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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 ...
The Role of Spirituality in Therapist Self-Care: An Exploration of Students Beliefs and Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which family therapy students used their spiritual and/or religious beliefs as a resource for preventing clinical burnout and in their self-care practices. Additionally, ...
Evaluation of Osteoporosis Educational Interventions on Knowledge, Health Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Dietary Calcium and Vitamin D Intakes
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Osteoporosis is a serious public health issue, which is growing in significance because of our aging population. It is estimated that 34 million individuals in the United States are at risk for osteoporosis. Education may ...
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 ...
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 Relationship between Dating and Body Image in Adolescence
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
During adolescence, individuals often experience dating for the first time, and negative body image as a result of increased socialization. In this study, we sought to investigate the connection between dating and body ...
Strategies for Integrating Spirituality in Therapy: Student Perspectives
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Spirituality and religion are considered an important aspect of the human experience and is considered to be valuable to the practice of Couples and Family Therapy (CFT). However, there is nothing in the literature that ...
LGB Affirmative Training and Clinical Competency: Differences in Couple and Family Therapy Students Who Receive Training at Religious Vs. Secular Institutions
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study determined if any differences exist in the level of affirmative training
received, beliefs about sexual orientation, and perceived clinical competency with lesbian, gay,
and bisexual (LGB) clients of 231 couple ...