Dissertations / Theses: 'Negative Impact of Life Experiences'

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D'Sa, Nikhit. "Making Meaning of Risk: Exploring Resilient Adolescents’ Interpretations of the Impact of Negative Life Experiences." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16461033.

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Our understanding of the relationship between risk factors and resilience has been framed primarily by probability. Resilience has been conceptualized as “beating the odds”: doing better than our statistical predictions would expect given the amount of risk the individual has faced. Undoubtedly, this research has offered a rich picture into trajectories of psychosocial development. However, it has limited our exploration of the mechanisms that explain why risk factors result in resilience. Context-driven work exploring these mechanisms has been limited by the subjective nature of risk factors. In order to extend our understanding of risk factors and resilience we have to understand the difference between actual and statistical risk; we have to understand how individuals make meaning of risk factors within the different ecological systems in their lives. In this study I explore how 38 inner-city charter school youth (ages 16-21) make meaning of self-identified negative life experiences. The school serves youth who have previously dropped out or have been expelled from high school. Additionally, the youth at this school reported a high level of risk factors by most objective standards. Using a mix of narrative writing and interviews, I explored (1) what events the youth self-reported as being detrimental, (2) what themes emerged in the youth’s discussion of the impact of these experiences, and (3) what discourses the youth used in discussing the impact of a particularly persistent experience: the loss of a biological parent. My analysis revealed that the youth framed their meaning around three questions: why have I been affected, how do I make sense of it, and what has changed in my life? In doing this they tried to create new meaning of negative life events, sometimes by internalizing or redefining life experiences. I discuss how meaning-making could be a constructivist mechanism that helps engender resilience; resilience could be explained by the ease with which the discrepancy between global meaning (i.e., schema that orients our understanding of the world) and situational meaning (of a stressful event) is resolved. I discuss the implications of this theory-generating work for future research and school-based practice. Human Development and Education

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Yaris, Seval. "The Mediating Role Of Metacognition On The Relationship Among Depression/anxiety/negative Impact Of Life Experiences And Smoking Dependence." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611621/index.pdf.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of metacognition as a mediator of the relationship between smoking dependence and depression/anxiety/ negative impact of life experiences. A sample of 202 adult smokers completed the following questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Life Experiences Survey (LES), Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), and Fagerstr&ouml m Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND). The path analyses were used to test a mediation model in which depression, anxiety, or negative impact of life experiences was the predictor of metacognition, which in turn was a predictor of smoking dependence. Twelve mediation models were tested using total scores of metacognition, and its factors including positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs about worry, lack of cognitive confidence, beliefs about need to control thoughts, and cognitive self-consciousness as mediator variables. The models included depression, anxiety, or negative impact of life experiences as independent variables and smoking dependence as dependent variable. The results suggested that neither total metacognition score nor the individual metacognitive dimensions did mediate the relationship between smoking dependence and depression/anxiety/negative impact of life experiences. The results and limitations, as well as the implications of these findings, were discussed by referring to the relevant literature.

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Mayberry, Emily. "Negative life experiences, alexithymia, and physical symptoms." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14307/.

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Estimates suggest that a large proportion of people attending medical appointments have symptoms that are not entirely attributable to structural or pathophysiological explanations – often termed ‘functional symptoms’. These symptoms are distressing for individuals and are associated with high healthcare costs. A range of psychosocial factors, including negative life experiences of trauma, negative affect, and relationship insecurity, are believed to play a role in the development, maintenance, and reporting of these symptoms. Developmental theories suggest that these psychosocial factors might also interact with one another and impact emotional development, thus making people more vulnerable to the emotional processing difficulty of alexithymia, which is also associated with functional symptoms. Therefore, this thesis begins by exploring relationships between insecure attachment styles, alexithymia, and symptoms that are not fully explained medically, through a review of existing literature. It then builds on previously published work by validating a new measure of trauma, affect, and relationship insecurity. It tests the reliability and validity of the measure and the measure’s ability to predict the potentially relevant variables of emotional processing difficulties and physical symptom reporting in a community sample. It also explores whether alexithymia and relationship insecurity mediate the relationship between early life trauma and current physical symptom reporting within this sample.

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Andersson, Rydell Linus. "The Impact of Family Life Course Experiences on Attitudes towards Divorce." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-78295.

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McDaniels, Susan A. "Identity construction through narrative the impact of chaotic environments and negative affective experiences of childhood /." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 1995. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/mcdaniels_1995.pdf.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 1995. A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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Kelly, Aisling Catherine Frances. "Refugee mothers' experiences of forced migration and its impact upon family life." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/17189.

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In line with dominant Western discourses regarding mental health, research concerning the wellbeing of forced migrants has tended to take an individualistic, symptom-focused approach. Although not without value and utility, it is argued that this narrow focus has the potential to obscure other important experiences, processes and perspectives relating to forced migration, such as considering how refugees make sense of and respond to their experiences at individual and familial levels. For example, there is no known qualitative research within the UK - and little internationally - which explores how the experience of forced migration impacts upon individual and family wellbeing, from the perspective of parents. Hence the aim of this study was to widen the narrow focus regarding refugee wellbeing. A qualitative approach was adopted, with semi-structured interviews exploring the experience of fleeing home and its impact upon family life in the UK for six refugee mothers. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was selected as a suitable approach to data analysis. Three master themes emerged across participant data, namely: Loss as a constant companion to parenting; A shifting view of the self as a mother, and Taking the good with the bad in family life. A rich account of these master themes and corresponding subthemes is provided. Findings are discussed in relation to existing literature, alongside implications for clinical psychological research and practice, methodological considerations and suggestions for future research.

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Doolittle, Ashley K., and Jennifer Zorotovich. "Among Emerging Adulthood Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Relate to Anxiety, Depression, Life Satisfaction, and Survivor’s Guilt." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2018/schedule/1.

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are events that take place during one’s youth that may be stressful or traumatic (Adverse Childhood Experiences, 2017) and a strong focus within this body of knowledge has been on the experiences of childhood neglect and abuse. Emerging adulthood is a distinct developmental phase of the life course characterized by extensive self-exploration and consideration about the future (Arnett, 2000). Given that identity exploration continues to be important during emerging adulthood, it is important to study ACEs and the effects they have on the emerging adult who is making decisions regarding their future. Much of the literature on ACEs has been dedicated to establishing the relationship between ACEs and negative health outcomes. For instance, research has shown that ACEs have been linked to increased risks for suicide attempt and ideation throughout one’s lifespan (Sachs-Ericsson et. al, 2016) and has also been associated with feelings of anxiety (Briggs & Price, 2009), guilt (Kaess et. al, 2013), and depression (Briggs & Price, 2009). Therefore, ACEs and negative health outcomes have already been strongly confirmed. The positive psychology movement (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2014) has brought to scholars’ attention the need to expand on conceptualizations of what it means to be doing well. Specifically, it is no longer sufficient to define optimal well-being only in terms of the absence of negative outcomes. In order to assess holistic well-being, consideration must also be given to positive factors. A recent review of the literature yielded no studies that have explored the presence, or absence, of positive well-being factors in conjunction to negative health outcomes among those having experienced ACEs. In order to obtain a true understanding of holistic well-being at critical developmental junctures, the current study moves beyond a sole focus on pathology by also considering how life satisfaction and subjective happiness manifest during emerging adulthood in relation to ACEs. Data on 284 participants were collected and analysis is forthcoming. Participants were recruited through the use of physical flyer postings, social media advertisements, and through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (mTurk) system. Regression analysis and bivariate assessments will be used to explore the relationship between ACEs and depression, anxiety, life satisfaction, subjective happiness, and survivor’s guilt. Findings will be discussed in terms of broadening our understanding of the impacts to holistic well being for as related to ACEs during a rather critical and busy developmental juncture, emerging adulthood. Moving beyond pathology-focused models will expand on professional practice by utilizing frameworks embedded within a strengths-based approach. Educators, advocates, practitioners, and clinicians can utilize this this knowledge to enhance their work with clients and the services provided.

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Kelly, Tiffany. "The role of coping in moderating the negative impact of workplace aggression." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42857.

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Research has established that workplace aggression leads to a multitude of negative outcomes for individuals and organizations. This study aimed to determine if certain coping strategies could assuage the negative impact of workplace aggression on two outcomes: job satisfaction and psychological well-being. A study of nurses explored their experiences with being the target of verbal, passive, and physical workplace aggression, their job satisfaction, psychological well-being, and their coping strategies. Results indicate that coping style does indeed moderate the relationship between being the target of workplace aggression and negative outcomes. Implications for the workplace are discussed.

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Flensner, Gullvi. "Fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis : lived experiences and perceived impact in daily life /." Linköping : Linköpings universitet, 2005. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2005/med917s.pdf.

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Guzzi, Johnna M. "Impact of early childhood perceptions and experiences on oral health practices in later life." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2002. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2651.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2002. Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 83 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-66).

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Clarke, Keely. "Do shame, self-criticism and/or depression mediate the relationship between negative early life experiences and later problems with eating?" Thesis, Lancaster University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536068.

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Fees, Melissa Soza. "The impact of early life experiences on subsequent adaptive and problem behaviors in maltreated children /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9820842.

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Kerenyi, Laura Maria. "A structural analysis of the impact of breast cancer on positive and negative domains of quality of life." Connect to resource online, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1397915701&sid=8&Fmt=2&clientId=39334&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 21, 2008) Available through UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Thesis adviser: Donnelly, James, Zevon, Michael. Includes bibliographical references.

