hyperglycemia, which precede the development of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). It has been shown that IAF begins depostition during childhood. Human studies suggest that regular endurance exercise, that does...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: studies suggest that regular endurance exercise, that does not necessessarily produce an increase in

The effects of different resistances on peak power during the Wingate anaerobic test

Creator:: Hermina, Waldemar
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Peliormance of Exercise and Sport Science Dean &Graduate School I understand that my thesis will become

Carbohydrate loading, vitamin B-6 supplementation, and fuel metabolism during exercise of differing intensity in post-absorptive man

Creator:: DeVos, Ann
Abstract:: Four young trained men were studied during 50 min of continuous bicycle ergometer exercise [30 min at 60%, 15 min at 80%, and 5 min at 90% maximal heart rate (MHR)] to elucidate changes in fuel metabolism resulting from a glycogen depletion-repletion regimen, and to determine the effect of supplemental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Loadinq 1, Vitamin B- -6 Supplementation, and Fuel Metabolism During Exercise of D- iffering Intensity

The effects of a physical fitness program on the plasma lipids of late adolescent males

Creator:: Marumoto, Seiko
Abstract:: The effects of an 11-week jogging program on the plasma lipid fractions and clotting time of 19 late adolescent males (18 to 19 years) were investigated. Total lipids, triglycerides, total and free cholesterol, phospholipids, non-esterified fatty acids, and clotting time of plasma were determined. Statistical analysis was applied to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: acids were not apparent as a result of exercise. There was a significant decrease in phospholipids

The effect of concentrated color on student performance

Creator:: McKean, Doris Spears
Abstract:: A study of student performance in relation to concentrated color in the environment was conducted in an elementary school near Portland, Oregon. Third grade classrooms served as laboratories, with the total third grade student population of 83 students serving as subjects. The project covered a four week period of time....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological factors associated with human response to color. About the same time, around 1900, Jastrow and

Relationship between the similarity of food preferences among parents and children and parental attitudes

Creator:: Dean, Ailene Deanna
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the similarity of food preferences among parents and children, and parent attitudes. Thirty-five children of preschool ages and their parents served as subjects for this study. All children were enrolled in preschool programs established by the = Family Life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forms of malnutrition are associated with decelerated mental development and psychological

Consumers' attitude toward metric conversion for clothing sizes related to selected variables

Creator:: McCauley, Lynda Dianne
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to explore the possible acceptance of metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing standardization by a selected sample of female ready-to-wear clothing consumers. A questionnaire was designed to elicit consumer's positive or negative attitudes toward metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing standardization. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Self-cathexis ad body-cathexis participants in selected environmental sport activities

Creator:: O'Neill, Judith Anne
Abstract:: Individuals participating in the enviromental sport activity courses of backpacking-orienteering, mountaineering, and scuba diving responded to pre- and post - test trials of the Self-Cathexis Scale ard the Body-Oathexis Scale. Two control groups composed of random samples of the university student population reponded to the Self-Cathexis Scale Body-Cathexis Scale: one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -canexis is an aspect of the sd 1f-concept. For the purpose of this study, self-cathexis was measured by

Evaluation of color change in textiles by middle-aged women

Creator:: Handorf, Linda Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to assess reactions to and opinions about color and color performance by women ages 45 to 54 years. Hypotheses were developed to test relationships and differences between both perception and acceptance of color change and: 1) the three primary colors, 2) the two methods...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological and subjective function (Sheppard, 1968, p. 10). Color Deficiencies Most common theories on the

A comparison of noise environments between offices of Langton Hall and other offices on the Oregon State University campus

Creator:: Healey, John Patrick
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: specific noise 4 sources. This aspect of the study alone may provide the means for establishing the

Perception of clothing clues by five-, nine-, and thirteen-year-olds

Creator:: Butzer, Peggy A.
Abstract:: The significance of dress in a first encounter situation has been demonstrated empirically: clothing serves as a vehicle for communicating information from one person to another. Thus, it is influential in affecting the formation of first impressions. This study was undertaken to explore the elements of dress that are most...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological life and know- ledge to be the structural aspect of psychological life (Furth, 1981, p. 206

Scenes of language

Creator:: Duerst, Gretchen
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of substrate utilization, manipulated by nicotinic acid, on excess postexercise oxygen consumption

