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Relational intersection of youth sport participation and identity development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Youth sport has continued to grow in attraction, particularly in the United States. Many youth, at younger and younger ages, are entering the confines of sport yet expansive research is still lacking in fully exploring the ...
Values driven delivery : a qualitative case study exploration of the experience in an NCAA division 1 holistic integrated sport psychology program /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Self-affirmation theory states each person has a self-system. This system is motivated to maintain optimal self-integrity, which is restored when people re-affirm their core values (Steele, 1988). Values, therefore, play ...
An alternate approach to educational reform in the United Arab Emirates : exploring students' motivation through Pisa 2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For over a decade, the public education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has engaged in educational reform with varying degrees of success. The ...
Detecting latent mean differences between non-invariant groups using ordered categorical variables
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Though more and more applied researchers have begun to treat response options as ordered-categorical variables when conducting measurement invariance ...
Influence of perfectionism on career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectation among Asian American college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, Social Cognitive Career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the conceptual framework to understand Asian American ...
Examining cultural specificity of the learning experiences questionaire with women in STEM
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The application of Bandura's (1977, 1986) self-efficacy theory to study women's career self-efficacy (Betz & Hackett, 1981) has provided an excellent ...
The use of electronic feedback to strengthen teacher intervention beliefs, knowledge, attitudes and intentions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The present study examined the efficacy and usefulness of an electronically delivered feedback intervention on overall teacher perceptions of classroom-based behavior interventions, implementation behavior and intentions. ...
Combat and the possibility of posttraumatic growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The psychological impact of war has been observed across time and culture. In the aftermath of wars throughout history, societies have experienced devastating post-war mental health and readjustment problems (Wells et al., ...
The influence of coaches' personal factors on the impact of coach education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Many coach education programs have been developed to address the increasing demand for qualified coaches. The majority of these programs are sport-specific, and research has focused on the validation of individual programs. ...
Detecting and explaining differential item functioning on the social, academic, and emotional behavior risk screener
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Universal screening of social-emotional and behavioral (SEB) risk with teacher completed brief behavioral rating scales (BBRS) is one of the primary methods for identifying SEB risk in students. These measures should ...
Refining school mental health screening using mixture modeling : evaluation for use in applied settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Universal socioemotional and behavior screening procedures continue to gain momentum and adoption in schools; however, a major research-to-practice gap remains in translating these data into meaningful interventions for ...
I'ma just keep moving : a case study of Black first-generation college student persistence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Although access and retention are regularly explored in higher education, there continues to be a lack of emphasis on the psychological variables and ...
Motivational interviewing with at-risk youth (MARS) mentoring program: a targeted behavioral intervention for students in alternative settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose this study was to examine the treatment effects of a research-based intervention for students in alternative education: The Motivational Interviewing with At-Risk Students (MARS) Mentoring Program. Specifically, ...
Behavioral economic indicators of Greek student drinking : the role of social environment and perceived norms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] College student problematic alcohol use is a public health issue that affects students, college campuses, and broader society. Within this subgroup, ...
Effects of consultation on professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
School consultation has been used to increase fidelity of implementation for team processes (Burns, Peters, & Noell, 2008) and resulting interventions (Noell, Witt, Gilbertson, Ranier, & Freeland, 1997). Professional ...
Examining relationships between first-grade achievement, student socioeconomic status, and student-teacher relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
As recent literature has demonstrated, student-teacher relationships (STRs) and socioeconomic (SES) have been strongly associated with student academic achievement. This study was specifically interested in investigating ...
Predicting the quality of middle schoolers' teacher relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study investigated predictors of the quality of middle school students' relationships with their math teachers. The participants were fifth- and sixth-grade middle school students and their math teachers in a Midwestern, ...
Design considerations in three-level regression discontinuity studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
In education, sample characteristics can be complex due to the nested structure of students, teachers, classrooms, schools, and districts. In the past, not many considerations were given to such complex sampling schemes ...
An exploratory factor analysis of the positive coaching inventory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Positive coaching is a strengths-based coaching paradigm that derives from the integration of the positive psychology and sport psychology disciplines. To date, there is no measurement that encapsulates the core theoretical ...
Mediating effects of the relationship between school-based professionals' role, knowledge, and self-efficacy as related to non-suicidal self-injury
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors are on the rise among school aged children and adolescents. The current research study assessed school-based professionals' general knowledge of NSSI behaviors and perceived ...