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Kennedy, Caitlin E. "Parental Adherence Intentions for Obese Children's Health Behaviors| Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3592033.

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<p> The current study examined how parental underestimations of child’s weight status, parental worry, and the Theory of Planned Behavior variables (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) predict intentions to adhere to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recommendations of four childhood health behaviors. These behaviors include: 1) eating five fruits and/or vegetables per day; 2) spending two hours or less on screen time (television, computer, and video games) per day; 3) engaging in at least one hour of physical activity per day; and 4) limiting (ha

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McCormack, Dianne. "The meaning of health to homeless persons /." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59536.

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A qualitative study that utilized a convenience sample of 29 individuals was conducted to uncover the meaning of health as it is experienced by homeless persons. Analysis revealed that homeless persons have two distinct conceptions of health: the characteristics that describe health, and a comprehensive view of the totality of health expressed in different combinations of health dimensions. A total of ten characteristics that described the essence of health were identified. These characteristics included satisfying basic human needs, having no illness related complaints, doing the work of heal

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Dunlop, Nicole L. "Using social cognitive theory to identify key determinants of physical activity in people living with multiple sclerosis." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27352.

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Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating neurological disease with few successful symptom alleviating interventions available to the MS population. Preliminary research has shown that PA may aid in alleviating both psychological and physical symptoms; thus, improving overall quality of life. Objective. (1) To determine which social cognitive determinants (i.e., barrier efficacy, task efficacy, outcome expectation, social support, modeling, mood, and environment) would predict PA. (2) To determine whether barrier efficacy, task efficacy, and outcome expectation would mediate the social support, mod

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Eggert, Jon Edward 1962. "Self-disclosure in male same-sex friendships." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291779.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference existed between a sample of fraternity residents and a sample of dormitory residents in the level of self-disclosure present in their same-sex friendships. Of additional import was whether or not self-disclosure, directed toward different target persons, varied according to the age of the discloser, the identity of the target person, and the reported closeness of the discloser to his father. A modified version of Sidney M. Jourard's Self-Disclosure Questionnaire was utilized to measure present levels of self-disclosure. Findings indica

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Ganesh, Cynthia Marie. "Delicious Malice| Envy and Gossip in Relational Aggression." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1528227.

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<p> Mass shootings that end in suicide at public venues such as schools have become shockingly frequent. In many cases the attackers have left communications indicating envy and bullying as the source of their rage. With healthcare becoming more universally available and the U.S. Surgeon General’s focus on bullying as a national healthcare issue, the mental health community would be remiss in failing to adequately address bullying behavior and its effects at this time. Relational aggression is a particular type of bullying that relies on surreptitious gossip and the willingness of partic

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Anosike, Agatha A. "The Influence of Social Support on Perception of Nurse Caring and Patient Satisfaction among CHF Patients in the Emergency Department." Thesis, Adelphi University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663094.

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<p> Heart failure patients who visit the Emergency Department often because of chronic nature of their illness require a specific plan of care. Successful engagement requires that nurses identify and act on factors to facilitate transition across the care continuum. This study was undertaken to examine the relationship of three major quality care indicators: social support, perception of nurse caring, and patient satisfaction among patients with heart failure admitted to the emergency department. The study further explored the association of these indicators with demographic and illness variab

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Winters, Nancy. "Seeking Status| The Process of Becoming and Remaining as an Emergency Department Nurse." Thesis, Adelphi University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3580238.

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<p> Understanding the processes involved in retaining nurses in the Emergency Department is essential for future hiring and retention; turnover rates are currently at approximately 16% in the emergency department. Using Grounded Theory Methods (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) and the conceptual framework of symbolic interaction, the process of becoming and remaining as an ED nurse was explored.</p><p> Data were collected through semi-structured, open ended interviews until data saturation occurred. The seven participants' ages ranged from 29-56 with ED nursing experience ranging from 1-17 years

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Sandler, Karin L. "How do staff with a key role in social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) in secondary school organisations engage in thinking and talking about the issue? : a grounded theory study." Thesis, University of Essex, 2016. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/19985/.

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Adolescent well-being is a national concern and government priority. It is increasingly recognised that schools have an important role to play in contributing to building resiliency. Indeed, the revised Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice in the UK, has recently introduced the term ‘social emotional and mental health’ (SEMH) as a category of need which formalises school involvement in this area. As such, the present study, which provides an extended understanding of the way in which staff with a key role in SEMH in secondary school organisations engage in thinking and tal

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Miller, Wanda Ann 1939. "Negative reception to caregiving: Its impact on the caregiver." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278423.

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This study examined negative reception to caregiving by a chronically ill spouse and the impact on the caregiving and the caregiver spouse. Quantitative and qualitative methodology were used. Audiotaped interviews using the Caregiver Impact Inventory (CII) (Miller, 1993) provided data on caregivers' perceptions of negative reception to caregiving by a chronically ill spouse. Perceptions of Caregiving (Oberst, 1991), Caregiver Burden Scale (Oberst, 1991), Caregiver Strain Index (Robinson, 1983), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem (Rosenberg, 1965), were implemented. Eight respondents indicated (CII) tha

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Budge, Katie. "Violence, aggression and therapeutic relationships : understanding the lived experiences of females within low and medium secure forensic mental health units." Thesis, University of Essex, 2016. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/16832/.

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Aims: To explore female secure forensic mental health (FMH) patients’ therapeutic relationship (TR) quality; the impact of witnessed, or perpetrated, violence upon psychological wellbeing and TRs; and perceived beneficial support following exposure to violence within the units. Background: Female FMH patients possess unique vulnerabilities, psychological and offending profiles; have commonly experienced early childhood trauma, attracted Borderline Personality Disorder diagnoses, and by definition appear highly likely to witness or perpetrate violence. In other settings, strong TRs are consiste

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Chapman, Kimberly J. (Kimberly Jane). "The relationships among general coping style, hope, and anticipatory grief in family members of terminally ill individuals with cancer receiving home care." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22724.

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Family members have been observed to cope with the losses inherent in terminal illness by grieving. Little is known, however, about the factors which influence their grieving before the death of a significant other. This paper describes an exploratory, cross-sectional, correlational study designed to examine the relationships among general coping style, hope, and anticipatory grief in a convenience sample of 61 family members of individuals with terminal cancer. The organizing framework for this study was based on grief theory, Lazarus and Folkman's (1984) theory of stress and coping, and Davi

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Desmond, Chris. "The value of other people's health : individual models and motives for helping." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2008. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/65/.

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This thesis was motivated by a wish to understand the slow response to HIV/AIDS and so seeks to address the questions of why and when people help others. The questions are important, as typically it is others who decide who among those most in need receive help. To narrow the focus to motives of help, the discussions consider the helping of distant others, as typically such actions do not involve material gain to the helper. Related literature exists on charitable behaviour but tends towards a marketing approach. This limits its use in providing specific input regarding motives. The economics

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McKelvey, Daniel Kevin. "Identity Discrepancy, Male Role Norms, and Mental and Physical Health." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1500.

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Male gender role norms were considered from a self-discrepancy perspective. The male gender role was divided into 4 perspective domain combinations based on the participant's perceptions: self-ideal/ought, other-ideal/ought, self-actual, other-actual. These categories were assessed using an adapted form of the Male Role Norms Inventory-Revised (Levant et al., 2007). It was hypothesized that large discrepancies between the perspective domains in a male's gender role concept would be significantly related to depression, anxiety, and lower general health quality, and this relationship would be mo

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Rawlings-Mercer, Kay Alison. "Expression of emotion by infants with and without disabilities." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2000. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/1882/.

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The aim of this research was to provide a detailed description of emotional expression in infants, with and without disabilities. 30 typically-developing infants (aged four to five-and-a-half months)were video-recorded in four situations: immunisation, oral polio vaccination, social play and response to a surprise toy. These were designed to elicit a range of emotional behaviours. 20 infants with congenital, developmental disabilities of varying aetiologies were matched on developmental age and filmed in the same situations. Facial expressions were coded using the Maximally Discriminative Faci

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Lemons, Courtney Ann. "The Role of Social Support and Emotional Representations in Health Outcomes for Individuals with Chronic Illness." UNF Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/431.

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Health related outcomes for individuals with chronic symptoms of illness can be influenced by complex, socio-emotional processes. The primary interest of this study was to determine whether perceived social support lessens the negative emotional appraisals of illness experience (e.g. anger, fear, hostile interpretations of illness), and the role of these emotional appraisals in health outcomes for those diagnosed either with a conventional chronic illness (e.g. diabetes, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or a functional somatic syndrome (e.g. fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndr

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Freeman, Heidi Vollstadt. "A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Mother-Athletes Training for and Competing in the Olympic Games." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2008. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/3107.

