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Information Gathering And Culture Shock: Mediating The Effect Of Individual Characteristics Of International Adjustment, Jeremiah James Mcfarland
Information Gathering And Culture Shock: Mediating The Effect Of Individual Characteristics Of International Adjustment, Jeremiah James Mcfarland
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect that information gathering and culture shock have on the relationship between individual characteristics and international adjustment. Participants for this study consisted of 95 international students within the California State University system.
Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam
Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to measure the amount of perceived social support that is present among adult alcoholics that are in treatment programs. The research dealt specifically with perceived social support among adult alcoholics that are undergoing treatment through mutual aid/self help Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings. To do this, research was gathered from numerous meetings within the San Bernardino and Riverside County areas.
The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk
The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of explanatory style on the coping strategies of women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other substances.
Positive Coping Methods Among People Living With Hiv/Aids, Dinora Janeth Morales
Positive Coping Methods Among People Living With Hiv/Aids, Dinora Janeth Morales
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to measure the level of self-efficacy in coping methods among people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal
The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal
Theses Digitization Project
This study extends the findings of Elder and Rudolph by predicting that thinking about retirement and the attendance at planning meetings are positively related to both reitrement satisfaction and adjustment. As a result, this study examined the relationship between the predictor variables of formal and informal planning with the criterion variables of retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment using archival data from the first wave (1992) of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS). In addition, this study examined whether length of retirement moderates the relationship between formal and informal planning and retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment.