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The Relation Among Stressful Life-Events, Affective Responses, And Headaches (Migraine, Muscle-Contraction)., Craig Douglas Waggoner Jan 1986

The Relation Among Stressful Life-Events, Affective Responses, And Headaches (Migraine, Muscle-Contraction)., Craig Douglas Waggoner

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Stress is frequently reported as a major contributing factor in both migraine and muscle-contraction headaches. The general conclusions of studies investigating the stress-headache relations are that headache sufferers experience a significant amount of stress in their lives, that stress can precipitate headache attacks, and that headache subjects tend to overreact to stress. The laboratory method and scales measuring major life-events have typically been used in studying stress but have several limitations, particularly for studying exacerbations and remissions of symptoms. Increasing the comprehensiveness of stress measurement, beyond the traditional life-events approach, by assessing stress and affective states on a daily basis …

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The Effects Of Structural Model Misspecification And Sample Size On The Robustness Of Lisrel Maximum Likelihood Parameter Estimates (Monte Carlo)., Beatrice Ott Baldwin Jan 1986

The Effects Of Structural Model Misspecification And Sample Size On The Robustness Of Lisrel Maximum Likelihood Parameter Estimates (Monte Carlo)., Beatrice Ott Baldwin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Researchers using the LISREL (linear structural relations) program developed by Joreskog and Sorbom (1984) for the purpose of estimating parameters of structural equation models must make important assumptions. The researcher must assume large sample size (asymptotic theory) and a multivariate normal distribution for the indicator variables. In addition, theoretical assumptions as to the appropriateness of the model specification must also be made. The Monte Carlo study examines the robustness of maximum likelihood parameter estimates under varying degrees of model misspecification. The effects of errors of omission, errors of inclusion, and simultaneous errors of omission and inclusion are studied for sample …

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Acceptability Of Social Skills Training Methods (Sociometrics)., Lillee Coleman Clark Jan 1986

Acceptability Of Social Skills Training Methods (Sociometrics)., Lillee Coleman Clark

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the acceptability of social skills treatment methods as rated by elementary school teachers. Independent variables such as target problem (aggressive versus withdrawn social skills deficits), treatment method (modeling-coaching versus overcorrection), and outcome information (weak versus strong therapeutic effects) were systematically manipulated to determine which treatment method teachers preferred to remediate social skills deficits in their classrooms. Also of interest was the effect of outcome information on teachers' ratings of acceptability. Two measured independent variables included were the Knowledge Assessment and the Intervention Use Assessment to determine teachers' knowledge of treatments presented and how frequently treatments had been …

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Machiavellian Interpersonal Orientation In The Principalship: Role Clarity, Work Satisfaction And Principal Characteristics., Judy Ann Hickman Jan 1986

Machiavellian Interpersonal Orientation In The Principalship: Role Clarity, Work Satisfaction And Principal Characteristics., Judy Ann Hickman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the Machiavellian interpersonal orientation in the principalship in relation to perceptions of role clarity, satisfaction with multiple dimensions of the work context, and individual characteristics. The key focus was on how interpersonal orientation influences the way principals' "size up" their work situation. The Getzels and Guba social systems model (1957) and the Christie and Geis interaction model (1970) served as the theoretical basis for the study. An ex post factor research design was utilized in this study of 235 public school principals. Each principal responded to a research packet of measures. Factor analyses were computed for each …

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Suicide In Henry James's Fiction., Mary John Joseph Jan 1986

Suicide In Henry James's Fiction., Mary John Joseph

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A writer who emphasizes the workings of the minds of his characters by working "an acre of embroidery on an inch of canvas," James calls attention to the portrayal of self-willed deaths in his fiction. Writing in the period following the glorification of the suicidal deaths of Werther and Chatterton, James creates several suicidal characters. Having grown up in a highly individualistic family that emphasized the exercise of free will, and being one who revels in the probing of his characters' consciousnesses, James considered important the role of will in matters of life and death. The ruinous effects of displacement …

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The Rhetoric Of Lee Iacocca: The Man, The Myth, The Message (Michigan)., Jayne Margaret Megginson Jan 1986

