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The Impact Of Childbirth Preparation And Support On Labor And Birth Outcomes, Ingrid Johnston-Robledo Jan 1997

The Impact Of Childbirth Preparation And Support On Labor And Birth Outcomes, Ingrid Johnston-Robledo

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A Model Of The Antecedents And Outcomes Of Work-Family Conflict As Moderated By Social Support, Kellyann Berube Kowalski Jan 1997

A Model Of The Antecedents And Outcomes Of Work-Family Conflict As Moderated By Social Support, Kellyann Berube Kowalski

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Phonological Awareness And Reading Achievement Of Children From Differing Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds, Krista L. Robertson Jan 1997

Phonological Awareness And Reading Achievement Of Children From Differing Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds, Krista L. Robertson

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"The Freiris Of Berwik": A Critical Edition, Edward-David E. Ruiz Jan 1997

"The Freiris Of Berwik": A Critical Edition, Edward-David E. Ruiz

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Variations In Attention As Measured By Accuracy And Reaction Time Over The Course Of A Continuous Performance Task, Kevin Joseph Smith Jan 1997

Variations In Attention As Measured By Accuracy And Reaction Time Over The Course Of A Continuous Performance Task, Kevin Joseph Smith

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The Translation Of Art Into Revolution: Visual Text, Auditory Art And The Subversive Role Of The Art Poet Across The Cultures, Suzanne Elizabeth O'Hop Jan 1997

The Translation Of Art Into Revolution: Visual Text, Auditory Art And The Subversive Role Of The Art Poet Across The Cultures, Suzanne Elizabeth O'Hop

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Investigating The Effect Of The Degree Of Newness Of A Discontinuous Technological Innovation On Individuals' Judgments, Paschalina Ziamou Jan 1997

Investigating The Effect Of The Degree Of Newness Of A Discontinuous Technological Innovation On Individuals' Judgments, Paschalina Ziamou

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The Stability Of Wisc-Iii Scores: For Whom Are Triennial Re-Evaluations Necessary?, Linda C. Cassidy Jan 1997

The Stability Of Wisc-Iii Scores: For Whom Are Triennial Re-Evaluations Necessary?, Linda C. Cassidy

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This study investigated the long-term stability of Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ scores for a sample of exceptional children evaluated with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-ill) as part of the mandated three-year reevaluation process. Archival data were collected from the special education files of 592 children who were administered the WISC-ill on two separate occasions between September, 1992 and June, 1996 from twenty-seven school districts in a small New England State. Several variables (special education classification, Full Scale IQ score at initial administration, age of participant at initial administration, as well as the ethnicity and gender …


Development Of A Muslim Religiosity Scale, Abdulaziz Abdurrahman Albelaikhi Jan 1997

Development Of A Muslim Religiosity Scale, Abdulaziz Abdurrahman Albelaikhi

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The main focus of the study was the construction of a new scale for measuring religiosity among Muslims. Two other existing scales were also used. Utilizing 169 (108 male, 61 female) Saudi Arabian Muslim college students, an exploratory Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was employed on a set of questionnaire items intended to measure Islamic religiosity. Six components were extracted, which represented the religious dimensions of practice, societal value of religion, belief in central tenets, personal need for religion, reliance on practical guidance, and unquestioning acceptance.

Predictions regarding multidimensionality of Muslim religiosity were generally supported. However, the PCA-based scales developed in …


A Quantitative And Qualitative Assessment Of Adolescent Hiv-Risk Predictors, Michelle A. Lang Jan 1997

A Quantitative And Qualitative Assessment Of Adolescent Hiv-Risk Predictors, Michelle A. Lang

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HIV-risk was assessed, and staged by the Transtheoretical Model, among 239 adolescents, ages 13-19 (mean age 15), with a 163-item self-administered questionnaire, supplemented with qualitative data from 28 focus groups. Thirteen psychometrically reliable scales were isolated and validated with 457 youth pooled from previous samples: factual, transmission, and perceived AIDS knowledge, misconceptions, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, homophobia, substance use and abuse, communication assertiveness, condom use assertiveness, and risk histories for self and partner(s). AIDS risk was defined by frequency of unprotected occasions and number of intercourse partners. Sexual activity was indicated by 54 percent of the sample. Young men reported significantly …


Towards An Integrated Model Of Participation In Community-Based Alcohol And Other Drug Problem Prevention Coalitions, Benjamin David Kerman Jan 1996