Creator:: Trost, Stewart G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: period from exercise is thought to be a contributing factor for the EPOC. In an attempt to study the

Contractile function of single muscle fibers from chronically resistance trained humans

Creator:: Shoepe, Todd C.
Abstract:: Resistance training is widely prescribed for rehabilitation of injuries and as a method to improve athletic performance. It is accepted that resistance training increases the maximal force production of whole muscle and it has been suggested that the velocity of shortening can increase as well. However, little is known about...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Widrick was involved with every aspect of this project including design, data collection, analysis, and

Internal and external trigger cues of impulse buying online

Creator:: Burnett, Sandy E.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Roland-Schwartz, Michele L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Satisfaction with clothing and personal appearance related to self-esteem and participation in activities among full-time homemakers

Creator:: Olstrom, Janet Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance, concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time activities among a sample of full-time homemakers. To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -psychological approaches (Rosencranz, 1950). This seminar was followed by a similar one in 1951 (Sybers and

Innovativeness in clothing and textiles as related to adoption leadership, venturesomeness, perceived sewing competence, and selected demographic factors

Creator:: Lauritsen, Chrisanne Clark
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between innovativeness in clothing and textiles and; self rating of innovativeness, adoption leadership, venturesomeness, perceived sewing competence, age, education, social status characteristics, social participation, sources of information, and continuation of learning. The sample consisted of 67 women who sew who...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship of time orientation to selected clothing variables measured among tenth and twelfth grade high school girls

Creator:: Dersch, Fay Avis
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships among time orientation, clothing influentials, importance of selected garment characteristics, sources of clothing information, and clothing values. The measures developed for the study were a clothing influential measure, a garment characteristic measure, and a source of clothing information measure. Two measures...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: physical, social, intellectual, and psychological ones. These changes occur at different rates in

Clothing acquisition and satisfaction and life satisfaction of older women

Creator:: Cron, Marie Elizabeth Gilbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: considered when determining a person's age: chronological, biological, psychological, sociological

The development of a methodology to study the effects of process dynamics and costs on operator behavior

Creator:: Saedi, Mohammad Vahid
Abstract:: A computer simulation was developed as a technique for studying the effects of the process dynamics on the operator's sampling and control behavior. This methodology was used to study the effects of the process input memory variation in the presence of different observation noise levels. It was concluded that the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: skill in behaving more optimally. (1) Control variable is that aspect of the system which is being

Perception of clothing clues : its relation to liking for the clothing by the viewer and similarity to the clothing worn by the viewer

Creator:: Shields, Edith A.
Abstract:: Perception between people is part of the process of nonverbal communication. Person perception including body, facial expression, facial features, and clothing is part of the process that results in the formation of impressions of persons by each other. The purpose of this study was to investigate clothing perception and develop...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: down by the viewer. Each noticed item or aspect of that item of clothing was counted as one response

A correlation study of self-body cathexis of obese women and their attitudes toward physical activity

Creator:: Reynolds, Julia A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the self-body cathexis of obese women and their attitudes toward physical activity. Fifty inventories were used for the research in this project. The volunteer subjects' ages ranged from 18 to 45 with a mean age of 28.9 years. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SELF IMAGE AND BODY IMAGE 16 OBESITY AND HEALTH 23 EXERCISE AND OBESITY 26 TREATMENT OF OBESITY 30

Recounting, rethinking, and reclaiming menstruation

Creator:: Ashford, Teresa L.
Abstract:: I assessed influences on women's attitudes toward and experiences with menarche and menstruation using feminist qualitative methodologies. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model interpreted through a feminist lens was the organizing framework for the study, focusing as it does on the sociohistorical and multilayered context wherein the women developed. Fourteen college women between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and how the nature of this psychological material changes as a function of a person's exposure to and

"No pain, no fear, no regrets": views of a good death

Creator:: Amberwood, Lee J.
Abstract:: Substantial research has shown deficits in the quality of end-of-life care in the U.S. In response to evidence of these deficits, efforts have been made to improve quality of end-of-life care. One approach has been to ask the question, "What is a good death?" Data on views of a good...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: reported some aspect of a person's physical state while dying (e.g., pain management, symptom control, etc

First impressions of the interiors of hotel lobbies as influences on perceptions of hotels

