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Adolescents’ Coping Strategies in Hypothetical Bullying Scenarios: The Influence of Bullying Type, Gender, and Reported Frequency of Bullying Involvement
DownloadFall 2013
The current study investigated the types and effectiveness of strategies female and male adolescents generated in response to hypothetical bullying situations, based on bullying type, and participants reported frequency of bullying involvement. Participants were 225 junior high school students....
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Fall 2021
The overall purpose of this dissertation was to explore flourishing among Canadian university student-athletes and coaches. This was addressed via three studies. The purpose of the first study was to investigate mental health protective and risk factors among flourishing Canadian university...
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In the Face of Socio-Political Conflict: Mothers’ Experiences of Hope Alongside Adult Children with Mental Illnesses
DownloadFall 2018
This study aimed to explore hope experiences among mothers living alongside adult children with mental illnesses in a socio-political conflict area. Hope is increasingly recognized as an important factor for people facing difficult situations. Mothers whose adult children struggle with mental...
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Inner City Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Policy Recommendations to Support Delivery of Programs and Services
DownloadSpring 2015
Background: In Alberta, and across Canada, health care costs continue to rise at an unsustainable rate. Over the past five years, the cost of delivering healthcare has outpaced the annual rate of inflation by nearly four percent. Health services use is driven by health needs and characteristics...
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Spring 2011
The current research was designed to add to the youth sport coping literature by examining adolescent athletes’ stressor appraisals and coping and to understand the way in which athletes learn to cope. Two studies were conducted. Study one was a metastudy (Paterson, Thorne, Canam, & Jillings,...
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Storm surge flooding: risk perception and coping strategies of residents in Tsawwassen, British Columbia
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This thesis examines how residents perceived and coped with storm surge flooding in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. On February 4, 2006 the community experienced a storm surge flood that affected residents within the neighbourhoods of Beach Grove and Boundary Bay Village. This study identifies...
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The Development and Use of Self-Compassion to Cope with Adversity in Sport in Female Varsity Athletes
DownloadFall 2016
Self-compassion is an emotion regulation strategy that encourages the practice of mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness. It involves understanding adverse experiences using a broader perspective, seeking connections with others, and directing kindness towards the self (Neff, 2003a) and...
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Spring 2022
This thesis aims to investigate the portrayal of madwoman characters as antagonists in English literature, in order to contribute to ongoing critical discussions on the subject of the madwoman in feminist literary criticism. The thesis performs a close reading of the characters of Bertha Mason in...