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The Epistemic Power Of Metaphor: A Rhetorical Model For Homiletics., Rodney Kennedy Jan 1990

The Epistemic Power Of Metaphor: A Rhetorical Model For Homiletics., Rodney Kennedy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study analyzes the symbiotic relationship between rhetoric and homiletics. The proposed interface between the two disciplines is metaphor. Contemporary research on metaphor in philosophy, rhetoric, sociology, and theology is employed to produce a rhetorical/metaphorical homiletics. A deconstruction of classical homiletics traces the basic preaching model to a Cartesian philosophical starting point. The nature of the Christian scriptures as metaphorical and of Christian liturgy as symbolic is alien to the rational, objective homiletics. An examination of Christian worship as a rhetorical event includes the elements of the theory of rhetoric developed by Michel Foucault: discursive practices, rules, roles, knowledge, and …

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The Effect Of Severity Of Closed Head Injury On Memory Functioning., Linda Marie Brown Jan 1990

The Effect Of Severity Of Closed Head Injury On Memory Functioning., Linda Marie Brown

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between neuroanatomy of memory, the structural mechanics of closed head injury and the resulting effects on memory functioning. The experimental groups were composed of 30 closed head injured individuals equally divided by severity of injury based on posttraumatic amnesia (PTA). The first group included 15 mild head injured patients whose PTA was defined as less than 60 minutes. Group two was composed of 15 severely head injured patients whose PTA was greater than 24 hours. The comparison group consisted of 15 non-head injured volunteers matched to the experimental group by age, gender, …

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The Relation Between Depression Scores And Social Skills Scores In Children: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Self-Report And Parent-Report Measures., Larry Ray Friedt Jan 1990

The Relation Between Depression Scores And Social Skills Scores In Children: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Self-Report And Parent-Report Measures., Larry Ray Friedt

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The relationship between depressive symptoms and social skills in children was examined. Three depression measures (Children's Depression Inventory, Reynolds' Child/Adolescent Depression Scale, Depression Self-Rating Scale) and two social skills measures (Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters, Social Skills Rating System) were used to obtain parent-report and self-report data. One hundred fifty-eight children in six different grades (3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th) were the subjects of the study. Reliability of each measure was examined using internal consistency reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alpha) which indicated all the measures except the Depression Self-Rating Scale parent-report yielded coefficients of.80 or greater. The validity …

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Beta-Endorphin Receptors On Equine Lymphocytes: Relationship To Immune Function And Exercise., Jena Gosselink Hamra Jan 1990

Beta-Endorphin Receptors On Equine Lymphocytes: Relationship To Immune Function And Exercise., Jena Gosselink Hamra

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Current evidence suggests that endogenous opioids are released in response to various stressors and that these opioids interact with cells of the immune system, and modulate immune function. However, data substantiating this are conflicting. Therefore, this study endeavored to clarify the role of beta-endorphin (BE) in exercise and immune function. Beta-endorphin exhibited a diurnal rhythm in the horse with peak plasma levels occurring at 0900 hours. Analgesia, tachycardia and mydriasis were also observed at this time, mimicking the effects of morphine in the horse. Therefore, subsequent experiments were performed at 0900 hours during times of increased basal opioid activity. Beta-endorphin …

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An Investigation Of Variables Which Predict Social Skills Functioning In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Kelly Lynn Raymond Jan 1990

An Investigation Of Variables Which Predict Social Skills Functioning In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Kelly Lynn Raymond

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this paper was on defining variables associated with social skills of children diagnosed with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, as currently defined in the DSM-III-R. Sixty-six boys aged six through 10 participated in the study. Diagnosis of ADHD was made by a licensed psychologist in a private practice setting. Each student was administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement. The primary teacher of each student completed the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY), the Social Skills Rating System-Teacher Form (SSRS-T), the Revised Conner's Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS-R), the IOWA Conner's …

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Predicting Pseudoneglect By Right Hemisphere Activation., Mark Sterling Warner Jan 1990

