Browsing by Subject "decision-making"
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Decision-making biases and affective states: Their potential impact on best practice innovations
(2010-09-20)Rogers’s (2003) stages of innovation adoption and diffusion (knowledge of innovation, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation) are used as a framework for understanding the decision-making biases and heuristics ... -
Examining the moderating effects of decision-making self-efficacy among self-determination and college and career readiness self-efficacy
(2019-12)College aspirations among adolescents are increasing (Roderick, Nagaoka, & Coca, 2009), but many barriers still exist in the college and career process for adolescents (Barnes & Slate, 2010). Hindrances diminish self-efficacy ... -
Governing Well-Being for Youth in Child Welfare: What Influences Decisions to Refer to Services and an Evaluation of Social Interventions
(2023-12-15)My dissertation focuses on the well-being of children who have been involved in the child welfare system, which has been understudied within sociology. To conduct this research, I use theories of child welfare involvement ... -
Predictors of intuitive decision-making in graduate physical therapists
(2009-05)Scope and Method of Study: Correlational, structural equation modeling, and analyses of variance of various measures of intuition with age and gender, along with a measure of intuitive decision-making. -
Salience of Childbearing Plans and Pregnancy Outcomes
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)Despite widespread availability of contraception, the unplanned pregnancy rate in the United States is nearly 50%. While previous research has separately examined women's fertility intentions and risk factors for unplanned ...