The Rhetoric Of Lee Iacocca: The Man, The Myth, The Message (Michigan)., Jayne Margaret Megginson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to analyze the rhetoric of Lee A. Iacocca as expressed in the thoughts and actions of the man; to explore rhetorical aspects of his popular myth-hero qualities; and to examine the rhetorical strategies Iacocca used in presenting his message. Criteria for the study were based on the rhetorical theories of Ernest Bormann, Lloyd Bitzer, and Kenneth Burke, with an emphasis on two of Aristotle's canons. In addition, the pattern for the myth-hero as presented by Joseph Campbell was a guide. These concepts blended into an interrelationship which helped illuminate the dimensions of Iacocca's rhetorical …

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An Exploration Of The Type A Behavior Pattern In Chronic Headache Sufferers., Neil Bruce Rappaport Jan 1986

An Exploration Of The Type A Behavior Pattern In Chronic Headache Sufferers., Neil Bruce Rappaport

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recently, investigations have examined the possible link between the Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) and chronic headache. Several studies have indicated a significant relation between Type A, as measured by the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS), and headache frequency. As well, several researchers have noted the similarities in the descriptions of the Type A individual and those characteristics of the "migraine personality." To date, no prospective study has examined whether that set of characteristics ascribed to migraineurs is in fact the TABP. The second focus of this investigation was to provide a comprehensive description of the psychological functioning of Type A …

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Testing A Model Of School Holding Power: Teacher Perceptions Of The Work Environment, Robustness, Personal Characteristics, And Alienation Behavior. (Volumes I And Ii)., Bernadette Susanne Morris Jan 1986

Testing A Model Of School Holding Power: Teacher Perceptions Of The Work Environment, Robustness, Personal Characteristics, And Alienation Behavior. (Volumes I And Ii)., Bernadette Susanne Morris

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to examine relationships between indices of teacher alienation behavior (TAB) and (a) teacher perceptions of multiple dimensions of the work environment, (b) environmental robustness, and (c) teacher personal life characteristics. Teacher perceptions of the work environment and the robustness of key roles in the school organization were explored as factors contributing to the holding power of school. Twenty teachers at each of 97 schools in a large urban school district in Louisiana were randomly selected. Each teacher responded to an instrument set containing a demographic data form, Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) (Johnson, 1955), Robustness …

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Drug-Related Homicide In Dade County (Miami), Florida; 1978-1980., James Francis Quinn Jan 1986

Drug-Related Homicide In Dade County (Miami), Florida; 1978-1980., James Francis Quinn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the characteristics of all homicide victims in Miami, Florida between 1978 and 1980 (N = 1186). Data was collected from the Medical Examiner's office and local law enforcement agencies. The study relates the distribution of various aspects of homicidal situations to one another and to behavioral, cultural, and structural groupings of victims. Special attention is given to levels of drug market involvement. Inferences are made at an aggregate level relevant to categories of victims. Social groupings of victims were better predictors of homicidal circumstances than socioeconomic status levels. SES was found to be most relevant to the …

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The Measurement Of Change In Performance Appraisal Rater Training., Mitzi Desselles Svoboda Jan 1986

The Measurement Of Change In Performance Appraisal Rater Training., Mitzi Desselles Svoboda

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The concepts of alpha, beta, and gamma change (Golembiewski, Billingsley, & Yeager, 1976) were used to assess the effects of rater error training (RET) and frame of reference training (FOR) on performance evaluations. Two studies were conducted using students as raters; Study 1 was a laboratory study in which raters evaluated managerial performance in the form of the Borman (1979) videotapes. Study 2 provided a field replication of the methodology with students rating actual instructor effectiveness. In both investigations RET and FOR were found to create significant concept redefinition (gamma change). In addition, the different procedures for assessing alpha, beta, …

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Fear Of Crime And Women: An Analysis Of A Paradox (Louisiana)., Cheryl L. Thayer-Doyle Jan 1986

Fear Of Crime And Women: An Analysis Of A Paradox (Louisiana)., Cheryl L. Thayer-Doyle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Research indicates that sex is the most powerful predictor of fear of crime and that women have a higher level of fear than men. A paradox arises because women have a higher level of fear but are victimized less. This dissertation examines: (1) the underlying dimensions of fear and the specific offenses that evoke fear in men and women; (2) selected social and demographic characteristics and their relationship to a criterion variable; and (3) the effect the fear of rape contributes to the differences in the level of fear between men and women. The data was taken from a larger …

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The Type A Behavior Pattern And Acth Response To The Stress Of Cardiac Catheterization., Marie Carmen Veitia Jan 1986

