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Assessing the Efficacy of a Culturally Informed Adherence Intervention for Rural African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
(East Carolina University, 2013)
African Americans (AAs) experience higher rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and difficulty adhering to T2DM treatment plans. The current study aims were to create a culturally informed intervention for AAs with ...
The Differential Framing Measure for Procrastination : An Implicit Measure of Procrastination Cognitions
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The present study attempted to create a scale for measuring the implicit cognitions related to procrastination. Items for the measure were created from a set of cognitive rationalizations derived from existing procrastination ...
Predictors of Grade Retention in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This study examined the predictive value of sex, socioeconomic status (SES), disease severity, family achievement-orientation, and family relationship quality for predicting grade retention in children and adolescents with ...
The Relations Among Executive Dysfunction, Delay Aversion and Phonemic Awareness in Proschoolers
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The Dual Pathways theory of AD/HD explains that there may be two independent neurologically based pathways in which AD/HD may develop: executive dysfunction (EDF) and delay aversion (DAv). A separate line of research has ...
Generalization of Social Skills Training on Disruptive Classroom Behavior
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Children who exhibit problematic levels of disruptive behavior frequently also present with social skills deficits and poor social relationships. The degree to which children establish and maintain interpersonal relationships ...
Not Just For Kids : The Impact of Bullying on Academic and Job Performance
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Bullying is a sensitive topic of discussion that has recently gained momentum in literature and research. Although the consequences of bullying may be varied, the present study sought to identify specific academic and ...
Representation and Accuracy : An Examination of School Psychology Content in Introductory Psychology Textbooks
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the representation and accuracy of school psychology content in introductory psychology textbooks. A word count was conducted on each textbook to determine the number of words ...
Understanding Counterproductive Work Behavior : Aggressive Employees' Responses to Leader-Member Exchange
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This study provides further understanding of the integrative model of counterproductive work behavior (CWB). Specifically, it examined the antecedents of counterproductive work behavior as a function of both traits (i.e., ...
Intercultural Contact, Communication Apprehension, and Social Perspective Taking
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This research examined the relationship between intergroup contact, intercultural communication apprehension, and social perspective taking. Participants were students taking a course which facilitates interactions between ...
The Effects of Family Functioning on Academic Achievement in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex group of genetic blood disorders that currently affects 90,000-100,000 Americans primarily of African descent. SCD leads to physiological and psychosocial distress. In relation to ...