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Kinesiology<br>Ph.D.<br>The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide a rich description of the experiences of mothering athletes training for and competing in the Olympic Games. Specifically, the study explored the post-partum return to training and competition, the integration of mothering and training responsibilities, the emotional and social experience of being a mother-athlete, and the Olympic experience. A purposive sample of eight athletes was utilized. All participants had competed in either the 2004 Summer or 2006 Winter Olympic Games and was mother to at least one child under

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Bruce, Molly. "Reactive Attachment Disorder in infants in foster care and associated mental health and cognitive functioning." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2016. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7601/.

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Background: Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) has been described as one of the least researched and most poorly understood psychiatric disorders (Chaffin et al., 2006). Despite this, given what is known about maltreatment and attachment, it is likely that RAD has profound consequences for child development. Very little is known about the prevalence and stability of RAD symptoms over time. Until recently it has been difficult to investigate the presence of RAD due to limited measures for informing a diagnosis. However this study utilised a new observational tool Method: A cross sectional study

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Hatchcock, Tara L. "Social Connectedness and the Impact on Chronic Illness." UNF Digital Commons, 2012. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/590.

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Having a chronic illness may feel alienating, yet examination of the literature shows limited research on social connectedness and health. In order to contribute to the understanding of this impact of illness, I examined perceived levels of social connectedness in persons with chronic diseases (CD), functional somatic syndromes (FSS) and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). A major focus of this study was to investigate the association of social connectedness with depression, anxiety, and general health in patients with ongoing symptoms of illness. Data collection was obtained through the use

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Copeland, John. "Loneliness and Student Health: Replication and Exploratory Analysis." UNF Digital Commons, 2017. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/767.

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Loneliness occurs in the absence of belonging or social connectedness and has been linked to many physical and mental health problems. Among these conditions are depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and stress. College students report these four conditions as the largest barriers to good academic performance. For as much is known about loneliness, much less is known about belonging and health or the role loneliness plays in these relationships prompting a need for investigation. Using a sample of 301 university students, we replicated previous findings that loneliness predicts depression, a

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Batool, Kaneez. "IMPACT OF A NATURAL DISASTER ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A RURAL MAYA COMMUNITY IN THE PHILIPPINES." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/207.

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The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of a natural disaster on the mental health of a rural Maya community in the Philippines. Specifically, the study assessed how an individual’s housing conditions, the household size, and general utilities can have an impact on a person’s mental health. The study used a quantitative survey design with self-administered questionnaires. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Modified Community Assessment survey was used for this research investigation. A total of 84 participants completed the survey. Participants were asked of their perceptions

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Curtis, Megan E. "Due to a Bone Marrow Transplant, is Loneliness From Hospital Isolation a Predictor of Health Outcomes." UNF Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/515.

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Previous research indicates loneliness affects physiological and quality of life outcomes in oncology populations. However, minimal research has been conducted specifically on bone and blood marrow transplant (BMT) patients (Knight et al., 2013). To further explore this issue, we conducted a preliminary study to examine the relationship of loneliness with quality of life, immunological functioning, and other health indicators at six months post-transplant in BMT patients. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapies–BMT (FACT-BMT) was used to measure QOL and the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version

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Daniels, Katherine Jean. "Couples' construction of meaning of an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis : a systemic approach." Diss., Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1057.

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Macchi, C. R. "Systemic change processes : a framework for exploring weight loss and weight loss maintenance processes within the individual and family context." Diss., Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/205.

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Varzoni, Thais Coutinho. "Cognitive Improvement After Microsurgical Revascularization for the Treatment of Moyamoya Disease." UNF Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/505.

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Moyamoya disease is a rare entity characterized by progressive narrowing of intracranial blood vessels. In most cases, Moyamoya does not respond well to medical therapy and often leads to surgical revascularization. The physiological benefits of the revascularization surgery for Moyamoya patients have been well documented, yet the effects of surgery on cognitive skills and abilities are far less studied. Participants in the current study were 33 patients, 24 to 85 years of age, who underwent revascularization surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. All patients underwent a physica

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Swinford, Rachel R. "Adapted dance - connecting mind, body and soul." Thesis, Indiana University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3610166.

