Browsing UW-Stout Masters Thesis Collection - Plan A by Title
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The Validation of a Contemporary Selection Tool Utilized by a Police Agency in its Hiring Process
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The purpose of this thesis wasto assess the validity of acurrent selection toolused within a large metro police agencyin the state of Minnesota,as well as review the agency’s current and previous annual performance ... -
Validation of the Social Well-Being Measure
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-03-11)The Social Well-Being scale, a subjective measurement of social fulfillment, has very little research on its validity (Gallagher, Lopez, & Preacher, 2009; Keyes, 1998). This study utilized the Midlife in the United States ... -
The Validity of the Arabic Version of the 15-Item Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS-15) in the Workplace Context
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)Despite the importance of boredom, few studies examined boredom in the Arabic language. There is not currently a multidimensional state boredom measure in Arabic. The current study systematically adapted the 15-item ... -
Vitamin D Intake in Relationship to Mood and to Vitamin D- Related Knowledge in Undergraduate Students
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency is reported in the young adult population and individuals residing in northern latitudes due to negligible vitamin D synthesis from ultraviolet light exposure in winter months, ... -
Water conservation: evaluating the acceptance and implementation of greywater and rainwater collection for household reuse
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)The following paper evaluates the acceptance of residential greywater and rainwater reclamation systems through analysis of survey data and related research. The survey data was compiled from questions administered to ... -
Weight-Based Discrimination in the Workplace: An Examination of Rater Characteristics
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The prominence of obesity has increased in the United States to account for over one-third of the adult population. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived person-organization fit and rater characteristics ... -
What makes us satisfied (or not) at work?
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)Since the increase in the utilization of technology, organizations have more sedentary employees. Increased physical activity can help individuals lead healthier lives and improve mental health such as less depression, ... -
When everyone wants your attention: how do you manage work and home roles?
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)Work-life balance is an integral part of a healthy, happy, and satisfied life (Sirgy & Lee, 2018). The current paper is an empirical test of a variety of factors that can impact an individual's level of work-life balance, ... -
Who Takes the Blame: Self-Serving Bias Amongst Undergraduates
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)There have been consistent findings with internal success attributions, but not many studies that focus on internal or external attributions for failure (Duval & Silvia, 2002). This study looks into the correlation amongst ... -
Yoga as a means of increasing job satisfaction in the workplace
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)Employees are the backbone of all organizations. The success or failure of an organization often depends on the behavior of its employees (Tsai, 2011). For this reason, it is important that organizations invest in keeping ... -
A YouTube Learning Environment
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)When instructors use tangential information to increase learner engagement, these additions are known as seductive details. Since the 1990’s researchers have believed these additions hinder learning (Harp & Mayer, 1998). ...