Predicting Pseudoneglect By Right Hemisphere Activation., Mark Sterling Warner

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Hemispatial neglect is a visual-perceptual disorder characterized by a conscious and otherwise alert individual's failure to respond to a meaningful stimulus presented to the side opposite a right hemisphere brain lesion. In recent years researchers have demonstrated the existence of a neglect phenomenon in normal subjects which appears as the opposite of that experienced by brain injured subjects. This phenomenon is referred to as "pseudoneglect" and is demonstrated by horizontal line bisection to the left of true center. Researchers have suggested that pseudoneglect may be explained by preferential right hemisphere processing for visuospatial stimulation. The purpose of this study was …

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An Environmental Challenge Of Body Image Disturbance In Bulimia Nervosa., Sandra Jean Mckenzie Jan 1990

An Environmental Challenge Of Body Image Disturbance In Bulimia Nervosa., Sandra Jean Mckenzie

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

An environmental challenge of body image disturbance in bulimia nervosa was investigated. A new theoretical model was proposed to define the construct of body image disturbance in terms of body image distortion, drive for thinness, and body size dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reactivity effects of an environmental challenge on body image disturbance in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Thirty-six females participated. Eighteen subjects had been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa and 18 subjects were selected as controls. Subjects were matched on height and weight and compared on a variety of measures related to body …

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The Development Of A Prototype Knowledge-Based Expert System To Assist Vocational Educators In The Development Of The Local Plan Application For Vocational Education Funds., Brady Keith Levrier Jan 1990

The Development Of A Prototype Knowledge-Based Expert System To Assist Vocational Educators In The Development Of The Local Plan Application For Vocational Education Funds., Brady Keith Levrier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984 provides significant financial support for the enhancement and expansion of secondary and post-secondary vocational education programs in the United States. Individual states are required to develop a State Plan for the use of Carl D. Perkins vocational funds. The formulation of this State Plan requires the development of Local Plans on the part of local education agencies who wish to participate in this program. These Local Plans are then compiled to form the State Plan which then is presented to the Department of Education for review. The annual Local Plan development process is …

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Existentialism And New England: The Poetry And Criticism Of Hayden Carruth., Anthony Jerome Robbins Jan 1990

Existentialism And New England: The Poetry And Criticism Of Hayden Carruth., Anthony Jerome Robbins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Hayden Carruth (b. 1921) has reached an advanced stage in his distinguished career as a poet, critic, and editor without having received the critical attention which he deserves and which has been accorded many of his less able contemporaries. He is a thorough-going existentialist, a dyed-in-the-wool Yankee, and an anarchist. The study uses these characteristics to explore the importance of his poetry and the nature of his complex relations with his chosen traditions. The first three chapters describe and analyze Carruth's development book by book from 1959 to 1983. The fourth chapter, "Carruth's Existential Revisions of Walden," considers Carruth's response …

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Individual Motives For Campaign Giving., Sheldon D. Beychok Jan 1990

Individual Motives For Campaign Giving., Sheldon D. Beychok

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The basic assumptions of this study are that individual contributors to campaigns are motivated by a desire to enhance their self-esteem through access, acquired through giving, and that large givers exhibit behavior that indicates a greater desire for access. Large givers exhibit such behavior to a significantly greater extent than moderate or small givers, and seek "status" by giving for other than politically-explicit reasons. It is hypothesized that: (I) All contributors have a greater sense of political efficacy and greater trust in government than the general public. (II) Individuals contribute as a result of conventional, acceptable motives, which are: (1) …

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Coronary Heart Disease, Negative Affectivity, And Response Bias., Sharon Elaine Alcock Parisi Jan 1990

Coronary Heart Disease, Negative Affectivity, And Response Bias., Sharon Elaine Alcock Parisi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between negative affectivity, a broad band construct of negative emotions, and coronary heart disease. It was hypothesized the relation had been obscured in previous research by the tendency of some subjects to underreport negative affects. To test this hypothesis, 78 male cardiac patients between to ages of 37 and 65, who had undergone cardiac arteriography procedures within the previous 6 months, were given the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale Short Form (TMAS-S; Bendig, 1956) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale Form C (MCSD-C; Reynolds, 1982). In a series of multiple regression …

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An Exploratory Study Of Self-Efficacy's Network Of Relationships., Ginger Kay Kendell-Brainard Jan 1990

