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Effect Of An Online Social Network On Perceived Social Support And Self-Efficacy To Adopt And Maintain Health Behaviors, Caitlin K. Leff
Effect Of An Online Social Network On Perceived Social Support And Self-Efficacy To Adopt And Maintain Health Behaviors, Caitlin K. Leff
Master's Theses
Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effect of an online social network used as an adjunct to a behavioral weight loss intervention on participants’ perceived social support and perceived self-efficacy using constructs of Social Cognitive Theory as a basis for website development.
Methods: 13 adult women (mean age: 43 years of age, range: 25-63 years) participated in a 12-week behavioral weight-loss intervention with the option to access the Transformation Challenge Online Community (TCOC), an internet-based support and informational website. The TCOC was developed using constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory. Data analyzed included online site …
Social Support And Gender Effects On Academic Confidence In Foster Youth, Carolyn Suzanne Gillard
Social Support And Gender Effects On Academic Confidence In Foster Youth, Carolyn Suzanne Gillard
Master's Theses
Finding the predictors for academic success is critical for foster youth to become productive citizens as adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of social support in the academic confidence of transitional foster youth. Because the literature suggests men and women benefit from social support differentially, I also examined gender as the moderating variable for social support and academic confidence. A sample of 82 foster youth (15-18 years old) from San Joaquin County's Human Service Agency volunteered to participate. Participants were given the Student Perceived Availability of Social Support Questionnaire (SPASSQ) to assess their perceptions of …