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An Empirical Measurement Of Interpersonal Community Engagement: Implications To Youth Communication Behaviors And The Instructional Setting., Michael W. Corrigan Jan 2004

An Empirical Measurement Of Interpersonal Community Engagement: Implications To Youth Communication Behaviors And The Instructional Setting., Michael W. Corrigan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Past social science research has theorized the importance of community in the development process of youth (Bruner, 1985; Cruz, 1987; Dasen, 1977; Dewey, 1983; Patterson, 1992; Piaget, 1969; Putnam, 2000; Vygotsky, 1978). Many proponents of community believe that youth who are more integrated or engaged within one's community are more socially adapted and less likely to place apathetic attributions towards education. However, recently, few have measured quantitatively the role of one's connection to community and how it relates to the instructional setting. Therefore, this research focused on the development, validation, and the educational utility of a quantitative-based scale created to …

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Hate, Oppression, Repression, And The Apocalyptic Style: Facing Complex Questions And Challenges, Chip Berlet Jan 2004

Hate, Oppression, Repression, And The Apocalyptic Style: Facing Complex Questions And Challenges, Chip Berlet

Journal of Hate Studies

As we build the field of Hate Studies we need to scrupulously inspect our own work. Blee and Ferber have already suggested a number of complex questions for scholars to answer. This paper argues that understanding the interrelated dynamics of hate, apocalyptic dualism, institutionalized oppression, and political repression is crucial to increasing the accuracy and effectiveness of our research and answering these questions.

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Influence Of Parenting Factors On Childhood Social Anxiety: Direct Observation Of Parental Warmth And Control., Kristine E. Rork Jan 2004

Influence Of Parenting Factors On Childhood Social Anxiety: Direct Observation Of Parental Warmth And Control., Kristine E. Rork

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of the present study was to determine the association of parenting behaviors with the level of social anxiety symptomatology in their children. Three parental factors, including parental socialization, control, and warmth were investigated in a sample of 31 two-parent families. Rather than solely rely upon retrospective questionnaires, this study incorporated direct observation and a Daily Activity Log to more accurately assess the qualities of social interaction. Moderate associations between parental control and child anxious symptomatology were found, with no support for the association between parental warmth and child anxiety. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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A Qualitative Study Of The Reach Of Technological Determinism Into Mass Media Theory Regarding Internet Uses., Daniel Thomas Burns Jan 2004

A Qualitative Study Of The Reach Of Technological Determinism Into Mass Media Theory Regarding Internet Uses., Daniel Thomas Burns

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This is a theoretically based study on the theory of technological determinism and its reach into mass media theory regarding the Internet. Participants in this study were given Internet logs that allowed for their Internet travel purposes to be recorded. They were also given a survey that broke them into categories based on ideology and experience with the Internet. The data from this study suggest that technological determinism does play some part in an individualís use of the Internet; but is not a complete explanation. The data from this study suggest that other theories that were examined such as, agenda …

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The Relationship Between Epidural Analgesia During Childbirth And Childbirth Outcomes, Marsha Ramstad Jan 2004

The Relationship Between Epidural Analgesia During Childbirth And Childbirth Outcomes, Marsha Ramstad

Nursing

Epidural analgesia has increased in usage dramatically in the United States as a means of comfort for labor pain. Prior studies have connected epidural analgesia to an increase in cesarean birth rate, an increase in use of instrumentation, an increase in length of labor, episiotomy rate, and maternal fever. Epidural analgesia has produced additional costs to the patient and society. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between epidural analgesia during childbirth and childbirth outcomes. The data for this study were obtained from a retrospective patient record review of 200 systematically selected labor patients who delivered in …

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The Effects Of Personality Traits And Playing Video Games On Aggressive Thoughts And Behaviors., Vincent Cicchirillo Jan 2004

The Effects Of Personality Traits And Playing Video Games On Aggressive Thoughts And Behaviors., Vincent Cicchirillo

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined the effects of individuals’ trait hostility and affective orientation in conjunction with their playing a video game upon aggressive thoughts, negative evaluations, and hostile behaviors. College students’ trait hostility and affective orientation were measured along with their video game usage. Approximately two weeks later 64 of these students came into a laboratory and played one of two video games that differed in their violent content. Students were left alone for 10 minutes to play the video game after which they completed a word completion task, an interaction skills grading form, and evaluations of the researcher’s competence, courteousness, …

