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Reducing Family Risk Factors Caused By Poverty Through Family Support Services, Aaliyah C. Williams

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This study aims to determine whether preventative measures are effective if implemented while a family is in crisis, through Family Support Services (FSS), to alleviate Risk Factors, prevent family separation and ensure prolonged family stability, instead of as services to reunify a family that already separated due to a lack of resources. This study examined the Poverty Related Risk Factors of Homelessness, Single Parenthood, and Unemployment as Risk Factors that families enrolled in Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Head Start experience as negative influences on child development and Family Unity and analyzed OACAC Head Start’s implementation of FSS as …

Parent Style Of Coping Based On Attachment In The Nicu, Claire Elizabeth Payne

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This quantitative study sought to identify any relationship between attachment type and coping style in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, to better understand and provide resources and support to families in this environment. This study included ten participants who had an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for at least five days. Each participant met the additional criteria of being older than the age of 18 and speaking English. Responses were recorded through a self-report survey, consisting of 115 Likert scale statements. Results indicated that most parents self-report secure attachment and that styles of coping varied within those securely …

Public Perceptions Of Human Physical Interactions, Exhibition, And Conservation Of Tigers And Cheetahs, Abbie Knudsen

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Tigers and cheetahs are common in the pet trade, public exhibits, and hands-on encounters with the public. Poor regulation of these experiences has resulted in numerous incidents worldwide in which a person was seriously injured or killed by captive big cats. Additionally, concerns for animal welfare have been raised by industry professionals. Prior research on primates has demonstrated exposing people to photographs of cats in different backgrounds can influence their attitudes about animals in captivity, but no study has addressed whether visual images affect human attitudes toward big cats. I used a survey that asked a series of questions about …

Us Strategic Culture, Homeland Ballistic Missile Defense, And Mutual Vulnerability, Jacob T. Blank

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Strategic scholars have long understood the indispensable linkage between culture and security policymaking. By shaping the perceptions through which decision-makers formulate security policy, strategic culture analysis adds vital context to the perilously difficult science of understanding and predicting state security outputs. One area where this analytical framework fails to generate the expected result is American missile defense policy. Salient themes of US strategic culture, including an optimistic and problem-solving mindset, positive role of machines, and ahistorical exceptionalism, are reflected in the American way of war – a technologically driven, leadership casualty averse, moralistic, apolitical, and firepower focused enterprise. These factors …

Factors Associated With The Utilization Of Preventive Dental Treatments Among Elderly Patients In Faculty Of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University: A Secondary Data Analysis, Weerachon Panthueng

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective: This study aimed to explore the potential factors associated with utilization of preventive dentistry among elderly patients attending a university dental hospital in Thailand. Materials and methods: The research design of this study was a cross-sectional study. This study used secondary data from a cross-sectional study from undergraduate project, conducted completely during July 2021- January 2022 for independent data and dependent variable from dental hospital resource system. The participants were 363 elderly patients who were both males and females in Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and binary logistic regression were performed to analyze the data. …

Occupational Hazards And Mental Health Among Myanmar Migrant Workers In Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand, Myo Myint Kyaw

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Myanmar migrant workers play a crucial role in the local workforce, especially in industries like seafood processing and manufacturing. These workers frequently encounter difficult working conditions and are exposed to various occupational hazards, which can negatively affect both their physical and mental well-being. Despite the significance of this issue, only limited research has been conducted to explore the connection between occupational hazards and mental health among this vulnerable population. Objective: To study an association between occupational hazards and levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

Factors Associated With The Dental Attendance Among Elderly Patients In Faculty Of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University: A Secondary Data Analysis, Narongrit Nampikul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective: To identify the predisposing factors, enabling factors, and need factors related to dental attendance of elderly patients at dental hospitals, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University using the conceptual framework of the Anderson model. Materials and methods: this study was a secondary analysis study. The participants were 402 elderly patients who were both males and females. Data was collected from telephone questionnaires and dental records of dental hospitals. Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University. Data were analyzed using chi-square statistics and binary logistic regression analysis. Results: age was the only predisposing factor that was statistically significantly associated with dental attendance among …