Creator:: Fidzani, Lily Clara
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine whether participants can form impressions and make inferences about a hotel based only on the physical environment or design of the hotel lobby. The study investigated how the interior arrangement, furnishings and other aspects of hotel lobbies influenced participants' first impressions and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Emotional effect of curvilinear vs. rectilinear forms of furniture in interior settings

Creator:: Dazkir, Sibel Seda
Abstract:: This study focused on people’s emotional responses to curvilinear and rectilinear lines in interior environments. Emotional reactions towards simulated interior settings were tested by having subjects complete an online survey. The survey tested respondents’ emotional reactions triggered by different forms of furniture. The survey included questions about six simulated interior...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environment), the person (psychological, social attributes, conceptions, meaning, educational background

Acute effects of strength training on cardiorespiratory parameters during subsequent aerobic exercise

Creator:: Wallis, Jason D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: intense weightlifting is a key aspect of many exercise programs. Exercise and fitness specialists at

The effects of a 7-month high impact jumping intervention on bone mass in pre-pubescent boys and girls

Creator:: Fuchs, Robyn K.
Abstract:: High impact loading activities such as jumping, performed during childhood is advocated as one preventive method for increasing peak bone mass. Thus, we conducted a randomized intervention to examine the effect of high impact loading on bone mass in 34 pre-pubescent boys and girl over a seven month period. Participants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the study, and the willingness to step in an teach a few of my exercise classes when I needed

Plasma B-6 vitamer changes following a 50-km ultramarathon

Creator:: Leonard, Scott W.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to measure plasma B-6 vitamers, and other factors which may affect the plasma concentrations of these vitamers under extreme physical conditions. Blood samples were drawn from 8 men and 3 women (43.7 ± 8.6 years) 30 minutes prior to the start of a 50-km...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dietary intakes 24 Exercise physiology 25 Fuel sources and metabolism during exercise 25

The effects of window display setting and background music on consumers' mental imagery, arousal response, attitude, and approach-avoidance behaviors

Creator:: Ti, Chihmin
Abstract:: Window displays are an important means by which retailers communicate with both current and potential consumers. The present study investigated how the use of context setting (with or without) in a window display and background music (with or without) influence consumers' mental imagery, arousal response, attitude toward the display, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological reactions such as attitudes and behavioral reactions. According to Mehrabian and Russell (1974

The relation of selected physical and personality characteristics to color preferences for clothing

Creator:: Borror, Merna Jane
Abstract:: The aim of the study was to explore the possibility of relationships existing between the warmth and coolness of personal coloring, certain personality characteristics, and the choice of warmth or coolness in colors to be used for clothing. A review of the literature dealing with color preferences indicated that one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: colors. Bullough was one of the first to investigate this aspect of color which he described as: The

Body awareness as related to clothing interest of college men and women

Creator:: Paeth, Linda Kirk
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between clothing interest and body awareness, between clothing interest and selected demographic variables for college men and women, and between body awareness and selected demographic variables for college men and women. To assess these relationships two measures were used. Body awareness,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: one aspect of body apparently overlooked by clothing behavior researchers, body awareness. Body

Attitudes, perceptions and coping skills of long-term breast cancer survivors

Creator:: Baskerville, Linda F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to document, through personal interviews, perceptions, attitudes and coping skills utilized by women who have survived breast cancer treated by mastectomy for at least 5 years without recurrence. A semi-structured interview guide was developed with input from professionals in the field. The questions were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cancer patient: 1) psychological factors contributing to emotional distress, 2) the effects of

Learned helplessness and the satisfaction-paradox : a test of concepts and relationships

Creator:: Schober, Brigitte I.
Abstract:: The satisfaction-paradox, defined as the state of being satisfied with objectively unsatisfactory living conditions, represents a dysfunctional state of the poor for both the government and individuals by creating long-term poverty. Traditional rationales classify the reasons for this phenomenon as conscious decisions of individuals or shiftlessness and thereby results in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . A longitudinal, primary data set, including psychological variables and refined operationalization

Effectiveness of selected components in behavioral weight-loss interventions : a meta-analysis

Creator:: Wood, Nadine M. Schneider
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Galizia (1989) also noted how exercise can have an indirect effect on "enhanced psychological well-being

The Consequences of Infelicity : The Effects of Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution

