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- Creator:
- Lopez, Roxana
- Description:
- The Latinx population is the fastest growing minority population in the United States. The Latinx college enrollment and retention rates do not match with the fast growth rate seen throughout the United States. Various studies have researched contributing factors as to why the Latinx population is not able to achieve their higher education degrees, including financial difficulties, mental health concerns, and lack of support. The purpose of this study was to explore how parental support can influence the resiliency of first-generation Latinx college students. A quantitative descriptive research design was used for this study. The recruited sample consisted of 25 Latinx male and females, all above the age of 18 and whom identified as first-generation Latinx college students. The results of the study demonstrated that Latinx students that put a higher value on parental support also demonstrated a higher resiliency. Recommendations to improve the resiliency of first-generation Latinx college students would be to encourage parents to remain involved in the transition of their students, adapt to the changes, and check in with them about how they are feeling, regardless of the parents’ educational background.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Lewis, Kevin
- Description:
- This study explored how the clinical use and research of hallucinogenic drugs within a mental health setting is perceived by MSW II students at California State University, Sacramento. The study utilized a quantitative survey research design that asked participants to respond to questionnaire items using a Likert scale. Participants (n=80) were selected via convenience sampling and were asked to respond to multiple survey items regarding their attitudes towards hallucinogens and mental health as well as indicate demographic information. Data analysis showed that there were associations between different dimensions of participants’ perspectives and demographics. While the results are not generalizable beyond the sample population, one significant finding is that having self-reported knowledge and awareness of hallucinogens and their use in mental health is correlated with more positive attitudes towards psychedelics. Implications for the field of social work are discussed.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Johnson, Kenika
- Description:
- Burnout is widely believed to be problematic among human services professions. It has been associated with various forms of negative responses to on the job stress that can diminish an individual’s physical health, psychological well-being, and job performance (Maslach & Leiter, 2008). The researcher's study was aimed at detecting potential for burnout and to examine whether self-care lessened the distressing effects among human service workers (N=68). Results of the data revealed a positive correlation between self-care and compassion satisfaction and a negative relationship between burnout; suggesting that self-care is positively associated with higher compassion satisfaction and lower levels of burnout. The study findings revealed that self-care and compassion satisfaction might serve as protective factors, which likely decrease the impact of, or vulnerability to, job burnout. This in turn promotes employee satisfaction, positive career experiences, and the overall well-being of helping professionals. Self-care should be viewed as an ongoing preventive activity for all professionals. The results of this study showed that human service workers do engage in self-care activities and that its benefits can positively influence their lives as well as their careers within the profession.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Quirarte, Raquel G.
- Description:
- The number of students who are completing their degree from those entering higher education reveals notable disparities (U.S. Department of Education, 2016). While 50-60% of Whites and Asian Americans graduate from four-year universities, less than 15% of Latinx (11%) and African American/Black (10.2%) students graduate with an undergraduate degree (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). Previous research has focused on multicultural professional development (Gay, 2010; Hurtado & Guillermo-Wann, 2013; Nieto, 2017), the need to focus on student of color from culturally diverse and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds (Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1995; Maramba, 2008; Solorzano, 1997; Yosso, 2005), and culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy (Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1995; William et al. 2016). As such, the purpose of the study is to identify inclusive policies and practices that foster a sense of belonging for students of color and assess how they may negatively or positively affect persistence and graduation rates. This study is framed by Critical Race Theory and Intersubjectivity Theory which together form a meta-theory, and used a mixed methods research approach (student interviews, students online survey, faculty, staff, and administrators online survey), and focused on eight (N=6) student one-to-one interview participants, (N = 120) student online (closed-ended) survey, and (N=131) faculty, staff, and administrator online (open-ended) survey participants. The findings resulted in the emergence of five themes and 20 assertions. The first theme Systemic Barriers and Campus Culture centers on current policies and practices which may be preventing a university campus from being inclusive and cultivate a sense of belonging for student of color. The second theme Mentorship and Coaching centers on utilizing mentors that are cognizant of students of color intersects to allow for a more profound connection. The third theme Culturally Relevant/Responsive Environments focuses not only on the importance of the classroom environment but the need to expand cultural competencies across a university campus among to include faculty, staff, and administrators. The fourth theme Intersubjective Interactions and Sense of Belonging centers on the influence students of color intersubjective interactions with faculty, staff, peers, and administrators formulate their sense of belonging. The fifth theme Transforming Inclusive Policies and Practices address holistically how to transform current systemic barriers to provide a complete cultural shift to best serve students of color. These findings have curricular, policy, and leadership implications. The study’s contribution of a meta-theory – The Theory of Inclusive Student Development may be utilized in future studies.
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Educational Leadership
- Creator:
- Herman, Thomas David
- Description:
- This study examines the responses of 133,990 eleventh grade students for traditional high schools in California during the 2017–18 school year. The sample comes from 670 high schools among 330 school districts, representing 57 of the 58 counties in California. The survey comes from the California Healthy Kids Survey, jointly administered by WestEd and the School Health and Safety Office within the CDE. This regression analysis, focusing on four common perceptual elements of school climate, (1) Caring Relationships, (2) High Expectations, (3) Meaningful Participation, and (4) School Connectedness, examined their effect on the dependent variable of grade point average among students of low SES, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless or live in Foster Care. The results reveal that these four perceptual variables (protective factors) do have a significantly positive effect on school climate and such an effect has implications both for educational practice at the high school level, and for state level policy regarding school climate, one of the eight state priorities in the recently enacted Local Control Funding Formula. Specifically, this study showed that the traditional items of Caring Relationships from the California Healthy Kids Survey, when examined separately produce a negative effect on the eight-point self-reported grade scale. However, when these variables are chosen together by students who agree with each of the items the results show a strong positive effect for most students, especially English Learners. Foster youth however, controlling for other variables seemed to resist the effects of three of the four perceptual variables. However, the combined items of the Meaningful Participation variable showed tremendous positive academic effect for foster youth, strongly suggesting that we must provide our foster youth students with voice, relevancy and self-determinacy at their schools and inside their classrooms if we are to activate their academic potential.