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An Exploratory Analysis Of Personal Naming Practices Of Western North American Indians., Elizabeth L. Compton Jan 2004

An Exploratory Analysis Of Personal Naming Practices Of Western North American Indians., Elizabeth L. Compton

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This exploratory analysis examined the sociocultural parameters of 172 Western North American Indian tribes to determine if patterns would emerge in relation to personal naming practices. Five sociocultural parameters (fixity of settlement, dominant form of polygamy, descent pattern, postnuptial residence, and geographical/cultural area) and four personal naming dimensions (nicknames, timing of naming, name bestower, and naming ceremonies) were selected for analysis. Loglinear regressions were conducted. With an alpha level of .05, six significant relationships emerged: 1) nicknaming practices and polygamy, p = .0326, 2) nicknaming practices and descent patterns, p = .0574, 3) timing of naming and the geographical/cultural area, …

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The Influence Of Legal Language Upon Supreme Court Voting In Civil Liberties Cases., Sean Wilson Jan 2004

The Influence Of Legal Language Upon Supreme Court Voting In Civil Liberties Cases., Sean Wilson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Scholars such as Jeffrey Segal and Harold Spaeth contend that U.S. Supreme Court decisions are based primarily upon the ideological beliefs of the justices. However, in this work I show that this conclusion is exaggerated. The aggregation of votes into a summary statistic (the percent liberal rating) and its use by Segal and Spaeth in a regression having only 21 cases creates misleading results. The truth is that political ideology is a fluctuating influence upon the Court. In some areas of civil liberties voting, ideology is a poor explanation of how cases are decided (e.g., core political speech). But in …

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The Sundown Syndrome: Relation Between Etiological Variables And Temporal Patterns Of Agitation., Lesley P. Koven Jan 2004

The Sundown Syndrome: Relation Between Etiological Variables And Temporal Patterns Of Agitation., Lesley P. Koven

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sundowning refers to the exacerbation of symptoms of arousal or impairment in the late afternoon, evening, or night among older adults with dementia. Because sundowning is associated with immense burden on family caregivers and institutional nursing staff, determining its etiology remains an important goal so that appropriate interventions may be developed. The current study examined the association between sundowning and variables representing he primary etiological theories of sundowning in a sample of 20 nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, theories relating sundowning to circadian rhythm disturbances, sleep disruption, and overstimulation were tested. Sundowners were found to have a later …

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The Relationship Between Pre-Enrollment Factors And Promise Success., Jimmy R. Stemple Jan 2004

The Relationship Between Pre-Enrollment Factors And Promise Success., Jimmy R. Stemple

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine which pre-enrollment factors in high school contribute to PROMISE success in the West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship Program, using the 2002–2003 inaugural class of PROMISE scholars at West Virginia University. PROMISE success was achieved if a scholar attained at least a 2.75 grade point average and passed at least 30 hours during the fall and spring semesters of his or her freshman year. PROMISE scholars who accomplished both of these requirements were eligible to retain the scholarship for the following year. This investigation examined high school transcripts, standardized test scores, college grade point …

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Connection, Capacity And Morality In Lawyer-Client Relationships: Dialogues And Commentary,, Robert Dinerstein, Stephan Ellmann, Isabelle Gunning Jan 2004

Connection, Capacity And Morality In Lawyer-Client Relationships: Dialogues And Commentary,, Robert Dinerstein, Stephan Ellmann, Isabelle Gunning

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

As important,and difficult, as it is to offer new law students clearand helpful frameworks for the interpersonalwork of lawyering, do-ing so is only part of what a clinical textbook may aspire to. In ourtextbook-in-progress, we hope to offer both frameworks and support for students' sense of the incompleteness of every framework and for their recognition of the need for careful,flexible response to each in-dividual client. Even care and flexibility by themselves are notenough, however, and every text must choose which aspects of law- yer-client relationshipsit will emphasize most. In the sections thatfol-low, we focus on lawyers' development of "connection in …

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Reading Others’ Emotions: The Role Of Intuitive Judgments In Predicting Marital Satisfaction, Quality And Stability, Robert J. Waldinger, Marc S. Schulz, Stuart T. Hauser, Joseph P. Allen, Judith A. Crowell Jan 2004

