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Dissociating Socioeconomic Influences On Maternal Language Input And Child Language Outcomes, Klaudia Kulawska

Honors Theses

Early language development is associated with children’s socioeconomic status (SES). Specifically, children from lower SES backgrounds, on average, exhibit slower language development compared to their peers from higher-SES backgrounds. Even though SES is a multidimensional construct, research often relies on a single dimension or a composite measure when studying child language development. In this article, I investigate four dimensions of SES, including maternal education, income-to-needs ratio, financial security, and neighborhood SES. Specifically, I examine whether the quantity and quality of maternal linguistic input mediates the relationships between dimensions of SES and child receptive language skills. Mothers and their 36-40 months …

Creative Endeavors Through Therapy: How Artistic Expressions Can Help Foster Growth, Savannah Campbell

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

A person’s story is something that is very connected to who they are and the life they have led. It consists of many individualized characteristics and details of their experiences. This narrative is rooted in many different aspects the person creates for him or herself through interpersonal relationships and intrapersonal emotional experiences. The autobiographical interpretation a person creates is often divulged, examined, and utilized through the psychotherapeutic process. Expressive techniques often help tell a person’s story the way he or she wants it to be told. The following research project examines many factors such as emotional well-being, posttraumatic growth, self-expression, …

Spring Break Or Heart Break? Extending Valence Bias To Emotional Words, Nicholas R. Harp, Catherine C. Brown, Maital Neta

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Ambiguous stimuli are useful for assessing emotional bias. For example, surprised faces could convey a positive or negative meaning, and the degree to which an individual interprets these expressions as positive or negative represents their “valence bias.” Currently, the most well- wellvalidated ambiguous stimuli for assessing valence bias include nonverbal signals (faces and scenes), overlooking an inherent ambiguity in verbal signals. This study identified 32 words with dual-valence ambiguity (i.e., relatively high intersubject variability in valence ratings and relatively slow response times) and length-matched clearly valenced words (16 positive, 16 negative). Preregistered analyses demonstrated that the words-based valence bias correlated …

A Culturally And Structurally Sensitive Approach To Working With Suicidal Latinx Individuals: Recommendations For Clinicians, Jessa Navidé

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Latinx individuals are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S. and confront numerous challenges living in the U.S. that can impact their mental health. While their overall suicide rates are relatively low compared to non-Hispanic Whites, it is concerning to note suicide rates of Latinx individuals living in the U.S. are significantly higher compared to most countries in Latin America. The predominant approaches to treating suicidal individuals often fail to consider the sociopolitical climate and systemic challenges that exacerbate mental health concerns for Latinx individuals. This paper examines cultural considerations, racial and ethnic identity models, and unique protective and …

Music And Its Effects On The Brain, Caitlyn Herron

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper will discuss, in short, how music influences our brain, as well as some behavioral and physiological effects as a result. The brain consists of many regions responsible for different cognitive processes, such as learning, memory, recall, speech, and our emotions. It has been found that music helps to facilitate all of these cognitive processes, regardless of its emotional valence or whether the music is active or passive, such as singing or listening to it, respectively. It was discovered that music influences our ability to learn novel concepts related to mathematics, reading, and even language acquisition. It was also …

Using The Very Short Form Of The Children’S Behavior Questionnaire For Spanish-Speaking Populations In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis Of Dichotomized Variables, Elsa Lucia Escalante-Barrios, Sonia Suarez Enciso, Samuel P. Putnam, Helen Raikes, Sergi Fàbregues

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

While the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ-VSF) have been assessed in the US and Europe in samples composed of middle- and high-income parents with high levels of education, no studies have tested the instrument in low-income Spanish-speaking populations living in low- and middle- income countries. To fill this gap, our cross-sectional study assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CBQ-VSF version in a sample of 315 low-income and low-educated parents with preschool children living in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. While our findings revealed problems …

