Dissertations / Theses: 'Females'

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Hakes, Holly S. "Levels of depression among delinquent females and academically gifted females treatment implications /." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002hakesh.pdf.

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Carico, Kathleen M. "Responses of four adolescent females to adolescent fiction with strong female characters." Diss., This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144606/.

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Lawrence, Cassandra Patrice. "How are females coping in today's army female soldiers as single parents /." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002lawrencec.pdf.

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Barcus, Sonja Marie. "Body cathexis and the ideal female figure of black and white college females." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/722174.

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The body cathexis and "ideal" female figure for Black college females and White college females were investigated. The Body Cathexis Scale was administered to determine students' level of satisfaction with their bodies. Self reports of each student's ideal female measurements were also examined. It was hypothesized that Black college females tend to possess greater satisfaction with their body image than White college females. Black college females were hypothesized to report less restrictive measurements for what they believe would make up the ideal female figure than White college females. Results showed that some significant differences were found between Black and White college females. Of the 46 items on the Body Cathexis Scale, significant differences between Black and White college females were found on seven items with five indicating higher satisfaction of Black college females and two indicating that White college females had higher satisfaction. Of the five measurements of ideal female figure, only one differed significantly with the Black college females possessing a less restrictive measurement. Thirty-nine items on the Body Cathexis Scale and four on the ideal female figure measurements showed no significant difference. Therefore, the hypothesis of Black college females being more satisfied with their bodies and reporting less restrictive ideal female figure measurements than White college females was not supported.
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STEINEGGER, CATHLEEN M. "EMOTIONAL EATING IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116009370.

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McGrory, Arlene A. "Menarche: responses of adolescent females." Thesis, Boston University, 1987. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/38076.

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Thesis (D.N.S.)--Boston University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of menarcheal age early adolescent girls. The three dependent variables were attitudes toward menstruation, overall self-esteem, and physical self-esteem. Furthermore, this study investigated the perception of pubertal changes in premenarcheal girls and recency of menarche in postmenarcheal girls in relation to the same three dependent variables. A demographic information form, Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale-Overall Score and Physical Appearance and Attribute subscale and Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire were used to collect the data. The sample for this study consisted of 95 girls in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades (11-15 years old) at Masconomet Regional Junior-Senior High School. The subjects completed the forms during a convenient time at school or mailed in the forms. The data was analyzed using a two-tailed Student's t test and Pearson product moment correlation was calculated and the coefficient tested. The results indicated that premenarcheal girls thought menstruation was more debilitating than postmenarcheal girls. There were no differences in overall self-esteem or physical self-esteem in premenarcheal and postmenarcheal girls. Postmenarcheal girls who had been menstruating the longest had the highest scores on factor three Henstruation as a Natural Event, factor four Anticipation of the Onset of Menstruation, and factor five Denial of any Effect of Menstruation of the Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire. Recency of menarche had no effect on overall self-esteem and physical self-esteem. It was not possible to measure differences in attitudes toward menstruation, overall self-esteem and physical self-esteem in premenarcheal girls who perceived pubertal changes and those who did not perceive pubertal changes.
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Jenkins, Sherida L. "Body Image and Eating Attitudes: Comparing Chinese Females with Other Females living in New Zealand." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2325.

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Eating disorders affect individuals from most ethnic backgrounds. Research suggests that White females experience the greatest levels of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. Studies examining Chinese females found they experienced similar levels of disordered eating but less body dissatisfaction to White females. This study was conducted to examine the prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology in Chinese and Other ethnicities in New Zealand. A sample of female university students at the University of Waikato completed questionnaires (N=116) to assess disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. In contrast to previous findings Chinese females actually exhibited more disordered eating behaviours and body dissatisfaction attitudes than did other females living in New Zealand. Also, fear of weight gain was more likely to be exhibited by Chinese females than other females. Pressure to be thin came from similar sources for both Chinese and other female students. While, length of time living in New Zealand did not appear to alter Chinese females' levels of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. However in keeping with previous research, the present findings did suggest that the data from this study support the suggestion that the EAT-26 may not be an appropriate measure for Chinese females when assessing eating disorders. These findings have important implications for future research on ethnicities and eating disorders, and for clinicians working with Chinese female clients.