The Type A Behavior Pattern And Acth Response To The Stress Of Cardiac Catheterization., Marie Carmen Veitia

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There is substantial evidence to indicate that the Type A Behavior Pattern is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Recent research has shown that Type As, as compared to Type Bs, demonstrate enhanced biochemical and cardiovascular responses to stressful situations. These findings have led researchers to postulate that physiological reactivity may be one of the mechanisms through which Type A behavior confers coronary risk. The present study was designed to investigate physiological and psychological reactivity in Type A and Type B cardiac patients exposed to a cardiac catheterization. The effects of drugs (i.e., none versus beta-blockers and …

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A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali Jan 1986

A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is a critical analysis of selected annual conference addresses of National Urban League (NUL) executive directors. It may be regarded as a "movement study" inasmuch as it traces the conceptualization of an idea, equality, from 1910 to 1985. Richard Weaver's philosophy, theory, and critical methodology of rhetoric provide the analytical framework by which this study was conducted. Specifically Weaver's hierarchy of arguments, which may be taken as a model of his philosophy and theory, served as this dissertation's research tool. The hierarchy includes argumentation from four perspectives, ranking from ideal to base: genus, similitude, cause-effect, circumstances. The dissertation …

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Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh Jan 1986

Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study of the poetic persona's responses to the experience of failure, as expressed in the poetry of G. M. Hopkins, his minor contemporaries (Francis Thompson and Lionel Johnson), and the moderns (particularly Dylan Thomas), actualizes the poet-text-reader interactions in the reading experience. Chapter one concentrates on the Hopkins persona as he responds to his failures in priesthood and poetry writing, the effects upon the reader, the reader's involvement in the outcome of the poem, and the parallels and divergences between Hopkins and the persona. Chapter two studies Hopkins' persona in his struggle to move from human isolation to human …

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The Role Of Task Manipulations On The Invariant Phasing Characteristics Of A Generalized Motor Program (Relative Timing)., Carol Ann Wood Jan 1986

The Role Of Task Manipulations On The Invariant Phasing Characteristics Of A Generalized Motor Program (Relative Timing)., Carol Ann Wood

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Four experiments are reported that investigate the role of relative timing as an invariant characteristic of the generalized motor program. Based upon the concept of a generalized motor program, relative time as an invariant characteristic, should remain constant when variant features of a movement are manipulated. In the present series of experiments, a practice and transfer paradigm was used to investigate the influence of required parameter modifications on the relative timing characteristics during the transfer performance of a practiced three-component movement response. Following 150 training trials (100 trials on Day 1 and 50 trials on Day 2), subjects (n = …

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Para-Social Interaction, Rhetorical Sensitivity, And Television News Viewing., Michael Anthony Domingue Jan 1986

Para-Social Interaction, Rhetorical Sensitivity, And Television News Viewing., Michael Anthony Domingue

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to determine the relationship between para-social interaction (an imaginary interaction with mass media) with local and network news viewing and rhetorical sensitivity (an attitude toward encoding spoken messages). It was predicted that para-social interaction would be positively related to rhetorical sensitivity. The Rubin, Perse, and Powell PSI Scale was used to measure para-social interaction. The three internal scales of the Hart, Carlson and Eadie RHETSEN II Scale (the Noble Self Scale, the Rhetorical Reflector Scale and the Rhetorical Sensitivity Scale) were used to measure rhetorical sensitivity. 157 undergraduates enrolled in communication courses responded to scales. A canonical …

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Influence Strategies In Husband-Wife Purchase Decision-Making., Ellen Ruth Foxman Jan 1986

Influence Strategies In Husband-Wife Purchase Decision-Making., Ellen Ruth Foxman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate interpersonal influence as an explanatory variable in husband-wife decision making. Self-report and observational measures of influence were compared, and the decision interaction process was also examined to detect characteristic patterns of influence. Sixty married couples were interviewed in their homes, and the entire interview was tape recorded. Couples were screened regarding purchases that they had recently made or were considering, for the purpose of identifying two product decisions that they considered (1) important, (2) salient, and (3) a source of disagreement. Couples engaged in role-played decision making with respect to the two …

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Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Dec 1985

Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Faculty Senate Resolution on the thirty-nine hour general education component, adopted on December 5, 1985.

