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Negotiated Forgiveness In Parent-Child Relationships: Investigating Links To Politeness, Wellness And Sickness, Jennifer Lynn Geist Jan 2007

Negotiated Forgiveness In Parent-Child Relationships: Investigating Links To Politeness, Wellness And Sickness, Jennifer Lynn Geist

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Upon experiencing conflict in a relationship, individuals have a variety of response options. While one can seek revenge or avoid that person, another option – forgiveness – can repair the relationship and foster health for both relationship partners. In coming together to confront the conflict and move beyond it, relational partners negotiate forgiveness in interpersonal interactions to accommodate face needs. In doing so, individuals must communicate by seeking forgiveness from and granting it to their relational partners. While much research has pointed to the health benefits associated with forgiving, little has explored the role communicating specifically plays in later received …


The Experience Of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges, Joanna Legerski Jan 2007

The Experience Of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges, Joanna Legerski

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of physical isolation in rural battered women. The relationships between physical isolation, level of traumatic symptoms and social support are assessed. By definition rural women are usually geographically isolated, which may contribute to the difficulty of leaving abusive relationships. Strong rural, socio-cultural norms such as traditional gender and marital roles, combined with a lack of access to beneficial services may prevent rural victims from fleeing to safety. As a result victims may be even more vulnerable to their batterers. To more fully understand difficulties faced by battered women, archival data …


The Role Of Attention In Second Language Development, Amanda Marie Mcginnis Jan 2007

The Role Of Attention In Second Language Development, Amanda Marie Mcginnis

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This pilot study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once the nature and role of attention in language development was understood, it became possible to discover the practical implications for language teachers and learners. The most recent means to a grammar pedagogy is the Focus on Form approach: a language teaching option which takes into account the research on the role of …


Distance From Family, Years Of Life On Reservation/Village, Level Of Acculturation, Gender, And Acculturation Stress Of American Indian/Alaska Native Students At The University Of Montana, Michael Brian Trahan Jan 2007

Distance From Family, Years Of Life On Reservation/Village, Level Of Acculturation, Gender, And Acculturation Stress Of American Indian/Alaska Native Students At The University Of Montana, Michael Brian Trahan

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Acculturation is a construct that supposes that two or more cultures interact and are in conflict with one another, and an individual can determine which qualities to adhere to from each culture. Acculturation stress is a product of the acculturation process, in which an individual experiences stress as a result of the interaction of the multiple cultures upon the individual. This study examined the effects of acculturation stress on 41 (14 male and 27 female) American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) university students in an effort to determine whether this stress is related to level of acculturation, years lived on an Indian …


Coming To The Table : Peacemaking And Truancy Rates In Schools With A High Enrollment Of American Indian Students, D. Abigail Rivenbark Jan 2006

Coming To The Table : Peacemaking And Truancy Rates In Schools With A High Enrollment Of American Indian Students, D. Abigail Rivenbark

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The Undergraduate Experience Of Turnaround After Academic Suspension: A Phenomenological Analysis, S. Melanie Hoell Jan 2006

The Undergraduate Experience Of Turnaround After Academic Suspension: A Phenomenological Analysis, S. Melanie Hoell

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"Such Sweet Sorrow": The Therapeutic Relationship Upon Termination, Alison M. Cobb Jan 2006

"Such Sweet Sorrow": The Therapeutic Relationship Upon Termination, Alison M. Cobb

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Using Place Attachment To Determine The Acceptability Of Restoring Fire To Its Natural Role In Wilderness Ecosystems, Eric Paul Turbeville Jan 2006

Using Place Attachment To Determine The Acceptability Of Restoring Fire To Its Natural Role In Wilderness Ecosystems, Eric Paul Turbeville

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This study was conducted to explore the social dimensions of wilderness fire management. I set out to answer the question what role does an individual’s attachment to place play in determining the acceptability of management actions directed towards fire? I feel that problems will arise if management agencies attempt to restore natural fire regimes to wilderness areas without accounting for the effects on meanings and values different people attach to landscapes. I used a qualitative method and conducted guided interviews with 27 people from three different groups: (1) fire and wilderness management personnel from the Bitterroot National Forest, (2) residents …


