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Experiences of Former Street Involved Youth Living in Housing: Contributors, Themes, and Factors
DownloadFall 2019
Little attention in research has been paid to post-homeless trajectories among former street involved youth (SIY), despite previous studies having revealed fragile housing stability post-homelessness. It is important to understand how former SIY are able to cope with life post-homelessness and...
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How Women Varsity Athletes High in Self-Compassion Experience Unexpected Stressors Surrounding Competition
DownloadSpring 2020
Athletes appraise unexpected stressors as more threatening than expected stressors (Dugdale et al., 2002) and women varsity athletes have reported experiencing a high proportion of unexpected competition-related stressors (Holt et al., 2007). Self-compassion appears to promote adaptive appraisals...
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Personal and Environmental Factors that Contribute to Experiences of Stress in Physical Education for Children at Risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Psychological stress is as an experience that arises from a mismatch between a person’s perception of a situation and his or her resources to cope with environmental demands (Aldwin, 2007). Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is more than just a motor problem and is thought to cause many...
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Fall 2019
Sport involvement can be both a stressor and protective factor for athletes’ well-being (Arnold & Fletcher, 2012; Sarkar & Fletcher, 2014; Secades et al., 2016). With potentially fewer performance stressors, recreational athletes might be best positioned to experience the positive aspects of...
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The Association between Coping Strategies Utilized and Quality of Life among Thai Family Carers of Persons Living with Dementia Residing in Community
DownloadSpring 2022
Background: Caring for persons living with dementia is complex, and there is a great cost associated with caregiving. Many family carers are at an increased risk of deteriorated physical and psychological outcomes. However, the numbers of Asian studies concerning the association between coping...