A Longitudinal Study of Stress in First-Year Dental Students

This longitudinal study predicted retention from academic integration, social integration, and commitment to remain in college in a sample of first-year students at a residential, private research university. When assessed separately, first-semester reports of commitment mediated the effects of both academic and social integration on retention six semesters later.

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Optimal Timing for Launching Installation of Tier 2 and 3 Systems of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions ◽

10.1177/1098300721996084 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109830072199608

Author(s):

Angus Kittelman ◽

Sterett H. Mercer ◽

Kent McIntosh ◽

Robert Hoselton

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Behavioral Interventions ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Optimal Timing ◽

First Year ◽

Tier 2 ◽

Positive Behavioral Interventions ◽

Tier 1 ◽

Tier 3

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine patterns in implementation of Tier 2 and 3 school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) systems to identify timings of installation that led to higher implementation of advanced tiers. Extant data from 776 schools in 27 states reporting on the first 3 years of Tier 2 implementation and 359 schools in 23 states reporting on the first year of Tier 3 implementation were analyzed. Using structural equation modeling, we found that higher Tier 1 implementation predicted subsequent Tier 2 and Tier 3 implementation. In addition, waiting 2 or 3 years after initial Tier 1 implementation to launch Tier 2 systems predicted higher initial Tier 2 implementation (compared with implementing the next year). Finally, we found that launching Tier 3 systems after Tier 2 systems, compared with launching both tiers simultaneously, predicted higher Tier 2 implementation in the second and third year, so long as Tier 3 systems were launched within 3 years of Tier 2 systems. These findings provide empirical guidance for when to launch Tier 2 and 3 systems; however, we emphasize that delays in launching advanced systems should not equate to delays in more intensive supports for students.

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Association of transportation noise with sleep during the first year of life: A longitudinal study

Environmental Research ◽

10.1016/j.envres.2021.111776 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 111776

Author(s):

Christine Blume ◽

Sarah F. Schoch ◽

Danielle Vienneau ◽

Martin Röösli ◽

Malcolm Kohler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

First Year ◽

Transportation Noise ◽

First Year Of Life

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The Jay Healey Technique: Teaching Law and Ethics to Medical and Dental Students

American Journal of Law & Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0098858800006845 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 439-455

Author(s):

Barbara B. Blechner ◽

Christie L. Hager ◽

Nancy R. Williams

Keyword(s):

Dental Students ◽

First Year ◽

Health Law ◽

Ethical Aspects ◽

School Settings ◽

Law And Ethics ◽

The University ◽

University Of Connecticut ◽

Case Based ◽

Medical And Dental Students

Health law and medical ethics are both integral parts of undergraduate medical curricula. The literature has addressed the importance of teaching law and ethics separately in medical school settings, yet there have been few descriptions of teaching law and ethics together in the same curriculum. A combined program in law and ethics required for first-year medical and dental students was developed and implemented by Professor Joseph (Jay) M. Healey, Jr., at the University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine from 1975 until his death in 1993. This Article describes the thirty-hour, interactive, case-based course he created. The course, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medicine and Dental Medicine (LEA), has continued after Jay 's death, and is one of his many legacies to us. LEA consists of fifty-six actual and hypothetical cases written by Jay from which basic legal and ethical principles are extracted by participants and reinforced by instructors.

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Longitudinal Study of Music Therapy’s Effectiveness for Premature Infants and Their Caregivers (LongSTEP): Feasibility Study With a Norwegian Cohort

Journal of Music Therapy ◽

10.1093/jmt/thaa023 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Claire M Ghetti ◽

Bente Johanne Vederhus ◽

Tora Söderström Gaden ◽

Annette K Brenner ◽

Łucja Bieleninik ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Premature Infants ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Perinatal Period ◽

First Year ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Post Discharge ◽

Critical Realist ◽

Musical Interaction

Abstract Premature infants and their parents experience significant stress during the perinatal period. Music therapy (MT) may support maternal–infant bonding during this critical period, but studies measuring impact across the infant’s first year are lacking. This nonrandomized feasibility study used quantitative and qualitative methods within a critical realist perspective to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and suitability of the treatment arm of the Longitudinal Study of music Therapy’s Effectiveness for Premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP) (NCT03564184) trial with a Norwegian cohort (N = 3). Families were offered MT emphasizing parent-led infant-directed singing during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization and across 3 months post-discharge. We used inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with parents at discharge from NICU and at 3 months and analyzed quantitative variables descriptively. Findings indicate that: (1) parents of premature infants are willing to participate in MT research where parental voice is a main means of musical interaction; (2) parents are generally willing to engage in MT in NICU and post-discharge phases, finding it particularly interesting to note infant responsiveness and interaction over time; (3) parents seek information about the aims and specific processes involved in MT; (4) the selected self-reports are reasonable to complete; and (5) the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire appears to be a suitable measure of impaired maternal–infant bonding. Parents reported that they were able to transfer resources honed during MT to parent–infant interactions outside MT and recognized parental voice as a central means of building relation with their infants. Results inform the implementation of a subsequent multinational trial that will address an important gap in knowledge.

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