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Impulsivity As A Trait Predictor In Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Jennifer Bertucci

Dissertations

Impulsive personality traits have been linked to pathological decision making in individuals who possess the trait. Impulsive pathological decision making may include acts of aggression, divergence, risky behavior, lack of self-care, etc. The purpose of this study was to examine impulsive personality traits among nursing students. Traditional students are defined by the following characteristics: earns a high school diploma, enrolls full time immediately after finishing high school, are financially dependent on parents, and either do not work during the school year or works part-time (the exception to the rule) (Choy, 2002). A non-traditional nursing student is defined as students who …

The Effects Of Debt On The Relationship To Psychological And Social Well-Being, Kelley Bevers

Psychology Dissertations - Archive

Debt is negatively correlated with multiple health facets such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. The serious consequences of debt can be utterly detrimental to success, both in school and beyond. This study examined the relationships between debt and well-being in a longitudinal sample of 7,104 adults measured at three time points between 1995 and 2014. Data were extracted from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study waves one, two, and three conducted via telephone and mail surveys. Information regarding sex, age, income, student status, debt, psychological and social health, and attitudes toward debt and life satisfaction will be …

Perceived Stakeholder And Stockholder Views: A Comparison Among Accounting Students, Non-Accounting Business Students And Non-Business Students, Anju A. Shajan

Theses and Dissertations

In this study, I tested the perceived attitudes of students towards Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR). I assessed whether students within a particular major are more or less likely to exhibit ethical reasoning compared to students within other majors. Specifically, I tested the perceived differences in stakeholder and stockholder views among accounting, business, and non-business students. I conducted the study utilizing the Perceived Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility Scale (PRESOR) while controlling for gender, age, work experience, and degree of religiosity. Results show that accounting students generally have a higher perception of stakeholder views and a lower perception …

Increasing Kindergarten Students' Emotion Regulation Skills, Jennifer Lopez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many young children have not yet developed emotion regulation skills. Children who develop these skills from an early age demonstrate better social skills and improve their potential for school success. Therefore, I created a three-day lesson on emotion regulation for Kindergarten students at Castroville Elementary School, Castroville, California.

Greenfield High School Internship, Annette Mercado

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Greenfield High School is located in South Monterey County. The community served is primarily Latino and they are below poverty level. The majority of the residents that reside in this community are field workers. The macro-level problem that this capstone addresses is that too many high school-age students are experiencing depression and anxiety. Greenfield High School has experienced budget cuts, which make it difficult to address all students' needs. The project, named Greenfield High School Internship is designed to help students achieve their community hours needed to complete graduation requirements and gain a mentor in the process. Greenfield High School …

Finding Vision Everywhere: Zaire Love Earns M.F.A. Degree, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary How can someone you've never met be an inspiration? Just ask Zaire Love, who defended her thesis April 29 for her M.F.A. in Documentary Expression degree. For her, the death of a musician in California influenced her work on a personal level in Mississippi Rapper, entrepreneur, and activist Nipsey Hussle

Efficacy Of Quality Improvement And Patient Safety Workshops For Students: A Pilot Study, Kevin P Shah, Shreya Goyal, Vignesh Ramachandran, Jaden R Kohn, Jonathan A Go, Zachary Wiley, Anoosha Moturu, Meera K Namireddy, Anjali Kumar, Ryan C Jacobs, Matthew Stampfl, Jesal R Shah, Justin Fu, Weijie V Lin, Brandon Ho, Grace Wey, Sophie Y Lin, Andrew C Caruso, Lindsey Jordan Gay, Diana E Stewart, Sara Andrabi

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: While the Association of American Medical Colleges encourages medical schools to incorporate quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) into their curriculum, medical students continue to have limited QI/PS exposure. To prepare medical students for careers that involve QI/PS, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement chapter at an allopathic medical school and school of allied health professions initiated self-directed learning by offering student-led workshops to equip learners with skills to improve the quality and safety of healthcare processes.

METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, workshops were hosted for medical students between 2015 and 2018 on five QI/PS topics: Process Mapping, Root-Cause …

Text Messaging Between School Counselors And Students: An Exploratory Study, Nicholas R. Gilly

Graduate Theses & Dissertations

This exploratory case study examines the impact of text messaging on mentoring relationships when used as an outreach between school counselors and high school students, where established relationships are lacking. An SMS gateway was used to mediate communication between school counselors (N=2) and students (N=5) over a three-month timeframe. The SMS gateway converted email, sent from counselors, to text messages, which were received on mobile devices of students and allowed students to respond back to counselors. Findings indicate that the use of text messaging may ease scheduling of face-to-face meetings between counselors and students, but evidence does not support any …

James G. Thomas Jr. Wraps Up M.F.A. Oral History Project On Lebanese Mississippians, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Thomas successfully defended his thesis on April 20 Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary James G. Thomas Jr. began his research on the history of Lebanese communities in the Mississippi Delta in 2006, when he was working on his master's degree in Southern Studies. That effort turned into his master's thesis, and now he has completed his M.F.A. in Documentary Expression by expanding on that same topic.