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<p> Using Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology, this study illuminates the lived experience of an adapted dance program for individuals with Down syndrome and their family members. The overall pattern from both dancers and family members was adapted dance: connecting mind, body and soul. The primary theme from dancer interpretations was expressing a mosaic of positive experiences, and the primary theme from family member interpretations was experiencing pride in their loved ones. The dance program provided dancers an opportunity to express their authentic self while experiencing moments of

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Yuill, LaVon Eileen 1957. "Near-death experiences: An exploration of perceived responses, effects of interventions, and impact." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291908.

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This study explored near-death experience (NDE) survivors' perceptions and communication in the disclosure of NDEs to health care professionals and significant others, interventions encountered, and effects of those actions. Eight adult NDErs, selected through network sampling, were interviewed. Content analysis was used to describe the interactions from the experients' perspective. A dynamic communication process emerged as central to disclosure about NDEs. Study subjects identified several barriers to disclosure. Actions that were most helpful included listening, showing interest, offering o

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Clews, Kelsey. "Persecutory Delusions and Suicide in Schizophrenia." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3688354.

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<p> Suicide is a tragic, complex phenomenon experienced by individuals of all ages, genders and cultures. Given its widespread occurrence, it is important to identify predictive and risk factors in order to develop efficacious prevention and intervention strategies. One factor that has been consistently identified as increasing risk for suicide is being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Persecutory delusions have been most prominently researched in relation to outcome in schizophrenia; however, few studies have investigated the relationship between persecutory delusions and suicide risk for those

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Hickman, Carrie J. L. "Weight Loss Surgery Maintenance and Psychosocial Development| A Narrative Perspective." Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3601345.

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<p> Bariatric surgery is not the panacea it was once thought to be for weight loss. Due to patient noncompliance issues, many weight loss surgery patients are relapsing and regaining the significant amounts of weight that bariatric surgery had initially helped them to lose. This failure is costly monetarily, psychologically, and medically to both the patient and to society. Using the narratives of 32 post-weight loss surgery patients, this narrative study explored: (a) whether Erikson's psychosocial stages of development occur after weight loss surgery, (b) whether successful patients (defined

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Torri, Dischinger Maria Inês. "Loss of Resources and Demoralization in the Chronically Ill: A Mediation Model." UNF Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/649.

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In order to obtain a closer look into the psychosocial impact of chronic conditions, symptom severity, loss of resources, and demoralization were investigated through a mediation analysis. The function and implication of social support was also explored within the circumstances of chronic conditions. Lastly, symptom chronicity was probed as an influential element in the understanding of the consequences of being chronically ill. Participants were 200 men and women, with a mean age of 46 years, and the dataset came from the VOICE (Verification of Illness and Coping Experience) survey. The conce

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Klingemann, Sven D. "Adolescent romantic and sexual relationships partner types, quality and mental health /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3232570.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Sociology, 2006.<br>"Title from dissertation home page (viewed July 9, 2007)." Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-08, Section: A, page: 3169. Adviser: Jane McLeod.

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Chamberlain, Charlene. "Do the deaf "see" better? : effects of deafness on visuospatial skills." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22525.

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Deaf people who know and use American Sign Language, ASL, outperform normally hearing people on certain visuospatial tests. This enhanced visuospatial performance is interpreted as being the result of knowing and using a visual and spatial grammar. An alternative explanation is that this enhanced visuospatial performance is due to sensory compensation, that is, a heavy reliance on vision throughout development due to deafness. The present study tested this alternative explanation. Eight congenitally and profoundly deaf adults (4 women, 4 men) who did not know sign language and eight normally h

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Crawford, Natasha. "The social determinants of health : an empirical analysis of ethnic and spatial inequalities in health." Thesis, University of Essex, 2017. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/20449/.

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This thesis consists of three self-contained research articles that empirically examine the ethnic and spatial patterning of health outcomes in England today. Health is defined here as a multidimensional concept encompassing physical and mental health and wellbeing, in line with the Public Health White Paper ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ (HM Government, 2010). Each chapter utilises data from Understanding Society, a nationally representative panel study, which provides detailed information about the social and economic situations of people living in the UK.

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Louis, Ashleigh C. "The ra roller coaster| A grounded theory study of how young adult women experience life with rheumatoid arthritis." Thesis, Capella University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3612596.