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Mohabier, Icydor Aldale. "Empowering senior females by utilizing each female person's voice to create desired lifestyle options." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11302006-214055/.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006.
Title from title screen. Layli Phillips, committee chair; Elizabeth Beck, Heying Zhan, committee members. Electronic text (91 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 20, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-61).

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Davis, Jessica K. "The prevalence of the components of the female athlete triad in college aged females." Connect to online version, 2009. http://www.oregonpdf.org/search-results.cfm?crit=catid&searchString=PH+1857.

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Lingelbach, Kembley Kay. "Perceptions of Female Cybersecurity Professionals Toward Factors that Encourage Females to the Cybersecurity Field." Diss., NSUWorks, 2018. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/1056.

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Despite multiple national, educational, and industry initiatives, women continue to be underrepresented in the cybersecurity field. Only 11% of cybersecurity professionals, globally, are female. This contributes to the growing overall shortage of workers in the field. This research addressed the significant underrepresentation of females in the cybersecurity workforce. There are many practitioner and industry studies that suggest self-efficacy, discrimination and organizational culture play important roles in the low rate of women in the cybersecurity field. A limited number of scholarly studies identify causal factors; however, there is not a general consensus or framework to explain the problem thoroughly. Moreover, there exists a significant gap in theoretical framework utilizing qualitative methods to demystify the complex factors of engaging females to pursue the cybersecurity field. This study utilized a grounded theory approach to interview twelve female cybersecurity professionals to discover their perceptions of the cybersecurity field. The participants revealed strategies that could encourage females to pursue the cybersecurity field. Data analysis included a data coding process and a constant comparative method of interview transcripts. This study identified four factors of engagement and one unexpected co-factor that are perceived to have an impact on decisions to pursue the cybersecurity field. The four factors identified were awareness, support, intrinsic and extrinsic values. The interesting find of the cybersecurity mindset profile factor that is perceived to enhance the success of career trajectory warrants additional research to discover the impacts on decision to pursue the cybersecurity field. This findings of this research gives women a voice in recommending strategies to encourage other females to pursue the cybersecurity field. The findings also aid in demystifying the complexity of the factors by organizing and categorizing them in a logical sense in order to present a theoretical model to encourage females into the field of cybersecurity. Moreover, this study provides holistic insight to academicians and practitioners in developing future cybersecurity professionals. Additionally, it adds to the body of knowledge by answering the call for that additional qualitative approaches in methodology by bringing data richness and to generate new theoretical frameworks in cybersecurity research.

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Rosenquist, Lawrence Karl. "Life satisfaction of elderly females who are overweight as compared to elderly females of ideal weight." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277135.

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A descriptive study was done to determine the difference in life satisfaction of elderly females who were overweight as compared to elderly females of ideal weight. The sample consisted of 30 females, aged 60 to 80, who were living in the community. No differences in life satisfaction scores were found between the overweight and ideal weight elderly females. The elderly females who were identified as being overweight had a mean life satisfaction score of 14.8 with a standard deviation of 2.45. Elderly females of ideal weight had a mean life satisfaction score of 15.9 with a standard deviation of 2.12. Major differences in summated results of selected demographic variables were not found for the elderly females who were overweight as compared to the elderly females of ideal weight. Findings from the study and implications for nursing are discussed. Recommendations for further research are included.

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Camp, Laurie. "F3 (Fit, Fabulous Females) Program Evaluation." Kent State University Liberal Studies Essays / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuls1393495848.

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McCrocklin, Carolyn. "Cardiovascular Reactivity to Forgiveness in Females." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/32.

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Empirical evidence exists directly relating forgiveness to physiological markers of cardiovascular health based on the manner in which individuals respond to interpersonal offenses. Extant literature has identified the harmful effects of stress in cardiovascular disease and health in general and unforgiveness has been identified as a stressor with potential implications for cardiac health. Understanding cardiac response to the stress of unforgiveness may have favorable implications for heart disease prevention and treatment in women and may prove to be beneficial in reducing allostatic load.

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Jackson, Rebecca L. "Assessment of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Females." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2001. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2890/.

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Psychopaths constitute only an estimated 1% of the population, yet they are responsible for a disproportionately large number of violent and nonviolent crimes. The literature addressing this syndrome among male offenders is quite extensive. In contrast, psychopathy and its underlying factor structure remains understudied among female offenders. Research has suggested marked gender differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and underlying dimensions of psychopathy. This study examined the dimensions of psychopathy in a female offender sample. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and the Self Report Psychopathy-II (SRP-II) were administered to 119 female inmates at Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, TX. Confirmatory factor analyses of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) did not support the use of the traditional two factor male model or a recently proposed two- factor female model. This thesis also addressed females' self-appraisal of PCL-R Factor 1 characteristics as well as the usefulness of the self-administered Self-Report Psychopathy-II as a screen for psychopathy.

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Kluetz, Amy J. "Counseling issues of Australian Aboriginal females." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002kluetza.pdf.

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Martin, Mandee E. "COMPARISON OF QUICK METHODS FOR DETERMINING BODY COMPOSITION IN FEMALE COLLEGIATE ATHLETES AND OBESE FEMALES." UKnowledge, 2016. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/foodsci_etds/41.

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The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a tool used broadly by public health agencies to assess weight in populations. However, when differentiating between fat mass and fat free mass the formula (BMI = weight in kilograms/height in meters2) is not applicable. Research suggests that evaluating body fat percentage and adipose tissue deposition may provide a nuanced indication of overall health, making it more accurate on an individual basis. This study evaluated four methods (Body Mass Index, waist circumference, A Body Shape Index, and Waist to Stature Index) that assess body composition and their ability to predict body fat percentage in female collegiate athletes and overweight/obese females. The study also investigated if the CUN‐BAE formula could calculate body fat percentage accurately in comparison to air displacement plethysmography in both populations. The study found that the universality of these algorithms is uncertain in diverse populations and that the predictive power of anthropometric‐based formulas is inconsistent when considering body fat percentage.

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Fredriksson, Sofie, and Lisa Johansoon. "Female Directorship at Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank [2000-2014] : Kvinnliga styrelseledamöter - i Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB och Swedbank [2000-2014]." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26478.

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Erb, Allison Faye. "Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders in Hispanic females of diverse ethnic background and Non-Hispanic females." FIU Digital Commons, 2002. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3147.

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The primary objective of this study was to assess the psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders in Hispanic (70%) and Non Hispanic (30%) female university students (n= 618). Risk factors were assessed with the Psychosocial Risk Factor Questionnaire (PRFQ) and its four sub-scales. There was a significant difference in the score for Concern (F = 243, p .046) and Media Pressure (F = 367, p < .006) by ethnic group. African Americans had a significantly lower mean score (3.27 ± 028) for media pressure than all other ethnic groups. There was a significant difference in total PRFQ score (F = 2.52, p < .02l) and the score for perception (F = 2.18, p< .044) among the Hispanic ethnic groups. These results indicate that there are differences among major ethnic groups as well as among Hispanic ethnic groups in terms of the psychosocial factors associated with the risk of eating disorders.

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Anness, Lorna Margaret. "Social relationships of infants of resident females and infants of immigrant females in mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei)." Scholarly Commons, 1990. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2198.

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This study compares social behavior of infants of resident mothers and infants of immigrant mothers in social groups of the mountain gorilla, Gorilla gorilla beringei. Infants of immigrant mothers spent more time in proximity to their mothers during group resting. They spent more time in solo play and less time in social play during group feeding. Their opportunity for social interaction with peers may be restricted mostly to group rest periods and their social play levels during this time are higher than infants with resident mothers. However, during both group resting and feeding they spent less time near other infants and they initiated fewer dyadic play bouts.

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Sundberg, Sandra, and Karin Tiberg. "Fun Fearless Females : En diskursanalys av Cosmopolitan." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-14951.