Dental Health Expenditure And Associated Factors Among Elderly Patients In Faculty Of Dentistry, Chulalaongkorn University, Rawitsara Suwannimit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The affordability has been one of the barriers to access dental care for elderly. However, In Thailand and among the elderly, there were very few studies about dental health expenditure and the factors related to it. This study aimed to investigate and identify the factors that are related to dental health expenditure for patients who are over 60 years old and receive treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University. This study used secondary data from an initial survey and the Medical Record System for oral treatments, among the patients who were over 60 years and received treatments at the …

Comparison Of International Classification Of Orofacial Pain (Icop) And Diagnostic Criteria For Temporomandibular Disorders (Dc/Tmd) Algorithms For Diagnosing Myofascial Orofacial Pain, Thi Thu Hang Phung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The International Classification of Orofacial Pain (ICOP) is a new classification system for orofacial pains, which was published in February 2020. However, this clinical diagnostic criteria has not been validated or tested to be reliable for diagnosing myofascial orofacial pain (MOP). This study aimed to determine whether the ICOP diagnostic algorithm can effectively identify MOP when compared with the gold standard, Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) algorithm. This retrospective cross-sectional study constructed the diagnostic algorithm from the ICOP and the DC/TMD criteria. The clinical data of MOP patients was extracted from clinical charts in the Occlusion and Orofacial Pain …

ผลลัพธ์ของการให้บริบาลทางเภสัชกรรมในนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยที่ได้รับการรักษาด้วยยาต้านเศร้า, จักรพงค์ มัชฌิมาภิโร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์: วัตถุประสงค์หลักเปรียบเทียบคุณภาพชีวิตด้านการใช้ยาโดยใช้ค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนจากแบบสอบถาม PROMPT ระหว่างกลุ่มศึกษาและกลุ่มควบคุม วัตถุประสงค์รอง เพื่อเปรียบเทียบความร่วมมือในการใช้ยาและความรู้ด้านยาต้านเศร้าและวิตกกังวล วิธีการวิจัย: การวิจัยเชิงทดลองแบบสุ่มที่มีกลุ่มควบคุมแบบปกปิดทางเดียวในนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัย ที่ได้รับยาต้านเศร้า ณ ฝ่ายส่งเสริมสุขภาวะนิสิต จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย ช่วงระหว่างเดือน เมษายน พ.ศ. 2566 ถึงเดือนกรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2566 จำนวนทั้งสิ้น 85 คน สุ่มอาสาสมัครเป็น 2 กลุ่ม คือ กลุ่มที่ได้รับการบริการตามมาตรฐาน(กลุ่มควบคุม) และกลุ่มที่ได้รับการบริบาลทางเภสัชกรรมร่วมกับการบริการตามมาตรฐาน (กลุ่มศึกษา) ประเมินผลลัพธ์ด้านคุณภาพชีวิตด้านการใช้ยา ความร่วมมือในการใช้ยาและความรู้ด้านยา ผลการวิจัย: กลุ่มศึกษามีผลลัพธ์ด้านคุณภาพชีวิตด้านการใช้ยา ผลลัพธ์ด้านความร่วมมือในการใช้ยาและผลลัพธ์ด้านความรู้เรื่องยาต้านเศร้าและวิตกกังวลที่ดีขึ้นกว่ากลุ่มควบคุมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (p<0.001) สรุปผลการวิจัย: การบริบาลทางเภสัชกรรมร่วมกับการบริการตามมาตรฐานปกติส่งผล เพิ่มผลลัพธ์ด้านคุณภาพชีวิตด้านการใช้ยาทั้ง 8 มิติผลลัพธ์ด้านความร่วมมือในการใช้ยาและ ผลลัพธ์ด้านความรู้เรื่องยาต้านเศร้าและวิตกกังวลดีขึ้นในนักศึกษาที่ได้รับยาต้านเศร้าและวิตกกังวล

Field Social Psychology, Séamus A. Power, Gabriel M. Velez

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Field social psychology is a conceptual and methodological approach to describe, examine, and explain psychological phenomena at multiple levels of analysis with emphasis on the sociocultural environments in which people are embedded, the unfolding of psychological processes over time, and the use of ecologically valid multiple methods in conjunction. In this essay, we first define a contemporary form of field social psychology from its roots in the history of psychological study. Second, we argue for the necessity of the reemergence of this approach given the limitations of the dominant current social psychological paradigm exposed by the replication crisis. Third, we …