Positive Youth Development: Parental Warmth, Values, And Prosocial Behavior In 11 Cultural Groups, Concetta Pastorelli, Antonio Zuffiano, Jennifer E. Lansford, Eriona Thartori, Marc H. Bornstein, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Sevtap Gurdal, Qin Liu, Qian Long, Paul Oburu, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbing, Laurence Steinberg, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Liane Peña Alampay, Dario Bacchini

Psychology Department Faculty Publications

The current cross-cultural study aimed to extend research on parenting and children’s prosocial behavior by examining relations among parental warmth, values related to family obligations (i.e., children’s support to and respect for their parents, siblings, and extended family), and prosocial behavior during the transition to adolescence (from ages 9 to 12). Mothers, fathers, and their children (N = 1107 families) from 8 countries including 11 cultural groups (Colombia; Rome and Naples, Italy; Jordan; Kenya; the Philippines; Sweden; Thailand; and African Americans, European Americans, and Latin Americans in the United States) provided data over 3 years in 3 waves (M_{age …}

To Examine The Effects Of Exercise & Instructional Based Interventions On Executive Functioning, Motor Learning & Emotional Intelligence Abilities Among Older Adults, Lavanya Rajesh Kumar

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Motor skills are a vital part of our life, and there might be situations where we will be required to either learn a new skill or relearn a known one. We examined the effectiveness of two different interventions - eccentric exercise and motivation-based instructions on enhancing the ability of older adults to learn a novel motor skill. Exercise intervention studies have shown that as little as 12 weeks of exercise can lead to improvements in both physical fitness and cognitive function in older adults, particularly executive control. But it is still unclear whether those improvements translate to improvements in other …

Spring Break Or Heart Break? Extending Valence Bias To Emotional Words, Nicholas R. Harp, Catherine C. Brown, Maital Neta

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Ambiguous stimuli are useful for assessing emotional bias. For example, surprised faces could convey a positive or negative meaning, and the degree to which an individual interprets these expressions as positive or negative represents their “valence bias.” Currently, the most well- wellvalidated ambiguous stimuli for assessing valence bias include nonverbal signals (faces and scenes), overlooking an inherent ambiguity in verbal signals. This study identified 32 words with dual-valence ambiguity (i.e., relatively high intersubject variability in valence ratings and relatively slow response times) and length-matched clearly valenced words (16 positive, 16 negative). Preregistered analyses demonstrated that the words-based valence bias correlated …

Reading In Kapampangan, Filipino, And English: A Look At Multilingual Children In An Economically Challenging Philippine Community, Portia Padilla

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The present studies advance current understanding of the skills and processes involved in multilingual reading, especially in less researched alphabetic languages. These studies examined whether the dominant models in reading in English can explain the reading processes involved among low-income multilingual speakers of Kapampangan (L1), Filipino (L2), and English (L3) in the Philippines, a developing country. Kapampangan and Filipino use the same Roman alphabet that English uses. However, these two languages have transparent orthographies while English has an opaque orthography.

Study 1 examined the psycholinguistic grain size theory within the context of multilingual reading. There were three hundred twenty-six children …

How Do You Talk To Yourself? – The Effects Of Pronoun Usage And Interpersonal Qualities Of Self-Talk, Sonya M. Bisol

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Abstract

Self-talk is defined as an inner voice that addresses the self, usually silently but sometimes aloud, with content that is self-relevant. In two studies, this work investigates the pronouns people use within their self-talk, classified by a newly developed pronoun coding scheme, and the interpersonal qualities of self-talk, characterized by an interpersonal framework. For each study we also explore how pronoun usage and interpersonal self-talk styles relate to each other, and to other important variables that pertain to the possible causes and effects of self-talk. In our first study, 131 participants completed a structured interview in which they provided …

Investigating The Use Of Mental-State Talk In Parent-Child Joint Reminiscing And Storytelling On Children’S Source Monitoring, Holly Autumn Nelson

