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The Influence Of Premarital Counseling On Marital Satisfaction For African-American Couples, Christian Brown
The Influence Of Premarital Counseling On Marital Satisfaction For African-American Couples, Christian Brown
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Many factors influence marital satisfaction (Ayub, 2010). Some couples prepare themselves with premarital counseling and try to help increase the likelihood of marital satisfaction. When looking at African-American couples, should researchers assume that some African-American couples take premarital education to increase their marital satisfaction? Prior literature has stated that premarital counseling has decreased marital discord and increased marital satisfaction (Parker, 2007). This study will be a qualitative study using a phenomenological design. The researcher collected data from seven participants. Once the interviews were completed, the researcher was able to analyze the data by identifying common themes as well as capturing …
Using The Theory Of Reasoned Action To Analyze African American College Students Intentions To Participate In Bio Banking Research, Bethrand O. Ugwu
Using The Theory Of Reasoned Action To Analyze African American College Students Intentions To Participate In Bio Banking Research, Bethrand O. Ugwu
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The proliferation of biobanks has created new opportunities for researchers to conduct cutting-edge research that was not possible a decade ago. The results of early studies using biospecimens in cancer research have been encouraging. However, researchers are concerned about the applicability of the new knowledge that is being produced to racially diverse subgroups because African American (AA) participation in biobanking research is low. The current study assessed how AA college students’ attitudes and social norms influenced their intentions to participate in biobanking research. This research was guided by Ajzen and Fishbein’s Theory of Reasoned Action as the analytic lens. Methods: …