Browsing by Author "Tae-Seop Lim"
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Japanese Public's Response to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
DeCloedt Pinçon, Deborah (2014-05-01)This narrative content analysis was conducted to gain an understanding of the experiences and perspectives of the Japanese public and explore how individuals have responded to and been impacted by the Fukushima nuclear ... -
An Anaylsis of Patient-Physician Discourse: Comparing Physician Diagnostic Scripts to Patient Social Script Expectations
Grimes, Denis (2012-12-01)This study examines how participants interpret physicians' diagnostic discourse and physician interruptions during the patient's disclosure of problems and concerns. Using medical diagnostic scripts written for upper ... -
College Student Lay Health Information Mediary Behavior: an Examination of eHealth Literacy and Unrequested Health Advice
Cole, Andrew William (2014-12-01)Lay health information mediary behavior (LHIMB) describes individuals seeking health information to relay to others. The current study examines LHIMB as a relationship between eHealth literacy and unrequested health advice ... -
Communicating Identity in the Workplace and Affinity Groups Spaces
Lambertz-Berndt, Megan Mary (2016-05-01)The following dissertation examined affinity group creation and purpose. By using identity management theory and communication privacy management theory the author was able to understand what one both reveals and conceals ... -
Cultural Differences in Self-Presentation on Social Networking Sites: A Cross-cultural Comparison Between American and Japanese College Students
Omori, Kikuko (2014-05-01)This dissertation explores cultural and platform differences in self-presentation on social networking sites (SNSs) between Japanese and American college students utilizing Impression Management, Media Ecology, and Uses ... -
Exploring Alcohol Expectancies in Korea and America Using the Holism Theory
Ahn, Seokhoon (2012-12-01)The present study examines what alcohol expectancies people in holistic and analytic cultures have, and how they affect alcohol consumption patterns. The past research on comparative studies of alcohol expectancies has ... -
How Individuals Disclose Health Information: a Study Examining the Choices Made When Sharing Health Information
Samens, Jessica Marie (2017-08-01)This dissertation examines the decision making process and the reasoning an individual uses when deciding how, what, and when to disclose. Results should offer a better understanding of the process an individual goes through ... -
IS IT THE PLAYER OR THE GAME: A METANALYTIC STUDY OF VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSION
Straight, Brandon (2024-08-01)The present study is a comprehensive meta-analytic investigation exploring the relationship between exposure to violent video games and aggressive behavior. The present study explores the underlying effects of violent video ... -
Promotive and Preventive Health Practice and Self-construal
Dellinger, Jonathan Bryce (2014-05-01)This study investigated the role of established cultural constructs of self-identification in predicting specific motivations for participating in six physical exercise activities. Composite scores were calculated for each ... -
Student's Perception of Teacher Immediacy Behaviors on Student Success and Retention
Mullane, Rebecca Rae (2014-05-01)This investigation tested the relationship and the fit for a causal model between both verbal and nonverbal teacher immediacy behaviors in the classroom and affective learning, cognitive learning, and student success and ... -
Toward a Model of Intercultural Warrant: A Case of the Korean Decimal Classification's Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification
Choi, Inkyung (2018-05-01)I examined the Korean Decimal Classification (KDC)'s adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) by comparing the two systems. This case manifests the sociocultural influences on KOSs in a cross-cultural context. ... -
"We'll Get Through This Together": Fan Cultures and Mediated Social Support on AMC's Talking Dead
Adolphson, Jeremy Vincent (2018-05-01)In this rhetorical analysis, the role of fandom through the technological advances in new media communication and its impact on social media are examined. Specifically, I analyze the rhetorical strategies that individuals ... -
What Motivates International Students to Acculturate? Exploring Acculturative Beliefs Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as Framework
Ahn, Seokhoon (2017-12-01)The current study explores what motivates international students to choose how to acculturation in the academic environment. The traditional view in the field tends to consider acculturation as objective criteria with an ...