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Source monitoring is the process of identifying and analyzing sources of information (Johnson et al., 1993). The ability to monitor source improves with age which places children at a greater risk for blending and misattributing information from different sources. Experiencing source confusions has academic, legal, and social implications, and thus understanding how source monitoring develops is important. Research exploring factors that impact source monitoring have predominantly focused on maturational aspects such as at which ages children learn to monitor source and neurological factors such as executive functioning. However, the impact of age and executive functioning may vary across the type …

The Mental Health Of Latinx Adults In The United States During The Coronavirus Pandemic: A Snapshot Of Anxiety, Depression, And Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Bianca T. Villalobos, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

The current study documented levels of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, and COVID-19 fears and impacts among Latinxs in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants of this cross-sectional study were 388 Latinx adults who completed an online survey between June and November 2020. Almost half of participants showed clinical levels of anxiety and depression and more than a quarter of participants showed clinical levels of posttraumatic stress. Latinxs reported on average 22 types of negative pandemic life impacts. Group differences based on gender, educational attainment, income, vulnerability to COVID-19, and essential worker status were found for mental health symptoms. Severity …

Parent Coaching Via Telepractice For Children From Latinx Backgrounds With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Valeria Yllades, J. Birdie Ganz, Sanikan Wattanawongwan, Claudia Dunn, Lauren Pierson

All Faculty Scholarship (Archived)

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder from bilingual homes have to learn two languages and to discriminate which language to use across settings and people. Language instruction for this population is complicated by the core deficits in social-communication common in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Language barriers create conflict between families and practitioners. Using a single case, multiple probe design across three parent-child dyads between 3-6 years from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the present study examined the effect of telepractice-based parent coaching in a multimodal communication intervention. Culturally responsive approaches were integrated within the coaching model, including targeted interview questions. …

Understanding Prosocial Teasing In Early Adolescence, Kristina Wiemer

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Prosocial teasing is not well known or understood by educators. Prosocial teasing is intentional but playful verbal and non-verbal provocation meant to be taken non-literally by the target of the tease (Keltner et al., 2001) and is not an uncommon experience for students to have (Barnett et al., 2004). While much research has been conducted on social and emotional skills (Nix et al., 2013; Smith & Low, 2013), there is still a gap in the literature looking at how these skills relate to prosocial teasing. The current study examined and described middle school students’ use of prosocial teasing and their …

Self-Reported Multicultural Teaching Knowledge And Skills Of School Professionals, Julia Kedzior

Masters Theses

Diverse learners face a variety of challenges, such as achievement gaps, behavior problems, and absenteeism. Therefore, it is important for their educators to have both multicultural teaching knowledge and skills to address these challenges and work towards a successful school experience for all students. Although research has sought to measure the cultural competence of teachers, not many studies have examined cultural competence in other school professionals (administrators, school psychologists, social workers, interventionists, instructional assistants, and other individuals who directly work with students in the school environment). In the current study, 185 teachers and other school professionals completed an adapted version …

Navigating Integration: A Grounded Theory Of Practicing Clinicians' Experiences Integrating Neuroscience In Their Mental Health Clinical Practice, Barbara K. Skodje-Mack

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study was to generate a grounded theory from practicing clinicians’ experiences integrating neuroscience in their mental health clinical practice. The research consisted of interviews with eight practicing clinicians across Minnesota. The qualitative study design relied upon the Corbin and Strauss (2015) Grounded Theory and theoretical sampling. Participants in this study described taking complex neuroscience information and translating it into user-friendly concepts and applying clinical interventions that affect the mind-body symbiotic relationship, providing a holistic way to address mental and physical health. The participants integrated neuroscience knowledge alongside other psychotherapy theories and utilized psychoeducation approaches to further …

Chinese International Students In The United States: The Interplay Of Students’ Acculturative Stress, Academic Standing, And Quality Of Life, Zhaohui Su, Dean Mcdonnell, Feng Shi, Bin Liang, Xiaoshan Li, Jun Wen, Yuyang Cai, Yu-Tao Xiang, Ling Yang

