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INVESTIGATING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INCOME INEQUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AND DEATHS OF DESPAIR IN CANADIAN YOUTH
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Rationale: Over the past two decades, both income inequality and adverse mental health in youth have increased in Canada. Income inequality is defined as the gaps between highest earners and lowest earners within a given group or area. Some research indicates that income inequality is associated...
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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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Peer support and teacher self-efficacy: A case study of the transition to emergency remote teaching during COVID-19
Download2021-04-01
Understanding how teachers used peer-to-peer support to navigate challenging teaching situations lies at the heart of this research. The purpose of this research was to better understand how engaging in peer support between teachers shapes teacher self-efficacy. This project used a case study...
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Psychological antecedents and outcomes of leisure time physical activity for mainland Chinese international students in Canada
DownloadSpring 2019
The purpose of this research was to examine the physical activity of mainland Chinese international students in Canada. Particularly, the relationships between physical activity, social cognitive variables (i.e., self-efficacy, social support, intention, access), mental health (i.e., stress,...
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Fall 2020
This manuscript-based dissertation investigated the processes of resilience and thriving among youth and young adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Following a review of relevant literature, two studies are presented. Study 1 is a quantitative study focused on resilience among...
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Self-Report Measures and Mobile Applications for Mental Health – Focusing on Suicidality and Bipolar Disorder – Including App Development and Measure Validation
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This thesis describes studies evaluating the predictive validity of suicide risk assessments, assessment and monitoring of bipolar disorder using mobile app-based self-report questionnaires, the feasibility and criterion validity of novel tools for the evaluation of suicidal ideation and...
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Semi-supervised learning for understanding the effects of COVID-19 on mental health from Twitter data
Download2021-04-16
More contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic which likely contributes to rising mental health difficulties. It is speculated that the fourth wave of the pandemic is going to be a mental health wave which will be sustained for a very long time. Now it...
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2022-01-01
Despite the accolades heaped upon our inclusive Canadian schools, we still serve our students in two categories: those who qualify for specialized services, and those who do not. Rather than focusing on diagnoses, codes, and individualized supports, this research examined an educational structure...