Mainline Protestant congregations are struggling to adapt to the rapidly changing culture.Grounding congregants in the biblical narrative, theological reflection, and ethical practices have long been a function of local...
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communities of practice, justice, listening, practical theology, prophetic y spirituality
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Religion and justice, Communities of practice, Listening, Theology, Practical y Spirituality
Rates of anxiety and depression are increasing in young adults and college students (D’Amico, Mechling, Kemppainen, Ahem, & Lee, 2016). College is a time that can be filled with academic, financial, personal, and identity...
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Anxiety, Depression y Mindfulness
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Stress (Psychology) -- Prevention, College students -- Mental health services, Mindfulness (Psychology) y Stress management
Transfer shock and transfer phase satisfaction with the senior institution reported by community college students after transferring into Western Carolina University’s RN to BSN Nursing Program were examined to determine if...
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Academic Advising, Appreciative Advising, Attrition, Nursing Programs, Transfer Shock y Transfer Stress
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Counseling in higher education -- North Carolina, Transfer students -- North Carolina, Nursing students -- North Carolina y Western Carolina University. RN to BSN Nursing Program
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) consist of a continuum of disorders that are increasing in prevalence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). This study used the variables of parenting stress and autism symptom...
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autism, parent satisfaction y stress
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Parents of autistic children -- North Carolina -- Attitudes y Children with autism spectrum disorders -- Education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
In 1961, Dr. Boris Levinson’s therapeutic animal work was presented to the American Psychological Association (APA), later serving as the catalysis for what is now known as animal assisted interventions (AAI) (Altschiller,...
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AAI, Animal Assisted Intervention, Dog, Dog Breeds, Exposure y Perception
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Animals—Therapeutic use, Dogs—Therapeutic use, Dog breeds, Parasocial interaction y Prejudices
Over the past decade, the nation has seen an increase in high school dropout rates as well as an increased need for a more skilled workforce. The Early College movement in North Carolina was a collaboration between public...
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Academic Integration, Adult Learning, Community College, Early College, Intergroup Contact Theory y Social Integration
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College-school cooperation -- North Carolina, Early College High School Initiative (Program), Student adjustment -- North Carolina y Community college students -- North Carolina
When we meet other people for the first time, we quickly “size them up” and form impressions of them based on social categorical variables (e.g. gender) and personal characteristics (e.g. attractive or unattractive, intelligent...
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Disparagement Humor, Humor, Impression Formation, Integrity, Trust y Trustworthiness
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Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects, Wit and humor -- Social aspects, First impression (Psychology), Trust y Reliability
Public stigma towards people with mental illness is often comprised of incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about dangerousness and social and interpersonal deficits. Past research has examined the impact that one’s personality...
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Stigma (Social psychology), Mental illness, Parenting y Personality
Research into the impact of perceived discrimination and health has shown that it is related to poorer health status and health behaviors compared to those who perceive less discrimination. Perceived procedural injustice,...
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Distress (Psychology), Health, Psychophysiology, Substance abuse, Justice y Procedure (Law)
The relationship between personality and caregiver burden in aphasia is thus far understudied, with most research being qualitative in nature (Gillespie, Murphy, & Place, 2010; Nätterlund, 2009). Further understanding...
