Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Communication, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-79).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis--University of Oklahoma. / Bibliography: leaves 97-100.

The purpose of this research study was to better understand the social and behavioural self-concept of adolescent males designated with behaviour, and through honouring their struggles and their stories, better the capacity for counselling professionals to effectively support these at-risk students. Through exploring both the students’ experience and the perceptions of those professionals who supported them, this research honoured the voice of a population that is often pushed aside in the education realm. Qualitative data analysis highlighted areas of commonality and difference between the two perspectives, ultimately demonstrating the importance of respecting student perspectives within professional decisions and interventions. The case study research took place at the Alternate Learning Program located within the Saanich School District. Participants included three adolescent males with behaviour designations, and the corresponding school professionals who supported these youth.

The current meta-analysis compares the self-concepts and perceived competencies of gifted and nongifted students. Gifted and nongifted students’ beliefs about themselves differ across six domains. Using meta-analytic methods to synthesize the results of 37 studies, this meta-analysis shows that gifted students score significantly higher than nongifted students on measures of perceived academic and behavioral competence. Gifted students score significantly lower than nongifted students in perceived athletic competence. The small degree of difference between groups in the appearance, global, and social domains suggest that gifted students are not at significant advantage or disadvantage in these areas. Moderator variables such as grade level and measure account for systematic differences between gifted and nongifted students’ academic and behavioral perceptions of competence. The current study concludes with recommendations and guidelines for future self-concept and perceived competence research.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:47:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AmandaJGS_DISSERT.pdf: 1232874 bytes, checksum: 77101ec9499bc7cbef7e6ab7974ba34f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-23 / Venous ulcers (VU) is a chronic injury of the lower extremities and because of its high incidence and recurrence implies long and complex treatments, damaging the quality of life (QOL) and self-esteem (SE) of the people. This study aimed to analyze the association between self-esteem with the quality of life of people with venous ulcers treated in primary care. Cross sectional analytical study with a quantitative approach conducted with 44 people met with VU at 13 primary care units 2 and Mixed units in Natal/RN. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CAAE: 07556312.0.0000.5537. Held data collection from February to April 2014 and used three instruments: a structured form covering sociodemographic, health care and clinical variables, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the SF-36. The collected data were entered into a database and processed on computerized software for descriptive and inferential analyzes. The results showed a predominance of people with UV females (65,9%), with more than 60 years (59,1%), married or in a stable relationship (52,3%), low education (86,4%) without occupation (68,2%) and less than one minimum wage income (81,8%). Regarding assistance characteristics was observed that most patients performed the dressing with appropriate material (72,7%), professional or trained caregiver (61,4%) did not use compression therapy (81,8%), treating the injury for more than 6 months (77,3%), lack of guidelines for the use of compression therapy, elevation of legs, and regular exercise (77,3%) and consulting the angiologist last year (52,3% ). Regarding clinical features of the lesion was found that most of the recurrent lesions are (77,3%), over one year of current lesion (52,3%) medium to large lesions (54,8%), without signs of infection (61,3%) and pain (79,5%). The mean SE of respondents was 9,3 (? 5,1). The relations between the SE and the sociodemographic variables, health care and clinics showed that individuals without a partner (a) (p = 0,01), who did not wear compression therapy (p = 0,04), with more 6 months of treatment (p = 0,01) and larger lesions (p = 0,01) had a lower SE. The mean domain and the dimensions of the SF-36 were lower emphasizing the functional capacity 36.5 (? 27,6) and the physical aspects of 15.3 (? 30,6). There were significant correlations between AE people with VU and the domains and dimensions of the SF-36: physical functioning (r = -0,432), general health (r = -0,415), vitality (r = -0,573), aspects social (r = -0,517), mental health (r = -0,612) and mental health dimensions (r = -0,612) and physical health (r = -0,473). Based on these results it is concluded by rejecting the null hypothesis and accept the alternative proposed in the study in which it was found that there is a negative correlation between the SE and the QOL of people with venous ulcers / A ?lcera venosa (UV) ? uma les?o cr?nica dos membros inferiores e devido sua elevada incid?ncia e recorr?ncia, implica em tratamentos longos e complexos, prejudicando a qualidade de vida (QV) e autoestima(AE) das pessoas. Nesse sentido, objetivou-se neste estudo analisar a associa??o da autoestima com a qualidade de vida de pessoas com ?lcera venosa atendidas na aten??o prim?ria. Estudo transversal, anal?tico, com abordagem quantitativa realizado com 44 pessoas com UV atendidas em 13 Unidades de Sa?de da Fam?lia e 2 Unidades Mistas de Natal/RN. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comit? de ?tica em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), CAAE: 07556312.0.0000.5537. Realizou-se a coleta de dados de fevereiro a abril de 2014 e utilizou-se tr?s instrumentos: um formul?rio estruturado abrangendo as vari?veis sociodemogr?ficas, assistenciais e cl?nicas, a Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg e o SF-36. Os dados coletados foram inseridos num banco de dados e processados em software informatizado para as an?lises descritivas e inferenciais. Os resultados mostraram predomin?ncia de pessoas com UV do sexo feminino (65,9%), com mais de 60 anos (59,1%), casados ou em uni?o est?vel (52,3%), baixa escolaridade (86,4%), sem ocupa??o (68,2%) e com renda inferior a um sal?rio m?nimo (81,8%). Quanto ?s caracter?sticas assistenciais observou-se que a maioria dos pacientes realizava o curativo com material adequado (72,7%), com profissional ou cuidador treinado (61,4%), n?o fazia uso de terapia compressiva (81,8%), tratando a les?o h? mais de 6 meses (77,3%), aus?ncia de orienta??es para o uso de terapia compressiva, eleva??o de membros inferiores e exerc?cios regulares (77,3%) e consulta ao angiologista no ?ltimo ano (52,3%). Quanto aos aspectos cl?nicos da les?o verificou-se que a maioria das les?es s?o recidivantes (77,3%), com mais de um ano de les?o atual (52,3%), les?es m?dias a grandes (54,8%), sem sinais de infec??o (61,3%) e com presen?a de dor (79,5%). A m?dia da AE dos pesquisados foi de 9,3 (? 5,1). A an?lise das rela??es entre a AE e as vari?veis sociodemogr?ficas, de sa?de, assistenciais e cl?nicas mostraram que os indiv?duos sem companheiro(a) (p=0,01), que n?o usavam terapia compressiva (p=0,04), com mais de 6 meses de tratamento (p=0,01) e com les?es maiores (p= 0,01) apresentaram AE mais baixa. As m?dias dos dom?nios e a dimens?es do SF-36 foram baixos destacando-se a capacidade funcional 36,5 (? 27,6) e os aspectos f?sicos 15,3 (? 30,6). Verificou-se correla??es negativas e significativas entre AE das pessoas com UV e os dom?nios e dimens?es do SF-36: capacidade funcional (r= -0,432), estado geral de sa?de (r= -0,415), vitalidade (r= -0,573), aspectos sociais (r= -0,517), sa?de mental (r= -0,612) e dimens?es sa?de mental (r= -0,612) e sa?de f?sica (r= -0,473). Diante dos resultados obtidos conclui-se pela rejei??o da hip?tese nula e aceita??o da alternativa proposta no estudo em que verificou-se que existe correla??o negativa entre a AE e a QV das pessoas com ?lcera venosa