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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, 2000. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 61-02, Section: B, page: 1067. Adviser: Laurie Roehrich.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2000. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 61-02, Section: B, page: 1066. Chairperson: Christopher A. Capuano. Available also in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2001. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-06, Section: B, page: 2948. Co-Chairpersons: Christopher A. Capuano; Robert E. McGrath. Available also in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2002. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-11, Section: B, page: 5357. Chair: Christopher A. Capuano. Available also in print.

<p>Information assurance (IA) is about protecting key attributes of information and the data systems. Treating IA as a system, it is appropriate to consider the three major elements of any system: <i>people</i>, <i> processes</i>, and <i>tools</i>. While IA tools exist in the form of hardware and software, tools alone cannot assure key information attributes. IA procedures and the people that must follow those procedures are also part of the system. There is no argument that people do not follow IA procedures. A review of the literature showed that not only is there no general consensus on why people do not follow IA procedures, no discovered studies simply asked people their reasons. Published studies addressed reasons for non-compliance, but always within a framework of any one of several assumed theories of human performance. The study described here took a first small step by asking a sample from an under-studied population, users of U.S. federal government information systems, why they have failed to comply with two IA procedures related to password management, and how often. The results may lay the groundwork for extending the same methodology across a range of IA procedures, eventually suggesting new approaches to motivating people, modifying procedures, or developing tools to better meet IA goals. In the course of the described study, an unexpected result occurred. The study plan had included comparing the data for workers with and without IA duties. However, almost all of the respondents in the survey declared having IA duties. Consideration of a comment by a pilot study participant brought the realization that IA awareness programs emphasizing universal responsibility for information security may have caused the unexpected responses. The study conclusions address suggestions for refining the question in future studies. </p><p> <i>Keywords</i>: information assurance, cyber security, compliance, systems engineering, self-efficacy, password </p>

<p> 2-Shapes (Stuebe, 2017), an art-based antecedent intervention, was introduced as an intervention to regulate disruptive behaviors in this study. The researcher was interested in discovering whether this art-based antecedent activity could help manage self-regulation in a K3 student during group time. The goal of this art-based antecedent study was to provide a meaningful intervention to a child that supports self-regulation, improves self-awareness, and supports intrapersonal and interpersonal thought processes to manage changing conditions. The results of the study revealed the importance of completing a thorough Functional Behavioral Assessment followed by a Functional Analysis to understand the function of a class of disruptive behaviors exhibited by a K3 child. The interview process prior to any assessments may answer many of the questions researchers have about the function of target behaviors and should be completed thoroughly with a great deal of thought and detail. This study demonstrated the need for addressing these steps in determining an appropriate intervention. Results from a Functional Analysis performed after the data collection process determined that the function of the disruptive behavior was attention and that this intervention, if proven effective, would have been addressing the function of attention and therefore would have been an effective treatment for the identified child. </p><p>

<p> This study presents a group therapy program for injured athletes recovering from a traumatic physical injury to address and provide coping skills for the trauma-related symptoms athletes may experience post-athletic injury. Eleven expert reviewers in the field of sport psychology, injury rehabilitation, and athletic development reviewed the program and provided feedback regarding the utility, accuracy, organization, applicability, and additional factors. Although reviewers noted traumatic reactions are experienced by a sub-group of athletes, they also generally agreed the group therapy program could aid in clinical work and reduce trauma-related distress experienced by athletes after an injury and provide social support within a safe environment, allowing discussion and sharing of experiences with one another.</p><p>

<p> This study utilized secondary data to understand weight-loss behaviors in obese adult women with hypertension. There are multifactorial reasons for obesity. This study attempted to clarify why people cannot lose weight and why many often regain weight. The gap in the literature relates to why the concepts such as perception of risk, benefits, and obstacles to action have not been found to cause individuals to achieve weight loss or to maintain weight loss. Secondary data were used from the NHANES dataset, a weighted dataset representative of the U.S. population. The sample used in this study included 411 obese hypertensive women over the age of 18. In all, six years of data from 2009&ndash;2014 were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset. Perception about the obstacles an individual confronts can be a barrier to successful weight loss. If an individual thinks success cannot be attained, efforts to lose weight will fail. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the variables. The results indicated that only perception of weight acted as a cue to action for losing weight. That is, the perception of weight was the only statistically significant finding of reasons obese hypertensive women initiate weight loss efforts. Recommendations for future research include an investigation of the perception of weight status and body habitus, and to assess what triggers a poor perception of weight and body habitus as a cue to action to lose weight. </p><p>

<p> This quantitative correlational study was conducted to examine the relationship between physical and mental stress, financial stability, employment status, and marital relationship problems experienced by female caregivers residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who were caring for disabled family members. More specifically, this research examined how the level of care provided to the disabled family member contributed to caregiver stress. In contrast, the relationship between physical and mental stress, financial stability, employment status, and marital relationship problems among formal (paid) and informal (nonpaid) caregivers among many different geographic locations throughout the United States and in other countries characterizes the previous research reported in the literature. The extant literature contains little research conducted among female caregivers in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who provided in-home care for a disabled family member. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 29 female caregivers residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who met study inclusion criteria. Study participants volunteered to provide data on how the level of care provided to the disabled family member contributed to their experience of stress. Study data were collected using a primary caregiver survey and three assessment tools: the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC). Study results showed that there was a statistically significant correlation between the level of care and physical and mental stressors. </p><p>