Title of Document: SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND DIMENSIONALITY ANALYSIS OF A PROTECTIVE BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES MULTI-ITEM SCALE FOR USE WITH COLLEGE STUDENT DRINKERS Melinda Ann Griffin, Doctor of Philosophy, 2008 Directed By: Professor Bradley Boekeloo Department of Public and Community Health Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have been defined as self-control behaviors individuals practice prior...

Title of Document: FROM CHINA TO THE US: NUTRITION, DIET AND ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE EMPLOYED IN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES – RESULTS FROM A WEB-BASED SURVEY. Chunling Wang, M.D., 2007 Directed By: Nadine Sahyoun. Ph.D., RD, Department of Nutrition and Food Science Background: Due to the fast development of economies in China and the great needs of professionals in the US, the population of highly e...

Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate pre-service teachers’ depression, needs for social approval and selflove/self-efficacy as predictors codependency. It also aimed in this research compare need socialapproval, self-love/self-efficacy codependency according various variables.Design/Methodology/Approach: was conducted on 195 education faculty students (156 females 39 male...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease characterized by blood sugar levels above the standard value. One of DM therapy’s managemen pharmacological therapy. The use medicines that comply with instructions one determinant factors for therapy success in type 2 patients. This study aims to explore perceptions patients regarding their medication adherence. research qualitative approachby interviewing r...

Diarrhea causes severe dehydration and depleted nutrients due to the decreased nutritional intake, resulting in malnutrition children. can also lead death from if untreated. Globally, about 1.7 billion cases of childhood diarrhea occurred 2017. In Indonesia, deaths caused by 2020 accounted for 4.55% 250,600 children under five years old 9.8% 20,266 newborns. This study aimed determine predictor...

: http://si p://pubs.as Self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s judgments of their capabilities to perform certain skills necessary to attain a desired outcome or behavior (Bandura, 1986). There is a vast literature across a large range of health conditions that highlights the importance of selfefficacy in the management of chronic health conditions including behaviors related to managing h...

Purpose - The importance of the affective domain in holistic human development, particular empathy, is an increasing concern today especially after Covid-19 pandemic. purpose this study was threefold: (i) to investigate attitudes school students toward competencies associated with consciousness; (ii) validate psychometric properties model Malaysian students’ and (iii) examine influence selfeffi...

Interest in the role of self-confidence in sport performance has been high in sport psychology research. A measure to assess general physical self-efficacy has recently been developed, but without application to competitive sport performance. The present study examined the role of general and task-specific self-efficacy in women's intercollegiate gymnastics. It also assessed the reliability and...