Land Use Controls In Montana: An Analysis Of Factors Affecting Policy Adoption Of Countywide Zoning, Kristin N. Smith Jan 2006

Land Use Controls In Montana: An Analysis Of Factors Affecting Policy Adoption Of Countywide Zoning, Kristin N. Smith

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The Family Environment Alexithymia And Adolescent Substance Abuse, Donna J. Ryngala Jan 2006

The Family Environment Alexithymia And Adolescent Substance Abuse, Donna J. Ryngala

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Comparison Of Power Output Between Rotor And Normal Cranks During A 16.1 Km Time Trial, Walter Hailes Jan 2006

Comparison Of Power Output Between Rotor And Normal Cranks During A 16.1 Km Time Trial, Walter Hailes

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Previous research has evaluated the Rotor crank system on indices of endurance performance (e.g. peak power output, VO2max, lactate threshold, onset of blood lactate accumulation, economy, delta, and gross efficiency) under laboratory conditions. However, previous research has not attempted to determine whether the use of the Rotor cranks can improve sustainable power output during a time trial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Rotor crank system on 16.1km time trial performance in the field. Eleven recreationally trained cyclists (7 male, 4 female; age 21±2 yrs) volunteered to participate in the study. On two separate …


Effects Of Different Types Of Drinking And Driving Psas On Persons With Varying Levels Of Drinking And Driving Experience, Annesa Flentje Santa Jan 2006

Effects Of Different Types Of Drinking And Driving Psas On Persons With Varying Levels Of Drinking And Driving Experience, Annesa Flentje Santa

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Santa, Annesa Flentje, M.A., Autumn 2006 Psychology Effects of Different Types of Drinking and Driving PSAs on Persons with Varying Levels of Drinking and Driving Experience Chairperson: Bryan N. Cochran The potential effectiveness of different types of anti-driving under the influence (DUI) Public Service Announcements (PSAs) was examined in both a college sample and a clinical sample mandated to treatment following a DUI offense. The empathy, fear, and informational PSA approaches were examined. The empathy approach and fear approach were found to be different on both perceived effectiveness and affective responses as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule …


Risk-Sensitive Foraging In Humans Budgeting Time: Correlated With Real-World Financial Situation, Stephanie Carsten Kucera Jan 2006

Risk-Sensitive Foraging In Humans Budgeting Time: Correlated With Real-World Financial Situation, Stephanie Carsten Kucera

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Foraging theory has been studied extensively in non-human animals. Using models developed through animal-study, researchers have recently begun to examine how humans make decisions with regard to resource-expenditure. Using a computer-based task, the proposed study investigated risk-sensitive decision-making, in humans. Participants were asked to "spend" a most valuable resource, time, in order to complete a computer-based task. Participants were asked to choose between two computer-generated selection boxes, each yielding a different delay-value. However, participants were given different feedback as to how each session progressed (i.e. whether ahead or behind) depending on the budget condition to which he was assigned. It …


The Making Of The Mini-Documentary: "Pockets", Tricia Opstad Jan 2006

The Making Of The Mini-Documentary: "Pockets", Tricia Opstad

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Opstad, Tricia, M.A., Autumn 2006 Fine Arts, Integrated Arts and Education The Making of a Mini-Documentary: “Pockets”, the Concept, Artistic Process and Personal Reflection Chairperson: Karen Kaufmann In the making of my first movie, titled “Pockets”, I worked to understand documentary making by interviewing members of the community in Missoula, Montana. The immediate and multi-faceted nature of video as a medium gave me many opportunities to actively participate in the creative process and thrive in the spontaneity of interactions in the moment. Along with videographer Felicia Edwards, I asked random people on the streets, one question: “What’s in your pockets?” …


Humorous Contraptions, Silly People & Optimism, Karen Slobod Jan 2006

Humorous Contraptions, Silly People & Optimism, Karen Slobod

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Unsettling Nature At The Frontier| Nature, Narrative, And Female Empowerment In Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" And Mourning Dove's "Cogewea, The Half-Blood", Erin E. Hendel Jan 2006

