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The Relation Of Compliance To Quality Of Life In Dialysis Patients., Linda S. Dietz
The Relation Of Compliance To Quality Of Life In Dialysis Patients., Linda S. Dietz
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The goal of the current study was to gain knowledge of the impact that dietary compliance has on quality of life for end-stage renal disease patients receiving chronic in-center hemodialysis. As a result of this type of research, health care professionals may better understand the individual and collective influence that various aspects of dietary compliance have on quality of life. This knowledge may be helpful in making future recommendations about the necessity of the dietary regimen. This study investigated the relation between three commonly employed physiological parameters of dietary compliance (blood urea nitrogen, potassium, and intersession weight gain) and four …
Effects Of Cocaine Use And Withdrawal On Clinical Memory And New Learning., Madeline Uddo-Crane
Effects Of Cocaine Use And Withdrawal On Clinical Memory And New Learning., Madeline Uddo-Crane
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This project was conceptualized as an exploratory examination of the neuropsychological sequelae of cocaine abuse, specifically the drug's effect on new learning and memory. The experimental groups were composed of 30 veterans enrolled in a drug treatment program for cocaine abuse. This group was divided equally by route of administration, i.e., group one included 15 individuals whose preferred route of administration was intravenous injection; group two included 15 individuals whose preferred route of administration was smoking. The comparison group consisted of 15 individuals enlisted in the National Guard. The groups were essentially homogeneous, with a mean age of 34.6 ($SD$ …
Adolescent Alcohol Expectancies And Alcohol Use As Functions Of Familial Factors., Andrew Ward Millar
Adolescent Alcohol Expectancies And Alcohol Use As Functions Of Familial Factors., Andrew Ward Millar
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
In an extension of Brown, Creamer and Stetson (1987), this study investigated the relationships between components of family life, adolescent drinking and alcohol expectancies. Alcohol expectancies are defined as the learned associations between alcohol consumption and the results of drinking. Out of 73 adolescent (12- to 18-year old) subjects screened, 55 met criteria and participated in two comparisons with multiple dependent variables. In the first of these, 15 subjects who were exposed to alcoholics for at least 75% of their lives were found to have stronger expectations that alcohol would provide cognitive and motor enhancement than did 15 matched subjects …
Factors Affecting Supervisors' Use Of Corrective Actions Following Poor Performance., Wanda Ann Trahan
Factors Affecting Supervisors' Use Of Corrective Actions Following Poor Performance., Wanda Ann Trahan
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The present study examined the relationships between supervisor, subordinate, and contextual variables and corrective action severity. Hypotheses were tested using questionnaire data from 103 nursing supervisors in 15 hospitals. Supervisors were asked to describe an incident of subordinate poor performance, indicate the corrective action used, then complete questions measuring incident severity, attributions, initiating structure and consideration leader styles, intent of the supervisor, effectiveness ratings of the corrective action, influence of contextual variables, and subordinate likableness. Analyses confirmed that severity of the incident of poor performance, supervisor attributions, and supervisor intent were related to corrective action severity. Also, corrective actions rated …
Ambiguity And Sexuality: The Effects Of Advance Organizers On Memory Of An Ambiguous Text., Cathy Orman Castille
Ambiguity And Sexuality: The Effects Of Advance Organizers On Memory Of An Ambiguous Text., Cathy Orman Castille
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Thematically ambiguous written text was presented to 269 subjects in an examination of the role of cognition in sexuality. Information in the form of a title and a descriptive sentence (advance organizer information) was varied according to experimental condition, and this information reflected either a sexual or a non-sexual theme. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of 9 experimental groups, which varied in the amount and type of advance information given prior to the story. After reading the story and performing an intervening task, subjects completed two memory tasks. Both recall and recognition memory tasks were utilized to determine the …
Illness Behavior And The Preoperative Prediction Of Postoperative Pain In Cholecystectomy Patients., Lannis Lee Tynes Jr
Illness Behavior And The Preoperative Prediction Of Postoperative Pain In Cholecystectomy Patients., Lannis Lee Tynes Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Eighty (80) elective cholecystectomy patients volunteered to participate in the present study which assessed the relation between past illness behavior and the report of pain following surgery. A review of the literature indicated that demographic variables (e.g., sex, age) and general psychological variables (e.g. state anxiety) have been the subject of many studies attempting to predict postoperative pain, yet learning and behavioral factors such as past illness behavior and familial modelling of illness behavior have not. Preoperative assessments included the Illness Behavior Inventory (IBI; Turkat, 1983), the Familial Illness Behavior Inventory (IBI-F; derived from the IBI), the State Trait Anxiety …
Physical Attractiveness: Effects On Trained And Untrained Observers' Ratings Of Heterosocial Skill And Anxiety In Female College Students., James Douglas Calvert
Physical Attractiveness: Effects On Trained And Untrained Observers' Ratings Of Heterosocial Skill And Anxiety In Female College Students., James Douglas Calvert
