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The Incidence Of Domestic Violence Among A Group Of Iowa Women In Substance Abuse Treatment, Patricia G. Fitzgerald

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Domestic violence is receiving increasing attention in the media, communities, and classrooms across the country. It is suggested a minimum of from 2 to 3 million women are assaulted by male partners each year in the United States. More than 3 out of every 100 or 1.8 million women were severely assaulted as they were kicked, punched, choked, beaten, threatened with a knife or gun, or had a knife or gun used on them. The contribution of alcohol or drugs to this phenomena is frequently acknowledged but rarely examined in detail. This paper reports the incidence of domestic violence among …

Factors Affecting The Self-Perceived Continuing Education Needs Of Certified Athletic Trainers, Marchell Cupett Austin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This purpose of this study was to determine the self-perceived continuing education needs of Certified Athletic Trainers, the factors that affect those needs, and continuing education participation as well as preference for program format. A survey was developed using the domains and tasks depicted by the NATABOC's Role Delineation Study. Respondents rated the importance of their need for continuing education for each task within five domains: prevention of athletic injuries; recognition, evaluation and immediate care of athletic injuries; rehabilitation of athletic injuries; health care administration; and professional development and responsibility. The survey was sent to 2,000 randomly selected Certified Athletic …

Applying Student Development Theories To Intramural Sports Programming, Aaron L. Babcock

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to examine student development as it is currently related to participation in intramural sports. Intramural sports are defined and a brief history discussed. Next, applying student development theories to intramurals will be examined as well as implications for student affairs administrators. Finally, recommendations will be made for administrators to increase the student development potential of intramural sports programs.

A Comparison Of The Speed Of Two Defensive Step Patterns By Women Volleyball Players, Sergei Y. Sherstnev

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The purpose of this study was to compare the speed of two defensive step patterns in volleyball. The shuffle step and long step were evaluated in terms of the speed of the shift of the center of gravity and stability. Subjects were 14 former female collegiate volleyball players. Each subject performed both the shuffle step and the long step in both directions. Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference in speed of the two step patterns, movement time, and height of the center of gravity (p >.05). There was a significant difference in displacement (F = 15.3687, p <.0001). The long step showed significantly greater distance from the line of gravity to the center of the base in the direction of the step than did the shuffle step (F = 24.2806, <.0001). The long step showed significantly greater size of the base of support as compared to the shuffle steps on both sides {F = 55.1042, p <.0001). The long steps demonstrated more mobility in the direction of the step, and the shuffle step showed more stability in the final position.

Constructing Family Health Histories: Connecting Theory And Practice In The Health Education Classroom, Ragene Dalton Gwin

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The purposes of this study were to describe how the construction of a multigeneration family health history affected health-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and intentions of postsecondary students enrolled in a personal health course; and to determine pedagogical effects of utilizing a multigeneration family health history construction project within that context. This study connects constructivist theory with authentic learning and health education outcomes to better understand what knowledge is important and what instructional methods enhance development of knowledge.

Research questions shaping this investigation included:

1. How does the process of constructing a multigeneration family health history influence health-related knowledge?
2. How does the …

Relationship Between Selected Health Behaviors Practiced And Health Behaviors Encouraged In Instruction Provided By School Health Educators, Terri Long Jedlicka

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The purpose of this study was to examine the personal health practices of school health educators endorsed by the Iowa Department of Education to determine if their health practices were consistent with the formal health education instruction they provided. A health education questionnaire and health risk appraisal, designed to obtain information about the personal health practices and formal instruction provided, were sent to a sample of 200 randomly selected school health educators endorsed by the Iowa Department of Education. There were 106 usable responses for a 53% return rate. The majority of the participants in this study were females in …

A Study Of The Nature And Delivery Of The Environmental Health Curriculum In Selected Iowa Schools, Grades 9-12, Craig Allen Zoellner

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The purpose of this study was to describe the nature and extent of environmental health education currently being offered and taught in selected Iowa high schools during grades 9-12. The sample consisted of 136 high schools in Iowa. Schools in this sample were selected based on high school size using random stratified sampling techniques. A questionnaire was constructed to ascertain the nature and extent of environmental health education. Of the 136 questionnaires mailed, 86 were returned. The data were analyzed descriptively by compilation of frequencies and percentages for responses to each question. The results of this study indicated that within …

Proposition 48 Football Players In The Gateway Football Conference: 1986-1991, Todd D. Eagen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of Proposition 48 student athletes competing in football in the Gateway Football Conference. In conjunction with this, the total number of Proposition 48 student athletes at each institution since its implementation was determined. Individual data concerning most often failed requirement, college grade point average, and progression towards a degree were also extracted. Finally, opinions of the head football coaches in the conference concerning Proposition 48 were revealed. Subjects for this study included any Proposition 48 football player entering any of the seven conference schools between the Fall of 1986 …

Knowledge Of Performance Presented By Visual Graphic Kinematic Information, Dana Lynn Lichty

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Some form of information feedback is considered to be critical in the acquisition of a motor skill (Adams, 1971; Adams, Goetz, & Marshall, 1972; Bilodeau, 1966; Bilodeau, Bilodeau, & Schumsky, 1959). Information feedback provides the learner with information regarding the effectiveness of the response. Bilodeau (1966) defines information feedback 1 as an independent variable which communicates any discrepancy between a response made and the required response. This information can be received either intrinsically or extrinsically.

Predicting Adolescent Aids-Related Risk Behavior From Psychosocial Factors: A Replication, Erika Lea Kumerow

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The purpose of this study was to replicate Hays's (1992) methodology and extend her sample size. Replication of Hays's (1992) results would allow for generalization and would lend support to the path model of sexual activity she proposed.

Subjects for the study were 529 ninth grade students attending four schools in a rural midwestern state. Of the four schools, three were public schools and one was a parochial school. The parochial school was made up of two separate buildings, one located in a metropolitan area and the other in a rural area. Although the buildings were considered to be combined …

Predicting Adolescent Aids-Related Risk Behavior From Psychosocial Factors: A Path Analysis, Sharon M. Hays

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This study had two purposes. The first was to develop a model for relating the unique and combined contributions of knowledge about AIDS, attitudes toward AIDS, and several psychosocial characteristics to the self-reported sexual activity of adolescents. The second purpose was to validate the proposed causal paths by studying a sample of ninth-grade adolescents and using the results of a path analysis to revise the a priori model.

The model validation study was conducted among 179 ninth-grade adolescents. A questionnaire involving knowledge, attitudinal, psychosocial characteristics, and self-report behavioral information was administered (spring, 1989). The instrument used combined a questionnaire developed …

Health Interests Of Ninth Grade Students In Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, Jamel F. Al-Rashad

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The purpose of this study was to describe the health interests and preferred health education teaching methodologies of selected ninth grade male students in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.

The review of the literature indicated the importance of taking students' interests into consideration in designing effective and meaningful health education programs. It is hoped that the results of this study will help Saudi authorities develop a health education program that effectively responds to the students' health interests and one that is delivered in the most meaningful fashion to them.

The sample for this study consisted of 250 ninth grade male students …

Philosophies And Practices Regarding Youth Physical Fitness Testing In Iowa Schools, Amy Elizabeth Fuller

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to determine the current philosophies and practices of physical educators regarding physical fitness assessment of children and youth in public and private schools in Iowa. Specifically, the study was designed to investigate the physical fitness assessment preparational procedures, the actual testing procedures, the follow-up procedures to testing, and the professional opinions regarding physical fitness testing of children and youth.

The subjects included physical educators from 79 Iowa schools that participated in the Iowa Youth Fitness Project. These subjects were selected based on their prior involvement in the collection of data concerning the physical fitness …

The Effects Of Two Teaching Methods On Students’ Aids-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, And Behaviors, Connie M. Ryan

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different teaching methodologies on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a selected group of undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa. The two methods used were a lecture on AIDS for one group of students and the same lecture followed by a panel discussion with individuals upon whom AIDS has had a direct effect on their lives for a second group of students.

Subjects consisted of three sections of students enrolled in an undergraduate personal wellness course at the university. One section of …

A Survey Of Consumer Satisfaction In Residential Treatment Centers In Iowa, David Allen Gates

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The expressed satisfaction of youth in placement in residential treatment centers (RTCs) has not been utilized for maximum benefit. A survey of the consumer's satisfaction with the programs in which they were placed was conducted. Eight of 18 treatment centers participated with a total of 65 surveys completed. Youth ages 12 to 17 in placement in RTCs in Iowa, were randomly selected to respond to 10 questions regarding their level of satisfaction with the program at the center in which they were placed. In general the youth were satisfied with the programs and the staff with whom they worked. They …

A Descriptive Study Of Breastfeeding Promotion In Iowa Hospitals, Joyce Kay Hansel

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The purpose of this study was to describe the practices of selected Iowa hospitals in the promotion of breastfeeding. Routine hospital policies, procedures, and patient education programs regarding breastfeeding mothers and their infants were investigated.

