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Possible selves of older adults entering a life plan community
(Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., 2019-04-17)This study examined the possible selves, goals, and perceptions of “time left” of older adults soon after they entered a life plan community as independent living residents. There has been little research regarding the ... -
Post-assault health care for sexual assault survivors during COVID-19: A mixed methods analysis of service rates in a predominately African American community
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2022-05-08)This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected sexual assault healthcare services in a predominately African American U.S. city. In mixed methods research design, we used quantitative interrupted time series modeling ... -
The power of aspirations and expectations: the connection between educational goals and risk behaviors among african american adolescents
(Routledge, 2011-10)Numerous studies and interventions have been designed to either reduce the prevalence of risky behaviors (substance use, sexual activity, etc.) or increase the level of educational activity for adolescents. Research suggests ... -
The power of student empowerment: Measuring classroom predictors and individual indicators
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LTD, 2016)Despite spending more money per student than almost all developed nations, the United States lags behind in educational indicators with persistent disparities between privileged and marginalized students. Most approaches ... -
Powerlessness, destiny, and control: the influence on health behaviors of African Americans
(Springer New York LLC, 2004-02)This study assessed the extent to which a belief in fate or destiny might explain certain health behaviors among African Americans. A survey of 1,253 African Americans in Alabama churches was conducted. Fifty-nine percent ... -
Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
(Routledge, 2023-03-15)Understanding the extent to which youth and families experienced COVID-related stress requires accounting for prior levels of stress and other associated factors. This is especially important for military families, which ... -
Pre-implementation attitudes and organizational readiness for implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning system
(Elsevier, 2003-04-16)Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is expensive and time consuming. A substantial cost is associated with pre-implementation involvement and training designed to encourage acceptance and effective ... -
Predicting and interpreting identification errors in military vehicle training using multidimensional scaling
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-06)We compared methods for predicting and understanding the source of confusion errors during military vehicle identification training. Participants completed training to identify main battle tanks. They also completed ... -
Predicting global satisfaction ratings of quality health care among trauma patients: Testing a structural equation model
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)Background: Patient satisfaction has been debated as an indicator of quality hospital care. It is debated in the literature as to whether or not patients can accurately judge technical quality of healthcare services. Purpose ... -
Predictors of medication adherence and smoking cessation among smokers under community corrections supervision
(Elsevier B.V., 2017-02)Introduction: Individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system now represent over 12% of all current U.S. smokers. With smoking banned in most U.S. jails and prisons, the cessation focus for this population has shifted to ... -
Preferred sources of information, knowledge, and acceptance of automated vehicle systems: Effects of gender and age
(Frontiers Media, 2022-05-23)Automobile crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. Driver automation systems and active safety systems have the potential to improve the safety and mobility of all road users and may ... -
Preliminary evaluation of electric scooter related problems in continuing care retirement communities (CCRC)
(2003-08)Electric Scooters are assistive devices that have been well received by the older adult population (65 years and older). The increase in usage of these scooters is causing a number of problems for Continuing Care Retirement ... -
Preliminary evaluation of project Wichita Overdose Recovery Kit Expedited Delivery (WORKED)
(Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)Substantial increases in opioid overdose deaths underlie the need for the implementation of harm reduction strategies. One such harm reduction strategy entails improved access to naloxone, a medication that rapidly reverses ... -
A preliminary investigation of eye-gaze patterns on fast-mapping abilities of children with ASD
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)Research has suggested that during storybook reading children’s eye-gaze is primarily on the picture versus the text. Further research with written fast-mapping (FM) indicates that children acquire orthographic images ... -
Preliminary psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II: a revised measure of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance
(Elsevier, 2011-12)The present research describes the development and psychometric evaluation of a second version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), which assesses the construct referred to as, variously, acceptance, ... -
Preliminary results for an economic exchange game designed to measure of an aspect of antisocial behavior
(Elsevier, 2016-10)This study provides preliminary evidence for an economic exchange game (Thieves' Game), to measure the effects of a lack of guilt or remorselessness on behavior. The study examined the relationship between performance in ... -
Problems of university students as reflected by Mooney problem check list
(Wichita State University, 1953-05)The plan of the study was to obtain data on the problems of college students for these purposes: (a) To execute the major research project of relating problems to other variables; (b) to make available to administrative, ... -
Processes of change in acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive therapy for depression: a mediation reanalysis of Zettle and Rains
(Sage Publications, 2011-05)Several articles have recently questioned the distinction between acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and traditional cognitive therapy (CT). This study presents a reanalysis of data from Zettle and Rains that compared ... -
Program-specific practices and outcomes for high school mentors and their mentees
(Elsevier, 2018-06)We conducted secondary analyses of program evaluation data involving six high school (HS) mentoring programs. All programs used one-on-one matches but differed in a) how mentors were recruited (voluntary vs. mandated due ... -
Prolonged use of dynamic text presentations for reading with low vision
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Reading is a primary difficulty for people with visual impairments, and many patients express significant reductions in quality of life as a result. Current solutions to this problem often involve expensive, cumbersome ...