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Organizational citizenship behavior as a measure of performance in sport : relationships with leadership, team cohesion, and athlete satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to examine aspects of the Multidimensional Model of Leadership (MML; Chelladurai, 1978), the theory of team cohesion (Widmeyer, Brawley, & Carron...
The relationship between risk factors and problem behaviors in adolescence : an approach to identify a latent general risk and a latent general problem behavior factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This investigation addressed adolescents' problem behaviors such as school failure, violence, and substance use along with casual sex by identifying a general risk factor and a general problem behavior factor. In this study the data were derived...
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 REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation describes three studies that address the development and validation of the Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) scale. The MMCI was designed...
Anxiety, attentional control, and performance : quiet eye training in Division I baseball
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The quiet eye (QE) represents the time needed to cognitively process information being fixated or tracked and to focus attention on the demands of the task (Vickers, 2009...
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 identified students. Despite...
Religious involvement, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and preferences for alternative mental health settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Religion is an important diversity variable; however, it is an understudied area in psychology. The purpose of this study was to explore ways that religious factors interact with help-seeking attitudes as well as preferences ...
Attachment to therapist, the working alliance and emotional processing of traumatic material in session among veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Combat related posttraumatic stress (PTSD) continues to be a pervasive phenomenon, and world-wide PTSD rates are rising. Although a number of treatment approaches are utilized to address traumatic stress, veterans diagnosed with this disorder often...
Bayesian analysis of hierarchical IRT models: comparing and combining the unidimensional & multi-unidimensional IRT models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
As item response theory models gain increased popularity in large scale educational and measurement testing situations, many studies have been conducted on the development and applications of unidimensional and multidimensional ...
An exploration of black college men's perspective on their career outlook through cluster analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
useful for vocational practioners and university administrators who support the career development needs of Black college men. Keywords: Black College Men, Academic Self-Concept, Career Adaptability, Career Decision, Self-efficacy, Career Optimism...
The effects of practice and working-practice homework on the math achievement of elementary school students showing varying levels of math performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
While homework has been an active research area, clear documentation of the effects of homework on academic achievement using students showing varying levels of academic performance has not been explored. The purpose of ...
Influences of anxiety on golf performance: a field test of catastrophe theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to test the basic tenets of Fazey and Hardy's (1988) catastrophe model. Specifically, the purpose was to examine the interaction effects of cognitive anxiety (worry) and physiological arousal ...
Influence of racial identity and information processing strategies on client conceptualization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Several models exist that explain how counselors can more effectively work with racial/ethnic minority populations and how counselor characteristics (like racial identity) can impact the way counselors practice. Helms ...
Mindfulness, self-regulation, and personality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Mindfulness, or awareness without judgment, has shown immense promise for applications in the treatment of both psychological and physical conditions thought to be caused...
Development and validation of the perceived parental social support scale-lesbian gay (ppss-lg)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
general assessments of social support rather than employing scales that take in to consideration the unique aspects of the lesbian and gay experience. Thus, it was suggested that a social support scale inclusive of specific LG experiences would be a better...
Understanding the influence of a contextual factor, stigma consciousness: a barrier for underrepresented students in engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
on racial/ethnic stigma consciousness on the indirect effect via engineering self-efficacy. A series of ANOVA and MANOVA were also conducted to determine whether demographic and contextual variables could explain racial/ethnic stigma consciousness, coping...
Examining relationships between first-grade achievement, student socioeconomic status, and student-teacher relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
with regressions using Taylor series linearization and propensity score weighting. Results from the regression analyses demonstrated strong associations between the variables of interest including a statistically significant moderation effect between conflictual...
Gaze on belonging : investigating rural preservice teachers' experiences at a flagship university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This qualitative study examined rural undergraduate students' process of developing a sense of belonging in a teacher preparation program at a large Midwestern public university. Eleven undergraduates, each having completed at least one semester...
Examining the impact of a black men's initiative : a mixed methods approach to program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The attrition of Black males in higher education has garnered much attention within recent years. Subsequently, programming specific to this issue has been developed to intervene; however, there is very little research ...
Parsimonious item response theory modeling with different link functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
), and cauchit links. In a series of simulations studies, I demonstrated that these parametrically parsimonious alternate-link IRT models are comparable to traditional IRT models with regard to (1) data distribution shape, (b) inflection point shift, (c...
Evaluation of a bibliotherapy-based stress management training for teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The study was a randomized control trial of a cognitive-behavioral bibliotherapy-based stress management training for teachers. The intervention consisted of the Stress Management for Teachers book, an in-person meeting, ...