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Does mental illness stigma differ across disorders? An investigation of public stigma and attribution theory in social anxiety disorder, depression & schizophrenia
(2021)
Individuals experiencing mental illness face numerous negative social, economic, and personal
outcomes, partly due to the public stigma around mental illness. Attribution theory posits that
stigma occurs when publicly ...
Caring for carers: investigating the impact of an 8-week MI-via-CALC intervention on the health and experiences of caregivers of children with a disability
(2021)
Caregivers provide immeasurable and unmatched support to children with a
disability (CWD), assisting with instrumental activities of daily living, often across the lifespan.
Caregiver demands and unhealthy coping behaviours ...
Women in power: learning through climate emergency declarations in Canada
(2021)
This thesis is a qualitative inquiry that explores women decision-makers’ learning within the
climate emergency declaration movement across Canada. Guided by a critical and feminist
methodological approach to social ...
From paper to practice: educator understanding and facilitation of self-regulation in the kindergarten classroom
(2021)
There is growing concern about the mental health and resilience of today’s students (McCain,
Mustard, and Shanker, 2007) and difficulties with self-regulation as part of human development
are implicated in educational ...
Experimental evaluation of a solid-state organ-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) camera
(2021)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with an organ-targeted approach has a potential to
significantly improve the diagnosis of a variety of diseases through higher detection efficacy and
a reduced dose of radioactivity ...
Intelligent and cost-effective protection schemes for improved reliability of large-scale wind farms
(2021)
Recently, wind power has become a reliable and cost-effective renewable energy source of
electricity due to the foreseeable exhaustion of fossil fuel-based power generations and its growing
adverse effects on the environment ...
Gambling, gaming, and loot boxes: converging irrational beliefs?
(2021)
The current study examined whether engaging with loot boxes (i.e., in-game “boxes” that can be
won within a game or purchased with in-game currency or real money, and which contain a
random selection of prizes or objects) ...
Simultaneous polysubstance use, trait affect, body composition, and their associations with acute adverse reactions to cannabis
(2021)
In 2020, nearly 6.2 million people in Canada aged 15 and older reported using cannabis in the
last three months (Statistics Canada, 2021). However, some individuals who consume cannabis
may be more prone than others to ...
Adverse childhood experiences, executive functions, and substance use in an Indigenous residential treatment program
(2021)
Intergenerational trauma among Indigenous peoples in Canada is identified as an ongoing
detrimental outcome of Canadian colonialism. Both adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and
substance use problems appear to be ...
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 ...