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Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Stress: Associations with Parent-Child Conflict and Preschool-Aged Children's Internalizing Behaviour Problems
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Internalizing behaviour problems, including anxiety, depression, and somatization are among the most common mental health concerns experienced by young children. Researchers have identified parenting stress (i.e. stress related to the demands of the parenting role) as a key factor related to...
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Fall 2019
Computerized formative assessments (CFA) are becoming popular in post-secondary education because they can offer immediate feedback and on-demand testing. This has created a pressing need for large numbers of content-specified items together with their feedback so that the items may be available...
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Historical Accounts of Adversity and Hope: A Basic Qualitative Study on Prominent Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
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Sexual minority individuals, on average, still experience higher rates of mental health andhealth concerns, as well as higher rates of discrimination and violent victimization than heterosexual counterparts. Furthermore, sexual minority individuals are more likely than heterosexuals to access...
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Fall 2019
Meaning and purpose in life and hope, independently and collectively, play important roles in human functioning. Yet there remain gaps in our knowledge of the constructs and of the relationships between and among them. The aim of this study was to deepen our understanding of meaning, purpose, and...
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The Relationship between Self-Regulation and Behaviour in Adolescents Diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a range of neurodevelopmental deficits that can occur due to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and affects approximately 4% of Canadians. PAE has been known to impact several areas of functioning, including self-regulation which encompasses a series...
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Fall 2019
The current study investigates the hypothesis that rapid automatized naming (RAN) is related to reading fluency because both tasks rely on the ability to simultaneously process multiple items presented in serial fashion (termed cascaded processing). One hundred undergraduate students (67 females,...
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The preferred design of pedagogical agents by older adults for self-management health programs for chronic conditions
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This dissertation comprises a study of pedagogical agents and the preferences of older adult learners for specific pedagogical agents. Quantitative data were gathered from participants over the age of 55 concerning their preferences both for pedagogical agents’ design characteristics in general...
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EveryBODY Should Succeed: The Relationship Amongst Students’ Body Appreciation, Academic Interference, and Achievement Emotions
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Despite the continuously narrowing body ideals and corresponding body dissatisfaction in young adults today, limited attention has been given to examining the impacts of students’ body image in their school environment. Body preoccupations, such as a fixation on appearance, food, and exercise,...
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Fall 2019
Adolescence is a time of profound change and development for girls. Canadian girls may face a number of complex issues as they transition through childhood into adolescence, including sharp declines in physical and mental health, high rates of violence at home and at school, and mounting...
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Reading Between the Lines: How Childhood Home Reading Environment and Associated Psychological Need Satisfaction Relate to Adult Leisure Reading
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Despite the numerous lifelong benefits that are associated with continued leisure reading, there has been a steady decline in adult reading habits. Researchers have given limited attention to examining the factors that may influence whether an individual chooses to read recreationally beyond...