An Exploratory Study Of Self-Efficacy's Network Of Relationships., Ginger Kay Kendell-Brainard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study explored the construct of self-efficacy and provided information about its relationships with intelligence, academic achievement, social skills, and family variables. Specifically, a correlational analysis examined the associations with academic and social self-efficacy, intelligence, academic achievement, and social skills. Exploratory univariate analyses investigated whether self-efficacy beliefs differed for students with varying family structures. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to determine significant predictors of self-efficacy. The results of the analyses indicated that academic self-efficacy was significantly correlated with intelligence, three areas of academic achievement, and social skills. Social self-efficacy was significantly correlated with social skills and two areas of academic …

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The Development Of The Toddler Behavior Screening Inventory., Paula Yvette Mouton Jan 1990

The Development Of The Toddler Behavior Screening Inventory., Paula Yvette Mouton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop a Toddler Behavior Screening Inventory (TBSI) to rapidly assess maternal-perceived toddler behavior problems. The TBSI is a 40-item socially valid measure intended for use in clinical settings as it will aid child care professionals in planning parent-child intervention strategies. Empirical methods were followed to construct the TBSI. The item pool was generated primarily by 187 mothers with toddlers and relevant professionals. Items were reviewed and formatted before 312 mothers rated the initial 93-item TBSI in terms of behavior frequency and problem severity in order to eliminate items. Forty items were retained based …

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Stress Begins In Kindergarten: A Look At Behavior During Standardized Testing., Pamela Owen Fleege Jan 1990

Stress Begins In Kindergarten: A Look At Behavior During Standardized Testing., Pamela Owen Fleege

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Children's behavior during standardized achievement testing was explored through a qualitative study of two kindergarten classrooms. The subjects were 36 kindergarten children (10 Black, 26 white; 17 males, 19 females). Data were collected through observations in the classrooms; interviews with children, teachers, and principals; and video taping of the children before, during, and after standardized achievement testing. Findings indicated an increase in behaviors reported to be stress related during the testing situation and a decrease in those behaviors following the testing period. Other frequently observed behaviors included copying and calling out answers during the administration of the test. In addition, …

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Relational Aftermath: Accounts Of Marital Dissolution To Social Network Members., Linda Malone Pledger Jan 1990

Relational Aftermath: Accounts Of Marital Dissolution To Social Network Members., Linda Malone Pledger

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Relationship dissolution is a complex process that involves more than the act of termination. The process affects and is affected by an individual's communication with members of the social network. The attributions made by the individual to account for the dissolution constitute an attempt at failure management. This study was undertaken to determine how the strategies used to manage the failure event of divorce vary according to social network groups, gender, and expectation of approval. One hundred eleven divorced individuals completed questionnaires soliciting recollection of accounts made to family, friends, and acquaintances regarding their divorce. Findings include (1) excuses were …

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Factors Influencing The Selection Of Business Majors As Perceived By University Business Students., E. Evaline Echols Jan 1990

Factors Influencing The Selection Of Business Majors As Perceived By University Business Students., E. Evaline Echols

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objectives of this study were to: describe business majors in Tennessee universities affiliated with the National Association of Business Teacher Education (NABTE), compare the demographic characteristics of business students among groups of majors, determine the perceived degree of desirability of various business majors, determine the perceived influence of various factors on the selection of a college major by business students and groups of business majors, determine why business students did not choose business teacher education as a major, determine student perceptions toward careers and majors, and compare student perceptions toward careers and majors among different groups of business majors. …

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The Identification Of Pseudoneglect On A One-Dimensional And Two-Dimensional Task, Sonja Dyane Lawless May 1989

The Identification Of Pseudoneglect On A One-Dimensional And Two-Dimensional Task, Sonja Dyane Lawless

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Lsu General Catalog 1989-1990, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1989

Lsu General Catalog 1989-1990, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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Factors Related To Turnover Intentions Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Agents., Bonnie Carolyn Gaddis Carter Jan 1989