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The Interaction Of Conceptual Tempo And Modeling On Motor Performance (Learning Style)., Shirley Devard Brown Jan 1985

The Interaction Of Conceptual Tempo And Modeling On Motor Performance (Learning Style)., Shirley Devard Brown

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This experiment was designed to examine the effects of conceptual tempo and modeling on performance of a serial motor task. There were 48 subjects, 10- and 11-years old males and females, classified as impulsive or reflective. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three modeling groups or a control group. The modeling strategies included: silent-model, verbal-model and verbal-model with self-instruction. The task was a motor skill obstacle course in which both speed and errors were scored. Data were analyzed by a 2 x 4 (Cognitive Style x Model Type) MANOVA with the number of trials to criterion, the average number …

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Response Transfer In Biofeedback Training., Lynn Pendarvis Clemow Jan 1985

Response Transfer In Biofeedback Training., Lynn Pendarvis Clemow

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The physiological effects and processes of biofeedback procedures are important issues in relaxation training. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of cross-system generalization and the processes by which it may occur. Specifically, do different biofeedback tasks produce different patterns of response across systems and, are the physiological processes different for each biofeedback task, or are they similar processes in all tasks? Forty-eight volunteers participated in three one-hour sessions and randomly assigned to one of four groups as follows; (1) increase hand-temperature, (2) decrease frontalis-EMG, (3) decrease hand-temperature, and (4) control. Subjects received training as indicated in …

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The Effects Of Performance Standards On Behavior Patterns And Motor Skill Achievement In Children (Goals, Time-On-Task)., Rosaland Veatrice Edwards Jan 1985

The Effects Of Performance Standards On Behavior Patterns And Motor Skill Achievement In Children (Goals, Time-On-Task)., Rosaland Veatrice Edwards

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effect of individual performance standards on the relationship between selected process variables and achievement for students in elementary physical education classes was investigated. The subjects were 78 fourth grade and 80 fifth grade students from eight classes in two elementary schools. Two fourth and fifth grades received standards and two fourth and fifth grades did not. A one week experimental teaching unit was used. A Solomon 4-group design was used in an effort to determine if there was a pretest effect. The data were analyzed in a Treatment (standard-no standard) x Pre (pre-no pretest) x sex (male-female) x grade …

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College Cheaters In An Educational Intervention Program: Their Characteristics, Self-Perceptions, And Summative Evaluation Responses (Moral Reasoning, Judgment, Locus Of Control, Developmental Tasks, Values, Self-Actualization)., Nancy Irle Mathews Jan 1985

College Cheaters In An Educational Intervention Program: Their Characteristics, Self-Perceptions, And Summative Evaluation Responses (Moral Reasoning, Judgment, Locus Of Control, Developmental Tasks, Values, Self-Actualization)., Nancy Irle Mathews

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

As an alternative to disciplinary suspension, Louisiana State University implemented an educational intervention program for students found guilty of charges of academic dishonesty as defined by the Code of Student Conduct. The purpose of this study was fourfold: (a) to describe the characteristics of 68 cheaters who participated in the intervention programs over four different semesters, (b) to describe the psychosocial and environmental factors that were perceived by identified students as influencing their decisions to cheat, (c) to determine the extent of change in selected psychological measurements of cheaters upon completion of the program, and (d) to describe cheaters' summative …

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Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar Jan 1985

Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The main purpose of the study was to describe the attitudes and aspirations of low-income families in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Personal interviews were conducted to collect data from 100 heads of households. The sample was comprised of 98 women and 2 men who were living in low-income housing projects and areas surrounding housing projects. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the relationships between mean attitude scores and selected variables. Frequencies and percentages were also utilized to show the distributions of responses. Analysis of the data indicated that marital status, level of education, and extent of employment were …

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The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson Jan 1985

The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The ability to read materially critically is recognized as a goal of educators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of training metacognitive strategies on critical reading ability. Critical reading was defined as the ability to judge or evaluate written materials and to compare them against some norm or standard. Metacognitive strategies encourage a conscious awareness of and/or control over one's own mental processes. A review of literature indicated that past researchers had considered critical reading as a distinct skill area, but more recently, educators have begun to recognize it as a part of the overall comprehension …

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Secondary Memory Functioning In Good And Poor Readers (Interference)., Elizabeth B. Williford Jan 1985

Secondary Memory Functioning In Good And Poor Readers (Interference)., Elizabeth B. Williford

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research compared the short-term memory deficit and the verbal ability deficiency theories of reading disability by examining reaction time performance of good readers and inferior readers in both primary and secondary memory tasks, using a combination of the Sternberg memory scanning paradigm and the Brown-Peterson distractor tasks. One hundred ninety-two Louisiana State University students from the psychology and remedial reading departments were randomly assigned to one of eight experimental groups. Subjects received test material of either four or two item memory sets. The 48 test trials consisted of three trials from each of 16 different categories, with trials grouped …

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Symptoms In Relationship To Life Events (Stress, Social Supports, Life Experiences Survey, I-E Locus-Of-Control, Mmpi)., Karen Rinardo Speier Jan 1985

Symptoms In Relationship To Life Events (Stress, Social Supports, Life Experiences Survey, I-E Locus-Of-Control, Mmpi)., Karen Rinardo Speier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Although there is considerable evidence to support the contributions of life event stress to subsequent psychological and physical symptoms, the correlations reported between obtained stress scores and illness measurements have been low. This study was undertaken to improve prediction of physical and psychological complaints subsequent to life event stress by more comprehensive measurement of life event characteristics and by assessment of locus of control, social supports, and somatization as moderating variables in the life stress-illness process. An overview of psychosomatic medicine was given and the relevant life event research was reviewed. Fifty undergraduate students completed the experimental version of the …

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Associations Between Previous Treatments For Alcohol Addiction And Chances For Success At O'Brien Halfway House, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Barbara A. Quillen Humbles Jan 1985

Associations Between Previous Treatments For Alcohol Addiction And Chances For Success At O'Brien Halfway House, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Barbara A. Quillen Humbles

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The association between previous treatments for alcohol addiction and chance for success in a halfway house is the major focus of this research. A case study of the O'Brien Halfway House, during fiscal year 1983-84, was conducted for the purpose of further examining (1) selected variables that might be associated with completing or not completing treatment at O'Brien House and (2) selected variables that might be associated with the number of previous treatments for alcohol addiction that the patient has had prior to the admission at O'Brien House. Data were gathered on 84 patients through the use of a patient …

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Individual Differences And Their Relation To Social Structure In Domestic Cats., Rena Durr Mister Jan 1985

Individual Differences And Their Relation To Social Structure In Domestic Cats., Rena Durr Mister

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two groups of domestic cats with established social structures were tested for their response to novel stimuli in a variety of test situations. Clearly observable individual differences in responses were seen which were consistent over a series of test sessions and remained stable despite regular environmental disruptions. Individual differences in behavioral response were found not to be related to object dominance (food competition) or social dominance (freedom of movement in social encounters) unlike similar studies with social animals. No relationship was found in either group between rank in object dominance and rank in social dominance. Significant correlations were demonstrated between …

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The Relation Of Knowledge Development To Children's Basketball Performance., Karen Elizabeth French Jan 1985

The Relation Of Knowledge Development To Children's Basketball Performance., Karen Elizabeth French

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this paper was to examine the relation of sport specific knowledge to the development of skilled basketball performance in children. Three experiments were conducted. The first experiment established the reliability and validity of instruments used to measure basketball knowledge, dribbling skill, shooting skill and individual components of offensive basketball performance--control, decisions, and execution. The second experiment compared expert and novice basketball players in two age leagues, an 8- to 10-year-old league and an 11- to 12-year-old league, on the individual components of performance and on measures of basketball knowledge, dribbling skill, and shooting skill. The cognitive decision …

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An Attempt To Validate An Inventory From The Criteria Of Dsm-Iii., David Gilbert Perry Jan 1985

An Attempt To Validate An Inventory From The Criteria Of Dsm-Iii., David Gilbert Perry

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Criteria of DSM-III were used as source material for items in a psychopathology inventory series. The inventories provided DSM-III diagnoses by reproducing the DSM-III decision process through diagnostic keys. The personality disorders inventory (ADI) was chosen as initial research instrument. Forty-seven voluntary clients from two sites served as clinical subjects and 29 non-clinical volunteers, given special directions to avoid diagnosis, served as subjects for validity scales. Four clinical psychologists matched DSM-III criteria with ADI items in measurement of content validity. Results showed that the ADI was not a useful psychometric instrument in its present form. The ADI gave too many …

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