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Boschetto, Lacee R. "Navigating Adulthood: Exploring the Impact of a High School Life-Skills Course on Adulthood Transition Experiences." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7705.

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This study was conducted to explore the adulthood transition experiences of Utah high-school graduates, with heightened focus on the application value of educational content from the course, Adult Roles. The purpose of the study was identified through experiential interactions with high-school graduates, and was supported by research on 21st century adulthood transitions shown to divert away from traditional adulthood markers. The inconsistency between modern adulthood transition behaviors and traditionally held adulthood assumptions lead to negative perceptions about young adult’s capability to adapt to adulthood. The researcher was motivated to investigate opportunities that may provide increased preparation for the transition into adulthood. Exploring the level of adulthood preparation and the methods of preparation was completed by conducting a survey and follow-up interviews, using questions pertaining to traditional and modern adulthood markers. The study was designed to take place during the spring 2019 semester, gathering experiences from participants in two parts. A 16 question, online survey was completed by 39 Utah State University students, and 287 Utah high-school graduates not enrolled in college to assess the level of preparation and methods of acquiring preparation to transition into adulthood, according to specific responsibilities. Follow-up interviews with seven volunteers from the Utah State University participants, consisted of 11 questions, to explore specific adulthood preparation received from enrollment in the Adult Roles course. Concluding results found that Utah high-school graduates perceived themselves as “moderate-positively” prepared for the adulthood transition responsibilities aligned with traditional adulthood markers. Preparation levels for 21st century markers show “minimally prepared” perceptions. The study determined enrollment in the life-skills course, Adult Roles, provided a moderate benefit to transitional experiences. Findings show that high-school graduates seeking a college degree have more positive perceptions of preparedness than graduates not seeking a college degree. Concluding findings show the level of preparedness for adult responsibilities, reflect the instructional emphasis on adulthood markers found within the Adult Roles curriculum. The study suggests that environments influencing adulthood preparation have the potential to support youth adult’s transitional experiences by incorporating preparation related to 21st century adulthood markers.

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Barlow-Meade, Linda B. ""Women's work" : an exploration of the impact of women's learning experiences on their life expectations and aspirations." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2004. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/2749/.

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This study explores the processes involved in the construction of female aspirations and expectations. Early research has a male centrality that excludes female experience which is seen as deviant. More recent research makes aspirational predictions based on single variables such as education or class, or works with single cohorts of participants. My interest lies not in what a woman's aspirations and expectations are, nor with making predictions, rather, I am concerned with the processes involved in how aspirations and expectations develop, in how these processes remain stable or change over time. By processes I am referring to knowledge constructions. Taken-for-granted knowledge has asserted that women naturally aspire to wife and motherhood. Regardless of the seeming inviolability of such knowledge, it does not represent absolute truth; it is constructed from discourses imbued with vested interest, power and control. Thus, from a social constructionist perspective, I explore the discourses instrumental in the construction of women's aspirations and expectations and the associated power structures that limit or expand women's options. I show that discourses are not static, that constructions change and are socio-politically historically relative. Survey data provide broad views that inform in-depth interviews. Voices from the literature form an integral part of the account and are not presented separately. A narrative analytic strategy synthesises all the voices to form a multi-layered socio¬political, historically situated oral history of two generational cohorts' aspirationallexpectational development, cohorts I have designated mature women and teenage women. In conclusion I show that legislative changes alone are insufficient to change women's aspirations and expectations. The mature women in the study illustrate how traditional discourses impacted on their lives and how, although individual agency is difficult, it is possible to bring about change which influences the options available to future generations of women. The teenage women in the study, whilst cognizant of increased opportunity and equality discourses, illustrate the persistence of traditional discourses and the conflicts they face in navigating their own lives.

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Johnson, Sabra Elyse. "Factors Relating to Romantic Relationship Experiences for Emerging Adults." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3874.

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This study of 1,492 emerging adults focuses on the relationships among negative family of origin experiences, attitudes about marriage, positive communication and the influence of past romantic relationships. The data used in this study comes from a survey questionnaire, READY (see www.relate-institute.org) completed by emerging adult participants (18-25). Results from the Structural Equation Model showed both aversive family of origin experiences and negative beliefs about marriage have a significant and negative influence on perceptions of romantic relationship experiences. Also, positive communication has a significant and positive influence on perceptions of past romantic relationships. However, positive communication did not mediate the relationships between negative family of origin experiences, attitudes about marriage, and the influence of past romantic relationship experiences. Implications for clinicians as well as directions for and content of future research on family of origin experiences, attitudes about marriage, and the influence of past romantic relationship experiences are explored.

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Rask, Marie. "Women receiving notification of an abnormal Pap smear result : - experiences and impact on health-related quality of life." Doctoral thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-68093.

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Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate experiences of receiving notification of an abnormal Pap smear result and its impact on women’s health-related quality of life as well as to investigate women’s awareness of human papillomavirus. Methods: In total, 176 women and 20 healthcare professionals participated. Data were collected through individual interviews (I, II) and a questionnaire (IV) including the instrument Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). For the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the FACIT-CD, and for evaluation of its linguistic validity and reliability, cognitive debriefing interviews and a questionnaire consisting of the Swedish instrument FACIT-CD was used. Data were analysed by content analysis (I, II) and by using statistical analysis (III, IV), while one part (III) was analysed according to FACIT translation methodology. Results: Women receiving notification of an abnormal Pap smear result have good overall HRQoL; they become anxious but not depressed. Reasons for anxiety were mainly that women misinterpreted the result as cancer, which could lead to lower attendance for further investigation, treatment and follow-up. To cope with the anxiety, women sought emotional support and information. They primarily used the Internet for information but also turned to healthcare professionals for information needs. Moreover, women had low awareness of HPV, its sexually transmitted nature, and its relationship to abnormal Pap smear results and cervical cancer. An awareness of HPV as a sexually transmitted infection did not lead to higher level of anxiety or more depression symptoms or worse HRQoL, compared to not being aware. Finally, the Swedish FACIT-CD is equivalent to the English version and linguistically valid and exhibited good internal consistency reliability. Conclusion: Women have low awareness of HPV and abnormal Pap smear results, whereupon they misinterpret their test result as cancer. It is of importance that women understand their test result, in order to minimise anxiety as well as to maintain high attendance for investigation, treatment and follow-up of abnormalities.

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Bagherzadeh, Ramin. "CUSTOMERS CAN LOVE FIRMS AGAIN AFTER SPREADING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY ON ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPENSATION." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1846.

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The number of people who spread their negative experiences after a service failure on online platforms such as social media has been increasing. In this situation, firms need to restore customers’ economic and social losses by offering appropriate service recoveries in order to make customers happy and be forgiven. As the service recoveries are offered online, the influence of virtual presence has to be considered in offering service recoveries. Social impact theory (SIT) explains how the presence of others affects an individual’s behavior through three social forces: source strength, immediacy, and size. This study suggests virtual observers’ expertise, online immediacy, and virtual audience size as the three social forces on social media platforms. Social impact is high due to an increase of any social forces. The aim of this research is to examine the effect of psychological and economic compensation on customers’ delight in social media contexts based on the three social forces of SIT. The current study seeks to investigate the mechanism through which customers forgive the firm to ultimately become loyal customers again. The results suggest that economic and psychological compensation are positively related to customers’ delight. In addition, the results show that economic compensation has a greater impact on customers’ delight when the social impact is low versus high. Also, psychological compensation has a greater impact on customers’ delight when the social impact is high versus low. The results also indicate that perceived reciprocity partially mediates the relationship between customers’ delight and forgiveness. Higher levels of customer delight lead to higher levels of perceived reciprocity, and ultimately higher levels of customer forgiveness. The results demonstrate that relationship strength does not moderate the mediation effect of perceived reciprocity on customer delight-forgiveness relationship. Finally, the results show that forgiveness is positively related to repurchase intention. The findings help managers to offer effective service recoveries on social media and understand the effectiveness of economic and psychological compensation even when customers are reluctant to engage in reparatory behaviors after experiencing a service failure.

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Hartman, Lynne I. "A Narrative Study of Emotions Associated with Negative Childhood Experiences Reported in the Adult Attachment Interview." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1443730177.

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Moenig, Thorsten. "Optimal Policyholder Behavior in Personal Savings Products and its Impact on Valuation." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/rmi_diss/28.

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Policyholder exercise behavior presents an important risk factor for life insurance companies. Yet, most approaches presented in the academic literature – building on value maximizing strategies akin to the valuation of American options – do not square well with observed prices and exercise patterns. Following a recent strand of literature, in order to gain insights on what drives policyholder behavior, I first develop a life-cycle model for variable annuities (VA) with withdrawal guarantees. However, I explicitly allow for outside savings and investments, which considerably affects the results. Specifically, I find that withdrawal patterns after all are primarily motivated by value maximization – but with the important asterisk that the value maximization should be taken out from the policyholders’ perspective accounting for individual tax benefits. To this effect, I develop a risk-neutral valuation methodology that takes these different tax structures into consideration, and apply it to our example contract as well as a representative empirical VA. The results are in line with corresponding outcomes from the life cycle model, and I find that the withdrawal guarantee fee from the empirical product roughly accords with its marginal price to the insurer. I further consider the implications of policyholder behavior on product design. In particular – due to differential tax treatments and contrary to option pricing theory – the marginal value of such guarantees can become negative, even when the holder is a value maximizer. For instance, as I illustrate with both a simple two-period model and an empirical VA, a common death benefit guarantee may indeed yield a negative marginal value to the insurer.