Reading Others’ Emotions: The Role Of Intuitive Judgments In Predicting Marital Satisfaction, Quality And Stability, Robert J. Waldinger, Marc S. Schulz, Stuart T. Hauser, Joseph P. Allen, Judith A. Crowell

Psychology Faculty Research and Scholarship

This study examined links between emotion expression in couple interactions and marital quality and stability. Core aspects of emotion expression in marital interactions were identified using naïve observational coding by multiple raters. Judges rated 47 marital discussions using 15 emotion descriptors. Coders’ pooled ratings yielded good reliability on four types of emotion expression: hostility, distress, empathy, and affection. These four types were linked with concurrent marital satisfaction and interviewer ratings of marital adjustment, as well as with marital stability at 5-year follow-up. The study also examined the extent to which naïve judges’ ratings of emotion expression correspond to “expert” ratings …

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Speech And Strife, Robert L. Tsai Jan 2004

Speech And Strife, Robert L. Tsai

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The essay strives for a better understanding of the myths, symbols, categories of power, and images deployed by the Supreme Court to signal how we ought to think about its authority. Taking examples from free speech jurisprudence, the essay proceeds in three steps. First, Tsai argues that the First Amendment constitutes a deep source of cultural authority for the Court. As a result, linguistic and doctrinal innovation in the free speech area have been at least as bold and imaginative as that in areas like the Commerce Clause. Second, in turning to cognitive theory, he distinguishes between formal legal argumentation …

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The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu Jan 2004

The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu

Publications and Research

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Threshold, Clifford Lavelle Blodgett Jan 2004

Threshold, Clifford Lavelle Blodgett

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Clifford L. Blodgett mixes the worlds of Psychological Realism, Technology and Humor. His ingenious blend of modern prose and cinematic techniques makes this piece a page turning adventure. With the swagger representing the new generation of authors, Blodgett's first attempt at longer fiction is in one word, riveting. In Threshold a young Midwestern man, obsessed with the new trends of technology, finds a job in New York City. Worlds collide as the man attempts to extract revenge against his now former employer and the greatest figurehead ever, West-Coast rapping sensation C Ryder G.

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Validation Of The Suicide Resilience Inventory-25 (Sri-25) With African American College Students, James Corye Johnson Jan 2004

Validation Of The Suicide Resilience Inventory-25 (Sri-25) With African American College Students, James Corye Johnson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Suicide behavior has increased over the last several years in the 15-24 year old age group. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 1999, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. There are substantial ethnic group differences in the rates of suicide for adults and adolescents. In both adults and adolescents, African Americans have the lowest rates of suicide in the United States of any other ethnic group. Resiliency behaviors are behaviors/protective factors that buffer individuals who are at risk for suicidal behaviors. This study was designed to examine whether ethnic group …

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The State Of Public Speaking Courses In Japanese Colleges, Shoko Hayashi Jan 2004

The State Of Public Speaking Courses In Japanese Colleges, Shoko Hayashi

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study is to reveal the state of public speaking courses in Japan. The survey was conducted as a heuristic study for future Japanese Communication Education. Six out of 80 Japanese universities or colleges participated in this survey. The sample included two private universities, two private colleges which were classified as intensive language schools, one private college which was an intensive business school and one university or college that did not indicate what kind of school it was. The three categorized data was gathered ; "Demographic Data," "the Definition of Public Speaking Course in Japan" and "Orientations …

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A Case Study Of A Child Presenting Reading/Writing And Behavioral Difficulties, John Daniel Warrington Jan 2004

A Case Study Of A Child Presenting Reading/Writing And Behavioral Difficulties, John Daniel Warrington

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this case study/case history was to explore one individual thoroughly in order to develop a more specific appreciation and understanding of what has occurred throughout that person's life. This deeper understanding of lvan's life history is likely to enable the researcher to identify both helpful interventions and structures that are currently in place for him and those that should be built upon or redesigned within the current school and/or home settings. Ivan has experienced significant struggles in both academic and behavioral performance for many years now. He is nearing the end of his formalized educational experience as …

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Protecting Us From Pictures: Gender And Support For Legal Restrictions On Pornography, Elizabeth Lynne Chivers Jan 2004

Protecting Us From Pictures: Gender And Support For Legal Restrictions On Pornography, Elizabeth Lynne Chivers

