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The Experience Of Exposure Across Racial Groups: Differences In Presence During Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy For Social Phobia Across African-American And Caucasian Women, Natasha Mehta
Psychology Theses
Few studies have looked at the experience of exposure therapy (ET) amongst underrepresented populations. African-American (AA) women may be at higher risk for anxiety and experience treatment differently than their Caucasian counterparts. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) is suited to examine differences in treatment experiences because a measure of “presence” exists to quantify the experience of standardized VRE. Qualitative methods provide an opportunity to explore the experience of underrepresented populations and individual differences. The current study employed a mixed-method design to compare self-reported levels of presence during VRE across a sample of 24 AA and Caucasian women diagnosed with social …
Sociocultural Barriers To Breast Feeding In African American Women With Focused Intervention To Increased Prevalence, Alicia C. Simpson
Sociocultural Barriers To Breast Feeding In African American Women With Focused Intervention To Increased Prevalence, Alicia C. Simpson
Nutrition Theses
Objective: The goal of this study is to uncover sociocultural barriers to breastfeeding among African American women in the Atlanta metropolitan area and provide an educational intervention based on identified barriers to increase the willingness to breastfeed. Methods: Non-Hispanic African American women, 6 to 9 months pregnant, between the ages of 18 and 45, of varying socioeconomic status were recruited from multiple Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics throughout the Atlanta-metropolitan area. Participants completed a self-administered pre-test survey that questioned their intention to breastfeed and anticipated barriers associated with breastfeeding. Those who were unsure of breastfeeding or did not plan to breastfeed …
Negotiating Beauty Ideals: Perceptions Of Beauty Among Black Female University Students, Fiana O. Swain
Negotiating Beauty Ideals: Perceptions Of Beauty Among Black Female University Students, Fiana O. Swain
Anthropology Theses
This thesis explores the college lives of Black women who attend or recently attended majority white colleges and universities in the United States. Emphasis is placed on how Black women’s college experience is influenced by the way they define beauty, as well as how they perceive their White peers to define beauty. Through the collection of ten in-depth interviews, I examine how Black women’s perceptions of beauty compare with those of mainstream United States standards and those of the dominant culture of their schools. I explored how the Black women I interviewed responded when confronted with these mainstream beauty standards …