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Ah, Hing Antoinette Danielle. "The impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) on the school life experiences and academic performance of adult CSA survivors." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1259.

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Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a societal problem whose origins date back to the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is found in all levels of society, from the wealthiest to the poorest; and the short-term and long-term impacts it has on the lives of the victims, can be devastating. There are many reasons for the occurrence of child sexual abuse, but in all cases, the ultimate accountability rests on the shoulders of the sexual offender. The nature of child sexual victimisation varies from verbal suggestions to violent physical force. Irrespective of which type the child is being subjected to, as the weaker partner in the pedagogical relationship with the adult, s/he is never able to defend herself/himself. The global phenomenon, and the increase in CSA, has given rise to the research question, namely: How does child sexual abuse impact on the school life experiences and academic performance of learners at school? The purpose of this research study was to provide insight into the following issues: • The nature and identification of the symptoms of child sexual abuse; • The manner in which sexually abused children manifest their experiences of sexual abuse at school; • How sexually abused children cope with their learning tasks; and • Recommendations for educators. The literature relating to CSA was reviewed, with the aim of establishing a solid theoretical foundation for the study. CSA has been looked at holistically, encompassing the accepted definitions, the related concepts, the nature of sexual abuse, the prevalence and incidence of CSA, the possible causes, the short-term and long-term impacts, and the suggestions by adult survivors for use by educators in their efforts to help abused learners. 11 In an attempt to provide acceptable answers to the research problem, a mixed- method research design was implemented. The research study was conducted in two phases: Stage 1 consisted of an exploration of the research problem by means of the following question put to the participants: In your experience as an adult survivor of child sexual abuse how did the abuse impact on your school life experiences, including your academic performance? A total of nineteen participants from the Eastern Cape Province shared their experiences, by means of writing their life story as a narrative. Purposive and availability sampling of adult survivors was undertaken. In order to ensure the trustworthiness and authenticity of the research methodology, Guba’s model of data verification was used. Accepted ethical measures were taken into consideration and adhered to during the research. The analysed data were taken directly from the narratives that the individual participants saved onto flashdrives. Consensus by the researcher and coder was reached regarding the identification of themes, categories and subcategories. The following four significant themes emerged, based on the results of the data analysis: Theme One: Health, sexuality and the sexual experiences of sexual abused children and adolescents. Theme Two: The social development of sexually abused children and adolescents. Theme Three: School-related experiences and academic performance of sexually abused children and adolescents. Theme Four: Advice and suggestions from adult survivors for young victims of CSA. 12 Stage 2 offered recommendations to the teachers of learners who are, or have been sexually abused, derived from the findings of Phase 1. The conclusion was reached that CSA does have an impact on the academic performance of learners. Therefore, teachers are in need of a greater understanding and awareness of CSA, in order to help these learners.

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Grandine, Hayley. "Patient and Parent Experiences of Dual Genetic Diagnoses: Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and an Additional Genetic Disease." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459528629.

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Whale, Katie. ""Ahead on points" : understanding the long-term impact of colorectal cancer with liver metastases on quality of life and survivorship experiences." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2016. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27190/.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of colorectal cancer (CRC) with liver metastases on long-term quality of life (QOL) and survivorship experiences, and to explore the relevance of the EORTC QOL questionnaires to this population, using a qualitative approach. Overall 15 participants were interviewed, 5 women and 10 men. Interviews were analysed using inductive theoretical thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified: Cancer and me: establishing a relationship with cancer; Living with cancer; and Aligning the long-term impacts: the person I’ve become. The results illustrate that CRC survivors with liver metastases define QOL in different ways and have a broad and diverse range of experiences. As long-term cancer survivors, the focus on short-term physical symptoms is no longer relevant. Instead, the relationship with cancer, development of coping strategies, and coming to terms with a post-cancer self are of far more importance. As QOL is a subjective experience, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to definition and measurement. Health care professionals and policy makers need to understand the variety in meaning and be clear about the purpose of QOL measures. In attempts to promote long-term positive adjustment, cancer survivors may benefit from a wider range of support and expertise. Health Psychologists in particular could offer valuable insight and support in relation to adaptive coping strategies, mental framing, adjustment to physical changes, and the development and adjustment to the ‘post-cancer self’. Future work would benefit from holistic definition of QOL and from using a broad range of assessment techniques.

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Oyinloye, Oluwatoyin Mary. "Teacher and learner experiences and conceptions about ‘assessment for learning’ and its impact on learner performance in life sciences in uThungulu District." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2018. http://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:8080/xmlui/handle/10530/1644.

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A thesis submitted to the Faculty Of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy (D.Ed) in Science Education in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at the University Of Zululand, 2018 Classroom assessment is an essential component of teaching and learning. It should be an on-going process that improves instruction rather than a periodic evaluation of what has been achieved. This study was designed to investigate teachers’ and learners’ conceptions and experiences about assessment for learning (AfL) and its impact on learners’ performance in Life Science. Simple random sampling was used to select four schools from the uThungulu district to participate in the study. Two of the selected schools constituted the Treatment Condition while the other two served as the Comparison Group. Altogether, 160 Grade 11 learners (forty from each participating school) participated in the study – comprised of four intact classrooms, one from each participating school. Two teachers were trained to use AfL as an instructional approach, while the teachers of the Comparison Group used their usual instructional approaches. The topic being studied by all the learners were Animal Nutrition and Cellular Respiration, lasting six weeks for the two groups. In addition, 80 Life Science teachers also took part in the study as respondents on their assessment practices in the subject. Data were collected using pre- and post-tests for the learners and a questionnaire for the teachers. These were followed by semi-structured interviews with the two teachers of the Treatment Group and selected learners from the same group. The quantitative component of the study took the form of a Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Comparison Group Design, while the qualitative component employed a hermeneutical research approach. Data were collected using a test, questionnaire, survey and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that the current formative assessment practices used by Life Science teachers in uThungulu district are out of alignment with the principles of formative assessment as directed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE). Furthermore, the respondents’ conceptions of AfL did not influence their classroom assessment and instructional practices. On the question of learner performance following the six week instructional intervention, the study found that learners in the Treatment Group performed significantly higher than learners’ in the Comparison Group. From these results, recommendations are made to influence both policy and classroom practice. Investigating the wide variety of assessment practices has allowed me to come to understand the culture of assessment within the AfL approach, where assessment placed learners at the center of learning to help support the learning process. Learners’ views/experiences about AfL approach suggests that AfL instructional approach constitutes a better strategy that makes learning a more enjoyable and pleasant experience.

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Charalambides, Monica. "Appraisals of anomalous experiences in need for care versus non-need for care groups : examining the cognitive route of impact of victimisation life events." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2013. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/appraisals-of-anomalous-experiences-in-need-for-care-versus-nonneed-for-care-groups(9d581c95-a702-4fea-8263-f06b1ae4e89a).html.

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Introduction: Psychotic-like experiences are commonly found in the general population; this raises the question as to why some individuals are in ‘need for care’ whilst others are not adversely impacted by such experiences. Cognitive models of psychosis highlight appraisals as key to moving people along the psychosis continuum. Victimisation has also been implicated in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The role of appraisals in providing a cognitive route between victimisation and psychosis is investigated more fully in the current study. Method: Appraisals of two experimentally-induced anomalous experiences (the Cards Task and Telepath Task) and number of victimisation experiences (interpersonal trauma and perceived discrimination) of individuals currently endorsing psychotic-like experiences in ‘need for care’ (N = 25) and ‘not in need for care’ (N = 25) were compared. The relationship between victimisation and appraisal type (maladaptive versus adaptive) was also explored across groups. Results: The ‘need for care’ group endorsed significantly higher ratings on maladaptive appraisals on both experimental tasks. The ‘non-need for care’ group endorsed significantly higher ratings on adaptive appraisals on the Telepath task. There were no significant differences in number of lifetime victimisation experiences between groups; however the ‘need for care’ group reported higher rates of adulthood discrimination. A significant relationship between victimisation and appraisals was not evident. Nevertheless there were some tentative links between adaptive, but not maladaptive, appraisals and impact and powerlessness in relation to victimisation experiences. Conclusions: Results are consistent with cognitive models of psychosis. Similar rates of total victimisation experiences across the lifespan in both groups suggest that victimisation may be implicated in the formation of anomalous experiences, but not in determining ‘need for care’ status. Factors such as social support and on-going impact and powerlessness in relation to the victimisation experiences, may be more relevant to the transition to ‘need for care’.

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Spragg, Melanie. ""Life just kind of sparkles" : clients' experiences of being in a Cognitive Behavioural Group and its impact on reducing shame in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)." Thesis, University of East London, 2013. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3085/.

