Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Maness, Sarah"
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The Association Between Pregnancy-Specific Stress, Discrimination, and Birth Outcomes for Women of Different Ethnic Backgrounds in the U.S.
Johnson, Aleyah (2020-05-08)Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore pregnancy-specific stress and experiences of discrimination as influences for disparities in birth outcomes for women of different racial/ethnic minority groups in the ... -
The effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on college student overeating.
Boozary, Laili (2017-12-15)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a brief 2-session mindfulness-based intervention on number of episodes of overeating in the college student population. Students were randomized into the intervention ... -
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Stress Using the Theory of Emerging Adulthood
Dragicevic, Adriana (2020-05-08)Few studies have examined cross-relations between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and assimilation into emerging adulthood through developmental psychology theory (IDEA), and how this can contribute to stress levels. ... -
EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND AEROBIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS USING THE INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIOR MODEL
Fairchild, Terrell Grace (2017-05-12)Chronic diseases have become a serious problem for the people in the United States causing decreased quality of life, premature death, and rising health care costs (Bauer, et al. 2014). A primary way to lessen the risk of ... -
Human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge, beliefs, and vaccine uptake among United States and international college students
Karki, Ishu (2020-05-08)Introduction: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide and is associated with different types of cancer in both men and women (CDC, 2016). Nearly all sexually active ... -
Parents’ and Guardians’ Knowledge of Health Implications of Processed Meat and Associations with Feeding Practices of School-Aged Children
Uhl, Riley (2019-05)Introduction: Processed meat is labeled as a Group1A carcinogen according to the World Health Organization due to the certainty that processed meat causes colorectal cancer. In addition to colorectal cancer, processed meat ... -
The Relationship between Tobacco 21 Policies and Retailer Compliance
White, Katherine (2020-07-30)Introduction: Tobacco 21 policies raise the minimum legal sales age for tobacco in the United States, but in order for the policies to be effective, they must be observed by retailers. This study evaluated the relationship ... -
Risk factors for sexual violence among college students in dating relationships: An ecological approach
Bhochhibhoya, Shristi (2018-05-11)Introduction: Amidst the environment of autonomy from parental authority and peer pressure of college life, college students are vulnerable to sexual violence in dating relationships. The American College Health Association ... -
Understanding Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Influences for Smoking in Multiunit Housing
Dunlap, Christopher (2018-08)This study explored some underlying reasons to why some smokers choose to smoke indoors as well as some of the factors that contributed to this decision. In addition, this study looked at what smokers know about environmental ... -
USING THE INTEGRATIVE MODEL TO PREDICT VEGETABLE SUBGROUP CONSUMPTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Senkowski, Valerie (2016)Although eating the recommended amount of vegetables is associated with many health benefits, vegetable consumption is low among college students in the United States. “Vegetable consumption” is a behavioral category, ... -
UTILIZING A SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FRAMEWORK TO ELICIT AFRICAN AMERICAN’S PERCEIVED CONTROL BELIEFS ABOUT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Bernard, Rhonda (2018-08-02)African Americans’ Perceived Behavior Control (PBC) beliefs about physical activity were evaluated utilizing the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework. Thirty one-on-one semi-structured ...