Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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To be kind or not to be kind: The role of self-compassion in the academic self-control model

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Martin, Rebecca Danielle, Thesis advisor (ths): Kennett, Deborah, Degree committee member (dgc): Coughlan, Rory, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Past research suggests that students who are more academically resourceful tend to attain higher grades and feel more socially and academically adjusted at university. These same studies also show that students' general resourcefulness and academic self-efficacy are strong, positive and direct predictors of their academic resourcefulness. My thesis expands upon this line of research… more
Full Text: TO BE KIND OR NOT TO BE KIND: THE ROLE OF SELF-COMPASSION IN THE ACADEMIC SELF-CONTROL MODEL A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …

Youth Justice in Canada: Just Ice?

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McCourt, Korri, Thesis advisor (ths): Coughlan, Rory, Degree committee member (dgc): Smith-Chant, Brenda, Degree committee member (dgc): Navara, Geoff, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Strategies to reduce youth crime have been extensively researched and custody is not found to be effective. In the past, custody was a frequently used sentence, and while under the YOA the number of youth in custody was four times higher than that of adults in Canada. The use of custody sentences in Ontario has decreased in recent years, however; it remains above the Canadian average.… more
Full Text: YOUTH JUSTICE IN CANADA: JUST ICE? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science. TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada © …

CTRL + ALT + DEL: A Dark & Interpersonal Perspective of Cyber-bullying

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Morrison, Kristen, Thesis advisor (ths): Scharfe, Elaine, Degree committee member (dgc): Coughlan, Rory, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>With the expansion of the internet, there are a number of opportunities to engage in cyber-bullying behaviour, however, to date, only a few studies have examined interpersonal predictors of cyber-bullying. The purpose of this research study was to explore relationship and personality factors associated with being a bully and/or a victim. The first goal of this study was to develop a… more
Full Text: CTRL + ALT + DEL: A DARK & INTERPERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF CYBER-BULLYING A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science. TRENT UNIVERSITY …