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This is a qualitative study exploring the personal accounts of service users relating to their experiences of being in Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (GCBT) with others who share a similar difficulty associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Qualitative process research is lacking in the area of GCBT which has been recently developed for OCD and this study aims to address the gap. Eight participants were purposively selected from two groups. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Reflexivity sections have been incorporated to highlight my process and reflexive capacity during the research cycle. Five superordinate themes were generated in the participants’ personal accounts relating to the experience of being in group therapy. These were eventually labelled as ‘Engagement in the group process’, ‘Normalising’, ‘Courage to Fight’, ‘Being my own Therapist’ and ‘Restricted by Shame vs. Engaging with Life’. Participants also commented on the helpful aspects of group therapy and made recommendations for change to the content and structure of the group. The thesis documents my analysis relating to the meaning for participants who shared in a group with others who had a similar difficulty and highlights the significant benefits of the group process as an intervention. Aspects of the group experience that hindered engagement in therapy are also explored. Implications for Cognitive Behavioural Theory are discussed and the relationship of the findings to Social Psychology is explored. The relevance of the findings to Counselling Psychology is highlighted. Recommendations for improvement to the content and structure of ongoing groups are outlined and the role of the group in future clinical practice is explored. A critical appraisal outlining the strengths and limitations of the study is presented and suggestions for future research are highlighted.

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Mammo, Fassil. "The impact of information and communication technology on people with intellectual disabilities: naratives of professional caregivers." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-29275.

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Scupham, Susan. "Life after suicide : psychotherapists and practitioners speak about their experiences of working with suicidal clients and the impact it has on them when their client dies." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2017. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/25867/.

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Suicide is a significant problem in Britain. The Office for National Statistics (2016) states that in 2014 that there were 6,122 suicides and considerably more who attempted to end their life. For practitioners working alongside suicidal clients it can have a major effect on them if their client dies. The first phase of this research project used an online survey which covered a broad range of questions in relation to the impact of working with suicidal clients. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. In the second phase of the research project, sixteen participants were interviewed using a narrative approach in order to hear at first-hand their experiences of working with suicidal clients. The transcripts were analysed using both narrative and thematic analysis. The findings highlighted how overwhelmed practitioners felt at the time of their client's death expressing shock, sadness, anger, guilt and helplessness. In addition the findings revealed that years later practitioners were still marked by the experience stating "You don't forget", "Thinking about it produces a feeling of horror" and "It creates anxiety and apprehension when I encounter similar patients". The findings identified that practitioners faced challenges with decision making, transference and countertransference and risk assessment. They were unprepared for the emotional impact following the suicide of their client and the need for intentional self-care. It was also recognised that practitioners required support at a personal and professional level and that training needed to be fit for purpose. Analysis from a mixed methods pluralistic perspective would suggest that there is not a single answer to aiding practitioners when their client dies. The recommendation is made that practitioners would be best supported if the issue of client suicide is recognised as a shared responsibility, between employers, professional bodies, training providers, supervisors and practitioners, and working together to maintain standards of care, support and training. This will aid and prepare practitioners for working with suicidal clients, and should their client die by suicide, practitioners will have a greater degree of support to enable them to negotiate the practical, emotional and professional challenges in the days, months and years which follow.

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Valenti, Korijna G. "The Impact of Losing a Spouse or Partner on End-of-Life Preparation, Needs, and Support: An Exploratory Study of Sexual and Gender Minority Women's Experiences." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1587503346282281.

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Mahir-Metinsoy, Ikbal Elif. "Poor Ottoman Turkish women during World War I : women’s experiences and politics in everyday life, 1914-1923." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAG004/document.

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Cette thèse de doctorat examine l’impact social de la Première Guerre mondiale dans l’Empire ottoman sur les femmes turques défavorisées et la réaction quotidienne de ces femmes aux conditions négatives de la guerre et aux mesures de l’État concernant les femmes. Elle utilise l’approche de l’histoire populaire et des nouvelles sources des archives ottomanes pour démontrer les voix et les expériences des femmes ordinaires, surtout leur lutte contre l’appauvrissement à cause de la guerre et les politiques sociales insuffisantes. Par conséquent, elle contribue à combler une grande lacune dans l’historiographie sur l’Empire ottomane et les études sur les femmes qui examinent rarement les femmes turques ordinaires. Elle renforce l’idée que les femmes ottomanes ont eu des grandes difficultés à cause de la guerre contrairement aux comptes de modernisation soulignant seulement les développements positifs concernant les libertés et les droits des femmes après la guerre. Elle réfute les comptes acceptant la guerre comme une période pendant laquelle toutes les femmes turques ont vécu une « émancipation. » D’ailleurs, elle met en lumière les formes et les aspects des points de vue critiques des femmes et de la politique quotidienne des femmes pour survivre les conditions négatives de la guerre, pour faire entendre leurs voix, pour protéger leurs droits et pour recevoir des aides sociales This dissertation examines the social impact of World War I in the Ottoman Empire on ordinary poor Turkish women and their everyday response to the adverse wartime conditions and the state policies concerning them. Based on new archival sources giving detailed information about the voice, experience and agency of these women and based on the history from below approach, this study focuses on poor, underprivileged and working Turkish women’s everyday experiences, especially their struggle against and perception of wartime conditions, mobilization and state policies about them. By doing so, it contributes to filling the great gap in late Ottoman historiography and women’s studies, which rarely examine ordinary women and their everyday problems and struggles for survival and rights. First, it scrutinizes how ordinary women experienced the war and argues that, in contrast to the modernization accounts that overlook women’s sufferings at the cost of post-war developments in women’s rights and liberties, ordinary Turkish women had great difficulties during the war years. It presents a major caveat to the accounts accepting the war years as a period during which Turkish women monolithically experienced a gradual liberty and « emancipation. » Second, it brings the unexamined forms and aspects of women’s critical and subjective views, their everyday politics to circumvent the adverse conditions and state policies, to make their voices heard, to pursue their rights, and to receive government support into the light Bu doktora tezi Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nın sıradan yoksul Türk kadınları üzerindeki sosyal etkilerini ve kadınların olumsuz savaş koşullarına ve kendileriyle ilgili devlet politikalarına yönelik tavırlarını incelemektedir. Kadınların sesleri, deneyimleri ve tarihsel rolleri hakkında detaylı bilgiler veren yeni arşiv kaynaklarına ve aşağıdan tarih yaklaşımına dayanan bu tez yoksul, temel sosyal haklardan yoksun ve çalışan Türk kadınlarının gündelik deneyimlerine, özellikle de savaş koşulları, seferberlik ve devlet politikalarını algılayış ve bunlarla mücadele biçimlerine odaklanmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, bu tez, sıradan kadınları ve onların gündelik problemleriyle hayatta kalma ve hak mücadelelerini çok az inceleyen Osmanlı tarihçiliği ve kadın araştırmalarındaki büyük bir boşluğu doldurmaya katkıda bulunmaktadır. Bu tez, bu anlamda, iki temel temaya odaklanmaktadır. Öncelikle, sıradan kadınların savaşı nasıl deneyimlediklerini mercek altına almakta ve onların çektikleri acıları savaş sonrası kadın hak ve özgürlüklerindeki ve üst ve orta sınıf eğitimli kadınların etkinlik ve deneyimlerindeki gelişmelerin bir bedeli olarak algılayıp gözden kaçıran modernleşmeanlatılarının tersine sıradan kadınların savaş yıllarında büyük güçlükler çektiğini savunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışma, Türk kadınlarının savaş yıllarında bütün olarak görece bir “özgürleşme” yaşadıklarını kabul eden anlatılara önemli bir uyarıdır. İkincil olarak, bu tez, kadınların zorluklarla gündelik mücadelelerine odaklanarak kadınların eleştirel ve öznel tutumlarının ve olumsuz koşullar ve devlet politikalarından kaçmak, seslerini duyurmak, haklarının peşine düşmek ve destek görebilmek amaçlı gündelik politikalarının keşfedilmemiş biçim ve yönlerini gün ışığına çıkarmaktadır

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Cristóbal, Narváez Paula. "Impact of gene-environment interaction on the real-world expression of psychosis risk: linking genetic variation, childhood adversity and daily-life experiences across the extended psychosis phenotype." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/400220.

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La investigación en el ámbito de la interacción gen-ambiente, basada en la sinergia de factores genéticos y ambientales, ha tenido una gran relevancia en el campo de la psicosis. El principal objetivo de la tesis fue investigar la interacción entre factores ambientales y de variabilidad genética individual en el fenotipo psicótico usando la técnica Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). El cuerpo de la tesis incluye cinco capítulos relacionados con temas como: la sinergia entre factores ambientales distales (trauma en la infancia) y factores proximales (estrés momentáneo) en experiencias psicóticas en la vida diaria, la moderación de variantes genéticas en la asociación entre ambos factores, y el análisis de las interacciones gen-ambiente incorporando posibles factores protectores. Específicamente, el Capítulo 1 trata de investigar el impacto de la interacción entre experiencias adversas en la infancia y estrés momentáneo (situacional y social) en las experiencias de tipo psicótico de la vida diaria en una muestra no clínica. Los resultados del estudio indicaron que las adversidades como abuso, negligencia o bullying, caracterizadas por una marcada intencionalidad, fueron asociadas con experiencias de tipo psicótico en la vida diaria. Sin embargo, estas asociaciones no se daban en los casos de adversidades como muertes o eventos traumáticos. Además, a diferencia de los eventos traumáticos, las adversidades de naturaleza interpersonal (como abuso, negligencia, bullying o pérdidas de personas cercanas) aumentaron la reactividad psicótica en respuesta a ambos tipos de estrés. El Capítulo 2 investigó el papel que juegan importantes variantes genéticas, las cuáles están implicadas en sistemas biológicos de regulación del estrés, en interacción con factores ambientales proximales y distales incrementando el riesgo de experiencias psicóticas a lo largo del fenotipo extendido de psicosis, es decir, en participantes de la muestra no clínica y clínica. Los resultados indicaron que los haplotipos de riesgo (FKBP5, RGS4) y el alelo de riesgo del receptor de la oxitocina (OXTR rs2254298) interaccionaron con factores ambientales distales y proximales, respectivamente, incrementando las experiencias de tipo psicótico en la muestra clínica. Los Capítulos 3 y 4 aportan nuevas contribuciones al campo de la investigación gen-ambiente dado que investigan la interacción de variantes genéticas con la acción combinada de ambos factores ambientales. Los resultados indicaron que la interacción del Bullying con el haplotipo de riesgo FKBP5 incrementan las experiencias de tipo psicótico, así como también aumentan la reactividad psicótica y afectiva en respuesta a estrés de tipo social. Similarmente, la exposición a otras adversidades de naturaleza interpersonal en interacción con las variantes COMT (rs4680) and OXTR (53576), también conllevan a un incremento de la reactividad psicótica y afectiva en respuesta a estrés de tipo social. Finalmente, el Capítulo 5 examina si los factores genéticos y ambientales de protección pueden interactuar entre ellos disminuyendo las experiencias de tipo psicótico. Los resultados del estudio revelaron que la interacción entre el haplotipo de protección FKBP5 y las experiencias positivas en la vida diaria tenían un impacto en la disminución de los síntomas en los participantes de la muestra clínica. En resumen, la presente tesis evidencia que la interacción entre ambos factores ambientes y la variabilidad genética individual es importante para identificar posibles factores de riesgo implicados en la expresión de experiencias de tipo psicótico en la vida diaria, y para el descubrimiento de mecanismos subyacentes a lo largo del fenotipo psicótico. Además, el presente trabajo muestra que examinar las diferencias individuales teniendo también en cuenta factores de protección, permite refinar y expandir nuestro conocimiento sobre los procesos de vulnerabilidad y resiliencia implicados en el fenotipo extendido de psicosis. Por último, los hallazgos de la presente tesis pueden tener aplicaciones clínicas sobretodo en el uso de intervenciones ecológicas momentáneas. The gene-environment interaction (GxE) research is based on the synergistic co-participation between nature and nurture factors, and has been considered a remarkable approach for understanding the development of psychosis. The present thesis sought to investigate the interplay between environmental factors and individual genetic variation on the psychotic phenomena using Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). The body of the thesis includes five chapters investigating issues related to the synergy of distal (childhood trauma) and proximal (momentary stress) environmental factors on psychotic experiences in daily life; the moderating role of genetic variants in the association between distal and proximal environmental factors, and the examination of GxE interactions taking into consideration not only risk factors, but also plausible protective factors. Specifically, Chapter 1 sought to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the contribution of a range of childhood adversities in interaction with situational and social stressors on the real-world expression of psychotic risk in nonclinical young adults. The results of this study indicated that intentional forms of childhood adversity (abuse, neglect and bullying), but not losses or general traumatic events, were associated with psychotic experiences in the realm of daily life. In addition, unlike general traumatic events, adversities of an interpersonal nature (abuse, neglect, bullying and losses) increased psychotic reactivity to both situational and social stressors. Chapter 2 investigated the role of genetic variants, which are involved in relevant biological systems for stress regulation, in interaction with distal and proximal environmental factors on psychotic features across the extended psychosis phenotype, that is, in both nonclinical and early-psychosis individuals. The results showed that the risk haplotypes (FKBP5, RGS4) and the risk allele OXTR (rs2254298) interact with distal and proximal environmental factors, respectively, increasing psychotic experiences in early-psychosis individuals. Chapters 3 and 4 provide novel contributions to GxE research by investigating further the interplay of relevant genetic variation with the combined action of both environmental factors. Results indicated that bullying interacts with the FKBP5 risk haplotype in shaping the real-world expression of psychosis risk and increasing psychotic and affective responses to social stress. Similarly, the exposure to other distal interpersonal adversities (self-reported abuse and neglect) with COMT (rs4680) and OXTR (53576) exacerbated psychotic and affective reactivity to social stressors. Finally, Chapter 5 sought to extend our current understanding of GxE interactions examining the plausible interplay between protective genetic and environmental factors in the amelioration of psychotic experiences in daily life. Results revealed that the interaction of the protective FKBP5 haplotype and positive experiences results in the amelioration of daily-life psychotic experiences in in help-seeking individuals, but not in nonclinical participants. Overall, the present thesis provides evidence that the interaction of both distal and proximal environmental stressors with genetic variants is relevant for identifying plausible risk factors implicated in the real-world expression of psychotic features and, for uncovering mechanistic pathways to the extended psychosis phenotype. Furthermore, the present work show that the examination of individual differences taking into consideration not only adversity but also protective factors on the daily-life expression of psychosis risk, may refine and expand our understanding about the vulnerability and resilience processes involved in the extended psychosis phenotype. The findings may ultimately have implications for identifying relevant key targets that could be useful for ecological momentary interventions.

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Nalukenge, Winifred. "A qualitative study of mental health explanatory models, and the perceived impact of life experiences on mental health, in HIV infected adolescents in rural and urban Uganda." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27472.

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Background: Survival of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS has greatly improved with antiretroviral treatment. These young people now live with a chronic, rather than a fatal disease, which has brought into focus issues of quality of life, including the emotional and behavioral wellbeing of those living with the disease. HIV infection is associated with poor mental health and a high prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems in affected adolescents. Despite this burden of emotional and behavioral problems, the majority of HIV care services in sub-Saharan Africa do not have mental health care services specifically targeting adolescents with HIV. In order to address mental health in this population, it is important to explore their explanatory models to understand aspects such as how they view their symptoms, and what treatment or support they prefer. At the present time, research is scarce regarding explanatory models of mental disorders in HIV-positive adolescents and no study has been conducted in Uganda. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring the explanatory models of mental disorders and perceived daily life challenges in HIV-infected adolescents who had been diagnosed with a common mental disorder. Methods: This qualitative study was nested in a longitudinal epidemiological study that investigated prevalence, incidence and risk factors for mental health problems in HIV-infected children and adolescents in rural and urban Uganda. In-depth interviews were conducted with adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who had been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Case vignettes were used to enable adolescents to talk about their experiences and daily life challenges. Written consent and assent were sought from caregivers and adolescents respectively. Data were processed and analyzed thematically. NVivo-11 was used to manage data for analysis. Results: Twenty-one adolescents participated in the study. Most adolescents (9/21) in the study were living with their grandparents. Twelve were in primary school and 4 had dropped out. The main findings were: (i) the adolescents had not been informed about their mental disorder diagnoses and none viewed their symptoms as illness, (ii) they attributed their symptoms to daily life problems, such as poverty and interpersonal relationship problems, and did not mention biomedical or spiritual causes, (iii) they thought that their symptoms would improve with time, and financial and emotional support were also important. Conclusion: The findings of this study highlight the need for action at the mental health policy and practice levels. The main areas for such intervention include mental health literacy, screening and intervention in healthcare settings, and psychosocial interventions in community and school settings for affected adolescents and their caregivers.

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Strauss, Anna, and Veronika Östedt. "Patienters upplevelser av att leva med fibromyalgi." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för vårdvetenskap på grundnivå, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-5943.

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Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder. It affects muscles and connective tissue. It's a very complex disorder that has no adequate treatment or cure. The research has progressed but there are still some questions to be answered. Quality of life for these patients is decreased and leads to suffering. Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate patients' experiences of living with fibromyalgia. Method: A literature overview where nine different qualitative studies between the years 1998-2012 were analyzed. Results: The analysis of the articles lead to six subthemes "Accepted and adapted to the new life", "Experienced a new I", "Experienced changes in the work situation", Experienced changes in privacy", Experienced ignorance" and "Experienced incomprehension" which lead to three main themes "Experienced an identity change", "Experienced a sense of isolation" and "Felt frustration in meeting with health care" Conclusion: The disorder affects the patients both mentally and physically. More research needs to be done for more knowledge about the disorder in order to improve patients care and quality of life

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Lee, David. "An interpretive case study to explore children's, teachers' and parents' experiences and perspectives on the impact of a positive psychology technique called the 'three good things in life' technique." Thesis, University of East London, 2017. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/7311/.

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The purpose of the thesis was to evaluate a positive psychology intervention called the ‘three good things in life’ technique (Seligman, Steen, Parker and Peterson, 2005). The research used a case study approach, within one school and the technique was implemented with one year five and one year six class (nine to eleven year olds), who completed the ‘three good things’ technique for one week. The research focused on an analysis of the completed booklet, a focus group with six pupils, teacher interviews and individual parental feedback interviews. Overall there were forty-two pupils from the two year groups who participated in the research and completed the ‘three good things’ booklet (Seligman et al., 2005), six pupils took part in the focus group, two of the pupils’ parents participated in the interviews and the two class teachers were interviewed. The results of the thematic analysis and data triangulation showed that all pupils enjoyed using the technique and reported positive experiences in self-administrating the ‘three good things’ booklet and wanting to carry on doing the technique beyond the one week period. Feedback for the technique was very positive, as reported by pupils, teachers and parents. Increases in pupil positive self-reflection and prosocial behaviour were noticed by pupils and class teachers, although there were no changes with negative behaviours, as the classes did not have pupils with behavioural needs. In the booklet the pupils wrote about how they were improving in key subjects, but also social behaviours were logged such as helping each other, and the pupils developing their personal skills or traits. There were also participant recommendations for improving the booklet including the option of pupils customising the booklet. It is important to note that future research will need to focus on quantifying the amount of noted improvements in behaviour or progress that the pupils make when using the ‘three good things in life’ technique (Seligman et al., 2005). It is also important to note that the research was of a preliminary nature with a small research group, and therefore it will require further research to add to its evidence base. Overall, this study has demonstrated some potential benefits of the ‘three good things’ technique (Seligman et al., 2005) and the ease of using it with children and also within education. Further research can expand on this initial qualitative analysis and provide further information for future studies and debate.

