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The Developmental Abilities Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates, Cynthia A. Gonzalez
The Developmental Abilities Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates, Cynthia A. Gonzalez
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Bayley Mental Psychomotor Developmental Indices Scores of 61 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates were examined to investigate whether a predicted early developmental lag would occur followed by an increase or "catch-up" over time. Results indicated that no significant changes occurred over time; however, mental (Bayley MDI) scores were lower than motor (Bayley PDI) scores particularly at the 4- and 22-month test age. Gross motor, fine motor, social, cognitive, and language development was also investigated to see whether expected differences among these domains occurred over time. Results indicated that gross motor scores were greater than all other domains. Ethnicity, birth weight, …
Risk Factors In Adolescents For Engaging In Sexual Behaviors, Dolores Calderon Castellano
Risk Factors In Adolescents For Engaging In Sexual Behaviors, Dolores Calderon Castellano
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Teenage sexuality has become a social concern, because of its impact on teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, abortion, government aid and school drop-out. In an effort to better predict risk of early sexual activity, a secondary analysis was conducted on data collected from 413, 11-14 year old students attending the 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels in Hidalgo County, in south Texas. Parent-child Communication, Children's Religiosity, Educational Goals, Educational Grades, Self-Esteem, and Congruency of Sexual Values between children and parents were used as predictor variables. Multiple regression analysis revealed Congruency of Values, Educational Goals, Educational Grades and Religion as the …