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Theses and Dissertations
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Items in this Collection
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Examining Emerging Adults’ Motivations for Sexting, Subjective Well-being, and Relationship Quality: A Self-Determination Perspective
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Researchers have documented many reasons why young people participate in sexting and a range of positive and negative outcomes associated with the activity. However, almost no research links outcomes with specific reasons, and the few instances where they are linked (e.g., Drouin et al., 2015;...
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Mental health, the sacred, and embodied wisdom: Contemplations on the wholeness and well-being of children
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Mental health concerns are on the rise in Canada and worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2030 depressive disorders will be the leading cause of the global burden of disease (World Federation for Mental Health, 2012). Eurocentric medical models rooted in modern...
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Spiritual Aspects of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life: An Exploratory Study
DownloadFall 2021
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veterans’ experiences of military to civilian transition (MCT) have been of increasing interest. Successful transition to civilian life following military service is beneficial to veterans themselves, their families and the community at large. CAF veterans who have...
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Fall 2012
Time perspective (TP) represents a person's tendency to focus more on the past, present or future and has been shown to predict measures of individual well-being (Boniwell, et al., 2010). This study examined the relationship between one’s time perspective and measures of hedonic and eudaimonic...