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Björklund, Anna. "Environmental System Analysis of Waste Management : Experiences from Applications of the ORWARE Model." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Kemiteknik, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3055.

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Waste management has gone through a history of shiftingproblems, demands, and strategies over the years. In contrastto the long prevailing view that the problem could be solved byhiding or moving it, waste is now viewed as a problem rangingfrom local to global concern, and as being an integral part ofseveral sectors in society. Decisive for this view has beensocietys increasing complexity and thus the increasingcomplexity of waste, together with a general development ofenvironmental consciousness, moving from local focus on pointemission sources, to regional and global issues of more complexnature. This thesis is about the development and application orware;a model for computer aided environmental systems analysis ofmunicipal waste management. Its origin is the hypothesis thatwidened perspectives are needed in waste managementdecision-making to avoid severe sub-optimisation ofenvironmental performance. With a strong foundation in lifecycle assessment (LCA), orware aims to cover the environmentalimpacts over the entire life cycle of waste management. It alsoperforms substance flow analysis (SFA) calculations at a ratherdetailed level of the system. Applying orware has confirmed the importance of applyingsystems perspective and of taking into account site specificdifferences in analysis and planning of waste manage-ment,rather than relying on overly simplified solutions. Somefindings can be general-ised and used as guidelines to reduceenvironmental impact of waste management. Recovery of materialand energy resources from waste generally leads to netreductions in energy use and environmental impact, because ofthe savings this brings about in other sectors. Waste treatmentwith low rate of energy and materials recovery should thereforebe avoided. The exact choice of technology however depends onwhat products can be recovered andhow they are used. Despite the complexity of the model and a certain degree ofuser unfriendliness, involved stakeholders have expressed thevalue of participating in orware case studies. It providesimproved decision-basis, but also wider understanding of thecomplexity of waste management and of environmental issues ingeneral. The thesis also contains a first suggestion of a frameworkto handle uncertainty in orware, based on a review of types ofuncertainty in LCA and tools to handle it. QC 20100413

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Modigh, Stephanie, and Amalia Norstedt. "Att leva med urininkontinens – kvinnors erfarenheter och inverkan på dagligt liv: En litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Omvårdnad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-29569.

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Bakgrund: Urininkontinens är ett globalt hälsoproblem bland kvinnor. Många kvinnor lever i tystnad med sin urininkontinens och söker inte vård på grund av okunskap och skam. Om kvinnor och sjuksköterskor fick mer kunskap om urininkontinens skulle problematiken för kvinnor med oro och skam inte vara lika utbredd. Trots att mödravård informerar kvinnor så lever många i hemlighet med sin urininkontinens. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att sammanställa kunskap om kvinnors erfarenheter av urininkontinens och dess inverkan på dagligt liv. Metod: En litteraturöversikt bestående av 14 st vetenskapliga studier av både kvalitativ och kvantitativ karaktär. Dessa studier söktes på Cinahl och PubMed. Resultat: Många kvinnor påverkades av sin urininkontinens i det dagliga livet på ett negativt sätt. Fem tydliga kategorier visade sig som påverkade dem mest. Dessa var: Känslor av skam och oro, Hanteringsstrategier, Påfrestning på samlivet, Förlika sig med det oundvikliga och Begränsningar i dagliga aktiviteter. Slutsats: Många kvinnor lever i tystnad med sin urininkontinens och förlikar sig med den. De har brist på kunskap, känner skam och uppfinner egna strategier för att hantera sin urininkontinens. Dessa kvinnor skulle behöva mer kunskap och information från sjukvården. Denna litteraturöversikt kan bidra med en ökad kunskap kring påverkan på dagligt liv hos kvinnor med urininkontinens. Background: Urinary incontinence is a global health problem among women. Many women live in silence with their urinary incontinence and do not seek care due to ignorance and shame. If women and nurses got more knowledge about urinary incontinence, the problem with anxiety and shame would not be as widespread. Although maternity care informs women, many are secretly living with their urinary incontinence. Aim: The purpose of the literature review was to compile knowledge about women’s experiences of living with urinary incontinence and its impact on daily life. Method: A literature review consisting of 14 scientific studies of both qualitative and quantitative approach. These studies were sought at Cinahl and PubMed. Results: Many women were affected by their urinary incontinence in their daily lives in a negative way. Five clear categories appeared that affected them the most. These were: Feelings of shame and anxiety, Management strategies, Stress on cohabitation, Resign oneself to the inevitable and Limitations in daily activities. Conclusion: Many women live in silence with their urinary incontinence and resign themselves to it. They have lack of knowledge, feel shame and invent their own strategies to manage their urinary incontinence. These women would need more knowledge and information from health care. This literature review can contribute to increased knowledge about the impact on daily life among women with urinary incontinence.

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Keirsey, Stacie Rae. "Experiences of Neurotypical Siblings of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Exploration." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1485455070586812.

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Escobar, Katherinne, and Yasmin Amini. "Patienters erfarenheter av att behandlas med parenteral nutrition i hemmet : En litteraturöversikt ur ett patientperspektiv." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Hälsa och välfärd, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-44640.

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Bakgrund: Parenteral nutrition används när patienter inte kan tillgodose sitt dagliga behov av näring och kan leda till malnutrition. Behandling med parenteral nutrition kan både administreras på sjukhus och i hemmet. Problem: Att administreras parenteral nutrition i hemmet kan innebära nya erfarenheter. Genom att få kunskap över patienters erfarenheter avbehandlingen kan dessa hjälpa sjukvårdspersonalen att planera en god personcentrerad vård. Syfte: Att göra en översikt över patienters erfarenheter av att behandlas med parenteralnutrition i hemmet. Metod: En allmän litteraturöversikt med tolv artiklar, sex artiklar med kvalitativ ansats och sex artiklar kvantitativ ansats analyserades. Resultat: I analysen framkom tre teman om patienternas erfarenhet av att behandlas med parenteral nutrition i hemmet. De tre teman som utvecklades var livskvalité och mental påverkan, utmaningar i vardagen och livskraft och sömn. Slutsats: Behandling med parenteral nutrition i hemmet ger ett flertal positiva erfarenheter för patienterna utifrån deras livskvalité samtidigt som det uppstod utmaningar patienterna behövde överträda. Genom information, föra en dialog med patienten och deras anhöriga samt eftersträva flexibilitet utifrån patientens behov och livsmål kan en god personcentrerad vård ges. Background: Parenteral nutrition is used when patients cannot meet their daily nutritionalneeds and can lead to malnutrition. The treatment with parenteral nutrition can beadministered both in hospitals and in the home. Problem: To be administered parenteral nutrition in the home can mean new experiences. By gaining knowledge of patients' experiences of the treatment, these can help the healthcare staff to plan a good personcentered care. Aim: To make an overview of patients' experiences of being treated with parenteral nutrition in the home. Method: A general literature review with twelve articles, six articles with qualitative approach and six articles quantitative approach was analyzed. Result: In the analysis, three themes about the patient's experience emerged that were treated with parenteral nutrition in the home. The three themes that were developed were quality of life and mental impact, everyday life challenges and vitality and sleep. Conclusions: Treatment with parenteral nutrition in the home provides a number of positive experiences for the patients based on their quality of life while at the same timeposing challenges the patients needed to transgress. By providing information, conducting adialogue with the patient and their relatives, and striving for flexibility based on the patient'sneeds and life goals, a good person-centered care can be provided.

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Burke, Moira. "Reading, Writing, Relationships: The Impact of Social Network Sites on Relationships and Well-Being." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2011. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/185.

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The social web has emerged concurrent with a decline in Americans' community involvement and number of close friendships. Hundreds of millions of people connect online, but they appear to have fewer confidants and trust each other less. However, contrasting research finds that web users have better social integration and stronger relationships than their offline counterparts. This thesis resolves these contradictory views through a detailed examination of social network site (SNS) use and changes in relationships and individual well-being. The research is conducted at multiple levels looking at how different types of SNS use—direct interaction with others and more “passive consumption” of social news—influence the number and quality of individuals’ social ties and their aggregate social capital and well-being, including perceived social support, happiness, and physical health. The studies combine objective measures of SNS use (communication activity from the server logs of a popular social networking site) with self-reports of tie strength and well-being to accurately differentiate types of use with different partners. Longitudinal methods reveal how well-being changes over time with SNS use and are moderated by personal characteristics such as social communication skill and recent job loss.

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Mosholi, Mpotseng Sina. "The lived experiences of resilient black African men who grew up in absent-father homes." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25415.