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background: Acculturation could cause grave health consequences in international students. However, there is a shortage of research into how acculturative stress might affect international students’ quality of life in light of their academic standing and experience. The lack of research is particularly pronounced among Chinese international students, representing the largest body of international students studying in the United States (U.S.). Thus, to bridge the research gap, this study aims to examine the interplay between international students’ acculturative stress, academic standing, and quality of life among a nationally representative sample of Chinese international students studying in the United States. Methods: An …

Reaction Time And Verbal Working Memory Differences In Ncaa Concussed Female Athletes, Kelly Delph

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Empirical evidence suggests that female collegiate athletes participating in soccer are likely to suffer from TBI and subsequent concussion syndrome. Studies further indicate that TBI adversely affects the quality of life of athletes both on an academic level and social life. This study examined data with the intent to fill existing gaps in the current literature and focused on the experiences of NCAA female collegiate soccer athletes who have suffered TBI and neurocognitive deficit symptoms in verbal memory and reactional time. This quantitative research method relied on the theory of mind (ToM) as the theoretical basis to investigate research questions …

Workplace Stress And Coping In Us Virgin Island Police Officers, Isheba James

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Research indicates that policing is one of the most challenging and stressful professions worldwide regardless of the size of the police department, specialty area of service, or even geographic location. This study explored workplace stress and related coping strategies as described by police officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands through phenomenological inquiry. In addition to factors of stress and coping, components of culture and current local challenges received focus in the exploration. The research population consisted of 9 Virgin Islands police officers. Underpinning the study was the demand resources individual differences model and Lazarus and Folkman’s stress theory. The research …

Stress Perceptions And Verbal Commands For Law Enforcement In High-Stress Situations, John Kenneth Gibson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Acute stress can have a negative effect on the physiology and cognitive performance of peace officers when they are engaged in high-stress situations. This could lead to injury or loss of life if a mistaken perception occurs or incorrect decision is made by the officer or suspect. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of stress for peace officers who issue verbal commands to an aggressive role-playing suspect in a use-of-force scenario. The theoretical framework was Lazarus and Folkman's transactional theory of stress and coping. Data were collected from observations, field notes, and semi-structured interviews …

Promoting Early-Adolescent Dual Language Learners' Language Use & Reading Skills, Holly Griskell

Dissertations

Most studies of Dual Language Learners’ (DLLs’) literacy development focus on the early childhood years. As such, this three-study dissertation sought to advance our knowledge of DLLs’ English language and reading comprehension skills during early adolescence, a developmental stage when many students struggle with reading. Study 1, “Classroom Discussion and Early-Adolescent Dual Language Learners’ Motivation and Reading Comprehension”, considered how features of the classroom language environment promote DLLs’ reading comprehension skills. We examined relations between students’ (N = 413; M age = 11.66-years-old) engagement in high-quality classroom discussions and reading comprehension as a function of their motivation to participate in …

Now You See Me — Now You Don’T: An Investigation Of Hair Alterations Effects On Face Identification In Own- And Other-Race Faces, Maresa A. Tate

Senior Independent Study Theses

No abstract provided.