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Sverige rankas år 2011, enligt United Nations Development Program, som världens mest jämställda land.Mediautgör emellertid en arena som är kritiserad och anklagad för att förmedla en bild av kvinnan som innebär att hennes kropp och utseende är allt. I den här uppsatsen används en kritisk diskursanalys för att belysa hur diskursiva processer, i ett medialt material, kan uttydas lingvistiskt och hur dessa processer utgör ett socialt problem. I detta integreras en analys av vilka subjektspositioner som erbjuds läsaren av detta material. Materialet som varit föremål för analys är den svenska versionen av månadsmagasinetCosmopolitan, som säger sig tillhandahålla en formel för framgång i livet för unga tjejer. Diskurser som är involverade i det sociala problem somCosmopolitansrepresentationer av kvinnan utgör är: heterosexualitet som enda möjliga sexualitet, postfeminism och konsumism. Dessa formar representationer av en kvinna som är beroende av män, men också hävdar sin självständighet - vilken hon demonstrerar med hjälp av konsumtion.

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Smailes, Chanél. "Strategies to equip females for managerial positions." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1095.

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The study was concerned with identifying both organisational and personal strategies utilised by females in managerial positions within South Africa. From an analysis of both primary and secondary data, it was concluded that executive women in South Africa are utilising personal strategies more extensively than relying solely on organisational strategies to facilitate them to managerial positions and the respondents therefore deemed these personal strategies to have a greater impact than that of the organisational strategies. Both organisations and individuals would benefit from this study as the study brings to the fore the lack of organisational strategies utilised by organisations within South Africa, as well as highlighting those strategies found most beneficial by executive women as having the greatest impact on their careers. This indication would allow for organisations to efficiently invest in those strategies having the most impact on female executives’ careers. Individual women at non-management or junior management levels could integrate the personal strategies highlighted in this study as being most effective into their career development plans. By ensuring both organisations and women together are working to equip females for managerial positions, both organisational and personal performance of South African female managers will be maximized.

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Bray, Nicholas Walter. "Exercise to reverse frailty in older females." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62549.

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The risk of becoming frail increases with age. One million Canadians are frail, placing them at greater risk for disease and disability. Frailty is easily observed yet difficult to define. No gold-standard definition exists, but most clinicians support frailty as a medical syndrome characterized as a state of mild to severe vulnerability. Sex-differences complicate frailty; females experience this syndrome sooner yet paradoxically live longer than males. Exercise might be an effective therapy for frailty; however, which components are most effective is yet unknown. This study hypothesized: 1) More individuals in an exercise (EX) intervention would reverse frailty, versus a control (CON) group; and 2) Changes in frailty would be related to improvement in functional task performance and measures of strength. Female participants 65-81 years of age, classified as pre-frail as determined by a score of; 1-2 on the Cardiovascular Health Study-Frailty Phenotype (FP) tool or 4-6 on the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) or a normal gait speed (GS) between 1.0-1.5 m/sec. The EX group (n = 9) completed a 12-week exercise intervention (3 days/week, 60 min/session). Exercise included multi-component training (MCT), inclusive of aerobic, flexibility, resistance and balance training, with a focus on the latter two modalities. The CON group (n = 11) maintained their normal daily routine. According to the FP, CFS and GS, 25, 37.5 and 62.5% more EX group participants reversed frailty status than the CON group, respectively. There was a statistically significant improvement in GS (0.24 m/sec), grip strength (3.9 kg) and sit-to-stand (STS) time (5.0 sec) within the EX group from baseline to follow-up. STS was faster in the CON group at baseline but no significant between-group difference existed at follow-up. There was also a statistically significant improvement in knee extension isometric torque (7.4 Nm) and isotonic velocity (37.5 º/sec) within the EX group from baseline to follow-up. Elbow flexion isotonic velocity was faster (40.8 º/sec) in the EX group at follow-up but no significant between-group difference existed at baseline. A MCT intervention that utilizes progressive resistance and balance exercise may be safe and effective at reversing frailty in pre-frail females.
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Lambert, Kimberly-Ann. "The role of females in feminist primatology." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq26926.pdf.

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Björling, Elin A. "Exploring stress and headaches in adolescent females /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7285.

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Reck, Jennifer K. Sewell Kenneth W. "Males' support toward females after sexual assault." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-3625.

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El-Menyar, Ayman, Hany El-Hennawy, Hassan Al-Thani, Mohammad Asim, Husham Abdelrahman, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Ruben Peralta, and Rifat Latifi. "Traumatic injury among females: does gender matter?" BioMed Central, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610202.

