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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Sociocultural factors"”.
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Multilingualism and sociocultural factors prevalent in rural language classrooms
This study aimed to identify multilingual and sociocultural factors prevalent in rural English language classrooms. The New Literacies Studies theory was the theoretical underpinnings of this study and an interpretative phenomenological paradigm was also used. Qualitative research methodology …
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You Eat What You Are: Sociocultural Factors That Influence and Inform Food Literacies
… and historical contexts. This study examined the sociocultural factors and social practices that influence food literacies using a qualitative case study methodology. Using a narrative writing activity, followed by semi-structured interviews, I explored the concept of food literacy from a literacy …
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SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING CAMOUFLAGING BEHAVIOURS AND THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES IN AUTISTIC AND NON-AUTISTIC ADULTS
… is a largely socially driven response, sociocultural factors implicated in camouflaging remain largely unknown. Aims: This study explored sociocultural factors that possibly influenced camouflaging, and the role of camouflaging on psychological well-being in adults with and without …
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The Relationship of Sociological, Psychological and Sociocultural Factors to The Career Motivation of Iranian Students
… of selected sociological, psychological, and sociocultural variables on the career motivation of Iranian students. The 261 Iranian subjects, ages 17 to 24, were high school seniors and college undergraduates from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Survey instruments were administered to the …
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Predictors of paternal nurturance as a function of father's personal attributes, caregiving experience, and sociocultural factors
Child development--Father's personality--Early child-care experience of fathers--Playfulness--Employment--Marriage status--Psychological support--Middle-class fathers.
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Predictors of paternal nurturance as a function of father's personal attributes, caregiving experience, and sociocultural factors
Child development--Father's personality--Early child-care experience of fathers--Playfulness--Employment--Marriage status--Psychological support--Middle-class fathers.
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Body Dissatisfaction and Other Sociocultural Factors as Predictors of Body Image Perceptions in Sorority and Non-Sorority Women
… was to explore body dissatisfaction and other sociocultural factors as predictors of body image perceptions in college-aged sorority and non-sorority women. The Social Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) (Thompson et al, 2004), the Body Dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating …
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The Role of Sociocultural Factors in Saudi Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Social Media Advertising and Purchase Intentions within the Clothing Industry
… advertisements on social media are shaped by sociocultural factors, given the country’s deep-rooted cultural and Islamic principles. With Saudi Vision 2030 driving societal changes and transforming the fashion industry, younger generations (under 45 years) are developing different attitudes …
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Psychobiological, Clinical, and Sociocultural Factors that Influence Black Women to Seek, Initiate, and Complete Treatment for Infertility: A Mixed Methods Study
… experiences. Since little is known about what factors influence the processes of seeking, initiating, and completing treatment for infertility for Black women, the purpose of this dissertation was to generate knowledge of the multi-dimensional influences that Black women may experience during …
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Examining the Individual and Systemic Factors Associated With School Counselors' Leadership Practices
… or examined the individual and systemic factors, specifically through an ecological lens, that influence school counselors' leadership. Thus, using hierarchical regression analysis, this study examined the relationship between sociocultural factors (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, childhood …
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Rape Definitions and Perceptions Among Korean Women: Application of a Sociocultural Framework
… in the ways Korean women of different sociocultural backgrounds define and perceive rape. In the rape definition study, the dimensions and the breadth of rape definitions emerged. Nine categories were identified: Five categories (i.e., Involves Sexual Acts or Acts, Involves Consent, …
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Body Dissatisfaction, Verbal Commentary, Social Influences and Cigarette Smoking
… and smoking, and the relationship between sociocultural influences (perceived family, peer, media, and significant other pressures) and smoking, while controlling for body mass index. Participants included 397 female undergraduates (Mean age = 20.32) recruited from universities and online …
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Arguing in English as a Second Language: A Study of the Speech Act Performance of Arabic Speakers
This study examines the ways in which sociocultural factors affect second language performance. It reveals various difficulties second language learners might have in acquiring complex speech act forms and describes linguistic and social interference in learning a second language.
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The Optimal Distance Model of Acculturation and Success in Second Language Learning
… language learners. Brown's model proposes that sociocultural factors account for the success of second language learners in the cultural environment of the second language.
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The Ebola Virus and West Africa: Medical and Sociocultural Aspects
… to the undeniable impact of the socio-cultural factors on communicable disease, especially Ebola. We have failed at managing Ebola outbreaks in Africa. Most of the preparatory and intensive training of health personnel attending to the needs of those societies where culture is at the center of …
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Learning From the Hyphen: Cultural identity navigation in Coptic individuals living in the diaspora
… up interviews, this research uncovered the sociocultural factors that affect the identity formation and navigation process in members of the Coptic diaspora living in Canada. Using Bourdieu’s (1986) theory of social and cultural capital and habitus, findings demonstrate that Coptic …
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The Interplay between Interoceptive and Cognitive Components in Alexithymia
… differences in emotional awareness. Rather, the sociocultural environment the individual is surrounded by might play a role at least in the way emotions are expressed, but also in the way emotions are felt. This thesis considers both the mentioned issues, thus addressing the relationship that …
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Suicide Mortality of Emergency Department Patients
… relationships among biological, psychological, sociocultural factors and emergency department (ED) care among discharged ED patients and describe the association of these variables with subsequent suicide mortality.</p> <p><strong>Rationale </strong>Identifying patients who are most at risk of …
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