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The effects of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in high school physical education classes, school sports and community sports on future sports and physical activity participation: a retrospective study
Get PDFLGBTQ2-S-phobia is still present within physical education (PE) classes, school sports
and community sports. According to Denison and Kitchen (2015), one in five participants
reported that PE classes are the most homophobic sporting environment. This mixed method
retrospective survey seeks to examine the effects of LGBTQ2-S-phobia in high school PE
classes, school and community sports on future sports and physical activity participation along
with identifying whether gender and geographical locations are factors in the experiences in
which individuals witnessed or had LGBTQ2-S-phobic events in these environments. Results
show that PE classes in high schools represent a higher proportion of LGBTQ2-S-phobia than
school sports and community sports. Furthermore, those who identify as male and that attended
high school in Northern Ontario were faced with higher levels of LGBT2-S-phobia. Some
experiences in these specific geographical areas discouraged some individuals to pursue physical
activity and sports participation
Positive attitudes towards older adults: characteristics of prospective partners in care
Get PDFWith the increase in the aging population it is becoming all the more important to
determine who has positive attitudes towards older adults in order to identify those who are best
suited to work in geriatrics. The purpose of the current study was to determine which personal
characteristics are indicative of positive attitudes towards older adults by using the Cattell 16
Personality Factor Questionnaire and the Kogan’s Attitudes Towards Old People scale.
Characteristics that were examined included ethnicity, age, gender, and level of education and
personality. Caucasian and Indigenous participants were recruited around Sudbury Ontario,
ranging from 18 to 50 years of age. The results suggest that gender and personality factors
warmth, reasoning, vigilance, privateness and openness to change, are predictive of positive
attitudes towards older adults. These results have implications for identifying individuals who
are best suited to work in geriatrics and possibly encouraging those to join the field
Sibling experiences in families of an individual with a chronic health condition: Down syndrome and cystic fibrosis
No full textThis document is a manuscript-based thesis, exploring the lived experiences of individuals who
have a sibling with a chronic health condition, specifically Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis.
The first paper focuses on the experiences of having a sibling with Down syndrome, and the
second on having a sibling with cystic fibrosis. Both studies used a basic interpretive approach,
and were guided by the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response (FAAR) Model (Patterson,
1988; Patterson & Garwick, 1994) to explore the difficulties faced by these siblings and the
supports and coping behaviours they employed. The data were collected through interviews and
analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA; Eatough & Smith, 2017; Smith,
Flowers & Larkin, 2009). Results suggested that siblings of those with Down syndrome or cystic
fibrosis generally view their experiences positively, though they related various difficulties
including taking on various roles, having worries, and the need for more supports for siblings.
The results of this study will aid in better understanding the sibling relationship when a brother
or sister has a chronic health condition, and will inform appropriate supports for siblings and
their families
Les variations linguistiques à l’intérieur des locutions contenant le mot « tête »
No full textIntroduction : les locuteurs sont susceptibles d’utiliser des locutions qui peuvent nuire à
la transmission d’un message. Objectifs : répertorier des locutions dans lesquelles apparait le mot
« tête » et de distinguer les variations (diatopique, diachronique, diaphasique, diastratique,
diagénique et chronolectale) auxquelles ces locutions sont soumises au Canada (en Ontario, au
Québec et dans les provinces de l’Atlantique), en France et au Burkina Faso. Méthodologie : un
questionnaire, accessible électroniquement et disponible en format papier, a permis de recueillir
les données nécessaires à notre étude et d’évaluer la connaissance et l’usage des locutions chez les
locuteurs de notre échantillon. Résultats et conclusions : nos conclusions, qui découlent de 15
hypothèses, contribuent au domaine de la variation linguistique des locutions qui est peu exploré,
selon nos recherches bibliographiques, et vérifient plusieurs théories qui ne sont pas dotées de
preuves empiriques ou qui sont contradictoires
A millennial housing typology: redefining the home of the next generation in Toronto laneways
No full textThe “millennial” has become a prominent term in today’s society and culture.
“millennials” refers to a generation of young adults born between the early
1980s and 2000.1
Made up of over 92 million people this generation is larger
than the Baby Boomers2
, and have a huge influence on the world’s economy,
social policies, culture, and urban fabric. As of 2018, the millennial generation
will have an annual spending of 3.39 trillion dollars, surpassing the Baby
Boomer generation in buying power.3
However, millennials have inherited a
different circumstance from the previous generation, dramatically changing
the social, cultural, and economic needs of the millennials. Challenges such
as climate change, the housing bubble, and an inflated economy, influence
the possibilities of future home ownership for this generation. Additionally, the
element of technology is intertwined with the day-to-day of millennials. How
might technology manifest itself within architecture of the future? And how will
architecture adapt to suit the needs and desires of the upcoming generation
Examining the effects of the holistic arts-based program on teachers’ stress, mindfulness and teaching practices
Get PDFThe concept of teacher stress has received extensive study in the field of education.
School boards, unions, and governments acknowledge the high prevalence of stress amongst
teachers. Efforts to mitigate the negative effects associated with teacher stress on teacher wellbeing and student learning conditions have led to the development of a number of interventions
including Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs). MBIs offer participants training in
developing non-judgmental present moment awareness, which has been shown to decrease
stress, anxiety, and depression.
My research study examined the effects of a specific MBI, the Holistic Arts-Based
Program (HAP) on teachers’ reported stress levels, mindfulness skills, and their teaching
practices. HAP is an arts-based 12-week MBI designed to make mindfulness concepts and skills
more accessible through the use of arts-based methods. Previous studies found that participating
in HAP has positive benefits that include improved attention, coping skills, self-awareness, and
self-esteem. Data was collected pre- and post-HAP. Teachers were interviewed and completed the
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI). Findings
are promising regarding the feasibility, suitability, and benefits of HAP for teachers. The
qualitative thematic analysis led to the development of the following themes: (1) more accurate
and comprehensive understanding of mindfulness, (2) participants’ experiences learning
mindfulness through experiential arts-based group work, (3) personal and professional benefits
of learning mindfulness, and (4) educational consequences of teachers learning mindfulness
through arts-based methods. The TSI and FFMQ also suggested that teacher participation in HAP contributed to decreased teacher stress and increased teachers’ mindfulness, their presence,
and capacity to offer mindfulness activities to students.
This study demonstrates how HAP could support teachers in increasing their own selfawareness and mindfulness practice, thereby mitigating some of the negative effects of stress.
Participants in this study also demonstrated a keen interest in bringing mindfulness into their
schools and classrooms. Future consideration may be given to offer arts-based mindfulness
training to teachers in different formats such as full-day workshops or professional development
sessions
Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, and theories of power
No full textThe purpose of the study is to understand Indigenous epistemologies of power from the
standpoint of Indigenous participants who are originally from or currently living in the Sudbury
and Manitoulin Island areas of Ontario, Canada. Indigenous research methods are privileged
throughout, and key aspects of grounded theory are woven in to add support. Comparisons
between the Indigenous epistemological concept of power and the Western theories of power of
mainstream academia are made, as are relevant criticisms of Western epistemology.
Fifteen Indigenous participants were interviewed. The central category that arose from the data
is, relationships. This central category ties the other main categories together which are:
language, sacred sources of power, Indigenous women, abuse of power, and knowledge. The
findings indicate that there are many forms and manifestations of power which are related to
each other. The source of power is in the interrelatedness of everyone to everything else that is
known and unknown. Humility, harmony and balanced relationships produce the healthiest and
most magnificent manifestations of power.
The paper argues that understanding more about epistemologies of power will help illuminate a
pathway by which Indigenous peoples and Canadians of settler ancestry can better understand
one another, creating the shift in these relationships that is required in order to gather large-scale
support for reconciliation and for ethical distribution of power resources in Canada
Exploring relationships between perfectionism and Instagram use on body image concerns and the use of body modification strategies in men
No full textSocial media has been associated with a variety of negative psychological and physical
consequences (Varsani & Diedrichs, 2017). The current study is used to extend previous research
conducted by Bolt and Arpin-Cribbie (2018), which noted a significant relationship between trait
perfectionism and Instagram (IG) use on body image concerns. Although research in this area
has primarily focused on vulnerability factors in women, current literature findings are used to
suggest that the prevalence of body image concerns in men has increased significantly in recent
years. A sample of 232 men recruited from popular social networking sites (SNSs) and a
northern Ontario university took part in a study that examined the relationship between IG use
and perfectionism, and their associations with body image concerns and body modification
strategies in men. Participants completed an online survey assessing perfectionism, IG use, body
satisfaction, appearance orientation (AO), fitness orientation(FO), the drive for muscularity
(DFM) and the use of appearance and performance enhancing substances (APESs). In general,
high IG users who were also higher in trait perfectionism (i.e., socially prescribed perfectionism
[SPP] and self-oriented perfectionism [SOP]) reported a greater DFM and were also more likely
to endorse the use of APESs. Positive associations were noted between both facets of trait
perfectionism and AO, whereas only SOP was positively associated with FO. Higher IG use was
also positively associated with FO and AO. Overall, these findings can be used to suggest that
men with elevated trait perfectionism are particularly vulnerable to experiencing a high DFM
accompanied by the use of APESs when they engage in high IG use
An optimized and validated method for screening and quantification of commonly encountered stimulant drugs and selected metabolites in dried blood spot (DBS) samples by ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight-high resolution mass spectroscopy (UPLC QTOF-HRMS) analysis
No full textBlood microsampling techniques, like Dried Blood Spots (DBS), have seen recent development
as an alternative to wet blood samples and offer numerous advantages. Quantification of ng/mLrange concentrations using DBS microvolumes (10-20 µL) is made possible with cutting edge
instrumentation. Worldwide establishment of per se limits for drug impaired driving requires
timely methods of sampling blood for accurate drug concentration measurements and
interpretation. The method validation for the analysis of stimulants and metabolites in DBS
samples by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time of Flight-High
Resolution Mass Spectroscopy (UPLC-QTOF-HRMS) is presented. Limits of detection and
quantitation to 10 ng/mL was achieved. Method validation criteria was satisfied for 10 of 14
analytes. DBS drug stability over 8 weeks varied by analyte. DBS samples may assist in
overcoming challenges in blood sampling as they are less invasive, easily transported and stored,
and accurate drug quantitation even at low concentrations in DBS samples is possible
North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Proceedings of the 47th Annual Convention
No full textNorth American Society for Sport History Proceedings Of the 47th Annual Convention held in Boise, Idaho, The Riverside Hotel, May 24-27, 201