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Changing Rural Communities: An Exploration of Older Adults' Experiences
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This research was designed to better understand the perceptions and experiences of older adults who live in small towns and rural areas. In this qualitative study, 13 individuals were interviewed to gain an in-depth ...
Identity and Daily Experience in Queer Emerging Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study examined possible links between aspects of sexual orientation identity and daily experiences of queer emerging adults ages 18-24 in a sample of 20 college students and non-college students in the Midwest, using ...
Social Integration Among Older Adults: A Focus on Socio-Demographic and Health Characteristics
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Social integration is a multi-dimensional construct that is instrumental to healthy aging. The current study explores variation in older adults’ social integration based on socio-demographic variation (age, gender, education, ...
Self Perceptions of Aging: Women's Views of The Aging Process
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Society has generally taught women in a rather subliminal way they should remain
young, thin, and beautiful (Horton, Baker, Cote, & Deakin, 2008; Mock & Eibach, 2011; Stark-
Wroblewski, Edelbaum, & Bello, 2008). As the ...
Links between Sexual Health Content and Teacher Characteristics in North Dakota's Secondary Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Numerous studies indicate the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education in preventing teen pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet many U.S. schools still rely on abstinence-only ...
The Role of Women’s Friendships in Later Life: Implications for Married and Widowed Women
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Increasingly, aging research demonstrates the importance of social support for well-being in later life, particularly among women. Women often rely on their spouse as a source of social support; however, it is unclear how ...
Nurturing Parenting Program: A Study of Engagement and Activities During the Parent and Child Activity Time
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The Nurturing Parent Program (NPP) aims to build protective factors in families such as: nurturing, attachment, social connections, parental resilience and knowledge of child development. This qualitative study looked ...
Older Adults Fighting Obesity with Bariatric Surgery: Benefits, Side Effects and Outcomes
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The prevalence of obesity has increased at a rapid rate indicating that it is one of the fastest growing diseases in the older adult population. Since life expectancy has increased, some obese older adults are living longer; ...
Retraining the Brain to Prevent Disordered Eating: Approach Versus Avoidance
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Emerging adult college women are at particular risk for developing unhealthy eating habits. Despite this, methods of intervention in this population are understudied. This study sought to test whether an implicit, cognitive ...
Qualitative Research as a Creative Teaching Technique: A Phenomenological Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Phenomenological inquiry was utilized to explore masters level counseling students’ experiences completing a qualitative research project as part of a Shame and Shame Resiliency course. Five of seven counseling students ...