Factors Related To Turnover Intentions Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Agents., Bonnie Carolyn Gaddis Carter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to expand the theoretical knowledge of the March and Simon (1958) "decision to participate" model as modified by Jackofsky (1982, 1984) and examined by Jackofsky and Peters (1983). Specifically, the study examined the relationship between employee turnover intentions and various predictors of turnover, including (a) desirability of movement (organizational commitment); (b) ease of movement; (c) the interaction of perceived desirability of movement (organizational commitment) and perceived ease of movement from the organization; (d) job satisfaction; (e) central life interest; and (f) selected employee demographic variables. Two-hundred forty Extension agents employed by Louisiana Cooperative Extension …

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Ambiguity And Sexuality: The Effects Of Advance Organizers On Memory Of An Ambiguous Text., Cathy Orman Castille Jan 1989

Ambiguity And Sexuality: The Effects Of Advance Organizers On Memory Of An Ambiguous Text., Cathy Orman Castille

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Thematically ambiguous written text was presented to 269 subjects in an examination of the role of cognition in sexuality. Information in the form of a title and a descriptive sentence (advance organizer information) was varied according to experimental condition, and this information reflected either a sexual or a non-sexual theme. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of 9 experimental groups, which varied in the amount and type of advance information given prior to the story. After reading the story and performing an intervening task, subjects completed two memory tasks. Both recall and recognition memory tasks were utilized to determine the …

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The Effect Of Personal Journals On Fourth-Grade Students' Attitudes Toward Reading And Writing., Nancy B. Cothern Jan 1989

The Effect Of Personal Journals On Fourth-Grade Students' Attitudes Toward Reading And Writing., Nancy B. Cothern

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between belief systems and attitudes toward reading and writing and the effect of personal journal writing on those attitudes and beliefs. By combining three established areas of research (the affective component of attitude, the reading-writing relationship, and the self-defining nature of personal narrative), the use of personal journals was tested as an effective means for contributing to the development of positive attitudes. Subjects were 95 fourth graders enrolled in four intact classes which were randomly assigned to experimental or control conditions Pre-/post-assessments included administration of reading and writing attitude scales …

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Age Level Differences In Children's Use Of An Aesthetic Stance When Responding To Literature., Joyce E. Many Jan 1989

Age Level Differences In Children's Use Of An Aesthetic Stance When Responding To Literature., Joyce E. Many

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the effects of the use of the aesthetic and efferent stances in response to literature. Subjects included 43 fourth graders, 47 sixth graders, and 40 eighth graders who were reading on-grade level or above. All subjects read the same three short stories, completed written free responses to each, and rated the stories. Responses were analyzed for reader stance, level of understanding reached, and the elements of the responses in terms of content categories. Two-way analysis of variances revealed significant main effects for stance and grade on the dependent variable, level of …

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Prospect Theory In Governmental Accounting: Implications For The Budgeting Process At The Local Level., Karen Sue Mckenzie Jan 1989

Prospect Theory In Governmental Accounting: Implications For The Budgeting Process At The Local Level., Karen Sue Mckenzie

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Small local governmental units are responsible for allocating resources on behalf of a substantial portion of all United States citizens. The research reported here investigates the effects of presentation format (or framing) on decision preference in a governmental resource allocation context. The subjects represent a population of governmental units which has not received prior research attention--small local governments. Budget preparers were asked to choose among objectively identical alternatives, which differed in presentation formats. The cases used to investigate the effects of presentation were modelled after Kahneman and Tversky's (1979) seminal work in prospect theory, which addressed violations of expected utility …

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The Proposal In An Engineering Context: A Field Study Of Document Development., Terry Martin Mcconathy Jan 1989

The Proposal In An Engineering Context: A Field Study Of Document Development., Terry Martin Mcconathy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The specific goal of this field study was to develop an empirically-based description of engineering proposals as they are developed and used in their natural context; this goal was designed to provide a data base for further study addressing the general research interest of why the descriptions of proposals in technical writing textbooks vary so significantly from the types of proposals produced and used in an nonacacemic environment, specifically engineering. Using strategies borrowed and adapted from sociological and anthropological research methodologies, the study focused on collecting field-based data through interviews, field notes, questionnaires, and artifacts about the form, content, structure, …

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Leader Behavior, Organizational Effectiveness And Job Satisfaction Of Vocational Teachers In Malaysia., Ahmad Mohammad Sharif Jan 1989

Leader Behavior, Organizational Effectiveness And Job Satisfaction Of Vocational Teachers In Malaysia., Ahmad Mohammad Sharif