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<p> The present study utilized the microanalysis techniques for grounded theory described by Strauss and Corbin (1998) to better understand the lived experience of having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a young adult woman. The sample consisted of eight women between the ages of 25-36, each of which participated in a 60-90 minute telephone interview that explored how they feel, think, and behave in terms of their RA. A theory emerged from the data that reflected the process of moving from diagnosis to acceptance for the participants. This process was described as being akin to a roller coaster be

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Kim, David A. "Social Networks and Health: From Epidemiology to Intervention." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17465311.

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This dissertation applies network science to three foundational problems in: epidemiology (the social gradient in mortality), health economics (the geographic variation in health care spending), and public health (the diffusion of knowledge and behavioral change). Chapter 1 investigates the relationship between social network position and fibrinogen, a biomarker of inflammation and cardiac risk. Socially isolated individuals face elevated rates of illness and death not explained by behavior alone. Conventional measures of social connectedness reflect an individual’s perceived network and are

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Fettes, Danielle L. "Social location, social support, and adolescent mental health service use an empirical application of the Children's Network Episode Model /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3354899.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Sociology, 2009.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Feb 4, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-04, Section: A, page: 1433. Adviser: Jane D. McLeod.

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Jones, Monica Yvette. "HEALTH AND RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2922.

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Empirical findings supporting the connection between religion and spirituality and health have been consistently found in the literature, whereas the factors explaining this relationship have lacked clarity. The present study sought to explore this relationship and establish health behavior, mental health, and social support as mediating factors to the proposed association between religious commitment and physical health. Physical health was measured by a number of indicators: body mass index, self-reported medical conditions, prescription drug use, over-the-counter medication usage, and prob

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Gurstell, Stacy Ann 1969. "Subjective catalyst influencing bulimics to seek treatment." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278386.

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This study explores the subjective catalyst influencing bulimic women to seek psychological treatment, as measured by the Subjective Factors Influencing Bulimics to Seek Treatment self report inventory. The factors addressed in the inventory designed specifically for this study were divided into five categories: Environmental, Thoughts and Behaviors, Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual. Both clinically diagnosed and self diagnosed female subjects participated in this study. The subjects voluntarily completed the anonymous self report inventory designed in a four point Likert format. Additional

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Martinez, Lilliam. "Puerto Rican Mothers of Children Diagnosed With Attention Pe|ficit Hyperactivity Disorder Factors That Impact the Treatment Seeking Process." Thesis, Union Institute and University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3687504.

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<p> Although researchers have focused a vast amount of research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with diverse groups, few have addressed specific ethnic groups such as Puerto Ricans. This study explored the concerns of Puerto Rican mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD. This research addressed how factors such as acculturation and cultural beliefs within Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model impacted the process that Puerto Rican mother experienced while obtaining treatment for their children diagnosed with ADHD. Utilizing a qualitative research method and Bronfenbrenne

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Arenas, Archie G. "The relationship among the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and hangover." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527301.

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Dakin, Cary Elizabeth. "The role of the intuitive function in addiction recovery." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3613771.

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<p> This study examines the role of the intuitive function in addiction recovery. Addictive behaviors create an internal state dominated by imbalanced instinctual drives. The psychological manifestations are obsessive thoughts, anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, and a sense of isolation. This research explored how subtle unconscious influences like the intuitive function have a role in shifting this treacherous internal state. Intuition is a prominent spectrum function which bridges the unconscious and conscious by providing unexpected knowledge of unknown origins when none is consciously avai

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Collins, Kirsty-Lee. "Social media use, social anxiety and the relationship with life satisfaction." Thesis, University of Essex, 2017. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/19586/.

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Introduction: There has been a growing interest around the use of the Internet, and more recently the role of social media use, within all aspects of day-to-day living. Previous research has found contrasting relationship s between social media use and meaningful social connectivity. Some suggesting Facebook can provide a 'social compensation'; offering an opportunity of developing positive social relationships and self-exploration (Indian & Grieves, 2014; Selfout et al., 2009; Ellison, Steinfield & Lampe, 2008). Other research argued that those who most benefitted from social media already ha

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Carney, Caroline. "Social patterning in biomarkers of health : an analysis of health inequalities using 'Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study'." Thesis, University of Essex, 2017. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/20623/.