Unsettling Nature At The Frontier| Nature, Narrative, And Female Empowerment In Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" And Mourning Dove's "Cogewea, The Half-Blood", Erin E. Hendel

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Lettie Conrad And Victorian Ideals In The American West, Jennifer Delaney Rose Jan 2006

Lettie Conrad And Victorian Ideals In The American West, Jennifer Delaney Rose

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Buffalo Hippies, Brooke Gibbs Hewes Jan 2006

Buffalo Hippies, Brooke Gibbs Hewes

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Douglas Macarthur's Occupation Of Japan| Building The Foundation Of U.S.-Japan Relationship, Mieko Endo Jan 2006

Douglas Macarthur's Occupation Of Japan| Building The Foundation Of U.S.-Japan Relationship, Mieko Endo

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Landscaping The "Femme-Jardin" In Despstre's Erotic Trilogy, Anna Kristen Lokowich Jan 2006

Landscaping The "Femme-Jardin" In Despstre's Erotic Trilogy, Anna Kristen Lokowich

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Using The Maximal Vertical Jump Test To Evaluate Training And Fatigue In Collegiate Soccer Players| A Series Of Case Studies, Jonathan Berdanier Jan 2006

Using The Maximal Vertical Jump Test To Evaluate Training And Fatigue In Collegiate Soccer Players| A Series Of Case Studies, Jonathan Berdanier

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Detecting Simulated Cognitive Impairment With Mmpi-2 Neurocorrection Scales, Paul D. Dukarm Jan 2006

Detecting Simulated Cognitive Impairment With Mmpi-2 Neurocorrection Scales, Paul D. Dukarm

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Trust And Ownership In Community Wildfire Protection Planning In West Central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle Jan 2006

The Role Of Trust And Ownership In Community Wildfire Protection Planning In West Central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Role Of Islamic Educational Values In Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills, Abdullah A. Alghamdi Jan 2006

Role Of Islamic Educational Values In Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills, Abdullah A. Alghamdi

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Verbal Negotiation Of Affection In Romantic Relationships, Andrea Ann Richards Jan 2006

Verbal Negotiation Of Affection In Romantic Relationships, Andrea Ann Richards

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


From Turmoil To Discourse | The Function Of Rape And Incest In Fourteenth-Century "Popular" Middle English Romance, Desiree Cromwell Jan 2006

From Turmoil To Discourse | The Function Of Rape And Incest In Fourteenth-Century "Popular" Middle English Romance, Desiree Cromwell

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Postmodern Hybridity| The Magical Conflation Of Nature, Humankind, And Technology In Karen Tei Yamashita 'S Through The Arc Of The Rain Forest, John Wesley Ross Jan 2006

Postmodern Hybridity| The Magical Conflation Of Nature, Humankind, And Technology In Karen Tei Yamashita 'S Through The Arc Of The Rain Forest, John Wesley Ross

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Harry And Gretchen Billings And The People's Voice, Anne Elizabeth Pettinger Jan 2006

Harry And Gretchen Billings And The People's Voice, Anne Elizabeth Pettinger

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Pettinger, Anne, M.A., Autumn 2006 Journalism Harry and Gretchen Billings and the People’s Voice Chairperson: Dennis Swibold Though the People’s Voice was published for three decades and during a time when Montana was undergoing significant change, little has been written about the paper and its long-time editors, Harry and Gretchen Billings. The weekly Voice, published in Helena from 1939 to 1969, was conceived in response to frustration over corporate control of most of the state’s dailies. As a cooperatively owned paper that refused commercial advertising and gave complete independence to its editor, the Voice was an anomaly in mid-twentieth century …


Sex, Androgyny, Prostitution And The Development Of Onnagata Roles In Kabuki Theatre, Sara K. Birk Jan 2006

Sex, Androgyny, Prostitution And The Development Of Onnagata Roles In Kabuki Theatre, Sara K. Birk

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Integration Of Sound And Color| An Experiment In Synaesthesia Involving Music And The Visual Arts, Diane Evelyn Jordan Jan 2006

Integration Of Sound And Color| An Experiment In Synaesthesia Involving Music And The Visual Arts, Diane Evelyn Jordan

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.