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- Title
- A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
- Author
- Scott, Tamara
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...
- Title
- A meta-analysis of the roles and resources model of support giving's health effects
- Author
- LaPorte, Thomas
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Social psychology, Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Giving social support is lauded in society and regarded as contributing to the development and maintenance of social relationships, but research has typically focused on the benefits of receiving such support and the costs of giving. An emerging l...
- Title
- Can posttraumatic growth protect the mental and physical health of prostate cancer survivors?
- Author
- Addington, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Oncology
- Description
- Due to high incidence and survival rates of prostate cancer, mental and physical health outcomes of prostate cancer survivors are important public health issues. Some men with prostate cancer experience positive psychological changes known as post...
- Title
- EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF SELF-COMPASSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY ON BURNOUT AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF: A MODERATOR ANALYSIS OF THE JOB DEMANDS-RESOURCES FRAMEWORK AND A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED FIELD TRIAL OF A BRIEF SELF-GUIDED ONLINE INTERVENTION
- Author
- Fiery, Mallory
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Management, Psychology
- Description
- Compassion fatigue is a serious concern among individuals in the helping professions, including animal welfare. Current interventions for compassion fatigue are time-consuming, expensive, and not well understood. Similarly, the role of personal re...
- Title
- IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE ISSUES FOR INTERPERSONAL AND INFORMATIONAL JUSTICE
- Author
- Woznyj, Haley
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Organizational behavior, Psychology
- Description
- The population in the United States is increasingly becoming more diverse. The share of minorities in the United States has grown substantially in recent decades and is projected to continue to grow. These trends have translated into a more divers...
- Title
- INFLUENCE OF TEAM VERSUS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION ON PRODUCTIVITY, ENTITATIVITY, AND SATISFACTION
- Author
- Gur, Shahar
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Organizational behavior, Psychology
- Description
- The goal of this experimental study is to examine the influence of performance recognitions that target either the team or the individual on subsequent productivity, entitativity, and team and task satisfaction. Participants worked on an informati...
- Title
- Improving Outcomes for Families Involved in Child Protective Services Through an Enhanced Understanding of Residential Mobility's Impact on Caregiver-Child Relationships
- Author
- Johnson, Virginia
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Reducing residential mobility among families involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) has the potential to alleviate some of the negative consequences associated with child maltreatment by reducing families’ stress and minimizing disruptions in...
- Title
- LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX: YOUNG ADULT DATING RELATIONSHIPS AND DEPRESSION AS RELATED TO PARENTAL RELATIONAL FACTORS
- Author
- Camp, Courtney
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Recent research has shown that adolescents who engage in sexual intercourse exhibit more depressive symptoms, including suicidal ideation and intent, than do adolescents who do not engage in sexual intercourse. Research has also shown that individ...
- Title
- POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AND BIOMARKERS OF CHRONIC STRESS AMONG COMBAT VETERANS OF OPERATIONS ENDURING AND IRAQI FREEDOM
- Author
- Blevins, Cara
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a significant public health problem, representing the leading cause of death in U.S. military combat Veterans. Following deployment, combat Veterans are at an increased risk for CVD due to chronic in-theater expos...
- Title
- Posttraumatic growth and career calling in undergraduates
- Author
- Riffle, Olivia
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Psychology, Clinical psychology
- Description
- As emerging adults, college students are beginning to craft a life narrative that provides purpose and direction, part of which is the identification and pursuit of a meaningful career. It may even include a calling, a sense of being summoned to a...
- Title
- Potential Barriers to Women's Leadership Self-efficacy
- Author
- Robinson, Aspen
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Psychology
- Description
- Many organizations are employing women at a higher rate than seen in previous years, yet women are still underrepresented in leadership roles. In this paper, I examine factors that may influence an individual’s perceived capabilities of being a le...
- Title
- QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF A COLLEGE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH GROUP
- Author
- Larson, Jacqueline
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- College students experience mental health problems (MHPs) at high rates, presenting challenges to students, families, and campus officials. As one response, student mental health groups – often student-led campus chapters of national organizations...
- Title
- REAL WOMEN AND REAL BEAUTY: ASSESSING THE INTERNAL COMPARISON PROCESSES AND TARGET IMAGES IN BODY-IMAGE SELF-DISCREPANCIES
- Author
- Taylor, Jessica
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- The main purpose of the study was to assess if levels of state body shame and state appearance anxiety differ across two body-comparison conditions when controlling for baseline differences in weighted trait appearance self-discrepancy and BMI. Pa...
- Title
- Self-distancing: A Key to Leadership Success?
- Author
- Williams, Eleanor
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Management, Communication, Psychology
- Description
- This study adds to the limited body of research on self-leadership—at the heart of which is self-talk—and it’s impact on leaders’ performance. The research that has been done on leaders’ self-talk has not yet looked at the promising effects of sel...
- Title
- Social Class in The Organizational Sciences: A Meta-Analysis
- Author
- Loignon, Andrew
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology, Psychology, Industrial management
- Description
- Social class has become increasingly popular in the organizational sciences. Recent studies have found that one’s social class influences phenomena ranging from decision-making, to pro-social behavior, and interpersonal interactions. Despite the b...
- Title
- The Role of Overvaluation of Shape and Weight in Latinas with Binge Eating Disorder
- Author
- Palmer, Brooke
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food while experiencing a sense of loss of control. Binge eating behavior occurs in all ethnic/racial groups, yet the majority of research has focused on...
- Title
- USING PRE-KINDERGARTEN DATA TO PREDICT STUDENTS’ KINDERGARTEN PERFORMANCE
- Author
- Tynan, Jacqueline
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational evaluation, Psychology
- Description
- As support mounts for the use of pre-kindergarten (pre-k) to promote academic achievement, there is increased need to understand the nature of pre-k’s effects and the key elements of effective pre-k programming. The present study used a short-term...
- Title
- Working Memory and Emotion Processing Contributions to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Author
- Cook, Mary
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a "persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development," according to the DSM-5, and i...