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Health inequalities are known to be prevalent in Britain. Though testing hypothesised pathways between socio-economic position and biological markers of health, this thesis aims to improve understanding of how socio-economic inequality becomes health inequality and how physiology is affected by socio-economic position. Using Understanding Society data, access is gained to a range of biomarkers collected cross-sectionally from an adult age range. Methods such as regressions, decompositions and mixed-models are used to identify mediators of SEP’s association with grip strength, self-reported typ

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Forlini, Cynthia. "Examining stakeholder perspectives and public understanding of the ethical and social issues of cognitive enhancement using methylphenidate." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=116914.

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The use of biomedical technology to enhance the capacities of healthy individuals raises ethics questions that touch upon many areas of scholarship. In the field of neuroethics, these questions focus on the enhancement of cognitive function (e.g, attention, alertness, memory, mood), often by means of psychopharmacology ("cognitive enhancement"). Expectations for the widespread prevalence and social benefits of cognitive enhancement persist despite weak scientific support for the efficacy of medications in healthy individuals. The potential impact of cognitive enhancement for individuals, socie

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Read, Simon Mark. "Older people : ageism and the National Health Service." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/88118/.

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The care of older people in the hospital setting has been the subject of increasing scrutiny from policymakers, researchers, philosophers and age campaigners over the last twenty years. However, in spite of continued attention in organisational training, dignity campaigns and government policy, reports of undignified care continue to surface through notable incidents such as the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry. This study examined the role that the cultural representation of older people may have on the attitudes of NHS staff towards them, hypothesising that this influence can be as meaningfu

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Chan, Derwin King Chung. "Integrating social psychological theories of motivation and intention to explain health and safety behaviours." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2012. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12826/.

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The work within the thesis aimed to integrate concepts from three psychological frameworks, including self-determination theory (SDT), the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), and the hierarchical model of motivation (HMM), into a model to understand the processes that underpin motivation and intention toward health and safety behaviours. The first tenet of the model (derived from SDT and HMM), namely the trans-contextual effect of motivation, hypothesised that self-determined motivation for a given activity related to self-determined motivation for undertaking health-promoting behaviour associa

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Fergie, Gillian M. "Understanding young adults' online engagement and health experiences in the age of social media : exploring diabetes and common mental health disorders." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6362/.

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Production and consumption of text, image and video content about both diabetes and common mental health disorders (CMHDs), by individuals and organisations, has become commonplace since the widespread adoption of social media. Despite the increasing importance of these online spaces for health-related discussion few studies have fully explored people’s experiences of drawing on social media content around either diabetes or CMHDs. The aim of this study was to explore the multiple ways young adults engage with health-related content online and develop an understanding of how social media are u

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Lawrence, Lisa. "The lived experience of courage in the seriously mentally ill: A hero's journey." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291561.

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Little is known about the importance of courage in serious mental illness. The purpose of this study was to discover whether courage was a significant variable in clients struggling with mental illness. The phenomelological approach and research method was used and the question was asked: What is the essential structure of the lived experience of courage in serious mental illness. Five seriously mentally ill adults participated in an open ended, recorded interview, recounting their experience of courage. Phenomenological analysis was used to derive 69 theme clusters and 13 categories. An essen

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Solway, Erica Singer. "Reframing "wellness": The social construction of tobacco use in the mental health community." Diss., Search in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. UC Only, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3378508.

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Petteys, Annie R. "Effects of neonatal palliative care consultation on parental stress of patients in the neonatal intensive care unit." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1522646.

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<p> The hospitalization of one's infant is a stressful situation that can lead to decreased bonding and poor health outcomes. This longitudinal comparative design study examined the effects of neonatal palliative care (PC) consultation on stress levels and satisfaction scores of parents of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants. Clinical data was abstracted from the medical record. Demographic data, stress scores, and satisfaction reports were obtained via self-report.</p><p> Mean stress scores indicated most parents experienced moderate stress due to NICU hospitalization. Some parents

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Stolder, Mary Ellen. "Memory self-efficacy in cognitively normal older adults and older adults with mild cognitive impairment." Thesis, The University of Iowa, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3609099.

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<p> Although there are ample studies confirming that memory self-efficacy (MSE) declines with age, less is known about what factors account for the variation in MSE among older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between MSE, diagnostic and clinical characteristics, and subsequent episodic memory performance in older adults. A nonprobability sample of 200 cognitively normal and older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) participating in a longitudinal population-based study investigating the incidence, prevalence and risk factors for MCI completed a

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