Browsing Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology (MU) by Thesis Semester "2013 Fall"
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An exploration of factors affecting retention and persistence of undergraduate military veteran students at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Using the retention and persistence theories of Tinto and Bean as a framework, this qualitative multi-case study analyzed the personal and institutional factors that are assisting and impeding the persistence efforts of ... -
Exploring the lived experience of Olympic gold medal champions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of three Olympic gold medal-winning athletes in the sport of Track and Field. Specifically, ... -
Exploring the lived psychosocial experience of elite national football league (NFL) players
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial experiences of elite NFL players. Many athletes dreamed and prepared to make it to the NFL as a starter, and to participate in the Pro Bowl or Super Bowl. Only a ... -
Passage-related local item dependence and spurious latent classes in the mixture Rasch model : a simulation study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Mixture Rasch models, which are often used to investigate response strategy difference, differential item functioning, and test speediness, have gained ... -
The relationship between high school sport participation and subsequent health behaviors of college young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Researchers have gathered irrefutable evidence substantiating that the increase in childhood obesity rates is primarily due to environmental and lifestyle ... -
Relationships between academic disidentification and incarceration in African American males
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study was conducted to explore whether a direct relationship could be found between the unique occurrence of academic disidentification and the disproportionately high rates of incarceration among African American ...