Towards An Integrated Model Of Participation In Community-Based Alcohol And Other Drug Problem Prevention Coalitions, Benjamin David Kerman

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An Investigation Of Dissociation, Attentional Focus, Affective Response, And Sexual Arousal In Women, Marilyn Urban Germano Jan 1996

An Investigation Of Dissociation, Attentional Focus, Affective Response, And Sexual Arousal In Women, Marilyn Urban Germano

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Predicting Psychotherapy Dropout, Diane Duchon Young Jan 1996

Predicting Psychotherapy Dropout, Diane Duchon Young

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Family Functioning And Physical Child Abuse: Are Certain Family Types More Prone To Abuse, Glenn D. Wolfner Jan 1996

Family Functioning And Physical Child Abuse: Are Certain Family Types More Prone To Abuse, Glenn D. Wolfner

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One Health Care Organization: A Study In Workplace Motivation And Organizational Culture, Jeanette T. Wallace Jan 1996

One Health Care Organization: A Study In Workplace Motivation And Organizational Culture, Jeanette T. Wallace

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Self-Esteem, Depression, Substance Usage, And Locus Of Control In Sexually Abused Adolescents, Norah Mary Sargent Jan 1996

Self-Esteem, Depression, Substance Usage, And Locus Of Control In Sexually Abused Adolescents, Norah Mary Sargent

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Measuring Public Preferences To Improve The Design Of Farmland Preservation Programs, Jeffrey David Kline Jan 1996

Measuring Public Preferences To Improve The Design Of Farmland Preservation Programs, Jeffrey David Kline

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Conserving The Balance: Frank Herbert's "Dune" As Propaganda, Barbara Ann Silliman Jan 1996

Conserving The Balance: Frank Herbert's "Dune" As Propaganda, Barbara Ann Silliman

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A Model Of Culture-Based Identity And Action, Jonathan Andrew Matheny Jan 1996

A Model Of Culture-Based Identity And Action, Jonathan Andrew Matheny

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Who To Watch Out For, Penny Ann Newbury Jan 1996

Who To Watch Out For, Penny Ann Newbury

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The Relationship Between Sexual Victimization And Hiv Risk Behaviors And Attitudes In A Community Sample Of Women: A Structural Equation Analysis, Laura Whitmire Johnsen Jan 1996

The Relationship Between Sexual Victimization And Hiv Risk Behaviors And Attitudes In A Community Sample Of Women: A Structural Equation Analysis, Laura Whitmire Johnsen

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Mediators Of Aggression Against Lesbians And Gay Men: A Laboratory Experiment, Julian Lee Fernald Jan 1996

Mediators Of Aggression Against Lesbians And Gay Men: A Laboratory Experiment, Julian Lee Fernald

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Evaluation Of Structural Modeling Fit Indices Under Misspecification Conditions, Lin Ding Jan 1996

Evaluation Of Structural Modeling Fit Indices Under Misspecification Conditions, Lin Ding

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Making Maternal-Child Home Visits: A Field Research Investigation, Mary E. Byrd Jan 1996

Making Maternal-Child Home Visits: A Field Research Investigation, Mary E. Byrd

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Neural Networks In The Decision Sciences, David Allen West Jan 1996

Neural Networks In The Decision Sciences, David Allen West

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Conceptualization And Facilitation Of Community Organizations: A Multiple Case Study, David Jonathan Tobin Jan 1996

Conceptualization And Facilitation Of Community Organizations: A Multiple Case Study, David Jonathan Tobin

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Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: The Effects Of A Breastfeeding Promotion Nursing Intervention, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell Jan 1996

Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: The Effects Of A Breastfeeding Promotion Nursing Intervention, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell

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Use Of An Auditory Continuous Performance Task In The Assessment Of Qeeg Measures In Asymptomatic Hiv-Seropositive And Hiv-Seronegative Women, Laura Costa Jan 1996

Use Of An Auditory Continuous Performance Task In The Assessment Of Qeeg Measures In Asymptomatic Hiv-Seropositive And Hiv-Seronegative Women, Laura Costa

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Exposure, Affective Responses And Sexual Arousal To Sexually Explicit Materials, Donna Johnson Jan 1996

Exposure, Affective Responses And Sexual Arousal To Sexually Explicit Materials, Donna Johnson

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Space-Time And The City: Glasgow And The Literature Of The Urban Peripheries, Lorraina Barr Pinnell Jan 1996

Space-Time And The City: Glasgow And The Literature Of The Urban Peripheries, Lorraina Barr Pinnell

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