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Perceptions of family of origin health, self-esteem, and the divorced single mother among college studentsBurke, Susan J. 27 October 1994 (has links)
This study sought to determine the contributions of college students'
perceptions of family of origin health and self-esteem to their perceptions of the
divorced single mother. It was hypothesized that individuals who hold more positive
views of their family of origin health will also view themselves and, consequently, the
divorced single mother more positively. Participants were 170 college students, 113 of
whom lived only with their biological parents, and 57 of whom lived at sometime in
their lives with a divorced single mother. Four instruments were used to collect the
data, including the Family of Origin Health Scale (Hovestadt et al., 1985), the Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), the Perception of Divorced Mother Scale (Ganong &
Coleman, 1983), and a demographic questionnaire. A series of hierarchical regression
analyses were used in data analyses. Generally, results indicated that family type
made no major impact on participants' perceptions of the divorced single mother.
Among participants in the biological parent group and the divorced single mother
group, family of origin health significantly predicted more positive perceptions of the
divorced single mother. In this analysis, the regression model for the biological parent
group was significant, while for the divorced single mother group it was not. Self-esteem
was not found to contribute significantly to participants' perceptions of the
divorced single mother, and thus did not mediate the relationship between family of
origin health and perceptions of the divorced single mother. Finally, among the
biological parent group, amount of interaction with single parent families headed by a
divorced single mother significantly predicted more positive perceptions of the
divorced single mother. Among the divorced single mother group, however, amount
of time lived in a single parent family headed by a divorced mother did not
significantly predict their perceptions of the divorced single mother. / Graduation date: 1995
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Real-time transit information accuracy: impacts and proposed solutionsGooze, Aaron Isaac 10 April 2013 (has links)
When presented in a practical format, real-time transit information can improve sustainable travel methods by enhancing the transit experience. Larger shifts towards public transportation have cascading effects on the environment, health and urban form. The research will identify the positive shift realized by the continued development of a set of real-time transit information tools, specifically in the Seattle region. In addition, it will analyze real-time prediction errors and their effects on the rider experience. Three years after the development of location-aware mobile applications for OneBusAway - a suite of real-time information tools - a survey of current users was conducted by the author in 2012 in order to compare the results to a 2009 study. The results show significant positive shifts in satisfaction with transit, perceptions of safety and ridership frequency as a result of the increased use of real-time arrival information. However, the research will also provide a perspective of the margin of error riders come to expect and the negative effects resulting from inaccuracies with the real-time data. While riders on average will ride less when they have experienced errors, a robust issue-reporting system as well as the resolution of the error can mitigate the initial negative effects. In response, the research provides a framework for a crowd-sourced error reporting process in order to improve the level of accuracy by means of a Transit Ambassador Program. Finally, a pilot program developed by the author is assessed against this framework and insight is provided within the context of the real-time information system.
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Punitive Warfare: Measuring The Effects of a Punitive Disposition On Public Support For WarThomas, Paul I, Mr. 21 August 2012 (has links)
Recent research has posited that retributiveness is an individual level disposition that can help us understand foreign policy preferences (e.g. Liberman 2006, Liberman 2007, Liberman in press, Stein n.d.). However, previous research is limited in two related respects. First, previous research relies on correlational data, blunting our ability to make clear causal inferences. Also, retributiveness is not made theoretically distinct from general hawkishness. In this paper, I present results from two experiments to refine our understanding of how retributiveness can affect support for use of the military. In the first experiment, I examine how retributiveness affects support for greater military commitment across a number of potential missions. In the second experiment, I examine how retributiveness interacts with different rhetorical justifications for military endeavors (e.g. punishing transgressors versus eliminating a foreign policy threat).
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The Dynamics of Public Opinion and Military Alliances : Japan’s Role in the Gulf War and Iraq InvasionBendiksen, Stian Carstens January 2012 (has links)
No description available.
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Public attitudes toward the use of force and presidential crisis responsesBrule, David J 30 October 2006 (has links)
This dissertation explores the role of public opinion in U.S. presidential decisions
to employ various alternatives in response to an international crisis. Presidents may
choose from a range of force alternatives, including non-force alternatives, troop
mobilizations, air strikes or ground assaults. Using the Poliheuristic Theory, I argue that
public attitudes toward the use of force in a given crisis play a key role in the decision
making process leading to such choices. The direction and intensity of public opinion is
driven by a relative value assessment by which the public determines whether the
benefits of a use of force are worth the costs. Presidents are aware of this relative value
assessment and rule out crisis responses that are likely to violate the public's preferences
in the first stage of the decision making process. In the second stage, presidents choose
among the remaining alternatives by weighing the relative merits of each with respect to
military and international-strategic implications.
To test hypotheses following from this theoretical argument, I employ two
methodological approaches. The first is statistical analysis. I develop a new data set of
presidential crisis response choices and expand an existing data set on U.S. public
attitudes toward the use of force, from 1949 to 2001. Using two extant data collections
identifying international crises, I conduct Ordered Logit analyses, which produce results
that are largely supportive of the hypotheses. The second methodological approach is the case study method. I conduct two detailed case studies of decisions to use force in
Bosnia (1995) and Afghanistan (2001). These analyses are also supportive of the
theoretical argument. I conclude that presidents are largely responsive to public opinion
in the selection of crisis responses.
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Chinese-Canadian and Hong Kong immigrant views on same-sex marriageWai, Daphina. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--York University (Canada), 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Media, citizenship and the 'crisis of democracy' from political agent to shopper in the 'political supermarket' /Ray, Tapas. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2009. / Principal faculty advisor: Danilo Yanich, School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy. Includes bibliographical references.
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Imagining public opinion in antebellum America : fear, credit, law, and honor /Schmeller, Mark G. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of History, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
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On public opinion in time of warAnthony, Brian S. January 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S. in Information Warfare Systems Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Arquilla, John. Second Reader: Iatrou, Steve. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Weapons of mass distruction, NES National Election Studies, public opinion, Vietnam war, Iraq war, President Johnson, Presisent Bush. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). Also available in print.
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The influence of the American Bar Association on public opinion and legislationRutherford, M. Louise January 1937 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1936. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-383) and index.
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