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Elephant in the room : a study of the impact of emotional experiences on burnout among Chinese reporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This dissertation is conceived to examine the emotional labor of Chinese frontline reporters and its effects on their job burnout. For both detailed descriptive and generalizable findings, the mixed-method approach combining qualitative in...
Newsroom decisions and autonomy in Missouri newspaper's abortion reporting in spring 2019
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this research is to explore how newspaper journalists in Missouri covered the abortion issue around May 2019. Although research on abortion reporting and journalistic theories have been developed, not all previous research has...
A meta-analysis exploring the effect of age on weight loss following a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
and is performed in both adolescents and adults. Outcomes in the adolescent and adult are typically reported separately. A meta-analysis was conducted combining adolescent and adult literature to determine the overall effect of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy...
Geochronologic and thermochronologic constraints on the Mesozoic to Cenozoic deformation history of southeastern California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Southeastern California hosts a complex zone of deformation defined by structures related to the San Andreas fault, such as the sinistral Garlock fault and the largely dextral eastern California shear zone, as well as ...
Examining bidirectional associations between momentary impulsivity, alcohol consumption, and daily life contexts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and 26 community drinkers). Multilevel models were used to examine the temporal relationships between self-reported momentary impulsivity and alcohol use, as well as social context and diagnostic group as potential moderators of these relationships...
Using soil moisture as a predictor for spring convection within the state of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
maps, in conjunction with the ENSO phenomena, will be utilized to understand what other mechanisms may be attributing to the increase/decrease in storm reports within the state. Finally, a spectral analysis by using Fourier transforms will be conducted...
Long violent history : the news values of the Blackjewel coal miner protest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
by content analysis. I compared the analysis of what the journalists thought they portrayed in their writing, and what actually appeared. Ultimately, I found that while the reporters I interviewed had fine-tuned control over depicting the conflict and impact...
Unelected oversight : the politics of government investigations and problem monitoring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
are more likely to identify problems in their agency. Second, I consider the monitoring agendas of federal Offices of Inspectors General using an original dataset of reports. My findings suggest that OIGs monitor a greater variety of issues with larger...
Racial discrimination and mental health : temporal dynamics and neurocognitive moderators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
at the University of Missouri using Ecological Momentary Assessment. A complex temporal relationship between reported discrimination and affect, depression, and anxiety emerged, such that reports of discrimination had an immediate negative effect, resulting...
The effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on quality of life for family caregivers : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Background: Caregivers (CGs) of older adults with chronic illnesses often face consequences of caregiving that negatively impact their quality of life (QoL). Objective: To examine the overall effect of psychoeducational ...
Adolescent sibling caregiving and responsibilty and competence in adulthood : retrospective reports among Latina/o young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using attachment theory, cultural ecological framework, and an adapted cultural transmission model, I examined associations between familism ...
Stepfamily relationships and attachment in young adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
parent-child relationship quality influences emerging adult reports of attachment anxiety and avoidance. However, the relationships between a child and their caregiver do not exist in isolation. Due to the interconnected nature of family relationships...
Sleep intraindividual variability and fatigue in parents of children on the autism spectrum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Fatigue is associated with numerous harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Despite the established relationship between sleep and fatigue, research on the association between the variability of sleep measures within ...
The role of drinking context in the relationship between impulsivity and alcohol use in daily life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Alcohol consumption among young adults is prevalent, with 29 percent of individuals reporting binge drinking in the past month. Impulsivity is a well-established risk factor for problematic alcohol use. However, little is known about the real...
Social camouflaging and mental health in adolescence: differences by sex and diagnosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
adolescents and 2) to examine age, sex, autism diagnosis, and camouflaging as predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress levels in autistic and non-autistic adolescents. The first study found that females reported higher levels of camouflaging when...
Examining the association between extreme drinking and prefrontal cortex functioning in young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, it remains unclear whether damage can occur in humans after a single heavy drinking event. The current study is a novel natural experiment examining PFC activation during performance of a working memory task in 39 participants before and after their 21st...
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials for arsenic adsorption : surface complexation and intraparticle diffusion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Arsenic removal through adsorption is one of the most widely applied techniques for arsenic removal from drinking water. Among the numerous arsenic ...
Identifying patterns of informant discrepancy and trajectories of youth depressive symptoms through a latent variable approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
symptoms including student self-esteem and perceived parental monitoring, parent rated behavioral indicators such as peer rejection and teacher rated need for counseling services. Although there were relatively consistent reports among informants, latent...
Transition to Kindergarten: exploring concepts of worry, transition activities, and parent efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
and it remains difficult for many children (Cowan and Heming, 2005; Jiang, Justice, Purtell, Lin, and Logan, 2021; Latham, 2018). This adjustment is important because how well children adjust to their new academic context has implications for short- and long...
Artificial intelligence driven framework for the structurization of free-text diagnostic reports
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Free-text sections of diagnostic reports contain a wealth of data on patients, diseases, and complex diagnostic processes. However, free-text data are a poor starting point...