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<p> Despite a rich popular narrative that awe-inspiring nature experiences promote environmental behavior, empirical work on this subject is lacking. Recent research has determined that individuals often experience the emotion awe in nature, and that this emotion can lead to reliable shifts in cognition, interpersonal perception, and social behavior. In addition, although research has found that nature exposure can shift environmental behavior, the emotional pathways underlying this association, such as awe, are not yet clear. The current investigation explores through two studies the relationship between transcendent nature and awe experiences with environmental behavior. In study 1 (N = 405), a pre-post online survey assessed (1) the effect of describing a past nature-based transcendent experience in a value-based model of environmental behavior; and (2) what qualities of this experience, such as awe, were most prominent descriptively and as predictors in the model. Regression analyses revealed that describing a nature-based transcendent experience significantly improved the model, and increased participant&rsquo;s openness to change values pre-post. Moreover, a sense of awe was the most prominent experience quality and was positively related to environmental behavior.</p><p> Study 2 employed an experimental design to more concretely explore the role of the transcendent emotion awe in nature on environmental behavior and engagement. A 2x3 factorial design (N = 277) explored whether two factors - (1) reading a climate change message or no message, and (2) viewing videos of awe-inspiring nature, an awe-inspiring built environment, or calming nature - influenced participant&rsquo;s emotional state and environmental behavior intentions, including an in-situ measure of whether they signed a climate change petition presented outside of the building after leaving the lab session. Participants reported feeling less relaxed and interested after reading a climate message in the built (awe) condition compared to the nature conditions. Also, participants in the awe-nature condition reported feeling more relaxed when they were given the climate message to read. Although no significant interactions for environmental behavior intention emerged, for the in-situ measure, participants who viewed nature rather than awe videos were over three times more likely to sign the climate petition.</p><p> Overall, the results of study 1 suggest the theoretical value and interventional benefits of integrating transcendent nature experiences and the emotion awe into value-based models of environmental behavior. The results of study 2 begin to suggest that pro-environmental behavior may depend more on the setting participants are exposed to (nature versus built) rather than on the emotions induced by those settings, such as awe. Implications on education and nature protection policy and practices are discussed.</p>

This study examines the barriers of cervical cancer prevention among African-American women in Georgia. One hundred and seventeen (117) women in Georgia were conveniently selected in varying settings to participate in a twenty-two survey questionnaire based on prevention and barriers of cervical cancer. The participants answered yes or no questions about visiting a gynecologist/health clinic for women's health, previous participation of cervical cancer screenings, previous vaccination of cervical cancer/human papillomavirus, and barriers of cervical cancer. Various questions were related to barriers of knowledge of cervical cancer/human papillomavirus, perceived susceptibility, and attitudes towards screening measures. The findings of the study indicate that there is a statistically significant relationship between participation of cervical cancer and the barriers of knowledge and perceived susceptibility. Conversely, there is no statistically significant relationship between the barrier of attitudes toward screening measures.

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The overall objective of this study was to examine the psychosocial affects of HIV/AIDS on the significant other of a PWA. To attain this objective, psychosocial affects in the following areas of anxiety and depression, family relations, self-concept, and alienation were addressed by the researcher. A casual comparative research design was used in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to male and female PWAs and significant others in an agency in the Atlanta Metropolitan area which serves PWA and significant others. The study was an attempt to provide a better understanding of the psychosocial affects HIV/AIDS has on the significant other of a PWA in relations to anxiety and depression, family relations, self concept and alienation in an effort to determine how social workers can better help this population. The findings of this research indicate that there was a significant difference between the psychosocial affects of HIV/AIDS on a PWA and his/her significant other in the area of self concept.

This study explores select barriers to grief counseling groups for adolescents by Georgia public school social workers. The purpose of this study is to determine if there are select barriers in place in school systems that prevent school social workers from conducting grief counseling groups within the school setting for adolescents. Seventy-five (75) survey participants were selected for this study utilizing non probability convenience sampling from among the participants of the selected Savannah site for the study. The survey participants were composed of school social workers who were members of the state chapter of School Social Workers Association of Georgia (SSWAG) organization, which is the state charter of the larger School Social Workers Association of America (SSWAA) national organization. This study employed a survey questionnaire entitled, A Study of Barriers to Grief Counseling Groups for Adolescents in School, and a four-point continuum Likert scale. The findings of the study indicate that there is no statistical significance between select barriers -- amount of time provided during a school day, administrative support, and social work caseloads — when compared to conducting grief counseling groups. The data indicate that there is no relationship between the select barriers and conducting grief counseling groups. However, responding school social workers agree that grief impacts adolescents and interferes with teaching and learning in school, and that a comfort level with the topic of grief is required in order to conduct grief counseling groups. The overall findings of this study revealed that grief counseling groups are underutilized interventions by Georgia public school social workers, who are members of the School Social Workers Association of Georgia organization. Although Georgia public school social workers recognize the importance of grief counseling groups as effective interventions for adolescents, grief counseling groups are not being conducted at higher percentages by school social workers for adolescents, based on the frequency distribution data.

The overall objective of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction with medical treatment and social work counseling among women diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The author examined the following factors: First, how quickly and frequently the female respondents received medical treatment for symptoms related to a diagnosis of AIDS. Second, the type and form of medical insurance coverage provided for females diagnosed with AIDS. Third, the level of the respondents’ satisfaction with the medical treatment received for the treatment of AIDS. Fourth, the type of social work counseling received for the treatment of AIDS. Fifth, the respondents’ level of satisfaction with the social work counseling received for the treatment of AIDS. A self-administered questionnaire was given to thirty adult female respondents that have been diagnosed with AIDS. Two hypotheses were tested concerning the relationship between gender and the level of satisfaction with medical and social work treatment received for the treatment of AIDS. Both of the null hypotheses were rejected. The results of this study indicated that the female respondents were dissatisfied with the counseling they received from the social worker, with a felt sense of having their concerns inadequately addressed during counseling sessions. This study demonstrated that social workers must be sensitive to gender specific issues with special populations of clients in order to provide adequate, acceptable treatment.