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Men’S Experience Of Miscarriage: Coping With The Loss Of A Life And Future, Ginny M. Anderson
Men’S Experience Of Miscarriage: Coping With The Loss Of A Life And Future, Ginny M. Anderson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Miscarriage is often viewed as a medical issue associated with women. When going through a miscarriage, healthcare professionals, family, friends, and others in the community tend to turn all their attention to women and leave men feeling left out, isolated, and unsupported. This qualitative research study is being conducted to gain an understanding of what men experience during and after miscarriage, how they cope with the loss, and what can be done to better assist with the loss. Through this research, we will gain a better understanding of the experience surrounding miscarriage for men in an online setting who are …
Resilience Through Relocation In Older Adulthood: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Holly Walker
Resilience Through Relocation In Older Adulthood: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Holly Walker
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Resilience, the process and outcome of successful adaptation to a stressor, is important to maintain wellbeing through stressors such as relocation. Relocation is a common experience in late adulthood which can cause significant stress. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of resilience and its relationship to strengths and resources following relocation in older adulthood. The research questions regarded participants’ description of experiencing resilience after relocation and strengths and resources that contributed to that experience. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with a criterion sample of six adults aged 65 and older who had relocated within …
Iron Sharpens Iron: How Therapeutic Men's Group Facilitate Positive Change In Men, Andrew Lightsey Iii
Iron Sharpens Iron: How Therapeutic Men's Group Facilitate Positive Change In Men, Andrew Lightsey Iii
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This paper attempted to identify the factors that prompt men to engage in counseling and therapy. Men have traditionally viewed the need for help and support as cowardice and not aligned with their masculine image. Current research indicates more males, including boys and men, consider counseling as an intervention in handling crises, trauma, medical illness, relationship issues, and addictions. To address this growing interest, clinicians need appropriate information and tools to engage and retain males. This study provided research to fill the wide gap that exists regarding effective ways to keep men in therapy. Therapeutic men’s groups have demonstrated positive …
An Investigation Of Oconus Military Spouses Coping Responses During Deployment, Clare Maura Bush
An Investigation Of Oconus Military Spouses Coping Responses During Deployment, Clare Maura Bush
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological qualitative research study was to understand the coping responses of military spouses residing OCONUS during a deployment. Although coping is exhibited, deployments and OCONUS relocations can impact military spouses' physical and emotional well-being. The theory guiding this study was Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) transactional model of stress and coping related to the central research question: How do OCONUS military spouses describe their coping experiences during deployment? The sub-questions addressed: How do OCONUS military spouses describe the role of self-care practices, social connections, and availability of resources during deployment? Criterion sampling was used to select …
Police Demographics And Stress Relief Program Utilization, Michael Wayne Whittington
Police Demographics And Stress Relief Program Utilization, Michael Wayne Whittington
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Police officers face challenges from operational and organizational stressors. Officers often have access to stress relief programs offered by their employers such as Peer Support Programs, Employee Assistance Programs, or Chaplaincy Programs. The implementation of these stress relief programs is based on the perception of need and anecdotal evidence. Police stress and stress relief studies offer mixed results as to the way an officer chooses one program or another. One understudied area to determine stress relief program utilization is demographics. Variables such as experience, education, marital status, race, sexuality, and gender may factor into the decision as to which stress …