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Attitude Toward Teachers and School: Moderators of Inattention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Epilepsy

Turnier, Luke Kirkpatrick
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-6785
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1555588528865555

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2019, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Multiple factors affect the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of youth with epilepsy such as: age, time since diagnosis, presence/absence of seizures, side-effects, and number of antiepileptic medications (AEDs) (Ferro, 2014; Loiselle, Ramsey, Rausch, & Modi, 2016). Youth with epilepsy are also more likely to have deficits in executive functioning (EF) (Salpekar & Mishra, 2014) and are at increased risk of academic underachievement (Austin et al., 1998). The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between inattention and HRQOL, the predictive value of youth attitude toward teachers and school on HRQOL, and to explore the moderating role of attitude toward teachers and school between inattention HRQOL. Data from 124 youth and parent dyads were analyzed. Pearson correlations resulted in significant negative correlations between inattention and all HRQOL domains. Hierarchical multiple regressions identified Attitude towards school and Attitude toward teachers as significant predictors of HRQOL after controlling for factors associated with HRQOL. Student Attitude toward school and Inattention explained an additional 4% of the variance for Disease Impact, 21% for Cognitive, 24% for EF, and 6% of the variance for Mood. Student Attitude toward teachers and Inattention explained an additional 9% of the variance for Disease Impact, 15% for Cognitive, 22% for EF, and 15% on Mood/Behavior. The data did not reveal Attitude toward school or teachers as significant moderators of Inattention and HRQOL domains. This study suggests that youth perceptions of the academic environment are protective factors for youth-reported HRQOL, and reveals that inattention is a significant risk factor for youth-reported HRQOL.
Janet Schultz (Committee Chair)
Psychology
Health Related Quality of Life; HRQOL; Epilepsy; Executive Functioning; Attention; Attitude toward school; Attitude toward teachers

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  • Turnier, L. K. (2019). Attitude Toward Teachers and School: Moderators of Inattention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Epilepsy [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1555588528865555

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Turnier, Luke. Attitude Toward Teachers and School: Moderators of Inattention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Epilepsy . 2019. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1555588528865555.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Turnier, Luke. "Attitude Toward Teachers and School: Moderators of Inattention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Epilepsy ." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1555588528865555

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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