Ethnic Discrimination, Social Cohesion, And Mental Health Among Latinx Adults, Lucas Torres, Jaclyn Pachicano, Claire Maria Bird, Lisa M. Edwards

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The negative effects of ethnic discrimination on depression symptoms have led researchers to identify potential risk and protective variables of this relationship. While some studies have focused on individual level factors, little research has explored the role of community-level variables, or the combination of both. The present study of Latinx adults (N = 304) tested a moderated mediation model to examine if alcohol use was a mediator of ethnic discrimination and depression under certain levels of social cohesion. Results found that alcohol use was a mediator between ethnic discrimination and depression symptoms and social cohesion moderated this relationship, such …

The Democracy Crisis In El Salvador: An Overview, Mneesha Gellman

Emerson Authors, Researchers, & Creators

This paper examines the current democratic breakdown in El Salvador, identifying factors and events in the country from 2019 to 2022 that have led to democratic backsliding, the process by which democracy as a political system loses traction. Indicators of backsliding show that El Salvador’s shared characteristics of liberal democracy — free and fair electoral procedures accessible to all; freedoms of the press, to assembly, and to express political opinions; the rule of law; and basic human rights protections — are in peril. Given the events of the last several years under President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s regime more closely …

"Better Too Much Than Not Enough": Women Of Color On The Federal Bench, Laura Moyer, Rorie Spill Solberg, Allison Harris

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

It is well established that the federal judiciary has been an overwhelmingly White and male institution since its creation and continues to be so today. Even as presidents of both parties have looked to diversify their judicial nominees, this has tended to result in the appointment of White women and men of color rather than women of color. Using data on the confirmed federal district and circuit court judges from presidents Clinton through Trump, we assess how the backgrounds of women of color nominated to the federal judiciary compare with those of other appointees. The results indicate that, compared to …

On (Not) Seeing The Chicken: Perdue, Animal Welfare, And The Failure Of Transparency, Calvin Coker, Rachel A. Coker

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

In this essay, we analyze Perdue’s animal welfare campaign from 2016 to 2020 to isolate how demands for transparency are mediated and subverted by Perdue’s public facing rhetoric. Though Perdue’s annual releases and commitments to change nominally constitute a victory for animal welfare advocates, the company’s campaign enacts transparency as a sort of publicity for the company that belies marginal gains for the lives of chickens and may ultimately result in increased meat consumption. In providing trackable metrics, offering paternalistic justifications for their treatments of chickens, and through strategic omissions of language and visuals, Perdue satisfies demands for transparency without …

The Times, They Are A-Changin': Tracking Shifts In Mental Health Signals From Early Phase To Later Phase Of The Covid-19 Pandemic In Australia, Siqin Wang, Xiao Huang, Tao Hu, Mengxi Zhang, Zhenlong Li, Huan Ning, Jonathan Corcoran, Asaduzzaman Khan, Yan Liu, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction Widespread problems of psychological distress have been observed in many countries following the outbreak of COVID-19, including Australia. What is lacking from current scholarship is a national-scale assessment that tracks the shifts in mental health during the pandemic timeline and across geographic contexts.

Methods Drawing on 244 406 geotagged tweets in Australia from 1 January 2020 to 31 May 2021, we employed machine learning and spatial mapping techniques to classify, measure and map changes in the Australian public’s mental health signals, and track their change across the different phases of the pandemic in eight Australian capital cities.