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BACKGROUND:Trauma remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Generally, the incidence of traumatic injuries is disproportionately high in males. However, trauma in females is underreported.AIM:To study the epidemiology and outcome of different mechanisms and types of traumatic injuries in women.METHODS:We conducted a traditional narrative review using PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE, searching for English-language publications for gender-specific trauma between January 1993 and January 2013 using key words "trauma", "gender", "female" and "women".RESULTS:Among 1150 retrieved articles, 71 articles were relevant over 20 years. Although it is an important public health problem, traumatic injuries among females remain under-reported.CONCLUSION:There is a need for further research and evaluation of the exact burden of traumatic injuries among females together with the implementation of effective community based preventive programs.

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Egan, Ann. "Stress relief by 'comfort food' in females." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin150998365465551.

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Wipperman, Melissa A. "Leadership Experiences of Females in Secondary Schools." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1574422883219688.

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Ahuja, Manik, Thiveya Sathiyaseelan, Rajvi J. Wani, and Praveen Fernandopulle. "Obesity, Food Insecurity, and Depression among Females." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8844.

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Background: Nutritional psychiatry is an emerging field of research and it is currently exploring the impact of nutrition and obesity on brain function and mental illness. Prior studies links between obesity, nutrition and depression among women. However, less is known how food insecurity may moderate that relationship. Methods: Data were employed from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), 2001-2003. Two logistic regression models were Logistic regression was used to determine the association between obesity, gender, food insecurity, and past year Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We then stratified by gender, and tested the association between obesity and past year MDD, and if food insecurity moderated the association. Results: Obesity was associated with an increased risk for past year Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) among females (AOR = 1.35; 95% CI 1.17-1.55) and was not associated among males (AOR = 1.07; 95% CI, 0.86-1.32). Women who reported that reported both obesity and food insecurity reported higher odds of past year MDD episode (AOR = 3.16; 95% CI, 2.36-4.21, than women who did not report food insecurity (AOR = 1.08; 95% CI, 1.02-1.38). Conclusion: With rising rates of mental health problems, females should be closely monitored to understand how poor diets, food insecurity, and obesity play a role in mental health outcomes. It is recommended that clinicians and treatment providers consider the patient's diet and access to nutritious foods when conducting their assessment.

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Dibble, Ashley. "Physiological Correlates of Aggression in Adolescent Females." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1680.

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Recently, with the development of new technology, researchers have focused on physiological predictors of aggressive behavior, specifically cortisol and alpha amylase. Gordis, Granger, Susman, and Trickett (2006) found the interaction between cortisol and alpha-amylase significantly predicted parent reports of aggression indicating that low levels of physiological reactivity was associated with higher levels of problem behavior. While this research has provided valuable information about aggressive behavior, a major limitation is the majority of research focuses on males, or has not examined gender differences explicitly. This study expanded on work by Gordis et al. (2006) and other researchers on the HPA axis and sympathetic nervous system responses and aggression by using a larger sample, focusing on female adolescents, examining both physical and relational aggression, and utilizing parent and adolescent reports of aggressive behavior. Based on prior literature, I expected that lower levels of salivary cortisol taken at the beginning of the interview and the beginning of the stress task would be associated with higher levels of physical and relational aggression in girls. I also hypothesized that lower levels of cortisol and α-amylase reactivity will be associated with higher levels of physical and relational aggression. Finally, I hypothesized that lower levels of cortisol reactivity coupled with higher levels of α-amylase reactivity will be associated with lower levels of aggressive behavior. Participants in the current study live in moderate- to high-violence areas in Richmond, VA. Participants were 146 adolescent females who were enrolled in a larger longitudinal study on coping with exposure to violence. Most of the adolescents were African-American (91.1%) with a mean age of 13.9 years old (range from 11-17). The changes in physiological responses were monitored during the interview process which included the administration of the Social Competence Interview (SCI). Aggression was measured using the Child Behavior Checklist and Problem Behavior Frequency Scales. In the analyses, I controlled for pubertal status, medication usage, race, and time of day which are all factors that can influence the level of cortisol and alpha-amylase. Results indicated that higher levels of basal cortisol were associated with higher levels of aggressive behavior. In contrast to previous research and prediction, results indicated that symmetry in α-amylase and cortisol predicted lower levels of self-reported physical aggression in girls. Asymmetry in the two systems was associated with higher levels of self-reported physical aggression. These results contribute to the mixed results on female physiological responses and aggression. It also provides support for symmetry in cortisol and α-amylase as a predictor of lower levels of aggressive behavior. Studying a child’s physiological reactions to stress can give insight into behavior regulation, help identify adolescents for prevention/intervention, and serve as markers of treatment progress. These data suggest that physiological associations with aggression may not be the same for males and females, or for youth living in extremely stressful circumstances. Further research is needed to replicate these finding, and specifically to compare these patterns of associations across gender.

