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- Creator:
- O’Brien, Kaitlin Marie
- Description:
- With the overwhelming popularity of Facebook, researchers have found associations with its overuse such as negative impacts on relationships, mood, and addictive behaviors. Among these characteristics, emotion dysregulation, impulsivity and substance use are most common among Facebook addicts. Based on previous research, it was expected that individuals with emotion dysregulation would be impulsive leading to Facebook overuse—more common among substance users. The current study examined 291 diverse students using hierarchical multiple regressions to determine the predictive roles of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity in the likelihood of developing Facebook overuse among cigarette, alcohol and marijuana users and non-users. Results found that unlike previous research, emotion dysregulation was not predictive of impulsivity and impulsivity was not predictive of Facebook overuse. Overwhelmingly, emotion dysregulation was a main predictor of Facebook overuse as well as low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety. Individuals who struggle with emotion regulation could be likely to develop Facebook overuse.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Nadozie, Angela A.
- Description:
- This study sought to determine if Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS), a reciprocal class wide peer-tutoring strategy (Saenz, Fuchs, & Fuchs, 2005), benefited
fourth through fifth grade English Language Learner (ELL) students with Learning Disabilities (LD) in a general education English only setting. The study was carried out in a regular school setting. Five elementary students, assessed at far below grade level in
reading, were selected and paired with typical same grade peers with advanced reading skills as measured by the California Standardized Test (CST) test scores. The students were given 30 minutes of PALS instruction three times a week, for 10 weeks, with focus
on increasing reading comprehension. Reading Comprehension pre- and post-tests, in addition to, weekly Reading Comprehension quizzes were given during the treatment. The data was collected and analyzed for trends during the scope of the study. Results showed that all five students improved in reading comprehension skills.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Division of Graduate Education
- Creator:
- Bilby, Mark G.
- Description:
- "Introduction to at least five religious worldviews from an historical and comparative perspective, with descriptive analysis of their belief system, moral code and symbolic rituals: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism" (CSUF Catalog). This is an approved General Education course.
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Religious Studies
- Creator:
- Keene, Paul
- Description:
- Ottoman defeat in the First World War (1914-1918) removed the economic and governing structures that had shaped Palestinian politics for over 400 years. The series of agreements made between the peoples of the Middle East and the major powers, particularly the United Kingdom, coupled with rising nationalist sentiment in the area, established conditions that erupted into patterns of violence that persist into the present. Throughout the British Mandate period (1920-48) political institutions were developed but competing Jewish and Arab claims to the region remained unresolved and escalated into episodes of violence and war in 1948-49. This study examines (1) Palestinian institutions under Ottoman rule 1850- 1914, (2) Arab Nationalism during the First World War, (3) Palestinian leadership during the British Mandate, and (3) Collapse of the Palestinian Leadership by 1939. This study concludes that Palestinian nationalism was ultimately frustrated by a combination of internal discord within the Arab leadership, disruptive patterns of imperial control, and the efficacy of the Zionist movement.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of History
- Creator:
- Keene, Janice L.
- Description:
- In The Voyage Out, Mrs. Dalloway, and To the Lighthouse, there are moments when Virginia Woolf suggests that death is preferable to marriage. However, there are enough exceptions to these grim notions that one must call into question the idea that Woolf is entirely opposed to marriage; there are also moments when she shows the reader the benefits of marriage. These contradictions reveal that Woolf’s outlook on marriage is nuanced and open to multiple interpretations. This thesis explores Woolf’s conflicting views on marriage as portrayed by several protagonists. Through the portrayal of the Dalloways, Woolf shows the benefits of respecting each other’s privacy in a marriage, for in order to thrive as a couple, one must also thrive as an individual. Ultimately, Woolf portrays marriage as neither a wholly positive or negative experience; instead, her characters demonstrate the ways in which marriage involves benefits and sacrifices for both parties involved.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Hromadka, Jeff
- Description:
- This project examines the causes for the decline of religious participation in the United States during the last forty years. The goal is to show that Americans have become more accepting of a secular lifestyle in the face of social, technological, political, and economic changes during the same period. These changes have allowed more Americans to feel that they don't need to belong to a religious institution to feel morally upstanding. This is accomplished by analyzing numerous surveys that questioned the level of importance of religion in American lives, as well as, examining the number of Americans actively attending church or claiming affiliation with a major religion. Through showing the reasons fewer Americans are attending church, the reader will understand that Americans have not turned their back on God but instead found new definitions of being spiritual, finding self-improvement, or directing their focus to better fit their lifestyle and experiences without feeling they are missing an important component in their life.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Hart, Matthew
- Description:
- This thesis is a qualitative study that examined the conditions and experiences that helped to foster activism within a subset of rank-and-file union members during and after the Southern California grocery strike of 2003-2004. The study was conducted through a series of interviews with individuals who had previously not been involved in union activities, but rose to formal or informal leadership positions during or after the labor dispute. This study also examined how these ranks-and-file activists altered their level of consciousness and understanding of power. The conclusion reached was that combined structural access and opportunities, as well as, the shift in perspective and consciousness that helped create the conditions for rank-and-file activism and leadership to emerge. This shift in perspective and consciousness was rooted in the experiences of the conflict itself and the personal identities and experiences of those individuals involved in the labor dispute.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Wesley, Edwards P.
- Description:
- The cognitive science of religion (CSR) has risen to prominence in the 21st Century as the latest in the long history of natural explanations for religious belief. It is, however, unique in at least two ways: it is well supported empirically, and it explains and predicts the broad contours of the universal phenomenon of religious thought and behavior, including its most counter-intuitive aspects. These unique features create fresh insight into certain contentious questions within the epistemology of religion. This paper focuses specifically on the CSR’s epistemic significance for the rational justification of theism, and defends the view that CSR's findings significantly diminish this justification.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Ceely, Keith
- Description:
- Research has shown that music can elicit positive effects in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Research has also indicated that the daily routines of family members become crucial when member of the family has ASD. This qualitative study was designed to examine the use of music in the daily routines of families of children with ASD. A survey was administered to twenty participants, all of whom were all parents of children with ASD. The results of the data obtained from the surveys indicated that music plays a substantial part in the routines of children with ASD in the home environment. Music was shown to be conducive in motivating children with ASD to participate in family activities, complete tasks, and improving behavior. This information may provide valuable insight to professionals and families who seek to create efficient and manageable routines for children with ASD.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Division of Graduate Education
- Creator:
- Bilby, Mark G.
- Description:
- “Textual and historical study of the origins and content of the New Testament in the context of first century Christianity” (CSUF Catalog). This is not an approved General Education course.
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton