Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2009. / Adviser: Jason Ford. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-83).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Sociiology, December 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Theses (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Includes abstract. Document formatted into pages: contains vi, 37 p. Bibliography: p. 26-28.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sensation seeking and the preference for rap-music stimulation of young offenders. In the initial pilot study 18 participants rated the stimulation level of the music and lyrics for 12 pieces of rap music. Based on participants? responses, four pieces of rap-music categories were selected for the main study, representing the category of: 1) high stimulation with aggressive lyrics (HSAL), 2) high stimulation with nonaggressive lyrics (HSNL), 3) low stimulation with aggressive lyrics (LSAL), and 4) low stimulation with non-aggressive lyrics (LSNL). In the main study, 55 students were recruited from a juvenile detention hall, which was an all-male facility for ages 13 to 18. All participants completed a demographic questionnaire and a Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS). Participants then rated their preference for each of the four musical selections. Finally, participants indicated their most liked and least liked rap selections as well as a narrative explanation. The BSSS scores were analyzed to determine the participants? characteristics of sensation seeking regarding four subscales: 1) experience seeking, 2) boredom susceptibility, 3) thrill and adventure seeking, and 4) disinhibition. The results of BSSS and preference scores were analyzed to determine the relationships between sensation seeking and participants? preference for the different stimulation levels of rap music. The results of the present study statistically significantly indicated that most participants preferred aggressive lyrics, regardless of the sensation-seeking level and music-stimulation level. The narrative responses appeared to support the significance of aggressive lyrics as participants reported that they were able to identify themselves with the lyrics. The preference for aggressive lyrics, as validated through the narrative responses, indicated that the life experiences of the participants paralleled those described in the rap lyrics.

Abstract Good credit report items can help credit rating inquirers to evaluate their customers¡¦ credit correctly, and reduce the possibilities of delinquent loans efficiently. However, there are still many items that need to be improved in regards to policies, evaluation items, and methods used by domestic banks. This research is based on the understanding of the credit business of the bank to investigate credit rating by using questionnaires. It has sifted the possible factors, which could cause delinquency loan while making loans, and used the method of factor analysis to understand if there is any difference on understanding possible affective factors of delinquency loan between different bank groups. It is expected to make the theory and practice as mutual proof and provide reference resources to the savants, who are interested in researching the credit business of banks and the credit policy making of the banks. According to the research: I. There are five remarkable factors for understanding from 20 important factors that result delinquency loan on individual credit between the bank groups, which have more or less delinquency loans. The five different factors are: 1. The borrower has no proper occupation and ability to repay a debt. 2. The expected finance resource of the borrower does not have the ability to repay a debt. 3. The dealing rate, which is given to the borrower, does not fit in with the rules. 4. The inquirer has not evaluated the guarantee with the centralized evaluation method. 5. Affected by the factor of external economic situation. We can see from the result that the group that has less delinquent loans has paid more attentions to the five factors listed above. It is possible that the banks have made careful policies regarding credit to reduce the risk of delinquent loans under the situation of gliding economic. II. We use the factor analysis to divide the possible affecting factors of the delinquent loan on individual credit into eight events. There is a remarkable difference on external economic factor between both bank groups. This fact shows that under the situation of bad economic, the bank group that has less delinquent loans has paid more attention on this factor. Therefore, they would use credit policies, which are made more carefully. Keywords: Factor Analysis, Delinquency loan

Thesis--Guo li zheng zhi da xue jiao yu yan jiu suo. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Diss.--Basel. / "Erschlenen als Heft 12 der Schriftenreihe 'Psychologische Praxis, ' Basel 1953." Vita. Bibliography: p. 102-104.