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Showing 1 to 20 of 186 for “"Ethnically Diverse"”.
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Binge Eating in Ethnically Diverse Obese Adolescents
Rates of pediatric obesity in America are reaching epidemic proportions. Studies using both community and treatment-seeking samples of obese adolescents indicate that a subset engage in binge eating behaviors. This study investigated the prevalence and severity of binge eating behaviors among 86 …
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Exploration of mild cognitive impairments in an ethnically diverse sample
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Trajectories of Emotional Problems in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Immigrants
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine mental health trajectories in immigrants living in Canada. The first study examined the rates of emotional problems among parents, versus non-parents, using all three waves of data from a sample of immigrants in Canada (N = 7055). After controlling …
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Post-partum mental health and exercise in ethnically diverse ‘priority’ groups
Background: Ethnically diverse post-partum women living in deprived, urban, multi-ethnic neighbourhoods in developed countries are one of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations of the developed world. Even women not in receipt of a diagnosis of mental illness, the majority sub-set of …
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Cultural intelligence: a pathway for emergency responder engagement with ethnically diverse communities
… emergency responders operate within culturally diverse environments and must effectively perform their duties. Addressing the challenge of entrenched cultural norms of emergency responders is imperative for effective and sustainable engagement. This thesis proposes using a cultural intelligence …
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Meal and Food Selection Patterns of Binge Episodes in Ethnically Diverse Adults
<p>Food selection and associated patterns among ethnically diverse adults with binge eating deserves greater attention given binge eating prevalence among ethnic minorities. The aims of this study were to examine meal patterns, location, and food selection during binge episodes in an ethnically …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in an Ethnically Diverse Sample
… the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) in an ethnically diverse clinical sample using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Rasch modeling. The sample included 221 children and adolescents (72% male and 28% female) whose mothers completed the ECBI. Related to ethnicity, 43.4% of the sample …
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The Lived Experiences of Nurses' Interactions with Ethnically Diverse Clients: A Phenomenological Perspective
… while interacting with clients who were ethnically dissimilar to themselves in a variety of nursing care settings including acute care, ambulatory care and public health. This study is timely, especially in the county in which the study was conducted because of the ongoing influx of legal …
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Violence and depression among ethnically diverse, low income women: Mediating and moderating factors
… violence and depression/suicidality among ethnically diverse, low income, community women. The sample at Wave 1 consisted of 303 African American, 273 Euro-American, and 260 Mexican American women in long term relationships with a household income less that twice the poverty threshold. …
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Examining Mother and Father (Dis)agreement of Youth Mental Health Among Ethnically Diverse Families
… these variables in mother-father agreement of ethnically diverse youth. The current study addresses this gap in a sample of 88 mother-father dyads in a clinic sample of youth evaluated for the presence of externalizing behavior problems. Pearson correlations and paired t-tests were run to …
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Integration of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Modern Day Military Veterans in American Higher Education
… and transition challenges of racially and ethnically diverse modern day military veterans at a predominantly white research university. Modern day racially and ethnically diverse veterans who have been retained at the institution past their freshman year were invited to participate in the …
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The Relationship Between Parenting Style and Childhood Anxiety in an Ethnically Diverse South African Sample
… between parental control and child anxiety in an ethnically diverse sample of black, white, and mixed-race children in South Africa. It was predicted that high parental control when paired with either low parental warmth or high parental rejection would be associated with varying degrees of …
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Gender-specific reading motivation : considering reading from the perspective of five ethnically diverse fifth grade boys
This qualitative study used a triangulation of survey, conversational interviews, and observations in an authentic setting to explore the phenomenon of reading motivation from the perspectives of a specific group of individuals. Five participants, all African American fifth grade boys qualifying …
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Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Health in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
The global population is aging rapidly, accompanied by a rise in dementia cases, particularly among females and ethnic minority groups. Physical activity (PA) may mitigate the effects of aging on brain health and promote cognition in older adults, with benefits varying by biological sex and …
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The Application of a Health Service Utilization Model to a Low Income, Ethnically Diverse Sample of Women
A model for health care utilization was applied to a sample of low income women. Demographic Predisposing, Psychosocial Predisposing, Illness Level, and Enabling indicators were examined separately for African American (n = 266), Anglo American (n = 200), and Mexican American (n = 210) women. …
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Needs related to marriage and family living of twelfth-grade pupils in ethnically diverse communities of Iowa
<p>The education which young people of America are receiving is being scrutinized and evaluated in an attempt to most effectively prepare adolescents to meet the demands of all areas of life in our changing society. Educators are concerned with the problems of the adults of tomorrow as they …
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