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Educational Leadership
- Creator:
- Moga, Debbie and French, Shannon
- Description:
- The purpose of this research project is to determine if there is a correlation between social media usage and its effects on a person’s well-being. Two hypotheses have been created to test this correlation. The first hypothesis being that there is a negative correlation between frequency of social media usage and its effects on a person’s well-being, and secondly that there is a negative correlation between duration of social media usage and a person’s well-being. Study findings, as related to the first hypotheses, frequency of use and the effects on a person’s well-being, were confirmed and shown as weak and statistically significant (r = -.269, p < .05). This finding confirms that there is a negative correlation between frequency and the effects on a person’s well-being. Results related to the second hypothesis, duration of use and a person’s well-being, were also confirmed and shown to be slightly weak and statistically significant (r = -.362, p < .01). The secondary finding confirms that there is also a negative correlation between duration of social media usage and a person’s well-being. With statistical significance confirmed, researchers found that there was a correlation between duration and frequency of usage of social media and a person’s well-being. Implications for social work were also included within this project. Findings in this area were related to respondent’s opinions/beliefs about several domains. These domains included ageism, sexism, racism, isolation, and internet addiction. In all domains, with the exception of ageism, respondents believe that social media has led to an increase in the areas mentioned above. This information will allow those in the social work field to develop and implement programs, education, and interventions to address those specific societal issues. There are also specific mental health concerns that can be addressed as related to social media usage and a person’s well-being. An example of this is social media’s effect on how an individual feels about themselves. Social workers can create interventions to assist clients when issues of self-esteem, anxiety, and/or depression are present. The goal of this study was to confirm a negative correlation, which was accomplished. The secondary goal was to determine if there were implications within the social work field. The researchers feel that goal was accomplished as well. The study’s findings, literature reviewed, implications for social work, and recommendations based on said findings are available within this project.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Chechi, Farhit and Diaz, Yesenia
- Description:
- This project aimed to analyze the perceptions of school safety among San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD) and Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) high school students, using the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS). The CHKS was administered to 9th and 11th school students. Data analysis findings of the CHKS for SJUSD and SCUSD formed the base for a questionnaire survey administered to a group of Master of Social Work (MSW) students with school-based internship experience, at California State University, Sacramento. The questionnaire was used to determine whether these MSW students concur with the SJUSD and SCUSD CHKS findings. The researchers found that despite the many differences between the two school districts, the perception of safety was similar among students. The questionnaire findings showed that individually, MSW students did not concur with the CHKS findings. The findings highlighted the importance of student voice and collaboration amongst students and staff.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Biskner, Jessica Ariana and Biskner, Jessica
- Description:
- Evidence suggests that mindfulness-based interventions are beneficial for increasing children and adolescents’ emotion regulation, managing attention, and increasing social-emotional resiliency (Semple, Lee, Rosa, & Miller, 2010). However, there is some inconsistencies among schools with implementation by teachers. Therefore, this research study explored middle and high school teachers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences regarding mindfulness-based interventions within their classrooms. Results implicated the majority of teachers had some understanding of mindfulness and their perceptions and beliefs around mindfulness influenced their level of implementation. Furthermore, the findings revealed there was no school-wide mindfulness program and the teachers had multiple factors that prevented them from teaching mindfulness within the classroom. Overall, this study presents many recommendations for further research and identifies the need for implementation of more school-wide mindfulness programs.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Social Work
49. Entropy
- Creator:
- Helenske, Tammy
- Description:
- During my time in the Master of Art Studio program at Sacramento State University Sacramento I have had an opportunity to expand my perceptions and grow as an artist. This work represents my exploration of time-based media, hybrid media, installation art, and the concept of immersion. The process expresses my personal struggles with mental illness from a subjective perspective. My search for source material to best communicate my content included audio and video exploration both in and out of the studio. The tools chosen to activate the content demanded equal amounts of research and attention. The result is a cohesive body of work that reflects my time in the program.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Art (Art Studio)
- Creator:
- Haghighat, Misha Daniali
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between professor-student interactions and psychosocial well-being (loneliness, social anxiety) through the mediator of campus belonging. The college transition can be stress-inducing for students (representative of steadily increasing rates of loneliness and anxiety), due to an absence of support networks (e.g., parents). Positive professor-student interactions were examined given that they foster a sense of campus belonging, in turn affecting psychosocial well-being. The current study was comprised of undergraduate students (N = 298) enrolled at a Northern California University. Simple mediation analyses indicated that positive professor-student interactions were linked with a greater sense of campus belonging, which in turn was linked with sense of psychosocial well-being. Additional analyses examined if demographic groupings (gender, ethnicity, job hours, transfer status) differed in these effects. Results reflect the benefits of professor-student interactions in scaffolding students’ sense of psychosocial well-being, and recommendations for furthering ties preemptively.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Sacramento
- Department:
- Psychology