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  • Women initiated solutions for HIV prevention (WISH study): factors associated with intentions to use microbicides and Tenofovir

    Creator:
    Kandathil, Sonia M.
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    With women comprising nearly 50% of HIV/AIDS infections globally, the development of new woman-initiated HIV prevention methods has become a public health imperative. To date, the female condom and the diaphragm are the only woman-initiated prevention methods available on the consumer market. Recent research has focused on two HIV/AIDS prevention...
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    , Sheryl Thorburn, Janet Lee, and Patti Watkins for their sage advice. I strongly believe their comments

  • 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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    conmiittee, Dr. Anne Rossignol, Dr. Patti L. Watkins, and Dr. Elizabeth Sultzman, for their valuable input

  • The Phenomenological Experience of Shame in the Context of Physical Activity

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim A.
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    Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
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    wonderful committee members, Drs. Bradley J. Cardinal, Sheryl Thorburn, Patti Lou Watkins, and Kristen Yax