Results Australians’ …

Factors Influencing Levels Of Secondary Traumatic Stress In Non-Offending Caregivers Of Children With Sexual Or Physical Abuse Histories, Ani Mangold

Theses and Dissertations

The present study examined factors influencing levels of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in non-offending caregivers (NOCs) of children with histories of sexual or physical abuse. These factors included the nature of the abuse, NOCs’ relationships with the initiators of the abuse, children’s ages and genders, NOCs’ genders, NOCs’ personal trauma histories, familial structures, and the elapsed time between children’s disclosures of abuse and their trauma assessments. As a secondary objective, the present study examined the interactions between children’s self-reports of their own posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, NOCs’ estimates of their children’s PTSD symptomatology, and NOCs’ self-reports of their own …

Higher Education Professional Staff Engagement: Looking In And Beyond The Great Resignation, Sarah Owens

Theses and Dissertations

In 2021, there were 68.9 million job separations. Of those, 47.4 million people willingly left their jobs (Romans, 2022). As the “Great Resignation” in the COVID-19 era continues, many professional staff in higher education are re-examining their relationship with work (McClure, 2021). Higher education professional staff, often feeling undervalued and unappreciated, are less likely to engage and more likely to intend to turnover; leaving institutions to bear the costs of lost productivity and staff replacement. This study examines the relationship between university professional staff members’ self-reported levels of psychological engagement (meaningfulness, safety, and availability), employee engagement (cognitive, emotional, and behavioral), …

The Lived Experience Of Chinese International Students Seeking Internships During Optional Practical Training (Opt) Program, Yue Lyu

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of Chinese international students currently in search of internship positions during their Optional Practical Training (OPT) program after completing their degrees in the United States. Specifically, this study employed an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) for exploring participants’ experiences during the internship-seeking process—encompassing aspects such as their perceived employment barriers, the impacts of this experience on their mental and physical well-being, as well as their resources, and coping strategies. A total of four (4) superordinate themes emerged from the results. Participants described their perceived external and internal barriers that led to adverse impacts on …

Impact Of Expert And Victim Gender In A Case Involving Intimate Partner Violence, Mckenzie Schueller

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact expert witness and victim gender had on mock jurors’ perceptions in a court case involving intimate partner violence (IPV). Participants were asked to read a mock trial transcript that included testimony of a victim and an expert and respond to questions. Results indicated that gender of the victim was oftentimes more influential on mock jurors’ perceptions than gender of the expert. For instance, the female victim was perceived as less blameworthy than the male victim regardless of expert gender. Furthermore, both the male and female expert were viewed as more …

Restorative Justice Practices In Middle School Settings In North Dakota, Carly Theis

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to provide an understanding of the nature of restorative practices within the framework of restorative justice, successful strategies utilized in middle school settings, and the impact restorative justice can have on a school’s climate and culture. This study focused on three North Dakota middle schools that implement restorative practices. Interviews were conducted with three teachers and three principals. The participants identified the successful strategies used in their schools and the impact of effective restorative practices on their climate and culture. In addition, the research gathered was used to create professional development workshops for teachers, …

Assessing Learning In Simulation Experiences In Graduate Programs For Speech-Language Pathology: A Phenomenological Study, Robyn Walker

Theses and Dissertations

Simulation learning experiences have become an accepted form of andragogy in speech-language pathology following a revision of the 2016 American Speech-Language-HearingAssociation (ASHA) Standards allowing students to count simulation hours towards their required hours for graduation. There is a lack of research in the field of speech-language pathology in assessment of student learning in simulation learning experiences used to meet these clinical hours. The purpose of this study was to use qualitative inquiry to further explore how faculty assess student learning in clinical simulation learning experiences used to demonstrate clinical competence in graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Speech-Language Pathology …

Retired Indigenous And Non-Indigenous College Student Athletes' Mental Health Relating To Athletic Identity, Cultural Identity, And Career Transition, Victoria Williams

Theses and Dissertations

To date, empirical studies have investigated the transition or retirement phase, following the conclusion of a student-athletes’ four-year career as a comparison between student-athletes and non-athletes. Specifically, when investigating these constructs, researchers have failed to thoroughly investigate the role cultural identity may play in mitigating psychological symptoms during the transition phase. As such, this study will seek to investigate both Indigenous and non-Indigenous retired college student- athletes, during the transition phase, in terms of the degree to which they identified with their athletic identity, cultural identity and career transition. It is expected those retired Indigenous and non-Indigenous student- athletes who …

Exploring The Experiences Of Black/African American Students In Entry Level Occupational Therapy And Occupational Therapy Assistant Programs: A Survey Study, Riqiea F. Kitchens, Amber B. Armstead, Karthik Mani, Lima Ghulmi, Diane M. Collins