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Research and debate concerning pornography has been controversial, primarily focusing on the perceived harmful effects. The current study addresses support for legal restrictions and the effect of gender on this support. Based on the internalization of gender roles, perspectives, and identities through socialization, gender is constructed differently for men and women. Because this socialization is constructed around an oppositional male-female dichotomy, men and women experience the world differently. While there have been previous research addressing gender differences, the gendered nature of attitudes merits further study. The current study is based on data collected for 451 undergraduate students at the University …

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Publication Frequency Among Faculty In Explicitly Christian Doctoral Programs, Mark R. Mcminn, W. Brad Johnson, Jeremy S. Haskell Jan 2004

Publication Frequency Among Faculty In Explicitly Christian Doctoral Programs, Mark R. Mcminn, W. Brad Johnson, Jeremy S. Haskell

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Explicitly Ch1istian doctoral programs in professional psychology have proliferated in recent years as part of the larger trend toward professional school training. The current study is an investigation of publication rates among faculty in these programs. Based on an analysis of publication data from 1996 to 2001, faculty in explicitly Christian programs are publishing in psychology journals at rates similar to faculty in other professional schools and programs. No differences were observed between faculty in PhD and PsyD programs. Implications for students selecting doctoral programs are discussed.

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Investing The Wealth: Intentional Strategies For Psychology Training In Developing Countries, Mark R. Mcminn, Vitaliy L. Voytenko Jan 2004

Investing The Wealth: Intentional Strategies For Psychology Training In Developing Countries, Mark R. Mcminn, Vitaliy L. Voytenko

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

The knowledge and skills of psychology can be useful in developing countries where indigenous mental health resources are sometimes scarce. Although it may be useful for psychologists to provide short-term training in developing countries, the potential for long-term change is best accomplished by investing in training students from developing countries, especially those committed to returning to their homeland after completing their training. Three “investment strategies” are suggested for training students from developing countries: faculty awareness, intentional mentoring, and facilitated launching. Challenges and implications for professional psychologists are discussed.

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Law In Popular Culture, Richard Sherwin Jan 2004

Law In Popular Culture, Richard Sherwin

Articles & Chapters

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Afterword: How Can We Save The Safety Net?, Frank W. Munger Jan 2004

Afterword: How Can We Save The Safety Net?, Frank W. Munger

Articles & Chapters

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Lawrence V. Texas And The New Law Of Gay Rights Speech, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2004

Lawrence V. Texas And The New Law Of Gay Rights Speech, Arthur S. Leonard

Articles & Chapters

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Sexual Minority Rights In The Workplace Twenty-First Annual Carl Warns Labor & Employment Institute, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2004

Sexual Minority Rights In The Workplace Twenty-First Annual Carl Warns Labor & Employment Institute, Arthur S. Leonard

Articles & Chapters

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The Use And Abuse Of Social Science In The Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Stephen A. Newman Jan 2004

The Use And Abuse Of Social Science In The Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Stephen A. Newman

Articles & Chapters

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Reparations For Apartheid's Victims: The Path To Reconciliation?, Penelope Andrews Jan 2004

Reparations For Apartheid's Victims: The Path To Reconciliation?, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

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The South African Bill Of Rights: Lessons For Australia, Penelope Andrews Jan 2004

The South African Bill Of Rights: Lessons For Australia, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

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Rights In The Shadow Of Class: Poverty, Welfare, And The Law, Frank W. Munger Jan 2004

Rights In The Shadow Of Class: Poverty, Welfare, And The Law, Frank W. Munger

Articles & Chapters

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Justice Still Fails: A Review Of Recent Efforts To Compensate Individuals Who Have Been Unjustly Convicted And Later Exonerated, Adele Bernhard Jan 2004

Justice Still Fails: A Review Of Recent Efforts To Compensate Individuals Who Have Been Unjustly Convicted And Later Exonerated, Adele Bernhard

Articles & Chapters

With this Article, I hope to motivate state legislators to enact responsible, practical compensation statutes and encourage courts to entertain state law and civil rights claims brought by those who have been unjustly convicted and later exonerated. I begin by looking at the reasons for enacting compensation statutes: uniformity, practicality, popular support, and fairness. Next, I dissect the arguments raised by opponents. Finally, I turn to recent judicial decisions hinting that courts may be stepping in where legislatures fear to tread.

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