• Psychosocial Needs of US Active Duty Military Service Members and Spouses with Cancer: a Qualitative Study 

  Godfrey, Kelli (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Current United States active duty military (AD) service members and spouses are at an increased risk of developing various types of cancer at a higher rate reported than their military predecessors (Defense Health Research ...
• "It Was a Curse, It Was a Generational Cycle": Understanding the Lived Experience of Sibling Abuse and Survovors of Intimate Partner Violence. 

  Ikenberg, Carin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  The purpose of this qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study with interpretive phenomenological analysis, was to explore my participants' experiences of sibling abuse in childhood and intimate partner violence in ...
• Resilience From a Marginalized Perspective: Towards a Culturally Responsive Construct 

  Prowell, Ashley N. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Resilience can be defined as positive adaptation despite adversity or one’s ability to bounce back in the face of significant threats to development. While the general consensus on what it means to be resilient has expanded ...
• A Longitudinal Analysis of Disparities of Depression and Anxiety Among U.S. Older Adults with Chronic Conditions within Different Age Groups 

  Hao, Zhichao (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Suffering chronic conditions greatly contribute to mental health problems like depression and anxiety among older adults. Although an array of literature has focused on this field of study, little research has examined how ...
• The preservation of spousal and partner relationships among nursing home residents 

  Shaw, Shanae Logan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  The decision to seek placement in a nursing home can be difficult for both the residents and their families. This may be especially true for spouses or partners of the potential nursing home residents. Disruption of the ...
• Exploring associations between substance use and adolescent delinquency: an ecological perspective 

  Li, Qingyi (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-12)

  Adolescent delinquency and substance use are significant concerns which influence youth development and overall well-being in the United States. The present dissertation focuses on adolescent substance use and delinquent ...
• A grounded theory study of the perceptions of caseworkers and foster parents regarding the health care of children in foster care 

  Boltz, Laura Dozier (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-08)

  Children in foster care have more health problems and more health care service needs than similar children in the general population. In addition, children in foster care often have a lack of continuity in care. This study ...
• Poetry and youth adjudicated for illegal sexual behaviors: a mixed methods study 

  Ellis, Taylor (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-12)

  The purpose of this longitudinal, embedded quasi-experimental mixed methods study was to explore the affect, self-identity, and behavioral patterns of youth adjudicated into a secure facility for their illegal sexual ...
• Unheard stories from middle eastern immigrant women ipv survivors: a qualitative study 

  Ozturk, Burcu (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-10)

  Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects all society, but immigrant communities can be distinctively more vulnerable. Although there have been numerous studies conducted on particular aspects of IPV among immigrants in the ...
• Attitudes and opinions toward stress-related support services among police in a southern state: a qualitative study 

  Barber, Brad W. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Police work is considered one of the most stressful occupations in the world and the high levels of stress associated with police work place officers at high risk for developing mental and physical health problems. Police ...
• The role of mood in the self-care activities of individuals with type 2 diabetes 

  Brazeal, Billie Michelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Controlling type 2 diabetes mellitus requires the individual to perform specific self-care behaviors. The current study investigated the impact of anxiety and depression on these behaviors. In addition, the study investigated ...
• The effects of perceived cultural fit on active duty military wives 

  Granda Anderson, Kimberly Carole (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Based on cultural consonance theory, the overall aim of this study was to explore the effect of cultural consonance, or cultural fit, within military culture on the psychological well-being of military wives. This study ...
• Older adults conception of a ‘good death’ 

  Maynard, Quentin Robert (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Advances in medical care have led to an increasing number of older adults living with at least one chronic illness over a longer period of time. Correspondingly the disease trajectory and dying process may be prolonged, ...
• A longitudinal analysis of factors associated with adherence to preventive Pap test recommendations among middle-age Chinese American women 

  Guo, Yuqi (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Background: Pap tests can prevent cervical cancers by allowing for the early detection and removal of precancerous lesions. In the US, Chinese American women (66%) have a lower rate of obtaining Pap tests within the past ...
• Social work education and social justice: an examination through the social justice education perspective 

  Bell, Amber Dawn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) develops and oversees curriculum standards of social work education programs which sets the tone for what is disseminated in these programs. As a specialized accrediting agency ...
• Relationships between social sector spending, public healthcare spending, and mental health service use 

  McKinney, Robert Earl (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Recent research suggests that increased governmental social sector spending, those monies allocated for such diverse things as transportation infrastructure, parks, police and fire protection, education, and income support, ...
• Immigration status, peer victimization, and negative emotions as they relate to bullying behavior among school-aged children 

  Yang, Fan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Bullying encompasses aggressive behaviors in a situation where an individual experiences negative actions from one or more individuals repeatedly and over time in the forms of emotional, verbal, physical, race-based, and ...
• Healthcare payer type and HIV health: a retrospective analysis 

  Kay, Emma Sophia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  There are over half a million people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States, all of whom require access to regular healthcare services in order to live with the disease. Borne out of the previously-fatal nature of ...
• Who’s in, who’s out: a descriptive analysis of demographic and contextual factors related to labor force participation among older adults 

  White-Chapman, Nyshetia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  As the proportion of older adults in the United States grows, there are significant concerns surrounding economic well-being in retirement. The two major components of the U.S retirement income system, Social Security and ...
• Breast cancer risk factors in a sexual minority population: an examination of the 2014 and 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

  Carter, Vicky L. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This study is a secondary data analysis of the 2014 and 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Using a sample of 3,082 respondents, in three racial categories- White, African American, and Hispanic, this ...

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