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Black/African American students account for 6.5% of the enrollment in entry-level occupational therapy (OT) and occupational therapy assistant (OTA) programs (AOTA, 2019). OT and OTA programs serve as the entry point to increasing diversity in the profession and contribute to a diverse healthcare workforce. Limited research exists that offers insight into the experiences of minority students enrolled in OT and OTA programs. The purpose of this study was to explore the academic experiences of Black/African American students enrolled in entry-level OT and OTA programs to identify supports and barriers in the educational experience. Eligible participants were asked to complete an …

Research Symposium 2022: International Conference On Health Disparities: Treatment And Recovery From Opioid And Alcohol Use Disorders And Related Comorbidities (Ichd-Recover), The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley. School Of Medicine

School of Medicine Publications

No abstract provided.

Rapid Changes In Public Perception Toward A Conservation Initiative, Rebecca Niemiec, Richard E.W. Berl, Mireille Gonzalez, Tara L. Teel, Jonathan Salerno, Stewart Breck, Cassiopeia Camara, Matthew Collins, Courtney Scholtz, Dana Hoag, Kevin R. Crooks

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Rapid, widespread changes in public perceptions and behaviors have the potential to influence conservation outcomes. However, few studies have documented whether and how such shifts occur throughout the span of a conservation initiative. We examined the 2020 ballot initiative to reintroduce wolves into Colorado, which passed with less support than prior surveys had estimated. We conducted a postelection survey of Colorado residents using the same methods as our preelection survey to compare responses between surveys and to official election results. Reported voting in favor of wolf reintroduction in the postelection survey decreased in comparison to voting intentions shared in the …

Social Learning Of Avoidance Behaviors: Trap Aversion In Captive Coyotes, Julie Young, Jeffrey T. Schultz, Buck Jolley, Nekol Basili, John P. Draper

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Social learning can help animals gain knowledge rapidly and may enhance survival. In species that are subjected to capture in foothold traps and then lethally removed, such as the coyote (Canis latrans), learning to avoid traps is critical to survival. Here, we tested social learning of trap avoidance behavior in three experimental scenarios with captive coyotes. In the first experiment, coyotes observed an unfamiliar coyote get captured in a foothold trap (i.e., demonstrator) or did not observe a demonstrator and were therefore naïve to traps. The coyotes that observed a demonstrator showed similar latencies to approach the trap …

Ontario’S Double-Crested Cormorant Hunting Season May Be Ineffective But That Doesn’T Mean There Are No Conflict Issues, Brian S. Dorr, David G. Fielder, James R. Jackson, James F. Farquhar, Douglas W. Schultz, Randall M. Claramunt

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Community Stress And Resilience During Covid-19: Assessing The Emotional Profile Of The City Of Hamilton Using A Social Media Analysis, Senyo Agbeyaka

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This study investigated stress and resilience at the neighbourhood level in Hamilton Ontario in pre- and peri-pandemic conditions using a social media analysis. Sentiment analysis of geo-located Twitter posts produced within Hamilton census tract boundaries was conducted using Stresscapes and EMOTIVE, validated software that extract and code emotional information from human language expressions about stress and hope (a proxy for stress), respectively. Baseline levels of both emotions were measured using aggregate scores at the census tract level in Hamilton from tweets produced during two pre-pandemic periods (March 2019 to July 2019; and August 2019 to February 2020), with a replication …

Athletes’ Perceptions Of Role Significance In An Interdependent Sport Context, Madeline Smith-Ackerl

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Roles are integral structural components of interdependent sport teams. The perceptions athletes hold about their role responsibilities influence several individual and team outcomes (Eys et al., 2020). Of specific interest to the current study are athletes’ perceptions of role significance. Two theoretical perspectives dominate research relative to the significance of one’s tasks within organizational psychology: (a) the job characteristic model (JCM; Hackman & Oldham, 1976) and (b) the social information processing model (SIP; Salancik & Pfeffer, 1978). Within the former, task significance (akin to role significance) was conceptualized as the degree to which an employee’s work affects others within or …