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Text in English This study explored the lived experiences of black African men who grew up in absent-father homes. A phenomenological approach and qualitative exploratory design were used. The research participants were recruited in the Pretoria, South Africa through purposive sampling. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the information. The findings of this study indicate the following: the participants experienced various challenges in growing up in absent father homes. These included financial challenges, feelings of rejection, lack of guidance and protection. They had to rely on their single mothers for provision as well as the extended family and the community for support. These men were self-reliant, persevered and worked hard to achieve their goals in life. Resilience also played a role in making them thrive. They in turn wanted to be good fathers and husbands to their wives and children. Further research on resilient men who grew up in absent-father homes is recommended. Psychology M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

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Evans, Sarah Carr. "Positive and negative mentoring experiences impact on protégé outcomes /." 2005. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga%5Fetd/evans%5Fsarah%5Fc%5F200512%5Fms.

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YEH, PI-TSUI, and 葉碧翠. "The Impact of Early Life Experiences on the Development and Changes in Crime." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/n3th2t.

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博士 中央警察大學 犯罪防治研究所 107 The impacts on the early life experience and deviant behaviors on the criminal development and change are the puzzles that developmental criminologists intend to unravel. It is also an important issue for crime prevention and criminal justice system. The study adopts a longitudinal research method based on the informal social control theory and developmental criminology. The data are based on the survey “Early Years Prediction of Juvenile Delinquent Behavior” in Taiwan from 1996 to 1998. The research samples are 807. Based on the classification of the beginning of the 1996 study, the study divides participants into 392 delinquents (criminal group), individuals in this group receive protective custody (criminal groups) and 415 junior high school students (general group). The study has tracked as long as 22 years from 1996 to the end of September 2017. The purpose of the study intends to analyze the developments and changes of crime participants had conducted from adolescence to adulthood in Taiwan, observe the relationship among structural variables, early life experiences and crimes conducted from adolescence to adulthood. The study also analyzes how early life experiences affect the stability and change of crime from adolescence to adulthood, and test the explanatory power of developmental theories. The study finds: (1) in terms of crime distribution of crime in between two groups vary greatly. Individuals in criminal group committed more crimes, committed crime at early age, committed more theft and drug crime; (2) According to the number and frequency of police arrests in 22 years. There were 354 people without criminal records (43.87%), 201 people were desistance (24.91%), 132 people were intermittent offenders (16.35%), and 120 people were persistent offenders (14.87%). Fifty-four of the 120 persistent offenders in the samples are core criminals, which accounts for 6.69 total samples. These criminals have committed at least 20 crimes in the 22-year follow-up study. They had committed 1,984 criminal cases that occupies 51.21% of the total criminal cases. That meet with the "crime concentration." (3) Among the 453 people with criminal records, offenders committed the first-time crime under the age of 14 are early-onset offenders, and they have had a longer criminal career and committed more crimes. Their criminal behaviors are continuity. (4) The overall age-crime curve is not affected by gender factors. The crimes committed by the middle of the juvenile (14 to 17 years old) reach the crime peak and fallen sharply from 20 to 22-year-old participants. The reason the age-crime curve fallen sharply is because they do the military service. Afterward, the age-crime curve gradually slow down with age. Therefore, the relationship between crime and age is invariable. The crime age curve of different criminal career type and crime type are unique. With the impact of early life experience, family and school influential factors cannot be ignored in all stages of life. Low self-control has a stable and sustained impact on adolescents and adulthood. The highly influences of peer factors and lifestyle on crime, especially in adolescence. Early self-reported delinquency or criminal behaviors can predict crime committed in adulthood. In addition, the analyses of the influencing factors of crime development and change, the negative factors such as school, peers, leisure lifestyle and early self-reported delinquency are highly correlation to the crime development. Among them, leisure lifestyle is an important factor. However, factors such as family, school, peers, and traditional lifestyles still play a key role in crime changes and prevention of recidivism. Finally, this study provides eight suggestions based on the analysis conducted in this research to establish an effective explanatory model of crime development and strategies for crime prevention.

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Liu, Yi-Ju, and 劉怡汝. "The impact of menopause status, negative life events and social support on depressive symptoms in women." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47725179742152302173.

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Krmpotich, Cara Ann. "Visitor responses to Nitsitapiisinni : our way of life : the impact of collaboration on visitors’ experiences." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15678.

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Collaborative exhibitions built by Aboriginal communities and museums often seek to reposition Aboriginal peoples as the authors and experts of their culture, and assert their active and continued presence in the contemporary world. This thesis explores the impact collaborative exhibitions are having on museum visitors, using the particular case of "Nitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life" - an exhibition created by Blackfoot Elders and Glenbow Museum staff. Interviews with visitors to the exhibition demonstrate that museum visitors rarely recognized the collaborative nature of the exhibit, and thus rarely imagined Nitsitapiisinni as a statement of self-representation or self-determination. Other messages were successfully communicated to museum visitors, namely the impact of colonialism, the efforts to revitalize Blackfoot culture, and the importance of Blackfoot spirituality. Visitors' experiences are considered in the context of intersecting agendas: the museum's educational mandate, the exhibitor's goals, the tourism industry, and the visitor's own personal agendas.

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Nogueira, Marlene Sofia Belinho. "The impact of early life experiences on oxytocinergic system modulation: implications on social behavior development." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44398.

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Dissertação de mestrado em Genética Molecular For all mammals, the relationship with the mother is the first social bond that it is crucial for the maintenance of the homeostasis. This bond along with the maintenance of the proximity between the dam and litter, and the stimulation of the maternal care has a particular role on the establishment of the infant’s stress coping style. It has been described that the mother-pup interaction has the intervention of many systems, namely the oxytocinergic. Both oxytocin (OXT) hormone and its receptor (OXTR) are widely distributed across the central nervous system and have clear impact on brain structures’ development and maturation. Maternal separation (MS) (for long and repeated periods) is a well-known and established model of early life stress induction that has been demonstrated as a severe modulator of the mother-pup interaction and capable to induce long-last impairments at behavior and neuroendocrine level that remain to adulthood. However, less is known about the consequences of short repeated periods of MS on adolescent social behavior and their implications on the oxytocinergic system maturation. To explore this issue the present study aimed to: 1) Evaluate the impacts of short daily MS, during two different periods early in life, on the social behavior of adolescent rats. 2) Investigate the ability of environmental enrichment (EE) to protect from deleterious effects of maternal separation on the adolescent social behavior. The stimulation provided via EE applied early in life impacts both on brain and behavior and may be beneficial for the behavior development; 3) Determinate the expression profile of OXT and OXTR, and correlate it with the effects of MS. Wistar rats’ litters were daily maternally separated for 2 hours at postnatal days (PND) 2-6 or 10- 14, during which half of the litter was in EE and the other half in a standard environment. To assess the modulation of different components of social behavior during adolescence it was performed social recognition and interaction tests with familiar and unfamiliar subjects. It was also determined the expression profile of oxytocin and its receptor by RT-PCR in the same developmental period. Results showed that even subtle MS induced impairments in social behavior and oxytocinergic system. Rats exposed to MS from 2-6 PND did not expressed social affiliation/motivation neither preference for social novelty (impairment of social memory). The EE during this period of MS protected adolescent rat from this social memory impairment. Additionally, MS during 10-14 PND altered social interaction (mainly by increasing affiliative behavior) with the familiar peer but not with the unfamiliar one, whereas MS during 2-6 PND had more modest effects on social interaction in both cases. These behavioral data are positively and negatively correlated with an increased on the expression of oxytocin’s receptor expression on prefrontal cortex. Essentially, these data provide new evidence that early short periods of MS are able to shape adolescent social behaviors that are differentially sensitive to MS across ontogeny and modulate the oxytocinergic system, with some of those impairments being recovered by the EE. Em toda a classe de mamíferos, a relação com a mãe é a primeira ligação social que é crucial para a manutenção da homeostasia. Este laço afectivo, para além de promover a proximidade física entre a portadora de cuidados e a sua ninhada, estimula o comportamento maternal, tendo um papel particular no estabelecimento de estratégias de adaptação da descendência. A interação entre mãe e cria tem a intervenção de diversos sistemas, nomeadamente o oxitocinérgico. Quer a oxitocina (OXT), quer o seu receptor (OXTR) estão plenamente distribuídos ao longo do sistema nervoso central e possuem um claro impacto no desenvolvimento e maturação de estruturas cerebrais. Os primeiros dias pós natais são um período de elevada plasticidade, especialmente para o sistema de stress, sendo isso, particularmente sensíveis a stressores. A separação maternal (SM) (por períodos longos e repetitivos) é um bem conhecido e estabelecido modelo de indução de stress precoce que tem demonstrado ser não só um modulador severo da interação mãe-cria, assim como capaz de induzir danos a nível comportamental e neuroendócrino, que permanecem até idade adulta. No entanto, pouco é conhecido sobre as consequências de separações maternais curtas e repetitivas no comportamento adolescente, assim como as suas implicações na maturação do sistema oxitocinérgico. De forma a explorar este assunto, o presente estudo tem como objectivos: 1) Avaliar o impacto de curtas SM diárias durante dois períodos diferentes em idade precoce, no comportamento de ratos adolescentes. 2) Investigar a capacidade do ambiente enriquecido (EE) proteger dos efeitos tóxicos da SM no comportamento social adolescente. A estimulação providenciada via EE aplicada precocemente tem impacto tanto no cérebro como no comportamento, podendo ser benéfica para o desenvolvimento do comportamento. 3) Determinar o perfil de expressão da OXT e do OXTR correlacionando com os efeitos da SM. Ninhadas de ratos Wistar foram separados diariamente por 2 horas entre os dias 2-6 e 10-14 pós natais, durante os quais metade da ninhada estava em EE e a outra metade em condições padrão. De forma a avaliar os diferentes componentes do comportamento social durante a adolescência foram executados testes de reconhecimento e interação social com sujeitos familiares e não familiares. Foi também determinado o perfil de expressão da oxitocina e do seu receptor por RT-PCR no mesmo período de desenvolvimento. Os resultados demonstram que até SM mais curtas induzem alterações no comportamento social e sistema oxitocinérgico. Os ratos expostos a SM entre o período 2-6 não expressaram nem motivação/afiliação social nem preferência pela novidade social (dano da memória social). O EE durante este período de SM protegeu o rato adolescente deste dano da memória social. Adicionalmente, a SM durante o período 10-14 alterou a interação social (principalmente o comportamento afiliativo) com o par familiar mas não com o não familiar, enquanto que no período 2-6 teve efeitos mais modestos na interação social em ambos os casos. Estes dados comportamentais estão positiva e negativamente correlacionados com um aumento da expressão do OTR no córtex pré frontal. Essencialmente, este estudo providencia novas evidências de que curtos períodos de SM podem modular o comportamento social adolescente, que são diferencialmente sensíveis pela descendência, modulando também o sistema oxitocinérgico, com alguns destes danos a serem revertidos pelo EE. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - Projects FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-029576 and PTDC/PSI-PCO/116612/2010. FEDER through Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade – COMPETE. The laboratory of Addition Biology at Institute of Celular and Molecular Biology (IBMC), Porto, and Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory, at Psychology School of University of Minho, Braga.