The study sample consisted of hospitals in the state of Iowa which had 200 births or more for the reporting year as listed in the 1989 American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field. Based on this criterion the sample size was 44. A 20 item self-reporting questionnaire was designed and used as the tool for data collection. Frequencies and percentages were reported for …

Prediction Of Maximal Oxygen Consumption In Boys, Ages 11 To 14 Years: An Investigation Of Field Measurements For Use In Schools, Loran D. Erdmann

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This study investigated the prediction of maximal oxygen consumption in boys, ages 11 to 14 years, from a shuttle walk protocol and other field measurements appropriate to use in school settings. Maximal oxygen consumption was determined in 67 subjects using a treadmill protocol (M = 52.3 ml^·kg^-1·min^-1, SD = 8.4). Subjects performed an 800-yard shuttle walk as fast as possible on a 20-yard course, with elapsed time recorded. Telemetrically measured postwalk heart rate, height, weight, sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements, body mass index, and exercise frequency were also considered as predictors. Multiple …

The Effects Of Electrical Muscle Stimulation On Strength Gains In Healthy Subjects, Mary Jacobson

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It was the purpose of this study to test the effects of electrical muscle stimulation in developing strength. An additional purpose was to determine if specificity of training occurs with electrical muscle stimulation, in that a slow electrical pulse rate would be more effective in developing strength at slow limb speeds while faster electrical pulse rates would be more effective for strength at a faster limb speed. Thirty subjects were assigned to one of three treatment groups, (control, 5 electrical pulses/s stimulation group, and an 80 electrical pulses/s stimulation group) depending upon their tolerance to the electrical stimulation. Treatment groups …

The Physiologic Responses Of College-Age Women To Hand-Weighted Walking, Mark M. Muehl

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The purpose of this study was to determine the physiologic responses of college-age women to walking with hand weights (HW). The physiologic variables were: oxygen consumption (VO2), ventilation (VE), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP). There were 27 female volunteers from the University of Northern Iowa physical activity classes. The average age of the subjects was 20.9 (19-27) and the average weight was 60.6 Kg (45.5-86.4). A randomized block design was used for the testing conditions. The testing conditions were: walking without HW (Condition A), walking with HW with a normal arm swing (Condition B), and walking with HW …

The Impact Of A Model Inservice Program On The Components Of Comprehensive School Health Education, Susan J. Koch

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Inservice education has been utilized for both professional growth and school improvement in all educational disciplines for more than a century. As the focus of school health education has extended to include the concept of the wellness lifestyle and health promotion, school health educators have employed inservice education as a vehicle for improving the three components of comprehensive school health education: curriculum and instruction, school health services, and the healthful school environment.

One response to the need for professional training of school employees in wellness has been the Seaside inservice model. Initiated in Oregon in 1977, the model is based …

Health Knowledge And Health Behavior Of Deaf Adults In Black Hawk County, Iowa, Leslie Ellen Smith

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the present health knowledge and health behavior of deaf adults in Black Hawk County, Iowa. In addition, the relationship between knowledge and behavior was examined. It was hypothesized that health knowledge and health behavior would be positively correlated.

A list of deaf adults was compiled through contacts with public and private agencies serving the deaf. Subjects received an introductory letter and response form by mail with subsequent telephone follow-up. Twenty-three deaf adults participated in the study representing 21% of the known, non-institutionalized deaf adults in the county. Participants were interviewed with …

A Survey Of The Pre-Season Conditioning Program Of Men’S Basketball Programs At Selected Ncaa Division I Universities, Scott Richard Williams

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The purpose of this study was to describe the different components of the pre-season conditioning program of men's basketball programs at selected NCAA Division I universities in the United States. The universities chosen for this study included the top 100 ranked teams in the final 1988 Dunkel computer basketball rankings. The average won-loss record of the participating universities in this study for the 1988 season was 23-10.

A questionnaire was constructed that included sections on general background information, conditioning and running components, strength conditioning components, and flexibility conditioning components. This questionnaire was used as the tool for collecting data. Of …

The Long Term Effects Of A Conceptual Physical Education Program On Current Exercise Habits, Jane Ellen Hildebrand

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the current exercise habits of those Luther College alumni who participated in "Fitness For Life" (FFL) as compared to those students who participated in the activity-based (AB) physical education classes. Inherent sub-problems investigated included the following: 1. The effect of length of time since graduation on current exercise habits. 2. A description of the incidence of participation in selected aerobic activities, strength and/or conditioning activities, and recreational activities. 3. The identification of reasons that contribute to one's decision to continue or discontinue regular exercise habits. The Luther College Physical Education Skills Class …

