Browsing 2013 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Department "Counseling Psychology (UMKC)"
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Development and initial validation of the Ethnic Minority Social Self-Efficacy Scale—Asian American version
(2013)Asian Americans are reportedly one of the largest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States and have been found to experience a significant amount of interpersonal difficulties (Leong & Okazaki, 2009; ... -
The examination of safe sex message appeals, sex, and emotional responses on college students’ condom use attitudes, intentions, and self-efficacy
(2013-11-26)Inconsistency in the sexual risk prevention literature indicated that there was a need for additional research identifying factors that will increase safe sex behaviors; particularly, condom use, in young adults. The present ... -
From child abuse to prostitution: predictors and intermediaries of exchanging sex for money
(2013)People who engage in prostitution behavior often have traumatic backgrounds (Greene, Ennett, & Ringwalt, 1999; Raj et al., 2006; Valera, Sawyer, & Shiraldi, 2001; Widom & Kuhns, 1996). Various studies have shown a significant ... -
The relationship between African American high school students' desire to attend college, their perceived likelihood to attend college and actual college entrollment
(2013)African American students continue to be an underrepresented population in institutions of higher education. This study uses Mickelson’s Attitude-Achievement Paradox to explain the effect of individual and contextual SES, ...