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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Individual Family"”.
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Sex selection : ethical issues for the individual, family and society
… ethical issues raised by sex selection for the individual, family and society. Techniques like sperm sorting and preimplantation genetic diagnosis have made it possible for parents to select the gender of their offspring even before they are born. These new reproductive technologies do raise …
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Best practices of Individual Family Service Plans and analyses regarding quality outcomes
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Latino Academic Achievement: Impact of Individual, Family, School, Community and Immigration Factors
… the influence and dynamic interaction of individual, family, school, community, and immigration factors on the academic achievement of Latino students through a secondary data analysis of the ELS: 2002 dataset utilizing hierarchical linear modeling. Academic achievement is measured with a …
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Individual, family, social support and stress factors affecting university students' generalised self-efficacy beliefs
… Previous studies compared these beliefs to individual variables derived from self-concept, family, stress, and self-support research. An holistic approach in this present study was used with data collected from 168 first-year students, to investigate the relationship between generalised …
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Examining individual, family, and community predictors of youth receipt of therapy in systems of care
… system of care communities, the impact of youth, family and community-level variables on receipt of individual, family, and group outpatient therapy in the first six months of service were examined. Youth who were African-American, had caregivers with less education, or were in families below the …
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Individual, Family, School, And Community Predictors Of High School Male Suicidal Behaviors: An Analysis Of 2010 Iowa Youth Survey Data
… is a complex issue, but there are patterns of individual, family, school, and community influences that contribute to the likelihood a young person will think about, plan, or attempt suicide. Examination of those patterns reveals that adolescent males have a different constellation of risk and …
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Individual, Family, School and Regional Characteristics and their influence on the expected points and University Applications of Irish School Leavers.
… to higher education. This thesis examines how individual, family, school and regional characteristics may influence the college participation decisions of young people by exploring how these characteristics affect their Leaving Certificate points expectations and subsequent applications to …
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The Effects of Individual, Family, and Community Factors on Adult Resilience: A Study on the Tsunami Survivors of 12/26/2004
<p>This study examined the various factors at the individual, family, and community level that helped the adult individuals survive the trans-oceanic tsunami which hit the coastal areas of India on December 26, 2004.The study made use of a concurrent mixed methods design to achieve the above …
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An investigation into emerging social relations among rural young people : the relationship between social networking and individual, family and community social capital
… on the social capital found in place-based family and friend relationships? Social capital refers to the resources obtained from connections with others such as emotional support or information.<br/><br/>This thesis focuses on young people’s friendship and family relationships in the social …
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The Occupational Participation of a Family of Children with Disabilities
… study was to obtain an understanding of how one family of children with disabilities views their occupational participation. A qualitative case study was used to provide a holistic view of occupational participation from individual family members. Data were gathered through interviews with all …
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Where you live makes a difference - quantifying neighbourhood effects on the health of young people
… was to investigate the geographic and individual/family-level factors influencing the development of psychopathological problems in young people aged between 10 and 15 years old residing in England and Wales. It includes three multilevel model studies based on data from a nationally …
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The effects of the natural environment on attention and family functioning: an experimental study
… the natural environment improves attention for individuals; yet few studies have explored whether a walk in nature is restorative for family members walking together and the aftereffects of the walk on family relationships. The current study utilized a within-subjects experimental design to: 1) …
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Expressive Arts Therapy with Bereaved Families
… parents of bereaved families rather than the family as a whole. This exploratory study was a quantitative and qualitative investigation of the use of expressive arts therapy with bereaved families during a weekend camp experience and a series of followup sessions. The purpose of the study was …
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Multilevel Factors Associated with Uptake of Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies in the Muslim World: a Study of Central Asia, India, and Mali
… association of context with the behavior of the individual. A finding consistent in all three papers is that: context does matter. This dissertation examines context in terms of family and community membership. Specifically, the context of different levels of stigma and family/community …
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In whom we trust: factors that influence university student
This paper explores the sources of parenting help and child growth and development information for parents who are also college students. Student parents' levels of hope in relationship to their likelihood to accept help and information from a variety of sources is also examined. The …
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Making Coffee
Making Coffee is a fiction film shot in Toronto during the spring of 2014. It is a social drama that explores the fatherson relationship within a contemporary Canadian society. The story also touches upon issues of immigration and the importance of friendship in coping with loneliness in a foreign …
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Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Smoking in Rural versus Urban Environments
… framework was used to examine variables from the individual, family, peer, school, and community contexts. The influence of these variables was assessed on a sample of (n=3,166) 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students from Virginia public schools. Linear regression analyses revealed that parental …
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Clergywomen and Grief: Local Church Pastors and Their Experiences
… related to officiating "hard funerals" for non-family members. Using a Narrative approach, the researcher interviewed 11 clergywomen. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed. Three main themes emerged. The predominant theme was Overarching Responsibility which included …
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Verbal aggression in sibling relationships
The major focus of this study was to further investigate the area of sibling verbal aggression. In order to research this area, students at West Virginia University and their siblings were asked to complete a questionnaire about verbal aggression. The results showed that self-reports of verbal …
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Parents living within the paradoxes of infant death from life-limiting anomaly: A grounded theory study
BACKGROUND: Life-limiting congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death of infants in the United States. Most of these infants die in intensive care units with limited access to adequate palliative/end-of-life care. There is an extensive knowledge gap about the experience of the parent of …
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