Problem was few African Americans in rural southwest Georgia took advantage of hospice care. Primary purpose was to determine beliefs of hospice nonphysician medical care providers relative to referring African American patients for hospice care. Secondary purpose was to identify cultural and other factors hindering some African American families…

This paper examined self-efficacy and self-regulatory skills and their influence on achievement in an online learning environment. This study utilized the Online Academic Success Indicators Scale (OASIS). The results of the scale were compared to previous tests measuring the predictive nature of self-efficacy and self-regulatory skills on academic…

College is considered to be one of the most evaluative and stressful times during a student's academic career. A student's inability to regulate emotions may be correlated with an increased level of test anxiety. Previous research has indicated significant relationships between emotional dysregulation and generalized anxiety disorders (e.g.,…