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Mindfulness, self-regulation, and personality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
or exacerbated by stress. However, research into mindfulness has been limited by a lack of construct specificity, indicating the need for an operationalized definition of mindfulness for use in a Western clinical context. Mindfulness and self-regulation, a term...
Walking over 'em: associations between emotion dysregulation, masculine norms, intimate partner abuse and interpersonal functioning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to explore relations between emotion dysregulation, masculine norms, abuse perpetration and interpersonal functioning in ...
Do first and second year teachers feel prepared?: an evaluation of a standards based teacher preparation program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
(teacher year: 1st or 2nd year teachers) X 4 (survey year: 2004-7) analysis of variance revealed that perceptions of preparedness between teacher year differed based on the year surveyed for several standards. Results of 2 (teacher year: 1st or 2nd) X 5...
Mathematics teacher instruction, classroom goal structures, and student motivation: a test of achievement goal theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The culture of schooling in the United States has become increasingly focused on outwardly proving student competence. Some achievement goal theorists ...
Social cognitive predictors of Mexican American college students' academic and life satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study used Lent's (2004) social cognitive model of well-being to examine the academic and life satisfaction of 460 Mexican American college students. A model demonstrated that positive affect, acculturation, college self-efficacy, college...
The use of cognitive enhancing substances and academic stress
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigated relationships between reported academic stress, caffeine consumption, and illicit prescription stimulant use, as a means of ...
The influence of early childhood education teacher's beliefs on curriculum implementation and classroom practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
One response to educational reform initiatives has been the utilization of professional development programs designed to introduce teachers to new or alternative curricula for implementation in the classroom. As a result, ...
The process of decentering: a phenomenological study of Asian American Buddhists from the Fo Guan Shan Temple Buddhist order
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
of their thoughts. The pursuit of mental well-being through the use of decentering-related interventions has far-reaching implications for clinical research, training and practice....
"It's about just staying focused": how African American gay and bisexual men persist at a predominately white institution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
African American males graduate from college at lower rates than their African American female and White male classmates. This qualitative study explored the strategies that a subset of that population, African American ...
Resilience among elementary educators as measured by the personal and organizational quality assessment-revised and the emotional quotient inventory: short
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of time on the indices within the Personal and Organizational Assessment-Revised (POQA-R, Institute of HeartMath, 1999-2004) among rural, elementary educators (N=26). This study also...
Where are the women in women's sports?: predictors of female athletes' interest in a coaching career
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in this relatively unexplored area of inquiry....
The Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) Scale: factor analysis, validation, and reliability
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation describes three studies that address the development and validation of the Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) scale. ...
The development of the student counseling needs scale (SCNS)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument that can be used in the identification of guidance and counseling needs of secondary school students in Kenya. The Student Counseling Needs Scale (SCNS) is a 52-item ...
Impact of teacher concerns on response to intervention implementation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of the current research study is to describe the relationships between teacher concerns and level of "Response to Intervention" (RtI) use. Additionally, the study examined the influence demographic variables ...
Understanding elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support mental health services in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support specific mental health services in schools ...
A comparison of confirmatory factor analysis and task analysis of fluid intelligence cognitive subtests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Cross-battery assessment relies on the classification of cognitive subtests into the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory's broad and narrow ability definitions. Generally, broad ability classifications have used ability data ...
Examining social class privilege and perceived career options in adolescent white women: a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Social Class Worldview on adolescent women's perceived career options. This qualitative investigation resulted in 10 interviews focused on the lived experience of ...
Career counselor's assessment of client problems: toward the development of a career development problem taxonomy for women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined the career development problems of women between the ages 23 to 54 and older who reported for career counseling between the year ...
Magazines targeting young men: men's objectification of and attitudes toward women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to expand knowledge regarding the effects of viewing Lad magazines on men. Specifically, this study was the first to examine men's reactions to Lad magazines, a relatively new and popular genre ...
Athletes' experiences of sport psychology consultation: exploring a multi-season, cross gender intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Applied sport psychology consultations can provide beneficial services to athletes and coaches, particularly regarding performance enhancement. This study examined the experiences of ten wrestlers involved in a long-term ...