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- Title
- "Showing up every day": A grounded theory of military veterans' resolution of trauma
- Author
- Riffle, Olivia
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences, Clinical psychology
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to conduct an explication of the construct of resolution in the context of posttraumatic growth, or positive psychological and life changes resulting from the struggle with a highly stressful or traumatic experience. ...
- Title
- A comparative analysis of pro-anorexia versus pro-recovery Instagram images through the lenses of objectified body consciousness and positive body image conceptual frameworks
- Author
- Jafari, Nadia
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Mental health, Clinical psychology
- Description
- Instagram (IG) is a social media application that allows users to upload personal images in a public forum by including a searchable link (e.g. hashtag) along with a posted image. An IG community devoted to a pro-recovery (i.e., #anarecovery) pers...
- Title
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Students: Early Maladaptive Schemas, and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation as Possible Mediators.
- Author
- Dickie, Daniel
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are pervasive problems in the United States today. As many as 85% of adults report experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (Crandall et al., 2020), and experiencing just one ACE significantly inc...
- Title
- Bicultural Context and Metabolic Health
- Author
- Rodriguez Diaz, Michelle
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are among the leading causes of death in the United States (NCHS, 2016), making the metabolic syndrome (MetS) an important target for research and intervention. In addition, there seems to be a disproportionate ...
- Title
- Cognitive Control of Attention, Emotion, and Memory: An ERP Study
- Author
- Eyer, Joshua
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Cognitive psychology, Clinical psychology
- Description
- Unwanted retrieval of negative memories can be problematic for many clinical populations. The Think/No-Think (T/NT) task (Anderson & Green, 2001) is a new paradigm for studying cognitive control during cued recall. In this task participants view a...
- Title
- Development and Initial Validation of a Comprehensive Model of Forgiveness Following Interpersonal Conflict
- Author
- D'Angelo, Amanda
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Psychological research on forgiveness has become increasingly prevalent over the past several years. However, there remain significant gaps in the theory guiding this research. This dissertation developed and tested a comprehensive model of the st...
- Title
- EXPLORING PERPETUATING FACTORS BY WHICH PERCEIVED STRESS CONTRIBUTES TO POOR SLEEP QUALITY: THE ROLE OF PRE-SLEEP AROUSAL, BEHAVIORS, AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES
- Author
- Mason, Christine
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Young adults are the fasting growing but least understood at-risk group reporting poor sleep. Stress and developmental processes related to the transition to college may negatively alter sleep quality and sleep patterns that continue into adulthoo...
- Title
- Exercise-based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for co-morbid insomnia and depression
- Author
- Daley, Kristin
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology, Psychophysiology
- Description
- The present study introduces a new treatment modality for comorbid insomnia and depression that combines cardiovascular exercise and elements of cognitive behavioral treatment: Exercise Based Cognitive Therapy (EBCT). While simultaneously performi...
- Title
- MATERNITY EXPERIENCE OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
- Author
- Day, Magin
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- The goal of this study was to investigate the lived experience of pregnant active duty service members (ADSMs). In-depth interviews with 30 women ADSMs in the US Air Force were conducted and the bioecological framework was used to examine emerging...
- Title
- MOVEMENT AS A COPING STRATEGY FOR STRESS
- Author
- Ridenhour, Morgan
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- This study explores the use of non-strenuous movement, such as stretching and fidgeting, as a coping mechanism for stress. Prominent sources such as American Psychological Association (APA) recommend the use of movement to manage stress (APA, 2017...
- Title
- Meal Patterns, Binge Eating, and BMI Among Latinas
- Author
- Thomas, Colleen
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology, Area studies
- Description
- The underrepresentation of ethnically diverse women in the binge eating literature contributes to the false assumption that eating disorders are less prevalent among these women. This thesis represents the first known study examining a sample of e...
- Title
- PREDICTORS OF BINGE EATING BEHAVIOR AND PERCEIVED HEALTH: SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK COLLEGE MEN
- Author
- Minnick, Alyssa
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Obesity is a significant public health concern that is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes and approximately 41% of college men are overweight or obese. Given the impact of obesity in this population, research should focus o...
- Title
- Posttraumatic Growth And Race-Based Trauma Among African Americans
- Author
- Orejuela Davila, Ana
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Racism is a prevalent and chronic stressor that can cause profound physical and psychological consequences on its targets. Cultural models of stress posit that sociocultural factors (such as racial identity and racial socialization) influence the ...
- Title
- Posttraumatic Growth and Suicide in Veterans: The Impact of Mental Health Stigma and Interpersonal Needs
- Author
- Blevins, Cara
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Over the past 20 years, suicide rates within the US military have increased at unprecedented rates. According to Joiner’s (2005) Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS), perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness are direct r...
- Title
- Process and development of a culturally adapted healthy lifestyle manual for overweight and obese Latina women with binge eating disorder.
- Author
- Phimphasone, Phoutdavone
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Clinical psychology
- Description
- Obesity remains one of the greatest public health threats in the 21st century, increasing the risk for many chronic illnesses, including Type 2 diabetes and CVD, with economic costs associated with treatments for obesity reaching $147 billion/year...
- Title
- Repair Following Healthcare Institutional Betrayal
- Author
- Richie, Fallon
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology, Health services administration
- Description
- Institutional betrayal is a type of betrayal trauma that occurs when an organization or system perpetrates wrongdoing through acts of omission or commission, against individuals who depend on that system. Originally applied to systems responding t...
- Title
- Understanding deliberate self-harm among college women: Applying feminist theory to the affect regulation model
- Author
- Hypes, Annada
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- This study examined potential contributors to self-harm behavior (DSH) among college women aged 18-25 years (N = 447). A model explaining DSH lifetime history among young women was tested, bridging feminist thought with the affect regulation model...
- Title
- Using the Racial Context of Origin Lens to Understand Health Differences Among Black People in the United States
- Author
- Price, Brittany
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- Studies assessing health disparities in the United States primarily compare White and Black individuals without accounting for the heterogeneity within racial groups. The present study utilizes the racial context of origin framework to identify po...
- Title
- World Assumptions, Posttraumatic Growth, and Contributing Factors in a Population of New Nurses
- Author
- Jesse, Michelle
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Clinical psychology
- Description
- This multi-site study assessed newly licensed, newly hired nurses to determine whether their professional experiences contribute to the development of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and well-being. Also, how world assumptions, coping, social support, ...