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Reck, Jennifer K. "Males' Support Toward Females After Sexual Assault." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3625/.

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The current study explored the relations among rape myths, attitudes toward rape victims, perceived social support, sex role, and social reactions in a male undergraduate sample (N = 205). Males who have provided support to a sexual assault victim were compared to those who have not provided support to a sexual assault victim on several measures. Social reactions of those who have provided support to a sexual assault victim were compared to hypothetical reactions provided by individuals who have not previously provided support. Results indicated that rape related attitudes and beliefs did not differ between those who have and have not provided support to a sexual assault victim. In addition, individuals who were responding to a hypothetical situation reported that they would provide more positive social support than individuals who were responding to an actual situation. Implications for clinical work and future research in this area are discussed.

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Lambert, Kimberly-Ann Carleton University Dissertation Sociology and Anthropology. "The Role of females in feminist primatology." Ottawa, 1997.

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Bidaisee, Satesh. "Females in veterinary medicine : why the choice?" Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7621/.

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Veterinary Medicine as a profession has undergone a change from a male-oriented one, to being predominantly female. The increase in female students is a reflection of the increasing interest in veterinary medicine by females. This study focused on reasons for the specific choice of veterinary medical education among female veterinary students. A life history approach was applied in order to explore the lives of six female veterinary students from St. George’s University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Grenada. This methodology involved using interviews to collect personal accounts of students’ life experiences that provided data about the reasons for the choice of female students to pursue veterinary medical education. The theoretical framework that served as the base for this thesis was grounded theory. Interviews were transcribed, exerted to concept identification, data reduction, and thematic representations for analysis. The study revealed that life experiences as well as socio-cultural realities surrounding the lives of the students were crucial in understanding the influences and reasons for their choice of veterinary medicine. A Life Stages Theory emerged from the use of grounded theory approach to data analysis which identified personal, financial and academic needs as primary to create interest in veterinary medicine. The experiential enquiry into the students’ lives also recognized pet ownership, exposure to knowledge of veterinary medicine as well as positive perceptions of veterinarians and veterinary medical practice as reasons for the choice of veterinary medicine. The final choice of veterinary medicine by females was found to be based on their personal interests, their ability to overcome financial and academic barriers and receive opportunities of alternative academic pathways. The new insights created on reasons for the choice of veterinary medicine can be applied to student career advisement and review of applicants for admission into veterinary schools.

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Becerra, Rosalina, and Rosalie Arlene Rangel. "Adult Hispanic females: Resiliency and support systems." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1714.

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Daniels, Latoshia S. "Relational Aggression Among Adolescent African American Females." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5457.

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Relational aggression includes manipulative behaviors such as gossiping, spreading rumors, or practicing exclusion to intentionally destroy a peer's social reputation. Aggressive behaviors such as those found in relational aggression contribute to unsafe school environments. Research on relational aggression has increased in recent years, yet there is minimal research on relational aggression among African American adolescent females. The research questions were What is social workers' understanding of relational aggression? and How do social workers' cultural awareness and general understanding of African American females' relationships and interpersonal connections impact their ability to connect with their clients in the therapeutic relationship? The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore social workers' perceptions of relational aggression and African American females' social relationships and assess the impact of social workers' perceptions on their ability to connect with clients and provide effective therapeutic services. Relational cultural theory constituted the study's theoretical framework. Data were collected using a qualitative online synchronous focus group with six social workers who provide therapeutic services to female African American teenagers in the school setting. Purposeful sampling was used to determine the number of participants. Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes from interview data. Findings from this study revealed a mischaracterization of relational aggression in relation to bullying. The findings also revealed that social worker's cultural awareness and general understanding of African American females assisted them in being able to connect with the subpopulation in the therapeutic relationship.