ประสบการณ์ของนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาที่ให้บริการผ่านช่องทางออนไลน์, เมย์ลภัส บุญสิทธิ์วิจิตร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาประสบการณ์ของนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาที่ให้บริการผ่านช่องทางออนไลน์ ด้วยระเบียบวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแนวปรากฏการณ์วิทยาเชิงตีความ โดยเก็บข้อมูลด้วยวิธีการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกแบบกึ่งโครงสร้าง คัดเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่างแบบเจาะจง 6 ราย มีเกณฑ์การคัดเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ มีประสบการณ์ให้การปรึกษาไม่ต่ำกว่า 2,000 ชั่วโมง โดยมีประสบการณ์การให้การปรึกษารูปแบบวีดีโอ ผลการวิจัยสามารถแบ่งได้ 3 ประเด็นหลัก ได้แก่ (1) ลักษณะการรับรู้ประสบการณ์ในการให้บริการจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาออนไลน์ พบว่า นักจิตวิทยาคิดเปรียบเทียบการให้บริการรูปแบบออนไลน์กับรูปแบบพบหน้า การประเมินประโยชน์และข้อจำกัดของจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาออนไลน์ และมีระดับการยอมรับบริการรูปแบบออนไลน์ที่หลากหลาย (2) จุดเน้นในกระบวนการจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาออนไลน์ พบว่ามีการให้ความสำคัญต่อ การปรับสภาวะจิตใจ การเตรียมพื้นที่ที่เหมาะสม การจัดเตรียมอุปกรณ์ และการเตรียมแก่ผู้รับบริการ (3) อุปสรรคของการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาในรูปแบบออนไลน์ พบอุปสรรคทั้งจากปัจจัยภายนอกและภายใน อาทิ สถานที่รับบริการไม่มีความเป็นส่วนตัว ความไม่เชี่ยวชาญในอุปกรณ์เทคโนโลยีที่ใช้ในการสื่อสาร สัญญาณอินเตอร์เน็ตไม่เสถียร ความเหนื่อยล้าทางร่างกาย การรับรู้อวัจนภาษาที่จำกัด ความยากในการใช้เทคนิคจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาผ่านออนไลน์ การขาดการเชื่อมโยงอารมณ์ความรู้สึกที่ลึกซึ้งผ่านจอภาพ (4) กระบวนการรับมือแก้ไขปัญหาผ่านการยอมรับในข้อจำกัดและใช้ทรัพยากรที่มีในการแก้ไขและป้องกัน โดยอาศัยความรู้ประสบการณ์ด้านจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาและศาสตร์อื่น

ประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจของนักเคลื่อนไหวรุ่นใหม่, ณัชฌา ลงทอง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยคเชิงคุณภาพในครั้งนี้ใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแนวปรากฎการณ์วิทยาเชิงตีความ (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: IPA) โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจของนักเคลื่อนไหวรุ่นใหม่ ดำเนินการเก็บข้อมูลโดยใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกแบบกึ่งมีโครงสร้าง (semi-structured interview) กับนักกิจกรรมการเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม อายุระหว่าง 18-25 ปี ที่ยังคงมีส่วนร่วมในกิจกรรมการเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคมอย่างต่อเนื่อง จำนวน 6 ราย โดยผลการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลพบ 3 ประเด็นหลัก คือ 1) แรงจูงใจให้เข้ามาเป็นนักเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม ประกอบด้วย การปลูกฝังภายในครอบครัว การได้รับผลกระทบจากสภาพสังคมที่เป็นอยู่ ความห่วงใยต่อสังคม และการรับรู้ข่าวสารและข้อมูลที่เกี่ยวกับประเด็นที่ออกมาขับเคลื่อน 2) ปัญหาและแนวทางการจัดการปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้นกับนักเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม ประกอบไปด้วย ปัญหาและความท้าทายที่เกิดขึ้นและแนวทางการจัดการกับปัญหา 3) สิ่งที่ทำให้ยังคงเป็นนักเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม ประกอบด้วย ประสบการณ์ที่ทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกทางบวก รับรู้ได้ถึงความเปลี่ยนแปลงของสังคม ความหมายและคุณค่าในตนเอง และสิ่งที่ได้เรียนรู้จากการเป็นนักเคลื่อนไหว ซึ่งผลการวิจัยครั้งนี้จะเป็นประโยชน์ในการเพิ่มความเข้าใจในประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจที่เกิดขึ้นกับนักเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม และเป็นแนวทางในการพัฒนาส่งเสริมการดูแลสุขภาพจิตให้แก่นักเคลื่อนไหวรุ่นใหม่ ในฐานะกลุ่มคนที่มีความตั้งใจที่จะพัฒนาสังคมให้ดีขึ้น มีพลังใจในการเดินไปบนเส้นทางที่พวกเขาเลือกได้อย่างมั่นคง ซึ่งเป็นประโยชน์ต่อทั้งส่วนร่วมและการเห็นคุณค่าในตนเอง

