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Healthy Reintegration: The Effectiveness Of Military Teen Adventure Camp Participation On Adolescent Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy, Cortnie S. Baity
Healthy Reintegration: The Effectiveness Of Military Teen Adventure Camp Participation On Adolescent Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy, Cortnie S. Baity
Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences
Perceived self-efficacy plays a key role in healthy reintegration post-deployment. Reintegration is characterized as the final stage in the deployment cycle, including returning home from combat and reassuming home-front roles and responsibilities. The objective of this study is to describe a program, specifically the Military Teen Adventure Camp (MTAC), and evaluate the program’s effectiveness in increasing perceptions of self-efficacy among adolescents who have experienced the deployment of at least one parent. The findings suggest participating in Military Teen Adventure Camps have a positive effect on adolescent perceptions of self-efficacy, which could decrease family distress during reintegration.
Social And Psychological Factors Related To The Career Exploration Process Of Young Adults, Joanne N. Hellmann
Social And Psychological Factors Related To The Career Exploration Process Of Young Adults, Joanne N. Hellmann
Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences
This study examined social and psychological factors influencing the career exploration process of young adults. The predictor variables of this study were parental attachment, peer attachment, and self-efficacy; the outcome variables were environmental/occupational exploration, self-exploration, and career indecision. Data for this study were collected using various measures that were compiled into one survey hosted on Qualtrics. Results indicated that secure maternal attachment predicted secure peer attachment and high self-efficacy in young adults. Greater peer attachment was negatively correlated with environmental exploration. A higher level of self-efficacy was positively correlated with environmental exploration and negatively correlated with career indecision. These results …