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Borden, McKay. "Effects of career guidance strategies for females on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving twelfth-grade females." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39731.

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This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of the following career guidance strategies: career information investigating, job information interviewing, shadowing, panel of positive female role models, parental involvement and group counseling on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving twelfth-grade females. Participants in this study were thirty-two high-achieving twelfth-grade females currently enrolled in advanced placement English classes, who were currently taking advanced mathematics, advanced science, and advanced foreign language courses; or who had completed three years of advanced mathematics, advanced science, and advanced foreign language courses. The design of this experiment was a pretest-posttest, experimental/control group design. The participants in the treatment group participated in a ten-week career guidance program involving strategies to increase career maturity and improve internal locus of control utilizing the results of the Caree~ Maturity Inventory, Counseling Form B-1 and the Different situations Inventory.
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Stenger, Daniel E. "Static postural variables and patellofemoral pain in females." [Boise, Idaho] : Boise State University, 2009. http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/75/.

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Ngamanu, Robert Errol. "Body Image Attitudes amongst Māori and Pakeha Females." The University of Waikato, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2459.

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Research has shown that body image plays a principle role in predicting the occurrence and extent of eating disordered symptomatology. The term 'body image' has multiple definitions but is most commonly used to refer to self-perceptions of body weight and shape. Evidence shows that Western socio-cultural beliefs encourage females to strive for an extremely thin, unrealistically small figure. The difficulties obtaining this thin-ideal have lead to the development of body image dissatisfaction (BID). Because the thin-ideal is a Western construct, BID was thought to effect only Western, White women, however, research shows that body image concerns and consequently eating pathology are appearing in non-Western, ethnic minority groups where they were once unknown. This has been attributed to increasing contact between ethnic minority groups and Western cultural mores. This would suggest that the degree of attachment a minority individual feels towards their ethnic identity is likely to moderate the development of BID and thus eating concerns. This thesis compared levels of body image dissatisfaction amongst ethnic groups in New Zealand, focussing particularly on Māori and Pakeha. No differences were found to exist amongst these groups with regards to body image dissatisfaction and eating pathology regardless of ethnic attachment. The information found has consequences for clinicians working with clients of Māori extraction and those researching body image dissatisfaction in New Zealand.

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Clarkson, Verity A. "Appearance dissatisfaction in females : its measurement and correlates /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1989. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SB/09sbc6138.pdf.

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Krywiak, Janis L. (Janis Lori). "Pain sensitivity in females at risk for hypertension." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28804.

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Hypertension is associated with a reduction in sensitivity to pain in both animals and humans. Changes in nociception pre-date elevations in blood pressure in animals genetically predisposed to hypertension, and preliminary findings with male offspring of hypertensives indicate that genetic risk for hypertension is related to decreased pain sensitivity in humans. Sensitivity to naturalistic and laboratory pain stimuli was compared in normotensive females with and without a parental history of hypertension in three studies. Genetic risk for hypertension was associated with decreased sensitivity for blood donation venipuncture pain and electric shock, but not for menstrual pain or the cold pressor test. These findings provide modest support for the notion that hypoalgesia is present in females at risk for hypertension. Issues for future research include extension of these findings to other pain stimuli, use of multiple indices of risk, assessment of the effects of cyclic hormonal changes on the relationship between pain sensitivity and risk for hypertension, and further study of the mechanisms and pathophysiological implications of this effect.

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Mogano, Ogone 1950. "PERCEPTIONS OF ADOLESCENT FEMALES ON CONTRACEPTION IN BOTSWANA." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275516.

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Griffiths, Gillian. "Long jump : the developing technique in young females." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6021/.

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Braddock, Addison, Ryann Lipcon, Abigail King, and Kristen Kocher. "Depression and Social Media Use of Undergraduate Females." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2020/schedule/31.