Creator:: Martinez, Jorge R.
Abstract:: In social and biological evolution, infelicity can operate as a driving motor to force change. In this essay, for life other than human, infelicity is equated with physical unfitness to compete for the resources of a specific niche. For humanity it is defined as the result of an incongruity between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Trust, communication and creativity in new product development teams

Creator:: Siacotos, Thomas John Charles
Abstract:: The researcher explored interpersonal trust (a construct from the fields of psychology and sociometry) in the context of engineering work groups. The study explored the potential antecedents of trust and the relationships among trust, creativity, communication, emotional empathy and positive affect. The study attempts to argue that 1) trust is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association. Adapted by permission. The interpersonal

The relationship of self-efficacy scores of fifth-grade children to changes in food choices and nutrition knowledge after a nutrition education program

Creator:: Manaloor, Sisy
Abstract:: The self-efficacy construct has been determined to be an effective method of stimulating desired eating behavior in diabetics and obese adults and exercise behaviors in pulmonary rehabilitation patients. Although the self-efficacy construct has been shown to mediate eating habits, practical classroom application of the construct has been rarely used in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in diabetics and obese adults and exercise behaviors in pulmonary rehabilitation patients. Although

Responses of instrumentally conditioned starlings to aversive acoustic stimuli

Creator:: Langowski, David Jerome
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Huang, Hsiao-Fang
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological disorders. Its relationship with life events is reviewed in light of factors influencing the

Comparison of resting metabolic rate and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in normal and low calorie dieting females

Creator:: Hilbert, Carey Ann
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Comparison of Resting Metabolic Rate and Excess Post-Exercise

Effects of vitamin B-6 supplementation and exercise to exhaustion on nitrogen balance, total urinary nitrogen & urinary urea in trained male cyclists

Creator:: Skoog, Ingrid A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effects of vitamin B-6 supplementation and exercise to

The effects of high resistances on peak power output and total mechanical work during short-duration high intensity exercise in elite female athletes

Creator:: Sidner, Aaron B.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Resistances on Peak Power Output and Total Mechanical Work During Short-duration High Intensity Exercise in

Possible selves and exercise maintenance among middle-aged women

Creator:: Blais, Robin E.
Abstract:: Given the high risk of relapse during the first year of exercise involvement, it is important to determine the processes of self-motivation which enable novice exercisers to become long-term maintainers. This study was designed to extend previous Stages of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) research by comparing the Possible Selves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (1995) reviewed the effects of exercise and physical activity on the psychological well-being of

Kinetics and kinematics of prepubertal children participating in osteogenic physical activity

Creator:: Bauer, Jeremy
Abstract:: Introduction: Recent reports in exercise related bone research have shown increased bone mineral content (BMC) at the femoral neck for prepubescent children participating in exercise programs consisting of repeated drop landings from a height of 61 cm. Increases in BMC from this type of exercise are believed to be the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Introduction: Recent reports in exercise related bone research have shown increased bone mineral content (BMC

Effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation on fuel utilization during exhaustive endurance exercise in men

Creator:: Virk, Ricky S.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Vitamin B-6 Supplementation on Fuel Utilization During Exhaustive Endurance Exercise in Men Abstract

The influence of exercise on vitamin B-6 metabolism

Creator:: Munoz, Kathy Denise
Abstract:: The present study was designed to investigate the effects of exercise on vitamin B-6 metabolism. Four groups of subjects (intermittent, college, untrained, and high school) consisting of nineteen male and two female individuals, participated in the study. The subjects exercised either on a bicycle ergometer, by running three 1500 meter...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Exercise on Vitamin B-6 Metabolism Abstract approved: _ ,,.,„. {J James E. Leklem

Effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation before strenuous exercise on restoration of plasma urea and ammonia levels

Creator:: Campuzano, Gloria
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were a) to determine if pyridoxine (PN) supplementation increases the rate at which plasma urea and ammonia return to basal levels, following exercise, b) to determine, by open circuit calorimetry, the utilization of carbohydrates, and c) to further understand vitamin B-6 metabolism during and following...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Supplementation Before Strenuous Exercise on Restoration of Plasma Urea and Ammonia Levels. Abstract

Dietary behavior and body composition parameters among self-reported exercising and non-exercising elderly women

