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The Effects of Parental Divorce and Family Conflict on Young Adults Females' Perceptions of Social Support and Adjustment

Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of parental divorce and family conflict during adolescence on young adult females' social support and psychological adjustment. The three areas explored were perceptions of relationship satisfaction and closeness, sources and amount of social support and adjustment. One hundred and forty-one female undergraduates, 53% from families in which their parents are still married and 47% from families in which a parental divorce occurred during adole… more
Date: May 1998
Creator: Quinn, M. Theresa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Validity of the Health Belief Model as a Predictor of Activity in Younger and Older Adults

Description: The present investigation assessed Health Belief Model (HBM) variables and a measure of physical activity for both younger and older adults. Results of discriminant analyses suggest HBM variables and physical activity can predict age-group membership with 89% accuracy. The younger sample (n = 88; M= 21.5 years) was significantly more anxious about aging, perceived more barriers to exercise, less control from powerful others, and more social support than the older sample (n = 56; M = 71.8 years)… more
Date: August 1993
Creator: Weigand, Daniel A. (Daniel Arthur)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Influence of Current Parent-Child Relationships on Dating Motivations in Young Adulthood

Description: The purpose of this study was to explore how supportive functions of parent-child relationships influence young adult dating motivations and involvement. Theoretical literature suggests that emotionally supportive homes provide a secure base for children to depend on as they explore themselves and other relationships. However, problematic family ties could be expected to inhibit relationship involvement due to negative past experiences or to encourage involvement as a search for intimacy. A sam… more
Date: August 1998
Creator: Butcher, Karen H. (Karen Hunt)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

Variations of the Hand Test with young and older adults

Description: To explore the influence that variations in projective stimuli might have on the respondent's ability to identify with pictorial representations of hands derived from the Hand Test (Wagner, 1961, 1983), 61 young adults (M age = 23) and 60 older adults (M age = 73) were presented with four alternate versions of hand stimuli (young male, young female, old male, and old female) in addition to the original Hand Test. Results indicated main effects for age and gender of respondent, which were prima… more
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Date: August 2001
Creator: Radika, Lisa M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: Restaurant jobs]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 18, 1985, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Job find]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 22, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Suicide]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 21, 1983, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Assessment of Safe Listening Intentional Behavior Toward Personal Listening Devices in Young Adults

Description: This article explores the use of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to identify attitudes, social norms, and behavioral control in 92 young adults toward two intentional behaviors related to safe listening habits while listening to their personal listening devices: (1) lowering the intensity of loud music, and (2) shortening the listening duration of loud music. Linear regression findings indicated that the overall TPB models were significant. Positive attitudes toward turning the music down and … more
Date: August 31, 2019
Creator: Gopal, Kamakshi V.; Champlin, Sara & Phillips, Bryce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: University of North Texas
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["7th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance" tape 1 of 3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 7th annual weekend festival of black dance held on March 4th, 2011. The footage shows young people in various groups and solo performances of contemporary style dance.
Date: March 4, 2011
Duration: 40 minutes 10 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Cool and Hot '60s" youth musical, tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a young adult live musical performance of "Cool and Hot '60s" at the Naomi Bruton Theatre April 28th, 2001. The footage shows actors in costumes against a brightly colored set of building exteriors. The tape is well recorded and tracks across the stage following the center of attention.
Date: April 28, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 55 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Youths captured after crime spree]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about police chasing and capturing seven youths who escaped from the Gatesville reformatory center.
Date: November 6, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News briefs one]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an awards ceremony for Tarrant County 4-H club members, sponsored by the local Kiwanis club.
Date: November 15, 1951
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[People socializing at 20th Anniversary]

Description: Photograph of people socializing at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photograph shows a group of about five young African American men and women smiling, and mingling with each other. They are surrounded by other people in a crowd. In the background a TV screen can be seen with a blurry photo.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Chronic Insomnia and Healthcare Utilization in Young Adults

Description: Chronic insomnia is a highly prevalent disorder in general and young adult populations, and contributes a significant economic burden on society. Previous studies have shown healthcare utilization (HCU) is significantly higher for people with insomnia than people without insomnia. One limitation with previous research is accurate measurement of HCU in people with insomnia is difficult due to a high co-morbidity of medical and mental health problems as well as varying operational definitions of … more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Bramoweth, Adam Daniel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Randomized Clinical trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a College Student Population

Description: Nearly 10% of college students experience chronic insomnia. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an empirically validated multi-component treatment that has been demonstrated to produce reliable and durable benefits in the general adult population. However, there have been no studies examining the effectiveness of multi-component CBTi in a college student population, even though many studies have examined the efficacy of single treatment modalities. These young adults are differe… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Zimmerman, Marian Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: Hillbilly musician to play in prison]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Benny Cortez Rye, who pleads guilty to five charges of burglary. He is in a band called the Ozark Drifters. John Edward Gravenmier is also in court. He is accused of attempting to pass hacksaw blades to prisoners.
Date: October 4, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Value Development in Emerging Adulthood: the Influence of Family

Description: The purpose of this study was to better understand value development in an emerging adult, college student population, and to further define, identify and clarify family characteristics that influence values. Theories have sought to examine the developmental influences in emerging adulthood, but little research exists examining the role of the family, particularly in regards to value development. The current study reviewed the literature on emerging adulthood, values, and self-determination t… more
Date: August 2012
Creator: Wright, Amber N.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Frontal Lobe Functions in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from Children to Young Adults

Description: Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with and without a learning disorder (LD) and a control group of clinically referred individuals with behavioral problems were compared on four neuropsychological tests of frontal lobe functioning. Test results were collected to examine if ADHD individuals with and without LD have deficits in frontal lobe functioning. Two age groups were used to examine developmental differences. In the six to ten age group there were 27 ADHD, 17 … more
Date: December 1996
Creator: Kramer-Stutts, Traci A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Sexuality Educational Needs and Religiosity of Premarital Young Adults

Description: Sexual knowledge and concerns are part of the multidimensional nature of human sexuality, shaped by sociocultural influences (e.g. religiosity and culture). The relationship between couples’ religiosity and their sexuality education needs is poorly understood. The purpose of the research as a pilot study was to explore premarital individuals’ sexual and reproductive health literacy and sexual concerns, as well as whether religiosity might be able to predict either one of these variables. Using … more
Date: 2018
Creator: Larva, Michelle A. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT College of Education
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[Student jazz and orchestra concert followed by formal awards, 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a student performance including orchestra and a jazz band behind blue and white band shells. The footage shows the musicians followed by behind the scenes footage of individuals wearing formal attire including sashes, tiaras, gloves and large dresses.
Date: 2009/2010
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 17 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL internship program performances]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the performance for the TBAAL performing arts internship program held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows young adults performing poetry, skits, songs, and spoken word speeches. All participants are in college or recent college graduates.
Date: [2000..2010]
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["7th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance" tape 2 of 3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 7th annual weekend festival of black dance held on March 4th, 2011. The footage shows young people in various groups and solo performances of contemporary style dance.
Date: March 4, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 55 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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