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Physical attractiveness has been shown to be an important interpersonal variable. Physically attractive persons are perceived by others as possessing high levels of positive characteristics such as intelligence, competence, and warmth. Although research from social psychology has suggested that physical attractiveness has a major impact on peoples' perceptions, research on the behavioral assessment of social skill and anxiety has given little attention to the effects of physical attractiveness on ratings of skill and anxiety. The present study was designed to assess the effects of physical attractiveness on ratings of heterosocial skill and anxiety. A 4(groups) $\times$ 2(Observers) factorial design that …
An Evaluation Of Multiple Aspects Of Asthmatic Functioning: Stress Responders Versus Stress Nonresponders., Anthony Joseph Goreczny
An Evaluation Of Multiple Aspects Of Asthmatic Functioning: Stress Responders Versus Stress Nonresponders., Anthony Joseph Goreczny
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to differentiate between asthmatics whose daily symptoms are related to daily stress level (stress responders) and those whose symptoms have no apparent relation to stress (stress nonresponders) and to indentify differences between the two groups. Using correlational procedures, 15 stress responders and 19 stress nonresponders were identified and compared along various dimensions. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and covariance (MANCOVA) procedures revealed no significant differences between the two groups with respect to affective/emotional responding, clinical symptomatology, or cognitions about illness and asthma. In addition, regression models using the Asthma Symptom Checklist Panic-Fear subscale, a …
The Relation Of Cognition, Emotion And Behavior To The Prediction Of Depressive Symptomatology In Referred And Nonreferred Adolescents., Tracy Lynn Cole
The Relation Of Cognition, Emotion And Behavior To The Prediction Of Depressive Symptomatology In Referred And Nonreferred Adolescents., Tracy Lynn Cole
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Researchers have shown an increased interest in depression in children and adolescents in the last few years. As a result, a body of research exists which has focused on the cognitive and behavioral aspects of depression in children and adolescents. Few studies, however, have examined the relation of emotion to depression. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the relation of cognition, emotion and behavior to depression. Eighty adolescents (nonreferred) from public schools in a southern city and seventy-three adolescents (emotionally disturbed) from a psychiatric facility in the same area participated in the study. Each adolescent completed self-report …
The Affective Variant Hypothesis: How Is Bulimia Nervosa Related To Depression?, Rita C. Prather
The Affective Variant Hypothesis: How Is Bulimia Nervosa Related To Depression?, Rita C. Prather
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Bulimia nervosa patients frequently score from mild to severe on measures of depressive symptoms. This association between bulimia nervosa and depression led some researchers to hypothesize that bulimia nervosa is a variant of the affective disorder of depression. The main purpose of this study was to provide further evaluation of the affective variant hypothesis of bulimia nervosa. It was postulated that bulimia nervosa patients with and without depression would differ from each other and from depressives without eating disorders on specific measures of cognitive, behavioral, and somatic symptoms associated with depression. Secondly, it was hypothesized that the nondepressed and depressed …
Coping With Stress: Adjustment To Visual Loss In Diabetes Mellitus., Linda Roussel Upton
Coping With Stress: Adjustment To Visual Loss In Diabetes Mellitus., Linda Roussel Upton
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Individuals with diabetes face complex health management tasks over a long period and must cope with serious long-term medical complications including retinopathy and resulting blindness and disability. Although it may be expected that psychological problems may accompany loss of vision in adulthood, little research attention has been given to psychological coping and adjustment in this group. Using a stress and coping model, this investigation focused on identifying and measuring stressor, cognitive, and coping variables in order to determine their associations with psychological and functional adjustment in individuals with adult-onset loss of vision. Forty diabetic subjects with vision loss requiring rehabilitation …
Developmental Processes In Leader-Member Exchanges., Caroline Cooper Wilhelm
Developmental Processes In Leader-Member Exchanges., Caroline Cooper Wilhelm
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the present study was to specify more fully the sequence of events by which leader-member relationships are formed. A model of leader-member exchange (LMX) development originally proposed by Dienesch and Liden (1986) was expanded with findings from role theory, attribution theory, and equity theory, and a set of hypotheses was derived for testing. One hundred forty-two subordinates and their respective supervisors (n = 53) from four divisions of a large manufacturing organization provided data for the study. Questionnaires and cover letters assuring anonymity were distributed to subjects, and completed questionnaires were returned directly to the researcher by …
Dangerousness: Risk Assessment For Violent Behavior., Charles Edward Shaffer Jr
Dangerousness: Risk Assessment For Violent Behavior., Charles Edward Shaffer Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Federal court decisions and state and federal legislation have made the legal concept of dangerousness the predominant criterion in involuntary mental health hospital commitments and in determining the least restrictive custody level in prison inmate custody assignments. However, no adequate consensual definition with empirical methods of measurement exists. Megargee's (1976) definition of dangerousness as the probability of violent behavior was used as the basis for an empirical approach to measuring dangerousness in this study. Recent studies in the literature (Monohan, 1984; Klassen & O'Conner, 1988) suggested that discriminant analysis might be an appropriate methodology for model development. Review of the …