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Increasing the persuasiveness of gain vs. loss framing : the effects of gender and fear arousal on processing gain- vs. loss-framed breast cancer screening messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Based on prospect theory, the present study investigated gain vs. loss framing effects in the context of breast cancer screening (BCS) intervention. This study specifically assessed how the framing effect would be moderated ...
Examining elementary mathematics teachers' justification practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the relationship between elementary teachers' attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, Elementary Mathematics Specialist (EMS) status, and ...
Utilization assessment of Head Start leadership professional development resources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Lack of knowledge surrounding professional development choices of Head Start directors served as the catalyst for proposing this study. Inability to identify a Head Start-specific survey instrument designed to query directors ...
The relationship between psychological well-being, student persistence, and retention at a rural public higher education institution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Mental health is a substantial concern in higher education. Fostering positive psychological attributes may improve mental health and contribute to student success. This research analyzes the relationship between positive ...
Running head: career development practices in a Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Context: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has increased their focus on College and Career Readiness through preparation and exploration (DESE, 2016). Career development curriculum exists ...
Towards an examination and expansion of the agenda setting theory : did the media matter in Kenya's presidential election, 2007?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study assesses the usefulness of the agenda setting theory in communications research outside its traditional European and American habitat. It examines Kenya (Africa), with the research question: Did the media matter ...
Unveiling the influence of family of origin environment and relationship education programming on single adults' relational attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Guided by the Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships (DEARR) model (Bryant & Conger, 2002), the current study examined how single adults' relational attitudes are shaped by both family of origin environment and ...
Initial evaluation of a mental health literacy intervention : mental health care in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Teacher mental health literacy (MHL) includes their attitudes, knowledge, and help-seeking abilities to support youth mental health. Students' access ...
"Resilience can look really messy:" an exploration of resilience among former foster youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The present study explores the process of resilience for FFY. This exploration began with understanding how FFY define resilience, followed by how they engage in communicative processes to enact resilience. Using the ...
Healing while Black in the U.S.: adverse childhood experiences, ethnic identity, psychological sense of community, and complete mental health of emerging adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The present study drew on the Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) to investigate the impact of socioecological factors on the mental health of Black emerging adults in the United States. Specifically, ...
Part-time schedules for children in campus child care centers : a MAUT analysis of challenges faced by administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation explored the concept of part-time schedules for children in campus child care centers as a challenge faced by administrators. A ...
Love, loss and what I wrote: an ethnographic study of personal writing in a textile and apparel management course
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study reports the results of a semester-long ethnography of a writing-intensive textile and apparel management class that uses personal academic argument. Tracing the changing definition of the personal through the ...
Factors impacting teacher efficacy in policy implementation : the case of the reading first initiative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
"institutional behavior" at state and local levels "by offering ... financial assistance on the condition that [subordinate agencies] undertake certain prescribed activities" (McDonnell, 2005), have tightened control over disbursement of categorical program funds...
Effects of levels of statistics and the role of number anxiety on perceived story credibility and personal involvement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this research is to examine effects of levels of statistics on perceived story credibility and personal involvement and the role of ...
A qualitative exploration of the discrimination experiences, navigational strategies, and identity development of Black females attending predominantly white institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
the strategies that Black females use to cope with experiences of racial discrimination shift over time. Limitations, future directions, and clinical and educational implications are also discussed....
A qualitative study exploring barriers Black college students experience in utilizing mental health services at a predominantly white institution (PWI)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The qualitative study explored factors that may influence black students' utilization of mental health services based on their lived experiences as Black students in a predominately white institution (PWI). The study ...
Effect of problem-based learning on knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and critical thinking ability of agriculture students in urban schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was three-fold: to determine the effectiveness of instructional strategies on improving the acquisition and retention of leadership content by secondary students in urban agriculture programs; to ...
Mother adolescent storytelling: associations between maternal emotion socialization and adolescent well-being and emotional development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Within the context of family storytelling, parent-adolescent conversations are a rich, yet underexplored, means of capturing parental emotion socialization and its impacts on adolescents' emotional development (Fivush, et ...
For us, by us : sociocultural targeting of HIV prevention messages to black MSM
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
When compared to other racial and ethnic demographics of men who have sex with men (MSM), Black MSM contract HIV at disparately high rates. To combat these high HIV infection rates, scholarly research suggests HIV ...
Death's cold grip or helping hand: the effects of mortality salience on goal choice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Humans live with the knowledge that one day they will die. This understanding, at various levels of conscious awareness, induces a variety of reactive cognitive processes which may lead individuals to choose more meaningful ...