A Case Study Of The Effect Of Aids On The Physical, Social, Emotional, Sexual, And Spiritual Health Of One Person With Aids, Nancy D. Galloway

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This research is a case study of a former IV drug user, male, aged 37, who was diagnosed with AIDS two years previous to the beginning of the study. The subject and five individuals from his family and close circle were interviewed to investigate, assess, and evaluate how the experience of contracting AIDS had impacted his physical, social, emotional, sexual, and spiritual health. Open-ended interviews covering the five dimensions of health were conducted, and a 10-point Likert scale was employed from a before-and-after AIDS perspective. Results of analysis of statistical data showed a significant decrease (< .0005) in physical health of the subject and a significant increase (< .005) in his spiritual health. Sexual health was reported to have the greatest standard deviation. Qualitative analysis of the interview data indicated the subject had experienced growth in the social and emotional dimensions of health, but this was not confirmed by analysis of statistical data.

Physical Self-Concept Of Female Body Builders, Female Athletes, And Female Non-Athletes, Kathryn Mary Geiger

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether a difference In physical self-concept exists among female body builders, female athletes, and female non-athletes. It was hypothesized that the female body builders would possess a significantly higher physical self-concept than the female athletes and female non-athletes. The Physical Self-Concept Subscale of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale was administered to female body builders, female athletes, and female non-athletes (N = 73). A one-way analysis of variance was used to determine differences among the three groups. The body builders (n = 15) were found to possess a significantly ( p < .01) higher physical self-concept than the athletes and the non-athletes. The female athletes possessed a slightly but non-significantly higher (p > .05) physical self-concept …

Professional Preventive Health Behaviors And Personal Health Behaviors Of Dental Hygienists, Joan Rottinghaus Gilpin

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between dental hygienists' professional preventive behaviors and their personal health behaviors. It was hypothesized that there would be a positive correlation between the professional and personal preventive behaviors of dental hygienists . The subjects of this study were 141 dental hygienists who were randomly selected from a list of licensed dental hygienists in Iowa. A questionnaire was designed by the researcher to be used to determine the extent to which dental hygienists practice selected personal health behaviors and professional preventive behaviors. After a review of the questionnaire by a panel …

The Effect Of Varying Depth Jump Height On Power Generated During Rebound Jumping, Jay T. Clark

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Power training has become a widely used activity in striving for optimal athletic performances. Plyometric training has been one of the most widely used of these power training programs. Plyometric training, specifically depth jumping, is practiced in an attempt to elicit an involuntary stretch reflex which, in conjunction with the concentric contraction of the rebound jump, develops a more powerful muscular contraction than the individual could voluntarily generate. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of controlling all but one of the depth jumping variables, platform height, to determine the significance of this variable on power generation …

The Effect Of An Aerobic Physical Fitness Program On Self-Motivation Of College Students, Susan Lynn Anderson

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an aerobic physical fitness program on self-motivation of college students. It was hypothesized that participation in an aerobic physical fitness program would result in an increase in self-motivation of college students. One hundred five college students enrolled in activity classes at the University of Northern Iowa were selected for participation in the study. An exercise information questionnaire was used to select the subjects. Fifty-two subjects who participated in aerobic activity classes were specified as the experimental group. Fifty-three subjects enrolled in non-aerobic activity classes served as the control group. …

Differences In Body Density And Perceived Exertion Determined By Hydrostatic Weighing At Three Selected Lung Volumes, Holly Ann Grenier

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Body density (DB) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were determined from hydrostatic weighing (HW) performed at residual volume (RV), total lung capacity (TLC), and peak inspiratory tidal volume (PITV). Subjects were 31 females with a mean age of 23.4 ± 4.7 years. RV was measured on land by using a simplified method of oxygen dilution. VC was measured by spirometer with the subject submerged to the neck in water. PITV was measured with the subject completely submerged at the time of weighing. DB was 1.045 ± .010, 1 . 050 ± .010, and 1.046 ± .010 for HW at …

A Study Of Adapted Physical Education Programs In Iowa’S Area Education Agencies, Dean Alan Becker

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The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of adapted physical education in the 15 Area Education Agencies (AEAs) in the state of Iowa. AEAs are intermediate educational units which aid school districts in the provision of special education and special education services in Iowa. A mail questionnaire was directed to a designated contact person at each of the 15 AEAs. Information on the availability of adapted physical education programs from the AEAs, organization and scope of the programs, methods of delivery, categories of handicapped students served, staffing and personnel, and use of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) …