ประสบการณ์สัมพันธภาพการบำบัดของนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษา, ศุภกร ปิญะภาณุกัญจณ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาประสบการณ์สัมพันธภาพการบำบัดของนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษา วัสดุและวิธีการ ผู้วิจัยใช้ระเบียบวิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแนวปรากฏการณ์วิทยาเชิงตีความ โดยการเก็บข้อมูลด้วยวิธีการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกโดยใช้คำถามกึ่งโครงสร้าง โดยมีผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยคือนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาจำนวน 6 ราย ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์ในการทำงานมาตั้งแต่ 5 ปีขึ้นไปนับตั้งแต่จบการศึกษาระดับมหาบัณฑิตและยังคงให้บริการปรึกษาอยู่ ผลการศึกษา พบประเด็นสำคัญ 4 ประเด็น ได้แก่ กระบวนการสัมพันธภาพการบำบัด ความรู้สึกที่เกิดขึ้นในสัมพันธภาพการบำบัด ปัจจัยที่ช่วยส่งเสริมในการสังเกตสัมพันธภาพการบำบัด และลักษณะของสัมพันธภาพการบำบัด สรุป ผลการวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นรายละเอียดสัมพันธภาพเพื่อการบำบัดของนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาซึ่งจะเป็นประโยชน์ต่อนักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษาในการรับรู้และตระหนักถึงสัมพันธภาพเพื่อการบำบัดซึ่งเป็นสิ่งสำคัญในกระบวนการบำบัด

The Student Experience Of Psychoeducational Assessment: A Phenomenological Study, Teresa Hoffman

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Emerging adults with specific learning disabilities (SLD) are interviewed to understand the student experience of the psychoeducational assessment process that is codified by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA). The assessment practice is well established to qualify students for special education and related services (SERS) to ensure every child in the United States has the opportunity for free and appropriate education. An overview of the general psychoeducational assessment practice and specific assessment for SLD is supplemented by the literature regarding best-practices for psychological assessment with children/adolescents to set the context for a process that is encountered triennially …

Self-Concept, Healthcare, And Leadership: Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Physician Leaders In Urban Community Healthcare Centers, Eric James Charlton

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Reducing disparities in health services delivery and outcomes is a continued challenge. The consistence of healthcare disparities, despite advances in medical technology and increased awareness of the problem, poses an ongoing test to the nation. There is a growing body of work that demonstrates providing access to good primary care may be the most effective intervention at hand. For over 40 years, community health centers have been providing quality, comprehensive primary care focusing on reducing health outcome disparities. Increased awareness is now emphasizing primary care elimination of health disparities within disadvantaged, underserved populations. A major failing of the system that …

Experiencing Race In The Workplace: Understanding How African American Male Leaders Make Sense Of Their Race At Work, Stefanie L. Watson

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Weber (2001) defines race as “the grouping of people with certain ancestry and biological traits into categories for differential treatment” (p. 74). Yet, according to the American Anthropological Association (1998) and countless doctors, scientists, geneticists, and scholars, in theory, the term “race” does not scientifically correspond to biological and physiological distinctions and has no empirical basis. Despite the lack of biological basis, racial categories are powerful frameworks for defining self-concepts and structuring opportunities within American society. Within the framework of a racially stratified, White dominated society, individuals who self-identify as White (or are perceived by Whites to be White) receive …

Adoptive Identity: Emerging Adult International Adoptees’ Narrative Coherence Following Early Institutional Care, Samuel Vladimir Highland

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

It is well established that, while all orphanages are not equally harsh, none can provide the quality of care found in most homes. The depriving circumstances of many such institutions often leads to lingering delays across social, emotional, cognitive, psychological, and physical domains of development. However, for many international adoptees there is evidence of resilience and catch-up growth across these same domains following adoption. Adoptive identity theory provides the framework for this qualitative exploration assessing the degree of coherence among six previously-institutionalized (PI) international adoptees’ narratives about the meaning and role of adoption in their lives as emerging adults. Adoptive …