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The Effects Of Trauma Experiences In Maltreated Adolescents With Respect To Familial And Cultural Variables, Amie Marie Lemos-Miller
The Effects Of Trauma Experiences In Maltreated Adolescents With Respect To Familial And Cultural Variables, Amie Marie Lemos-Miller
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Child maltreatment is a societal problem that affects thousands of youths in the United States. Substantial amounts of youths affected by child maltreatment develop Posttraumatic Disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Depression, maladaptive cognitions, dissociation, and anger are symptoms often associated with presentations of PTSD. Specifically, these PTSD-related symptoms may influence development and maintenance of PTSD. This study examined PTSD-related symptoms and PTSD associated with child maltreatment within a culturally competent, ecologically-based framework; The first hypothesis was that family expressiveness, cohesion, control, conflict, and independence would mediate the relationship between (1) PTSD-related symptoms of depression, dissociation, maladaptive cognitions, and anger and (2) PTSD …
Exploring Adolescent Inner Experience, Sarah A Akhter
Exploring Adolescent Inner Experience, Sarah A Akhter
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Adolescence famously is known as a time of storm and stress, hormones, and crises of identity, yet psychology knows remarkably little about adolescents' actual inner experience. This study aimed to describe the actual phenomenology of adolescent inner experience by using Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) with a sample of six adolescents aged 11--14 years. Each wore a random beeper in his/her natural everyday environments for five days. They observed the phenomenology of their inner experience each time the beeper sounded and described that inner experience to the investigators in expositional interviews. We found substantial differences in the complexity of inner experience …
The Lived Experiences Of Four Overweight Hispanic Adolescent Females, Wanda Lee Rhodes
The Lived Experiences Of Four Overweight Hispanic Adolescent Females, Wanda Lee Rhodes
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of four overweight/obese Hispanic adolescents as individuals by utilizing Social Cognitive Theory's (SCT) (Bandura, 1977, 1986, & 1989) reciprocal interaction of the environment, personal factors and behaviors of the participants in order to investigate the health risk behaviors of the participants as they related to overweight and obesity. Additionally, the commonalities and differences across participants were examined; Four female Hispanic adolescents whose BMI measured at the 99th percentiles for age and gender were randomly chosen from students enrolled in a junior high school physical education intervention class. Experiences of …
Effects Of Test -Taking Strategy Instruction On High -Functioning Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dal Hee Songlee
Effects Of Test -Taking Strategy Instruction On High -Functioning Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dal Hee Songlee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are expected to take various forms of tests in general education classrooms, therefore test-taking skills are very important and a necessary tool for students with ASD as they strive for academic success. The Test-Taking Strategy (Hughes, Schumaker, Deshler, & Mercer, 2002) has been found to be useful for students with learning disabilities and emotional behavioral disorders (EBD), but not yet with students with ASD; The purpose of this multiple-probe design study was to investigate the effects of test-taking strategy instruction on high-functioning adolescents with ASD. Specifically, the Test-Taking Strategy (Hughes et al.) was taught …
Plyometric Training In Female Adolescent Soccer Players, Amaris Christine Vandyke
Plyometric Training In Female Adolescent Soccer Players, Amaris Christine Vandyke
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to measure the effects of low impact plyometric training on vertical jump and kicking distance in female adolescent soccer players. Comparisons at three separate time intervals: pre-test, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks were made between individuals completing normal soccer training and competition and those additionally completing once-weekly plyometric training. No significant difference in kicking distance was found between groups at pre-test (p = 0.5005) or 7 weeks (p = 0.1174). However, the plyometric training group had significantly longer kicking distance after 14 weeks (p = <0.0001). The control group displayed a significant decrease in kicking distance between 7 and 14 weeks (p = 0.0081). No significant difference in vertical jump height was found between groups at pre-test (p = 0.8366) or 7 weeks (p = 0.1077); however, the plyometric group had a significantly higher vertical jump after 14 weeks (p = 0.0144). Once-weekly plyometric training may improve soccer performance.
Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Method For Improving Sustained And Selective Attention In Adolescents With Attentional Deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock
Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Method For Improving Sustained And Selective Attention In Adolescents With Attentional Deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is an inherited neuropsychological disorder affecting 3% to 5% of the school-aged population of the United States and having no identified single cause. The primary treatment recommended for those suffering from attentional deficits is multimodal, which includes psychostimulant medication in the form of methylphenidate (Ritalin) and behavioral/educational interventions. However, there is a subset of sufferers who, though taking psychostimulant medications and undergoing behavioral and educational interventions, continue to suffer the symptoms of attentional deficits: distractibility, impulsiveness and aggressive behavior; Those affected by acquired brain injuries as the result of some external trauma or neurological disorder suffer …
Effects Of Social Skill Training For High -Functioning Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Barbara Jane Webb
Effects Of Social Skill Training For High -Functioning Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Barbara Jane Webb
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of using the SCORE Skills Strategy to teach high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder five social skills that are needed to work in cooperative groups. Ten male subjects ranging in age from 12 to 17, participated in a 10-week evening program. The subjects were in grades 6 through 11, and spent 17% to 100% of their school day in general education classes. The effects of the intervention were evaluated using a multiple-baseline across-skills and a multiple probe design. Data were collected to answer seven research questions related to subjects' abilities …
The Phenomenology Of Panic Disorder In Adolescents, Wesley D Allan
The Phenomenology Of Panic Disorder In Adolescents, Wesley D Allan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Phenomenology of Panic Disorder in Adolescents examines correlates of panic disorder in adolescents. Specifically, 20 adolescents with panic disorder were compared with 20 adolescents with a non-panic anxiety disorder (e.g., overanxious disorder). Results showed that adolescents with panic disorder displayed higher levels of anxiety sensitivity (i.e., anxiety pertaining to the symptoms of anxiety such as heart palpitations). Based on the obtained results, anxiety sensitivity is proposed as a potentially critical variable in the examination of adolescent panic disorder.
Pro-Social And Anti-Social Effects Of Television Viewing On Adolescents: Speculations Based On Family Situation Comedy Content, Eunette Gentry
Pro-Social And Anti-Social Effects Of Television Viewing On Adolescents: Speculations Based On Family Situation Comedy Content, Eunette Gentry
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Researchers theorize that verbal insults within television family interactions may create images of dysfunctional families that serve as a paradigm for young viewers. This study conducted a content analysis of television programming and speculated about the possible development of antisocial behavior in adolescents due to television viewing; "The Cosby Show" and "Roseanne" were chosen in this research sample because previous research finds that family oriented situation comedies are among children's favorite television programs. Ten episodes of each series were recorded and analyzed for their anti-social verbal content. The brother-sister sibling relationship was analyzed within each episode and coded using eight …
Fraction Instruction For Students With Disabilities: Comparing Two Teaching Sequences, Frances Mary Butler
Fraction Instruction For Students With Disabilities: Comparing Two Teaching Sequences, Frances Mary Butler
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study investigated the effects of teaching middle-school students with mild to moderate disabilities equivalent fraction concepts and procedures using the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) instructional sequence or the representational-abstract (RA) instructional sequence. Twenty-six students formed the CRA group, and twenty-four students formed the RA group, while sixty-five eighth-grade students without disabilities served as a contrast group. The two treatment groups received carefully sequenced instruction over ten lessons. The only difference between the two treatment groups was that the CRA group used concrete manipulative devices for the first three lessons while the RA group used representational drawings. The eighth-grade contrast group received …
Exploring Anti-Gang Advertising: Focus Group Discussions With Gang Members And At-Risk Youth, Kristin M Peterson
Exploring Anti-Gang Advertising: Focus Group Discussions With Gang Members And At-Risk Youth, Kristin M Peterson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The use of advertising to discourage gang membership is a issue that has been heavily debated, but the controversy has continually overlooked the children for whom the ads are intended to help. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the use of anti-gang advertising by seeking the opinions of young people living in a gang environment. The results of this study provide a detailed account of discussions about anti-gang messages generated from focus groups with gang members and at-risk youth and suggest two main contributions that anti-gang advertising can make to larger gang reform efforts. In addition, the conclusions …
Music Video Viewing And Adolescents' Perceptions Of Movie Musicals, Patricia Callanan Coaley
