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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"life change"”.
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Computer-Conducted Assessment of Life-Change Psychological Stress
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Participation in physical activity in relation to different life-change events
… and participation in physical activity can also change over a lifetime. The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how different life-change events may affect participation in physical activity. Life-change events studied are pregnancy, parenthood, getting older and living with a chronic …
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The Effects of Life Change on Selected Comprehensive Employment and Training Act - Classroom Training Participants' Program Completion Intentions (Ceta)
… examine the relationship between the recent past life change of selected samples of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act - Classroom Training (CETA-CT) trainees (267) and the trainees' intention to complete the program; (2) determine the life events the samples anticipated because of CETA-CT …
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An exploration of selected noncognitive variables as predictors of success in basic nursing education programs
… to explore the relationship of social support, life change events, locus of control, and self-esteem as predictors of success in basic nursing education. The study population was a sample of 195 students completing the final semester in two associate degree and two baccalaureate degree nursing …
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Temporal and Contextual Decision Making: Extending Experimental Choice Research to Clinical Psychology
… distress) as contrasted with having nothing in life change. The second contextual discounting task assessed discounting involving variables related to the costs and benefits of avoiding distress (i.e., decreases in social functioning while experiencing relief from distress) as contrasted with …
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Quality of Life Issues of Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: A Replicated Study
This study explores the quality of life issues among rural breast cancer survivors (5 years or longer). This is a replicated study from an original study conducted by Wyatt, Kurtz and Liken (1993). The data revealed four major themes consistent with the original study. They are: integration of …
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Path analytic investigation of stress-symptom relationships: Physical and psychological symptom models
… relationships that included negative life-change events, ongoing, chronic role strains, acute daily stressors, cognitive appraisals of stress, different methods of coping, and physical and psychological symptoms. Seventy-five adult male inmates of a county correctional facility were …
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Beyond the Early Adopters: Examining the potential for car-sharing in Richmond, Virginia
… intention strength, mode choice habit, and life change effects. The study found that even among those with positive attitudes toward car-sharing, existing habits, lack of adequate commuting alternatives and the needs of non-driving dependents were major hindrances to shared-car use. Better …
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UNDERSTANDING SERVICE UTILIZATION WITHIN CO-OCCURRING POPULATION
… co-occurring clients received from Cedar House Life Change Center. It attempted to understand the correlation between graduation success and other variables, such as length in treatment, mental health and substance use diagnosis, types and frequency of services, and the effects of diverse …
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Supply chain & organizational behavior through the three lenses : a case study
Introducing change in any company, organization or institution has never been an easy task to accomplish. There is always a resistance to change, as change creates confusion in the minds of people, makes them uncomfortable and requires compromises and adjustments in the way people are used to …
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Understanding the Islamic conversion experience of two African American males: a case study approach to decision making toward transformational change
… in America. This research study describes the life experience and decision process of two African American male converts to Islam. It examines Islamic conversion from an adult education perspective, addresses a gap in religious conversion literature, and provides insights into understanding how …
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Successful aging, coping and learning: a case study of two diverse groups of older adults
… exhibiting a diverse response to measures of life satisfaction and readiness for self-directed learning, were examined through twelve case studies in order to describe, generally and personally, the constructs of meaning for being old and the dynamics involved in defining and demonstrating …
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Portraits of high school dropouts: lessons for school administrators
… graduation. This study was designed to explore life stories of high school dropouts through developing detailed portraits of the students. The research studied eight high school dropouts who were currently students in a community college GED program. The eight student participants were each …
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Houses of transition
… result of having undergone a profound personal change in my life; namely the birth of my daughter. These houses were created over a period of approximately a year and a half. At the time when all of these pieces were being created, My husband and I were experiencing either the emotional roller …
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Exploring life changes for patients diagnosed with 'Alcoholic Liver Disease' - A qualitative study in Husserl's and Merleau-Ponty's thought.
This thesis explored life change with a diagnosis of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD). Qualitative, in-depth longitudinal interviews with eight participants attending hospital out-patients, provided a foundation to understand ‘alcoholic'. By applying Thematic Analysis within the social constructivism …
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Professional Identity and the Transition from Journalism Practitioner to Journalism Educator
… profession to another represents a significant life change for them, both personally and professionally. Known as ‘hackademics’, their transition is not straightforward, with unfamiliar work practices, a lack of experience in terms of teaching and research requirements, high workloads, and a …
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Screenplay: Schedule 7
… a troubled handful of patients' perspectives on life change after they encounter what they believe to be God's salvation when they accidentally almost burn themselves to death. The format follows their endeavours to follow and serve God, who they term 'GOGO' (God of Goodness Only), with mixed …
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Toward a grounded theory of trigger events and leadership development in early adulthood
The purpose of this research study was to develop a conceptual model through the use of a grounded theory approach, which explains how trigger events are related to leadership development. Trigger events are experience that cause developmental growth and may result in an increased ability to lead …
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