Creator:: Bell, Kathleen A.
Abstract:: The percentage of the American population who are 65 years old or older is rapidly increasing, especially the proportion of women. It is becoming crucial to encourage lifestyle behaviors that will enable senior women to remain in optimal health. Following the 1990 Dietary Guidelines' recommendations to limit fat intake and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: decreasing risk factors for chronic diseases. An expected outcome of engaging in regular exercise is a

Energy and nutrient intake, and body composition of elderly women with different ages and levels of physical activity

Creator:: Bell, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: The US population over the age of 65 years is growing rapidly, with elderly women outnumbering men by 50 percent. Studies show that aging is often accompanied by reduced energy intake, inadequate nutrition, and the loss of lean body mass with a subsequent increase in body fat, as well as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Hanill and Cervone, 1977). Exercise has been reported to be negatively related to body composition

The effects of retail store lighting and shelf height on consumer' feeling of safety and behavior

Creator:: Mouhoubi, Farida
Abstract:: This study aims to identify the effect of different lighting conditions and shelf height in a retail store environment on emotional states, feeling of safety and behavioral intentions. Lighting and store fixture height are two retail store components that can affect consumers’ emotional states and therefore their shopping experience. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environmental cues on psychological states of customers. A well-lighted and open space, for example

Effect of intervention strategies on specific verbal feedback of volunteers and its secondary effect on qualitative motor performance

Creator:: Gately, Jeanne E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was twofold. First, to determine if planned interventions could increase untrained undergraduate students' use of positive and specific skill feedback while a teaching fundamental motor skill to children who are disabled. Second, to qualitatively assess the effect of specific verbal feedback on student motor performance....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Commencement June 1992 APPROVED: Redacted for Privacy Pras4sor of Exercise and Sport Science in charge of

Fisherman versus management : perceptions and conflicts in the salmon fishery

Creator:: Mrakovcich, Karina Lorenz
Abstract:: Fishermen's and managers' perceptions of fishery issues are an important factor to consider when studying conflicts between the two groups. According to theories of conflict management, differences in perceptions may cause situations to be characterized by misunderstanding and mistrust, and may add to the difficulties in managing the conflict. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interesting aspect to the problem because the subjects interviewed during stage one presented different views

The effect of the color scheme of a bank interior on subjects' evaluations of the bank and its employees

Creator:: Sferi, Rahma
Abstract:: Previous research suggested that unlike marketing goods, marketing services required manipulating the physical environment as well as price, promotion, production, and place. This indicates a role for interior design in the marketing strategy of a service business. Research also indicated that little was known about the effect of the different...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), cognition is the most important psychological concept. It is the process we use to reduce the amount of

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Creator:: Boltseridge, Nathan H.
Abstract:: In 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled the National Socialist regime in Germany, published a study, in which he claimed to have found a one hundred percent concordance rate for homosexuality among forty pairs of identical twins. From this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not the defining aspect of homosexuality, but instead dealt almost exclusively with gender expression

Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

Creator:: Cox, Travis L.
Abstract:: Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the broad psychological affects music can have on society. In order to narrow this broad area of

End user software engineering features for both genders

Creator:: Sorte, Shraddha
Abstract:: Previous research has revealed gender differences that impact females’ willingness to adopt software features in end users’ programming environments. Since these features have separately been shown to help end users problem solve, it is important to female end users’ productivity that we find ways to make these features more acceptable...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Table 1. A particularly useful aspect of these hypotheses is that, because many of these hypotheses

Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts

Creator:: Hille, Joshua D.
Abstract:: Many projects fail because employees and managers have different understandings of project "success" or "value". Other projects fail because managers are unable to effectively align organizational values with those of their employees. This problem is widely understood, but there is little empirical research that specifies the nature and effect of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also a key aspect of an organization’s financial success (Chi & Gursoy, 2009; Koys, 2001). The

Attentional Bias Toward Facial Emotion Expression : Orienting vs. Disengagement

Creator:: Martin, Nicole R.
Abstract:: The present study examined involuntary attentional bias toward facial emotion expression. Particularly, the study examined two different attentional components for emotional processing, namely, orienting vs. disengagement. A cueing paradigm using two cue presentation times (250ms and 350ms) was used to determine if attention would be involuntarily captured by an irrelevant...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Psychological Science for the generous Graduate Teaching Assistantship bestowed upon her

Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

Creator:: Vee, Regina M.
Abstract:: Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: permanent home. 3) The child has the right to be protected from the psychological pain inherent in

Comparison of dietary energy density between active women with and without exercise-associated menstrual dysfunction (ExMD)

Creator:: Hand, Taryn M.
Abstract:: Research shows that Exercise-Associated Menstrual Dysfunction (ExMD) ranges from 6-79% of active women, depending on the sport. The primary contributor to ExMD is hypothesized to be low energy availability or relative energy deficiency in sport, due to insufficient energy intake to match exercise energy expenditure. Because many active women are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and without Exercise Associated Menstrual Dysfunction (ExMD) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

Posting point of sale nutrition information in a college dormitory food court : impact on students' food choice motives and venue sales

Creator:: Frasieur, Amy M.
Abstract:: As rates of obesity continue to rise in the United States, interest in restaurant menu labeling has become a growing phenomenon. Many proposed initiatives to require posted nutrition information at the point of sale or decision point for choosing restaurant fare are gaining attention. Research to explore how nutrition labeling...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ____________________________________________________________ Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

Creator:: Alger, Georgina
Abstract:: Decreasing mortality rates and increasing life expectancy are contributing factors in a trend currently referred to as the "graying" of America. Some members of this aging population will require caregiving support from their families. Because women tend to outlive men, adult daughters generally assume this important role for their widowed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: focuses on material (sometimes referred to as instrumental) rather than psychological exchanges

Post-occupancy evaluation of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority lobby and reception office

Creator:: Binder, Susan K.
Abstract:: The research evaluated the remodeled lobby and reception office of the Linn- Benton Housing Authority, Albany, Oregon. Programming goals identified five needs: protect client privacy, provide for orderly queuing at the reception counter, decrease contact time between clients and staff, and improve reception office for attention focused tasks and for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: manipulation of some aspect of the environment. An early environment and behavior study at Western Electric

Online product presentation and perceived trustworthiness : the moderating role of gender

Creator:: Marshall, Kerianne
Abstract:: E-commerce is growing each year, reaching 130.1 billion in 2008 (Internetretailer.com, 2009b). Retailers have turned their attention to the online channel to discover ways to stay competitive. Yet there is still limited research on online apparel retailing, especially in online product presentation. Thus, the purpose of this study was to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: negative aspect of a slow economy is that many consumers were searching for deals on the web and moving

Emotional responses to a sustainable interior environment and a non-sustainable interior environment

Creator:: Northup, Reade B.
Abstract:: This study focused on users' emotional responses to a sustainable and a non-sustainable interior environment. Emotional reactions toward interior environments were tested by having subjects complete a survey. The survey tested users' emotional reactions with a mixed methods approach by including both qualitative and quantitative questions. The scope of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Russell’s (2001) study, Yik and Russell stated that the possible faulty aspect of the circumplex (due to

Isokinetic muscular strength and endurance of active men over age 50 using different training protocols

Creator:: Jordan, Shawn D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the muscular strength and endurance of thirty-two men 51 to 79 years of age who engage in weight training (WT), aerobic training (AT), cross training (CT), or no training (S). The design employed in the study was a 2x2 between subjects factorial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science presented on July 30. 1991. Title: Isokinetic

The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

Creator:: Needham, Shana M.
Abstract:: One's ability to determine the cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the ability to determine these relationships is not always as clear. According to Weary and Edwards (1996) causal uncertainty (CU) is the result of an individual perceiving themselves as someone who...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , I would like to thank the Oregon State University‟s School of Psychological Science for

Behavior during rest and the eating patterns of children at nursery school

Creator:: Fernandes, Afra Margaret
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the whole child and to be aware that he needs not just cheioal vitauLins but "psychological

Clothng behavior of adolescents in an economically disadvantaged rural community

Creator:: Snyder, Janet Lovseth
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of the clothing behavior of disadvantaged adolescents in a rural community as it relates to the factors of social class, security level, peer acceptance and self-selection of clothing. This study was selected because very little research in clothing behavior has been done in disadvantaged rural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Philadelphia (1963), characterized the

I Tweet therefore I am: An Interview Study of Identity Development and Portrayal of Twitter Users Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity

