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Falls in the Independent Living Glenaire Community
(2014)Falls are a major issue in the geriatric community and lead to premature incapacitation as well as direct and indirect loss of life. Glenaire is a continuing care retirement facility in Cary, North Carolina. Glenaire ... -
FAMILIES IN POVERTY: EXPLORING PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTING STYLES AND COMMUNICATION
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-24)The present study evaluated parent-child communication and parenting styles of families in poverty. Participants were 62 parents of children from organizations who currently treat and supervise children in poverty. Data ... -
Family Functioning and Social Capital of Families Participating in Intensive In-Home Services : A North Carolina Study
(East Carolina University, 2010)Family functioning and social capital are two important realities for families receiving Intensive In-Home Services in North Carolina. Intensive In-Home Services provide a time limited treatment approach for families who ... -
Farm Animal-Assisted Therapy for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parent’s Perspectives
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects an individual's ability to communicate, create social relationships, and regulate sensory input and repetitive behaviors. An uncommon intervention ... -
The Fate and Transport of Pharmaceuticals and other Personal Care Products Through Groundwater Beneath and Adjacent to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)In the United States, nutrient and pharmaceutical loading into lakes, streams, and estuaries is a problem that has been recognized for decades and is of special concern for many North Carolina (NC) watersheds. Pharmaceuticals ... -
FATE AND TRANSPORT OF WASTEWATER PHOSPHORUS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN : A COMPARISON OF WATERSHEDS SERVED BY MUNICIPAL AND ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study compares the phosphorus (P) treatment efficiency of on-site wastewater systems (OWS) and municipal wastewater treatment systems (MWS) and quantifies impacts each technology has on ground and surface water. ... -
Female Athletic Trainers Working with Male Division I Teams: Exploring their Experiences and Interactions
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-13)Despite representing half of all certified athletic trainers in the United States, females tend to not staff male teams at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. To date, there has not been ... -
Females Appraisal Distortions in Intimate Partner Relationships
(2020-07)Intimate partner violence (IPV) initiated by women is vastly under researched compared to violence initiated by men. Socially, the quest to understand IPV has almost exclusively focused on violence perpetrated by men and ... -
Field Measure to Estimate Vertical and Leg Stiffness
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a common injury in male athletes, especially those frequently involved in sports that require hopping. Athletes with Achilles tendinopathy jump with reduced vertical and leg stiffness. ... -
The Financial Behavior of Emerging Adults : A Family Financial Socialization Approach
(East Carolina University, 2013)The present study examined the role of attachment insecurity, locus of control, and parental financial communication in the financial behavior of emerging adults from a family financial socialization theory perspective. ... -
FITNESS NON-RESPONSE FOLLOWING AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. An inverse relationship between CRF, and CVD and all-cause mortality has been well-established. To ... -
Focusing on Strengths : How Body Image Influences Sexual Competence Among Emerging Adult Females
(East Carolina University, 2012)The current study examines the impact of body image on sexually competent (responsible) behaviors within an emerging adult population utilizing a feminist perspective of Symbolic Interaction theory. The sample consisted ... -
The Football Factor: Shaping Community on Campus
(2011)Many American universities continue to invest in expensive intercollegiate football programs, and specifically cite the sport’s ability to foster a sense of community (SOC) as justification for the cost. This study sought ... -
Framing exercise : the impacts on self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and anticipated affect
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-11)Physical inactivity is a national issue with over 75% of Americans being insufficiently active (Leavitt, 2008). To promote exercise, different framing techniques have been utilized (Chen, 2012), with some evidence indicating ... -
From test to testimony: Resiliency after TBI diagnosis
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-06)Autoethnography research is a relatively new and innovative means of gathering data on oneself to connect to research and theory while advocating for change within a policy, law, and/ or environment. When doing my ... -
From Treatment to Recovery: Family, Health, and Sociocultural Implications of Anorexia Nervosa
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening biopsychosocial-spiritual illness that crosses all social locations (i.e., ages, gender identities, sexual orientation, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, and body sizes), ...