Music Video Viewing And Adolescents' Perceptions Of Movie Musicals, Patricia Callanan Coaley
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The study of movie musicals has led some communication scholars to note the similarities between this film genre and music videos. Other researchers have noted that music videos could be the final destruction of the nearly extinct Hollywood musical. No empirical studies were found that focused on the relationship between music video viewing and movie musicals. However, existing studies have noted the influence music videos and Music Television (MTV) have on the adolescent viewer. This study sought to examine the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of music videos and movie musicals through a survey of 345 students from two Southern Nevada …
The Relationship Between Abused Adolescents And Their Pets, Simone G Williams
The Relationship Between Abused Adolescents And Their Pets, Simone G Williams
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of the current research was to investigate the relationship between abused adolescents and their pets as reported on the Child-Pet Relationship Questionnaire. Specifically, the differences in the human-animal and human-human relationships among abused adolescents and non-abused ("normal") adolescents were investigated. Additionally, for both types of relationships, differences among owners of abused and non-abused pets were analyzed. Subjects consisted of 47 identified victims of maltreatment and 55 "normal" teenagers. All subjects were 13 to 17 years of age and currently owned a pet. Results show that abused adolescents differed significantly from non-abused adolescents in both child-pet and human-human relationships. …
The Effect Of Training On Referrals To An Outpatient Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment Program, Michael S Lea
The Effect Of Training On Referrals To An Outpatient Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment Program, Michael S Lea
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examines the effect of training on referrals to an outpatient adolescent sexual offender treatment program. Fifty-two juvenile court probation officers were trained to assess and identify adolescent sex offenders who met program referral criteria. Pre- and post-training tests were administered to measure the effect of training on a subject's knowledge and understanding of sex offender assessment. Utilizing the Juvenile Sexual Offender Decision Criteria Form (University of Washington, 1986), referrals before and following training were evaluated to determine if they met program criteria. Analysis of the data suggested that training improved subjects' knowledge and understanding, but not their ability …
Sampling Inner Experience In Adolescents, Lois Christina Monson
Sampling Inner Experience In Adolescents, Lois Christina Monson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The inner experience of five adolescents, ages 12 through 14, has been investigated through an experience-sampling method that asked the subjects to describe in detail the inner experience that was ongoing at randomly sampled moments during their daily living. A beeper signaled the subject to freeze their inner experience, (i.e., thoughts, feelings, images, etc.) at the moment of the beep. Findings indicated, as had been found in previous research with adults, that adolescents had a variety of inner experience including Images, Inner Speech, Inner Hearing, and Feeling. Adolescents, unlike adults, reported the slow forming and fading of Images, leading to …
The Effect Of Music Therapy On Depression And Anxiety In Institutionalized Adolescent Females, Karen M. Kampfer
The Effect Of Music Therapy On Depression And Anxiety In Institutionalized Adolescent Females, Karen M. Kampfer
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examined the effect of music therapy on the reduction of depression and anxiety in adolescent females. A literature review with a focus on music therapy is presented. In this study "music therapy" consisted of weekly group sessions in which subjects selected, listened to, and discussed pieces of music according to a particular theme assigned by the experimenter. A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design was utilized. Pre- and post-test measures consisted of the Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. A final questionnaire measuring subject opinion regarding music therapy was administered to the experimental group. No significant difference …
Use Of The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator To Differentiate Between Conduct Disordered, Emotionally Disturbed, And Clinically Normal Adolescents, Aldyne Pearl Miley
Use Of The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator To Differentiate Between Conduct Disordered, Emotionally Disturbed, And Clinically Normal Adolescents, Aldyne Pearl Miley
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study investigated whether conduct disordered and emotionally disturbed students demonstrate different temperament dimensions, personality characteristics and temperaments from each other and students who are categorized as clinically normal. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was administered to 172 regular junior/senior high school students, 21 conduct disordered and 32 emotionally disturbed students. Results of comparisons between conduct disordered and emotionally disturbed and clinically normal students were inconclusive for several reasons: insufficient numbers of emotionally handicapped subjects; possible contamination within the categories of the conduct disordered and emotionally disturbed; and lack of correspondence between the two normative groups. At the same time, significant …