Creator:: Carron, Ashley A.
Abstract:: The rise of social networking is more prevalent in today's society than ever before. Of the existing social networking platforms, Twitter is widely recognized as operating within the social networking elite. With this rise in social networking comes the challenge to develop new strategies of navigation when presenting one's identity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: aspect of growing and pressing importance, by utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to

The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

Creator:: Hitchcock, Romi C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The impact of a relaxation exercise on communication

Color in the work environment

Creator:: Ainsworth, Rebecca A.
Abstract:: This study examined the effect that three environmental hues had on subjects' work performance and on mood levels of anxiety, depression, and arousal in an office work environment. Pre-test post- test measurements of differences in work performance and mood levels were used to test twelve hypotheses. Work performance was measured...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: both the business and service industries. Color has been perceived as an indicator of psychological

Parenting behaviors : a content analysis of TV family situation comedies

Creator:: Bundy, Kaarre A.
Abstract:: Parent-characters in televised family programs set examples for viewers who may re-enact their behaviors with real children. This study attempts to determine how much "desirable" and "undesirable" behavior is modeled on these shows, and whether the behaviors are coupled with responses that might encourage or discourage viewer adoption of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: needs (Bigner, 1989). Ideally, this means parents should: provide food, exercise, and medical care to

Mother's Choices

Creator:: Dietz, Amy L.
Abstract:: A memoir is variously defined as an abbreviated autobiography; a record of events based on the writer's personal observation or knowledge; and the written story of one's own life. I set out to do those things. But when I sat back to read the first of many drafts, I discovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Short and long-term effectiveness of a weight loss program

Creator:: Mann, Janet G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine that a behavioral lifestyle modification approach to weight loss changes participants' dietary intake and physical activity levels and that these changes were associated with weight loss and weight loss maintenance. Behavioral factors important in other weight control studies were also investigated to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 Objective 1 Background 1 Hypotheses 6 Diet Related 6 Exercise

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: campaign designed to motivate communities to improve physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual

Women: Pregnancy and Sexual Activity

Creator:: Kilkenny, Michelle
Abstract:: The perception of the self as a sexual being is challenged by the experience of pregnancy. Included in the experience of pregnancy are issues with perceptions of the self, body image, transition into motherhood, and reconciliation of the self as a sexual being during pregnancy. Through a review of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: explore some aspect of sexual activity during the process of becoming a mother, but none actually

Point of sale nutrition information in one college restaurant : impact on sales and perception of healthfulness

Creator:: Peacock, Sherice A.
Abstract:: An increased frequency of eating meals away from home, increasing portion sizes in foods and a lack of information about the nutrient content of restaurant foods may be important factors related to increases in obesity. Methods to improve the healthfulness of meals eaten away from home have been highly debated....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Beyond "Clear Transmission" : Commercial Aviation, Communication and Crew Resource Management

Creator:: Robarge, Mary Alida
Abstract:: This exploratory study looks at communication perspectives and applies them to the transcript of USAir Flight 427, a flight that crashed while attempting to land. Researchers calculate that 60% to 80% of the accidents can he traced to pilot error. Many of these errors occur through a single communication event...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Giving credit where credit is due : the relationship between partner acknowledgement of the division of labor and couple intimacy

Creator:: Ottusch, Timothy M.
Abstract:: Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), this study assessed the implications of the division of labor on relationship intimacy for married and cohabitating dual-earner couples (N= 392 couples). The study focused on what mothers and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: division of labor and psychological well-being as curvilinear, where women had the highest psychological

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A Field Test for the Estimation of Heart Rate at Lactate Threshold : The 30-minute Cycling Time Trial

Creator:: Partridge, Staci M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the 30-minute cycling time trial to estimate the heart rate at lactate threshold. Recreationally trained cyclists and triathletes (n = 47) performed 3 tests in random order: 1) One graded exercise test to directly determine lactate threshold...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science presented on April 15

Serum biochemistry and immunoglobulin dynamics in multi-day endurance racing horses

Creator:: Esser, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Endurance riding reflects a relatively new sport among equine athletic disciplines and is growing rapidly. Of all the equine athletic disciplines, endurance riding is the most closely interrelated with veterinary assessment and control to ensure that horses are not exercised beyond their athletic capacity. As endurance riding competition has evolved,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: racing is comprised of prolonged submaximal exercise, often in warm environmental temperatures