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Garcia, Kristina Marie. "The Impact of College Students' Life Experiences on the Various Dimensions of Wellness: A Qualitative Study." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9482.

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With the millions of students currently enrolled in higher education, a substantial opportunity arises for college personnel to impact the health and wellness of our future U.S. adult population. Most health scholars agree that wellness is a multidimensional construct. Despite disagreement regarding the optimal number of dimensions - ranging from three to twelve - there is a general consensus around the following: (1) physical, (2) social, (3) spiritual, (4) intellectual, (5) emotional, and (6) occupational. With regard to these six dimensions of wellness, the purpose of this study was to conduct a naturalistic inquiry among graduating health education majors to evaluate which particular dimension of wellness was most influenced or impacted, by their college life experience. Participants were recruited via email and in-class-visits. Of the 173 students who were eligible to participate in this study at the time of recruitment, 58 indicated interest and a final sample size of 30 students were interviewed. When determining which specific dimension of wellness was most impacted or influenced by the college life experience, two narratives of an unplanned pregnancy and alcoholism immediately came to mind. However, when trying to compile all 30 narratives to identify which dimension was most impacted, collectively, I concluded that all dimensions were impacted, and, due to the dimensions' interconnectedness, no one particular dimension could be singled out as most impacted. The six dimensions of wellness interact continually and synergistically. For example, the need for stress management and stress reduction is linked mostly obviously with emotional wellness; however, should one practice yoga for stress relief, he/she is impacting their physical, social, and spiritual health as well. Segmenting students' narratives about their college life experiences into discrete domains represented a challenge - one that reflects how activities that support wellness cannot easily be segmented into discrete domains, either.

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Sinkoyi, Simphiwe Templeton. "The subjective experiences of people living with HIV and how these impact on their quality of life." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3372.

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This study explores the subjective experiences of persons who have been informed of a positive HIV antibody test and, from their point of view, explains the meaning and impact that HIV discovery has on their quality of life. In this qualitative narrative study, a racially specific, low-income sample of 10 HIV-infected men and women shared their stories of living with the virus during in-depth interviews. Findings of a multi-staged narrative analysis suggest that for people like those in this study, stigma associated with mv infection results in the concealment of the diagnosis by the individual for fear of being labeled as deviant from the rest ofthe community. Secondly, the tragic manner in which these respondents narrated HIV discovery signifies the negative impact the disease has on their quality of life. Lastly, there is evidence for the effectiveness ofthe primary health-care services on the HIV positive patients. Implications for these findings are elaborated. Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.

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CHEN, CHIH-MING, and 陳智明. "The Impact on Leisure Enviromental Perceptions Experiences and Behavioral Intentions from Early-life Outdoor Experiences and for Tourists Participating in Penhgu Tidal Zone Leisure Activity." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98033634524417448503.

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碩士 國立澎湖科技大學 觀光休閒系碩士班 104 The aim of this study is to explore the relationships between variables for leisure experiences, behavioral intentions and early-life outdoor experiences, enviromental perceptions for tourists participating in Penghu tidal zone leisure activity. Furthermore, structured questionnaire was an instrument. The number of questionnaire given out to tourists participating in Penghu tidal zone activity from April to November, 2015 was 500 copies, based upon immediate collected ramdom sampling. The valid questionnaire was 368 copies. The data collected were utilized by SPSS 12.0 as descriptive statistive analysis. LIRSEL8.80 was administered as confirmatory factor analysis. The results of this study revealed that early-life outdoor experiences had a positive effect on environment consciousness. However, early-life outdoor experiences had no effect on leisure experience. Early-life outdoor experiences had no effect on behavioral intention. Besides, enviromental consciousness had a positive effect on leisure experiences. Enviromental consciousness had no effect behavioral intention. Also, leisure experiences had a positive effect on behavioral intention. Finally, given the about results, we conclude that the results could provide suggestions for relevant units and further research. Keywords:Tidal flat, Early-life outdoor experiences, Enviroment perception, Leisure experience, Behavioral intention, SEM

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"Why are you following me? The impact of perceived negative youth experiences on the behavioral and emotional outcomes in African American urban youth." Tulane University, 2006.

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Racism, stereotyping, and discrimination present a potentially considerable hindrance in the lives of urban minority youth. These instances affect both the individual and the larger society by introducing the possibility of maladaptive coping responses, including antisocial attitudes and behaviors. The present investigation explored the relations between the subjective experiences of racial profiling (i.e., perceived negative youth experiences, NYEs) and negative outcomes such as substance use and fighting behavior in a sample of African American urban youth. The goal was not only to uncover these relationships, but also to identify useful buffers between perceived NYEs and negative outcomes. As expected, results demonstrated a direct relation between NYEs and antisocial outcomes, with males reporting more NYEs than females. An expected finding emerged regarding participation in extra-curricular activities for males. When males reported high NYEs coupled with participation in extra-curricular activities, they also reported a lower incidence of marijuana use. Unexpectedly, however, familial support appeared to increase the relation between NYEs and fighting behavior in this sample. Also unexpectedly, females with higher ego-esteem demonstrated more fighting behavior in response to NYEs than females with lower ego-esteem. Furthermore, longitudinal results supported cross-sectional findings regarding age effects of substance use, fighting behavior, and familial support. Limitations and future directions are also discussed acase@tulane.edu

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Pin-Chun, Chou, and 周品均. "A Man Is Singing: on the Impact of Bobby Chen and His Songs Towards His Fans and Their Life Experiences." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41503418558018839176.

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碩士 國立臺灣藝術大學 應用媒體藝術研究所 95 The purpose of this thesis is to understand the problematic consciousness developed from three perspectives – “male dilemma and social restraint overlooked by popular music studies”, “convention of popular music studies about love songs”, and “insufficiency of popular music studies about the background of fan history” – in the experience and position of male subjects. It also attempts to combine “male subject experience” and “popular music” through the analysis of music text and the empathy of fan experience. As for practice, “Bobby Chen” （陳昇） and “two fans of Bobby Chen” are selected for the study objects. By means of the qualitative research methods of “textual analysis” and “interviews on life history”, this thesis aims to explore male audience’s identification of “male voice, male song” in various situations, and to realize male audience’s sympathy with Bobby Chen or his songs under patriarchy in men’s world as well as the manifestation in life. From the result of my research, the songs of Bobby Chen insist on, and consist of, both love and social concerns, depicting differences among city-country dichotomy, generations, and class consciousness, reflecting as well various male gender roles in the society. They also amplify what it means to be a man in many aspects, distinguishing those texts from single-minded construction of male role in traditional social values and relevant popular music studies. As far as fan studies are concerned, Bobby Chen’s male fans are likely to transform the characters, situations and social values of Chen himself or his songs into their own in life. This responds to the text of Bobby Chen, and the fans’ interpretation, replacement and creation of textual subjectivity and dynamism, which establish the interactive process between the text and the fans. Also, through the analysis of the “verbal-textual” meaning in the text of Bobby Chen (eg. subject matters of the lyrics, ideology and discourse), the “nonverbal-textual” meaning (eg. personality, voice and performance), and interactive experience of male fans, the research comprehends the analytical elements of popular music text and represents the image of a sentimental male singer with the appearance of himself (charisma) and his songs (lyrics) in the eyes of his male fans. In addition, with the classification of the features of Bobby Chen’s male fans’ duration as being fans, social and cultural context, and grown-up demonstration, this thesis can provide potential possibilities to deconstruction research concerning the overall look of fans.

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