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Women who spend more time on social media platforms have a greater chance of developing symptoms of depression (Burnborg & Burdzovic, 2019). When women are using social media, they spend the majority of their time looking at the lives and social accomplishments of other users. This comparison may cause them to experience hopelessness, anxiety, and depression (Litchtfuss, 2019). Women are the most likely to experience symptoms of depression (Harvard Health, 2011). With the increased popularity of social media, depression is becoming a growing problem. Published research shows a relationship between social media and depression (Burnborg & Burdzovic, 2019). It would be beneficial to examine college-aged females specifically at Mississippi State University, a gap in previous research. This research will look at Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Tik Tok, Pinterest, and YouTube to evaluate which social media platforms are used the most in individuals who are ranked on a depression scale created by Kroenke (Kroenke, 2001). This research is important because depression is becoming a growing problem among college-aged women and social media is prevalent in most lives.

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Smith, Emilee. "Lung function in healthy South African adult females." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15740.

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Background: Accurate and appropriate spirometry reference values allow for early detection of respiratory illness and perform an important role in monitoring lung health. There is, in general, a scarcity of data from Africa, and the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) has published global reference equations but models did not include data from African studies. The aim of this study was to investigate lung function in a group of healthy South African females and the applicability of the GLI reference equations. Methodology: Maternal lung function testing was undertaken at 6 to 10 weeks post-partum as part of a birth cohort study, the Drakenstein Child Health Study. Pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry was performed according to a standardised protocol and correlated with clinical information. Bronchodilator response was assessed by repeating spirometry 15 minutes after administration of inhaled 400mcg salbutamol. Results: A total of 462 women were included, mean age 17 years (range 18- 42 years). The GLI reference equations fitted the observed lung function results well for the group of mothers who did not self-report smoking or asthma. There were 64 (14%) mothers with an abnormal Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV 1) result, 60 (13%) mothers with an abnormal Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), and 35 (8%) mothers with an abnormal FEV 1 /FVC ratio. There were 22 (5%) mothers who had reversible FEV 1; the rate of undiagnosed reversibility was 4% of the cohort. High body mass index was associated with a higher risk for poor FVC and FEV 1 /FVC lung function, OR 1.40 (CI: 1.01, 1.65) and OR 1.25 (CI 1.10, 1.95) respectively. Mothers with a higher socio-economic status had better FEV 1 with the adjusted SES OR 0.65 (CI 0.36, 1.08). Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of abnormal lung function in this cohort of South African adult females and a number of cases of undiagnosed reversibility. Spirometry testing is important to diagnose lung disease in South African communities. The GLI's reference equations were appropriate and applicable for a cohort of South African adult women.

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Bretl, Michelle Mary. "Steadiness of Singing Scales by Untrained Adult Females." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522340508253471.

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Manley, Elizabeth. "Residential Needs of Adolescent Females: A Feminist Perspective." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566583309043408.

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Freedenfeld, Robert N. "Assessing the Object Relations of Sexually Abused Females." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500657/.

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The TAT stories of 38 sexually abused females between the ages of 5 and 18 years and a clinical group of 26 females with no recorded history of abuse were analyzed using the Object Relations and Social Cognitions TAT Scoring System (Westen et al., 1985). Subjects in the sexual abuse group showed significantly lower mean scores on a scale measuring affect-tone of relationship paradigms and on a scale measuring complexity of representations of people. In addition, pathological responses were given significantly more often by sexual abuse victims on the complexity of representations of people scale. Thus, sexually abused children showed more primitive and simple characterizations of people and more negative, punitive affect in their representations. Moreover, these results were independent of age, race, and intelligence. Group differences are discussed in terms of object relations development.

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Frye, Christina M. "Eating patterns and control issues among adolescent females." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2004. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2004/2004fryec.pdf.

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Nelson, Jason M. "Juvenile Females Who Sexually Offend A Beginning Typology." DigitalCommons@USU, 2001. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2538.

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This study was broken into two sections, the first being a comprehensive meta-analysis describing a profile of the juvenile female who sexually offends. The second section was the collection of data of juvenile females who sexually offend in the State of Utah. After the data were collected, a profile was described and compared to that found in the Review of the Literature and a typology was presented. Ecosystemic legacies were shown to be passed down from one generation to the next. The juveniles were found to come from highly chaotic homes, and subject to maltreatment. Diagnostically, they show symptoms of conduct disorder, substance use/abuse, as well as other risks. Social policy, and legal and therapeutic implications were presented from this typology.

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Holben, David H. "Selenium balance and status in the female during physical and sexual maturation /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487933648651285.

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