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A Correlational Model Of Burnout And Personality Among Clergy In The United States, Nathanael M. Stephens Jan 2020

A Correlational Model Of Burnout And Personality Among Clergy In The United States, Nathanael M. Stephens

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Problem

This study explored the relationship between personality and burnout. The facets of personality detailed in the Factor Five Model served as the independent variables, with burnout as the dependent variable. Research exists on the relationship between personality and burnout for individuals in helping professions. However, there is little research on the interaction between burnout and personality factors among Protestant clergy members.

Method

A total of 602 participants who self-identified as living in the United States were recruited through an advertisement on Facebook. Participants all indicated they were Protestant members of the clergy and had been in the ministry for …


An Investigation Of The Knowledge And Beliefs Held By Teachers And Parents In A Parochial School System Regarding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And The Variables That Predict Their Knowledge, Kendra-Lee Yvonne Pearman Jan 2009

An Investigation Of The Knowledge And Beliefs Held By Teachers And Parents In A Parochial School System Regarding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And The Variables That Predict Their Knowledge, Kendra-Lee Yvonne Pearman

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Problem

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders affecting 3 to 5% of school populations in the United States and other countries. Due to the behavioral and/or academic challenges of children with ADHD, they are at risk for grade retention, dropping out of high school, and teenage delinquency, which can lead to negative consequences in society. Children with ADHD are found in every school setting, including parochial schools. Past studies have found teachers and parents have inadequate knowledge about ADHD, which can negatively affect these children. This study investigated what teachers and parents of children in …


Modern Concepts Of Mind And Body In The Light Of The Teaching Of The Bible And The Writings Of Ellen G. White: A Comparative Study, Mabel Klopfenstein Gill Jan 1959

Modern Concepts Of Mind And Body In The Light Of The Teaching Of The Bible And The Writings Of Ellen G. White: A Comparative Study, Mabel Klopfenstein Gill

Master's Theses

The purpose of this Study la to compare the conclusions of modern psychology and present-day medical understanding with what has been written by Mrs. Ellen G, White cm the subject of the relation of mind and body. Texts of Scripture and Bible examples will also be used. Much material has cone into existence since the volumes of Mrs, White's writings appeared, yet the principles they portray are as up-to-date and as applicable as those In current literature* This author also points out warnings and dangers which apply to present principles of psychology.

The study of this subject is Important because …