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1	Variables that impact high school dropout Owens, Mario Antonio 02 May 2009 (has links) The purpose of this study was to determine which variables contribute to high school dropout in a north central Mississippi school district’s only high school. The study population consisted of 301 students who enrolled as freshman in a north central Mississippi school district’s only high school during the 2002-2003 academic year and could have graduated from high school in 2006. Student data were obtained from the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) database, which contained all relevant information to this study. Data were collected on the following variables: gender, ethnicity, age, disciplinary infractions, whether or not a student was socially promoted, number of grades retained, number of absences, subject area testing scores, ninth grade retention, and special education enrollment. The findings of this study indicated there were relationships between the criterion variable, high school dropout, and the following predictor variables: age, ethnicity, whether or not a student was socially promoted, number of absences, number of grades retained, ninth grade. retention, and disciplinary infractions. The findings from this investigation also suggested that both socially promoted and students with high numbers of absences were more likely to drop out of high school than those who were not socially promoted, or had fewer absences. Mississippi high school dropout Predictor variable High school dropout Criterion variable
2	Stress as a source of injury among a group of professional ballet dancers Dennill, Ingrid 11 1900 (has links) Sport and dance injuries have increased despite improvements in coaching techniques and medical care. Other factors, including psychological ones, were therefore thought to play a role in injury vulnerability. Most of the attempts to explain how psychological variables can affect an athlete's predisposition to injury have been based on anxiety or stress concepts. In this survey type study an interactive approach to stress has been adopted with the goal of finding a relationship between stress and injury in a group of professional ballet dancers. No simple direct relationship was found. Multiple regression analysis was performed and a more complicated relationship between stress indicators and injury was found. When an attempt was made to investigate the significant interaction, no significant correlations were found. However, the correlations were found to be large and negative. This could indicate that if the sample size had been larger significant correlations may have been found. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology) Survey Nonrandom sample Criterion variable-injury Predictor variable-stress Pearson product moment correlations Principle component analysis Multiple regression Descriptive statistics Content analysis Healthier dancer questionnaire Daily hassles and uplifts scale 155.9042 Life change events Stress -- Psychology -- Etiology Stress -- Physiology -- Prevention Stress -- Physiology -- Research Ballet dancers Sports injuries -- Psychological aspects Sports medicine Healthier dancer questionnaire Daily hassle and uplift scale Stress (Physiology) -- Measurement.
3	Stress as a source of injury among a group of professional ballet dancers Dennill, Ingrid 11 1900 (has links) Sport and dance injuries have increased despite improvements in coaching techniques and medical care. Other factors, including psychological ones, were therefore thought to play a role in injury vulnerability. Most of the attempts to explain how psychological variables can affect an athlete's predisposition to injury have been based on anxiety or stress concepts. In this survey type study an interactive approach to stress has been adopted with the goal of finding a relationship between stress and injury in a group of professional ballet dancers. No simple direct relationship was found. Multiple regression analysis was performed and a more complicated relationship between stress indicators and injury was found. When an attempt was made to investigate the significant interaction, no significant correlations were found. However, the correlations were found to be large and negative. This could indicate that if the sample size had been larger significant correlations may have been found. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology) Survey Nonrandom sample Criterion variable-injury Predictor variable-stress Pearson product moment correlations Principle component analysis Multiple regression Descriptive statistics Content analysis Healthier dancer questionnaire Daily hassles and uplifts scale 155.9042 Life change events Stress -- Psychology -- Etiology Stress -- Physiology -- Prevention Stress -- Physiology -- Research Ballet dancers Sports injuries -- Psychological aspects Sports medicine Healthier dancer questionnaire Daily hassle and uplift scale Stress (Physiology) -- Measurement.

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