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purposes of this study were to identify the relationships of the perceptions of both leader behavior and organizational effectiveness to the job satisfaction of vocational teachers in vocational schools in Malaysia. Nine social and demographic characteristics of respondents were also investigated. The study was also aimed at determining the relative influence of the selected factors on the job satisfaction of respondents. A simple random sample of 250 teachers was selected, of whom 225 responded. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) - long form was used to measure job satisfaction, while the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire and the Index of Perceived …

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A Program Visualization System That Supports The Program Understanding Process., Brady R. Rimes Jan 1989

A Program Visualization System That Supports The Program Understanding Process., Brady R. Rimes

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The goal of this research is to provide a graphical system that supports the program understanding process by representing the program's control flow, the code and the identifiers local to a specific point within the program. By having more information local to the point of interest, the programmer can maintain continuity in developing program understanding. The programmer can see loops, procedure calls, and other structures with respect to their execution order and can view them in the environment or the context in which they will execute. The Peec system supplies a graphical representation of the program's control flow in which …

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Developmental Processes In Leader-Member Exchanges., Caroline Cooper Wilhelm Jan 1989

Developmental Processes In Leader-Member Exchanges., Caroline Cooper Wilhelm

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the present study was to specify more fully the sequence of events by which leader-member relationships are formed. A model of leader-member exchange (LMX) development originally proposed by Dienesch and Liden (1986) was expanded with findings from role theory, attribution theory, and equity theory, and a set of hypotheses was derived for testing. One hundred forty-two subordinates and their respective supervisors (n = 53) from four divisions of a large manufacturing organization provided data for the study. Questionnaires and cover letters assuring anonymity were distributed to subjects, and completed questionnaires were returned directly to the researcher by …

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Children's Ability To Utilize The Mnemonic Keyword Method: An Educational Application Within Fourth-Grade Classrooms., Nancy Lynn Williams Jan 1989

Children's Ability To Utilize The Mnemonic Keyword Method: An Educational Application Within Fourth-Grade Classrooms., Nancy Lynn Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Research has shown that the mnemonic keyword method is an effective study strategy under controlled laboratory-type situations with subjects learning decontextualized facts. Very few studies have actually tested the mnemonic keyword method within the context of a normal fourth grade classroom and learning situation. The purpose of this study, then, was to demonstrate the viability of the mnemonic keyword method as a study strategy when compared to notetaking/outlining, a common study strategy recommended by fourth grade curricula. The subjects were 106 fourth graders enrolled in four classes at a rural elementary school. Data were collected over a four week period …

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La Programacion Espacio/Temporal Del Relato., M. Ellen Blossman Jan 1989

La Programacion Espacio/Temporal Del Relato., M. Ellen Blossman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

La programacion espacio/temporal es el conjunto de dos elementos: el elemento espacial, que implica la organizacion del proceso por el cual se enlazan los espacios discretos mediante la sintagmatica; y el elemento temporal, que implica la representacion cronologica de la organizacion narrativa. A veces dicha representacion cronologica no coincide con el orden logico de los acontecimientos. Esto puede ocurrir por la intercalacion de la metaficcion en la ficcion. Tanto la ficcion como la metaficcion se componen de esa unidad espacio/temporal, aunque no siempre los dos elementos de esta unidad se presenten explicitamente en la superficie del texto. La programacion espacio/temporal …

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The Relation Of Cognition, Emotion And Behavior To The Prediction Of Depressive Symptomatology In Referred And Nonreferred Adolescents., Tracy Lynn Cole Jan 1989

The Relation Of Cognition, Emotion And Behavior To The Prediction Of Depressive Symptomatology In Referred And Nonreferred Adolescents., Tracy Lynn Cole

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Researchers have shown an increased interest in depression in children and adolescents in the last few years. As a result, a body of research exists which has focused on the cognitive and behavioral aspects of depression in children and adolescents. Few studies, however, have examined the relation of emotion to depression. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the relation of cognition, emotion and behavior to depression. Eighty adolescents (nonreferred) from public schools in a southern city and seventy-three adolescents (emotionally disturbed) from a psychiatric facility in the same area participated in the study. Each adolescent completed self-report …

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