Science: Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Treating binge eating disorder : a psychoeducational programme teaching emotional discrimination and management
(University of Canterbury, 1998)There is a vast amount of literature concluding that some fo1m of emotional distress . precedes binge-eating episodes. Such evidence makes accountable this current research - to design and implement a psychoeducational ... -
Victim selection and kinematics : a dynamic point-light assessment of perceived vulnerability to attack
(University of Canterbury, 1998)Grayson and Stein (1981) argued that movement style specifies vulnerability to physical attack. The current study investigated this claim using a rigorous point-light methodology, which isolates kinematic information. ... -
An evaluation of the Video Anger Management Programme (VAMP)
(University of Canterbury, 1998)A quasi-experimental design with matched assignment to the contrast group was used to compare the effectiveness of the Video Anger Management Programme (VAMP) with that of mainstream New Zealand Corrections practices, in ... -
Toddler offspring of women with eating disorders : a controlled-observational study
(University of Canterbury, 1997)Research into the effects of an eating disorder on a mother's parenting abilities and her children's development, can provide an understanding of the familial risk factors for developing an eating disorder. Ten mothers ... -
Social loafing in team sports : an evaluation of the collective effort model
(University of Canterbury, 1998)The phenomenon of social loafing has been shown to be detrimental to group productivity. The present research examined social loafing in the context of team sports, while also providing an investigation into the validity ... -
The human motivation of adventure tourism and high risk sport participation
(University of Canterbury, 1999)The purpose of the present study was to establish whether sensation seeking, achievement, and social desirability are imp01iant motives for participation in the high risk sport, rock climbing, and for the adventure ... -
Date rape : social perception of rape myths and stereotypes
(University of Canterbury, 1998)Gavey (1992) identified a reluctance for people to define forced sexual intercourse that occurs within the context of a date or between couples who are romantically linked, as rape. Date rape from a socio-cultural ... -
Developmental research with children : a contextualist perspective
(University of Canterbury, 1997)Current developmental research with children is based on false dichotomies between the child and society and between mind and society. Likewise there is little development in developmental psychology, but a view of static ... -
Personality composition in small groups
(University of Canterbury, 1991)There has long been a recognition that selecting for personality compatibility in small, isolated and confined groups may help alleviate many of the problems experienced by the groups in these environments. A few ... -
Caffeine consumption, expectations of caffeine-enhanced performance and caffeinism symptoms among New Zealand athletes
(University of Canterbury, 1995)During the 1988 Olympic Games, an Australian pentathlete was ousted when a random urine test proved positive to a prohibited amount of caffeine after competing in 12 hours of fencing. This thesis begins with a literature ... -
A model of the reoffence process of recidivist driving while disqualified offenders in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 1996)DWD offenders represent a significant proportion of the driving offender population, and contribute to a significant drain on governmental and societal resources. The reoffence process of recidivist Driving While Disqualified ... -
The relationship between psychology and society
(University of Canterbury, 1996)The purpose of this study was to critically explore the relationship between psychology and society. Many aspects of the powerful relationship that was found were discussed. In particular the lack of a social structural ... -
Preparation of children for the introduction of a child with an intellectual disability to the classroom
(University of Canterbury, 1996)Past research has shown the benefits of giving one or more lessons to children without a disability about friendship and disability, in anticipation of the integration of a child with a disability to their class. The ... -
Being Maori is forever : an investigation into Maori identity
(University of Canterbury, 1996)Identity has been widely studied. However measures of identity are relatively new. The focus of this study was twofold 1) to critique definitions and measures of Maori identity 2) to apply an inter-generational approach ... -
The impact of training in groups on individual athletic performance : possible mediation of group cohesion
(University of Canterbury, 1996)Previous literature has shown that there is a positive relationship between cohesion and performance in team-based sports. The reported research extends this relationship in two ways. First the relationship between cohesion ... -
The role of the KDO8PS quaternary structure
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The enzyme 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate synthase (KDO8PS) catalyses the irreversible aldol-like condensation between the five-carbon phosphorylated aldose D-arabinose 5-phosphate (A5P), the three-carbon ester ... -
Children's understanding of belief
(University of Canterbury, 1996)Gopnik (1993) reports that young children do not understand their own beliefs before they understand the beliefs of other people. Gopnik argues that the young child develops a theory of mind which grows in complexity over ... -
Cognitive deconstruction in child molesters
(University of Canterbury, 1996)Child molesters present with a variety of characteristics that contribute to the development and perpetuation of their offending, which can be further utilised in the assessment of offender subtypes. Offenders' cognitive ... -
Adolescents' understanding of the emotions of others : a survey of local high school students
(University of Canterbury, 1996)This exploratory study asks the question, 'How skilled are the adolescents of today at understanding the emotions of others'. A questionnaire was administered to 357 Christchurch High School students in Forms 3, 5 and 7. ... -
Autobiographical memory, autobiographical knowledge, and post-traumatic stress disorder
(University of Canterbury, 1996)The proposal that the information contained in a traumatic event can be differentially processed and that maladaptive processing will result in the signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the basis ...