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The Catalyst for Success: An Examination into the Factors Predicting College Students' Motivation

DescriptionThis study was done to determine the factors predicting college students' motivation. The variables within this study included perceived stress, financial pressure, employment and loneliness.
ContributorsMattison, Ireland (Author) / Koop, Gregory (Thesis director) / Lawrence, Megan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Contributor)
Created2025-05

Why Do People Choose Fad Diets?

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Fad diets are trendy, and come and go. They are a very profitable business to take part in. It is common for people to be against fad diets, yet so many people still try them. The people who try these diets are often vulnerable, trying to lose weight or to…

Fad diets are trendy, and come and go. They are a very profitable business to take part in. It is common for people to be against fad diets, yet so many people still try them. The people who try these diets are often vulnerable, trying to lose weight or to improve their health, and lack a foundation in nutrition knowledge. This makes them easy targets for the marketing of fad diets, which target people's fears and give them hope of improving their health. The people selling these diets misuse their credentials and data to provide their diets credibility that they are helpful and can do more than they do. People's cultures can also play into fad diets, especially with many cultures having a pressure to be thin.
ContributorsMorlock, Alexis (Author) / Connell, Janice (Thesis director) / McMullen, Mary (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (Contributor) / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Contributor) / School of Molecular Sciences (Contributor)
Created2025-05

The Trophy Generation

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Through qualitative and quantitative research, as well as personal stories, I sought to delve deeper into the factors that affect millennials in disproportionate ways, such as finances, mental health, education, sexuality, and historical impact and learn as to why it is a farce to label us as a generation who…

Through qualitative and quantitative research, as well as personal stories, I sought to delve deeper into the factors that affect millennials in disproportionate ways, such as finances, mental health, education, sexuality, and historical impact and learn as to why it is a farce to label us as a generation who had everything handed to them.
ContributorsDunai, Kylie (Author) / Dombrowski, Rosemarie (Thesis director) / Lucielle, Charissa (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Social Work (Contributor)
Created2025-05