The relationship between the lactate and ventilatory thresholds in men with spinal cord injury

Creator:: Blake, Nancy E.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: incremental, arm ergometry exercise test. Gas collection and analysis was conducted during the same exercise

Effects of acute heavy resistance exercise on serum insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels in older men and women

Creator:: Higdon, Jane V.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Resistance Exercise on Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3

Increasing daily physical activity in postsecondary students with mental retardation

Creator:: Stratton, Wendith Marie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , representing Movement Studies in Disability Chair of Department Exercise and Sport Science Dean of Graduate

The effectiveness of a surgical tubing strengthening program in the maintenance of performance among high school pitchers

Creator:: Baheti, Neeraj D.
Abstract:: Throughout the various levels of baseball competition, pitchers often suffer season-ending or career-ending injuries. Significant improvements have been made in the treatment and rehabilitation of these injuries, with a lesser amount of attention given to injury prevention. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an inseason...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: progressive resistance exercise (PRE) strengthening program using TheraBand® surgical tubing for six weeks

Supplemental vitamin B-6 and endurance exercise effects on plasma catecholamines of trained male cyclists

Creator:: Young, Jennifer Charity
Abstract:: This study examined the effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation and exhaustive submaximal exercise on plasma catecholamine concentrations, and the relationship between plasma catecholamines and fuel use, heart rate and oxygen consumption. Five trained men (age= 18-35 years; V0₂max=53 ml 0₂/kg/min.) participated in two controlled dietary periods that were identical except...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Supplemental Vitamin B-6 and Endurance Exercise Effects on Plasma Catecholamines of Trained Male Cyclists

Get movin’ in the morning : effects on physical activity levels, parental support, and on-task behavior in elementary school children

Creator:: Senso, Meghan M.
Abstract:: As childhood obesity rises in the United States, so does the need for effective, sustainable physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of an early morning care program as well as determine the program’s effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during the program and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Meghan M. Senso for the degree of Master of Science in Exercise and Sport

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

Creator:: Schindell, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: The sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant sets in motion a number of linked processes with potentially complex and far-reaching ramifications. While individuals, families and communities grapple with the shock and heartbreak associated with the loss of a young life, a chain of multidisciplinary investigative responsibilities is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Hilberg, Beth Alyne
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Introduction Background Americans are movers. Frequent residential mobility is one aspect of modem life that

The effect of physical activity on sleep in children with autism

Creator:: Hagar, Kristine Ann
Abstract:: Sleep is an active process that affects an individual's daily functioning and physical and mental health. It is also beneficial for an individual's overall health and well being. Children with autism often have difficulty sleeping. One common complaint from parents of children with autism is that these children lack sufficient...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Disability Chair of the'Departnt of Exercise "and Sport Science Dean of the Grzithi.at'e School

Reported Communication Experiences of Married Women Transitioning to Motherhood: A Case Study

Creator:: Hanna, Sarah Elizabeth
Abstract:: This thesis investigates the reported communication experiences of married women transitioning to motherhood. The study involves a series of focus groups in which new mothers share their communicative experiences, explaining how they are navigating their new roles as mothers while also performing roles as wives, daughters, and workers. Informed primarily...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological thoughts and feelings are conceptualized as inner dialogues in which multiple discourses are at

The Cross and The Spiral : A Contemplative Model of Human Development for Prayerful Parenting

Creator:: Smith, Jonathan V., 1966-
Abstract:: This paper outlines a model of human development to help guide contemplative practice in parenting and facilitate prayerful understanding of parent-child development with a focus upon one's own parent-child relationship. The model draws from the tree of life symbolism represented by the cross and the spiral and further elaborated through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: J.E. Cirlot4 in elaborating the meanings of symbols in a cross-cultural psychological and spiritual

Effectiveness of classroom vs. web-based lifetime fitness for health lab instruction on college students' behavioral and psychological physical activity orientation

Creator:: Spaziana, Marc D.
Abstract:: Offering courses that promote, encourage, and support physical activity among college students has been an aim of physical education departments for the past century (Sargeant, 1900). Even so, this population has been identified in Healthy People 2010 as a target population segment in need of physical activity intervention. Historically, such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science presented on December 3. 2003. Title: Effectiveness of

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