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Children's moral narratives: Links to aggression and early relationships
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
This study addressed connections among young at-risk children's behavioral status, their moral emotion attributions and their attachment relationships. In general, it was expected that children with more behavioral problems ...
Visual evoked potentials in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)
Visual evoked potential (VEP) research is a means of acquiring a better understanding of the neural processing of visually-presented information. The VEP is a noninvasive electrophysiological measurement to visual stimulation. ...
Comparing sex offending and conduct disordered youth: The role of family
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
Juvenile sex offending is a serious and growing problem in the United States, and has significant mental health and financial repercussions. Yet, to date, the etiology of this behavior has not been ascertained. The present ...
Factors influencing follow -up care of abnormal Pap smears
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
The current study is part of a larger retrospective study evaluating National Cancer Institute Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) among participants ...
Socialization influences on the acquisition of gender constancy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
This research focused on Kohlberg's (1966) cognitive-developmental model of gender constancy. Specifically, the present study was designed to examine the level of gender constancy in 80, 3 and 4-year-old children who, ...
Attention in children with Lyme disease as compared to those with ADHD
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic spirochetal illness transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick. It can manifest in any number and combination of physical, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, making it ...
Cognitive and emotional responses to cancer threat: An experimental model
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
Breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women in the United States, is a threat to most women. Reactions of fear and distress to cancer threat may result in increased cancer risks. The dual process theory of illness ...
Patient satisfaction with management of chronic pain
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
This cross-sectional study investigated patient satisfaction with pain management in a group of 73 chronic pain patients being treated in a specialty pain clinic. Potential predictors of satisfaction were examined, including ...
The need for psychosocial intervention for the partners of women with breast cancer
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
The partners of women with breast cancer are a major source of support for their significant others. This study examines the perceptions of both patients and partners as to how men can best provide this support. It asks ...
Measurements and characteristics of internalized homophobia among gay men
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2004)
This study investigated measurements and characteristics of internalized homophobia among gay men. The psychometric properties of a 20-item instrument, the Multi-Axial Gay Inventory - Men's Short Version (MAGI-MSV), were ...