Browsing by Author "Thannhauser, Jennifer"

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    Examining the impact of missing data in an undergraduate mental health survey
    (2023-08-04) Hews-Girard, Julia; Patten, Scott; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Szeto, Andrew; Thannhauser, Jennifer; Duffy, Anne; Rivera, Daniel; King, Nathan
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    Exploring Perceptions, Experiences, Acceptability and Validity of Mental Health Screening and Diagnosis among Undergraduate Students: A mixed methods study
    (2023-08-04) Hews-Girard, Julia; Patten, Scott; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Szeto, Andrew; Thannhauser, Jennifer
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    'Just deal': navigating life and loss in pediatric multiple sclerosis
    (2012) Thannhauser, Jennifer; Barlow, Constance; Russell-Mayhew, Michelle (Shelly) K.
    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acquired, chronic disease of the central nervous system, which can cause unpredictable disability, known to typically affect adults. Over the past 10 -15 years, practitioners and researchers have come to recognize that children and adolescents are also at risk for this disease. This growing awareness has resulted in an exponential growth in the knowledge about pediatric MS. Unfortunately, there continues to be a significant dearth of research addressing the psychosocial sequelae of MS for adolescents. Young individuals diagnosed with MS must not only adjust to the neurologically-based symptoms and treatment regimes that impact their daily lives, they must also face the unique challenges of integrating these symptoms and treatments into their normative developmental process. This study was designed to explicate the process of adjustment to a diagnosis of pediatric MS. Youth participants ranged in age from 16 to 21 and all were diagnosed with MS by the end of their 18th year. Six matched parent-adolescent/young adult pairs, plus one young adult, were recruited from rural and urban settings across western Canada and participated in separate individual interviews and online biogs. Using Charmaz' constructivist grounded theory methodology, 1 developed a preliminary theory that captures the experience of grief in the adjustment process of youth with MS. The core of the theoretical model focuses on two separate, yet overlapping, processes: recurring loss and carrying on. Significant turning points influenced the oscillation between these two processes, highlighting the interconnection of intra personal and interpersonal dynamics in the adjustment process. Results reinforce and extend current grief literature, while also providing a new perspective on adjustment to pediatric chronic illness. Specific implications for counselling youth with MS, in addition to ecological considerations, are presented.
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    Newcomer Women: Emerging Adults’ Experiences of Postsecondary Education in Canada
    (2022-12-01) Herzog, Andrea; Domene, José; Guo, Shibao; Thannhauser, Jennifer
    The aim of this qualitative study was to gain insight into the experiences of newcomer women as they navigate emerging adulthood, migration, and the transition into undergraduate degree programs at Canadian universities by addressing the research question: What are the lived experiences of emerging adult newcomer women pursuing an undergraduate university degree in Canada? Using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six emerging adult newcomer women, aged 18-21, who were recruited from five postsecondary institutions across Canada. The four overarching themes that were constructed from the data were: (a) sense of belonging; (b) sources of support; (c) transition to adulthood; and (d) impacts of COVID-19. The themes and subthemes within these four overarching themes provided in-depth understanding of newcomer women's experiences with university in Canada and suggested several directions for future research. Keywords: newcomer, refugee, immigrant, postsecondary, career development, qualitative research, emerging adulthood, IPA
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    Validating the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) in Undergraduate Students: A mixed methods study
    (2023-08-04) Hews-Girard, Julia; Patten, Scott; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Szeto, Andrew; Thannhauser, Jennifer; King, Nathan; Duffy, Anne; Cunningham, Simone