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Parents’ Experiences as They Interact with Their Transgender Children’s Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents and caregivers in a parenting role of a transgender child as they interacted with their children’s schools. For this study, 22 interviews with parents and ...
Caregivers and Environments for People with Dementia
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This paper is a report of a study to investigate the perceptions of caregivers regarding the effects of environments on the independence of a family member with dementia living in the home. The majority of persons with ...
Childhood Adversity and Successful Aging
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Extant literature offers consensus regarding the long-term impacts of childhood adversity (CA) but its impact on successful aging is not well understood. The Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study – a nationally ...
Physical Activity of Preschool Aged Children during Childcare: Examination of Seasonal Changes and an Evaluation of a Dance-Based Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The purpose of this dissertation was to prospectively track preschoolers' physical activity (PA) during childcare while investigating for seasonal differences in accelerometer measured PA between the fall and winter months ...
Anticipatory Guidance Provision Related to Driving Safety/Cessation for Older Drivers
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Increasing numbers of older adults continue to drive. Aging-related physical and cognitive changes can impact driving ability. Health care providers (HCPs) are ideally placed in society to provide mobility counseling to ...
Transitioning a Living-Center: Resident Ability and Preference in Activity Programming
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Gerontologists have noted the importance of physical fitness (McPhee, et al., 2004), socialization (Lang & Baltes, 1997), and cognitive maintenance (McDougall, 2000) to successful aging. Due to this, Assisted-Living Facility ...
Transgender Peoples’ Experiences of Religion and Spirituality
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine the religious and spiritual experiences of transgender people. The study used an existing data set consisting of interviews from five self-identified Christian transgender participants, ...
Contraception and Sexuality in Heterosexual Emerging Adult Women
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Our study aimed to gain a comprehensive look into heterosexual emerging adult women's preferred type of contraception, who women identify as primarily responsible for contraception, and how sexual self schemas, sexual ...
How Does Christian Religious Affiliation Influence Therapists' Beliefs about Sexual Orientation and Competence Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study explored the relationship between therapists' religious affiliation, their beliefs about sexual orientation in general and about lesbian and gay clients in particular. Specifically, therapists' who self-identified ...
Parent and Child Perceptions of Parenting Practices: Do Differences Matter for Child Outcomes?
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The aim of the current study was to examine whether differences in perceptions of parenting have an effect on child outcomes. Data were taken from an Early Risers study, which incorporated the Early Risers evidence-based ...