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The adaptive cycle of meaning making: development and preliminary evaluation of a self-report scale
(2021)Meaning in life has long been established as a core component of individual well-being, making it a topic of great importance within psychological research. Advancements in psychological studies of meaning in life are ... -
Being, becoming, and belonging: a constructivist grounded theory study describing the process of social norm formation of nurses working in groups
(2024)COVID-19 exacerbated the worldwide shortage of nurses. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario reported that the number of vacancies among registered nurses in the province has more than quadrupled since the beginning ... -
Bicultural identity and alcohol abuse among aboriginal Canadians : the protective benefits of aboriginal cultural affiliation
(2009)Research has revealed that poverty, unemployment, historical oppression and substance abuse have contributed to the third world status of Canadian Aboriginal Reserves. Identification with Aboriginal culture has been shown ... -
Can complex adaptive systems theory contribute to understanding attachment injuries in adult relationships? A qualitative approach
(2021)Researchers have discovered that the world is composed of panarchies of complex adaptive systems. This approach acknowledges the existence of non-linear relationships and emerging patterns among nested systems. Systems ... -
Community gardening : exploring motivations, benefits and gardener experience
(2012-11-10)A food system is a set of interrelated functions that includes food production, processing and distribution, food access and utilization by individuals, communities and populations, and food recycling, composting, and ... -
Constructing bodies of knowledge: examining the discursive sites through which individuals come to understand what "health" means
(2015-02-02)How individuals perceive and understand health will impact the health behaviours that they en-gage in, how they engage with the healthcare system, and how they perceive themselves on a spectrum of healthfulness. Perceptions ... -
Emerging adults’ perceptions of their family systems: resilience and connections after the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023)Family systems can be conceptualized as complex adaptive systems consisting of intricate interconnections among family members that adapt dynamically to the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic was a chronic and persistent ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Frontline Food Security Service Providers in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2021)In Canada, staggering rates of household food insecurity are emblematic of broader issues, such as systemic discrimination, poverty, and a global, capitalist food system. The means to address food insecurity are contested ... -
Exploring well-being in a First Nation community : a qualitative study / by Lana Ray.
(2008)First Nations people hold the worldview that all human and non-human beings are interconnected. This worldview is imperative to the well-being of not only individuals, but to the community and land as well because it ... -
Healing the Whole Self: Exploring the Development and Evaluation of a Community-Based, Culturally-Competent, and Evidence-Informed Group Therapy for Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
(2016)Research has demonstrated that mental health interventions for women who have experienced intimate partner violence are lacking. Moreover, mental health interventions are generally not adapted or developed for culturally ... -
Investigation of health promotion programs on food and nutrition in rural and First Nations communities of Northwestern Ontario [research project]
(2009)Purpose: To discover the status of health promotion programs based on food and nutrition in rural and First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario, and the challenges, successes, and methodologies behind providing ... -
Ovulatory shifts among pair-bonded women regarding their extra-pair attraction and self-perceived mate value
(2017)The objective of the current research was to examine the potential influence of fertility status across the phases of the menstrual cycle (MC) on women’s romantic relationship dynamics. Specifically, women’s feelings and ... -
Planting the seeds of change : evaluation of the impacts of community gardens on well-being and connections to community and nature in First Nations' youth / by Graham Trull.
(2008)Aboriginal populations in Canada currently struggle with a variety of social, economic, and health issues. Many of these problems have been shown to relate to levels of connectedness to community and to nature, as well ... -
Relationship between acculturation gap and adjustment : exploring the mediating effects of perceived rejection, value conflict, and communication / by Jasmine Bajwa.
(2010)"Numerous studies have found that children adjust to the mainstream culture at a faster rate than their parents; this is termed an acculturation gap. The literature demonstrates that acculturation gap is associated with ... -
Second generation South Asian Canadians: family or individual mate choice model adoption
(2015-01-13)Family processes have been shown to impact well -being in various immigrant populations in Canada. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of individual choice and/or family choice model adoption of mate ... -
Self-concept integration and its relationship with resilience and well-being
(2018)The overall purpose of the study was to evaluate if three forms of self-concept integration (i.e., authenticity, consistency, and valence/evaluative integration) relate to resilience and well-being. Additionally, the study ... -
The systems thinking paradigm and higher-order cognitive processes
(2014-12-12)The present study examined a new psychological construct we have coined “The Systems Thinking Paradigm.” The systems thinking paradigm describes a cognitive style with which one is more likely to understand that complex ... -
Terror management and pandemic influenza : social perception and response / by Jeffrey W. Sole.
(2007)Terror management theory provides a framework for investigating social responses likely to occur in the event of an influenza pandemic. The study predicted that where the threat of death from a pandemic was made salient ...