Hilary Word Tackles Post-Soul Supernatural And Futuristic Worlds, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Second M.A. student defends her thesis remotely Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary Southern Studies master's student Hilary Word has been considering the supernatural and futuristic worlds through the lens of literature for years. Word's thesis "Post-Soul Speculation: An Exploration of Afro-Southern Speculative Fiction," looks at the genre of fiction that encompasses works where the setting involves supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements.

Olivia Terenzio Provides Transnational Perspective On The Relationships Between Food, Nation, And Racial Formation, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Congratulations to the first remote thesis defender. Rice and beans are staple foods for many cultures around the world. The combination makes up a complete protein, and is delicious and nutritious.

Volume 55, Issue 19 - Monday, April 15, 2020, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Psychological Distress In General Undergraduate Students And Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Kersten O'Brien

Student Scholars Day Posters

Background/Significance: Psychological distress in undergraduate college students is a significant concern in the U.S. Many stressors, such as academics and finances, are associated with high levels of reported stress, depression and anxiety. Nursing students face additional stressors, such as meeting program requirements, practicing in clinical environments and preparing for their licensure exam.

Purpose: The purpose of this review is to describe psychological distress levels in baccalaureate nursing students compared to general undergraduate students and what interventions help relieve student distress.

Methods: A literature review was conducted using CINAHL and PubMed databases.

Findings: While general undergraduate college students report high psychological …

Satori 2020, Shannon Laurance, Sara Severson, Hailey Seipel, Mike Desch, Annette Deyo, Nicole Tompos, Jena Archer, Megan Martin, Abbey Johnson, Carly Weber, Sara Severson, Mike Desch, Kimberly Coffee, Dahlia Garofalo

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Honors Beacon, Issue 17, Spring 2020, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato

Honors Beacon

Spring 2020 newsletter of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Kyoko Watanabe Autobiography, N. D., Kyoko Watanabe

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Yukiko Uchida Autobiography, N. D., Yukiko Uchida

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Chiyiko Sugita Autobiography, N. D., Chiyiko Sugita

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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George Sakoi Autobiography, George Sakoi

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Lily Nakayama Autobiography, N.D., Lily Sayuri Nakayama

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Kiyoko Ike Autobiography, N.D., Kiyoko Ike

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Fred Hiromoto Autobiography, N.D., Fred Hiromoto

Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection

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Secondary Mathematics Teachers' And Students' Approaches To Engagement And Motivation For Mathematics Learning In The Classroom, Leenah Bouzid

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Engagement and motivation in a mathematics classroom is an issue that educators and researchers continually examine and analyze to understand and develop ways to maintain or increase. The main goal of this thesis research project is to gain insight and understand what engagement and motivation means in a mathematics classroom by examining secondary mathematics teachers and students. The literature from researchers and educators describe components that contribute to engagement and motivation such as mathematical disposition, which is the attitudes and beliefs towards the subject and learning the subject, self-efficacy, which is about the student’s belief in one’s own capabilities, intrinsic …

High School Students' Knowledge Of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kaitlyn Danielle Wiles

Student Theses and Dissertations

There is a major gap and disparity in the age in which children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research has shown that several factors can contribute to some children being diagnosed at later ages compared to others. Parental age and education are two factors that have been linked to a later diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to identify and examine high school students’ knowledge of the characteristics and diagnosis of ASD. The primary investigator also examined the differences in knowledge between individuals enrolled in rural and urban area high schools. The study revealed some minor …

Agenda For The Archival Music Project, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center

Music in the Archives

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Similarities Between The Second Generation Of Female Psychologists And Female Students In Cal Poly’S Child Development Program, Jenny Delk

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

This essay aims to uncover the similarities between female students in Cal Poly’s Psychology and Child Development Department and the second generation of female psychologists in American society. The department’s history will be examined in order to establish its importance at Cal Poly, a traditionally vocational institution. Additionally, this essay will consider how female students in the department argued its importance and validity through on campus advocacy and their senior projects. The essay will close with a section detailing faculty perspectives on the validity of psychology and child development as a true science amongst other disciplines at Cal Poly. The …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes February 26, 2020, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Meeting Minutes for February 26, 2020.

Volume 55, Issue 16 - Monday, February 17, 2020, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

2020 Major Map, Student Senate - Winona State University

Student Senate Passed Motions

This document is a Winona State University Student Senate (WSUSS) official passed motion in 2020 on the topic of Major Map.