Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis utilized a unique data-set, the Quinte Longitudinal Survey, to explore relationships among precarious employment and a range of mental health problems in a representative sample of Ontario young adults. Study 1 focused on various behavioural addictions (such as problem gambling, video gaming, internet use, exercise, compulsive shopping, and sex) and precarious employment. The… more Full Text: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT, BEHAVIOUR ADDICTIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS: INSIGHTS FROM THE QUINTE LONGITUDINAL SURVEY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Prior research has examined social anxiety, emotional competence (EC) and life adjustment (i.e., loneliness and life satisfaction) using cross-sectional designs, although there is limited information on their association over time. The present study examined the impact of social anxiety on life adjustment and assessed if EC could mediate this relationship from young to middle adulthood.… more Full Text: SOCIAL ANXIETY AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: A 15 YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …