LOCUS OF CONTROL, SMALL GROUP METHODS AND BREAST CANCER EARLY DETECTION.
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Title
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LOCUS OF CONTROL, SMALL GROUP METHODS AND BREAST CANCER EARLY DETECTION.
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Identifier
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AAI8312370
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identifier
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8312370
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Creator
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ROSS, DOLORES TONI.
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Contributor
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Prof. Morton Bard
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social
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Abstract
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Despite evidence of the efficacy of breast self-examination (BSE), efforts to motivate women to engage regularly in the practice have yielded limited results. Based on the assumption that locus of control may be important to understanding women's failure to practice BSE this study developed an alternative educational method and compared its effectiveness to standard programs presently available.;Comparisons were made between a newly designed small group method and two standard educational approaches presently available. Program participants were women from within a large business organization randomly assigned to one of the three interventions (n = 103).;It was predicted that women attending the small group program, when compared to standard program participants would: (a) practice BSE more frequently, (b) perform BSE more competently, (c) report more confidence in their procedural ability, and (d) specific to breast cancer locus of control expectancies, demonstrate a greater increase in internality and a greater decrease in externality.;Multiple measures of subjects' behavior, obtained one month before and three months following program participation, were submitted to analysis of covariance. While frequency results were not conclusive, Small Group participants showed a significantly greater improvement in competency than subjects in either Standard Program. In contrast, predictions regarding locus of control or self confidence were not supported. No significant differences were found between Small Group participants and those attending Standard Programs for breast cancer locus of control or self confidence.;While not its major focus, this research also tested the validity of the locus of control model to explain women's BSE behavior. Correlations between measures of BSE behavior (frequency and competency) and theoretically relevant predictors (self confidence, breast cancer locus of control internal, chance, and powerful others) were obtained from the subjects' pre-treatment measures. While further study is needed, the results provide preliminary support for the model. Both measures of externality showed a significant negative relationship with BSE frequency and competency. While internality did not predict BSE frequency it was associated with competency which, in turn, was the strongest predictor of frequency. . . . (Author's abstract exceeds stipulated maximum length. Discontinued here with permission of author.) UMI.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
