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- Title
- A Grounded Theory Study of Posttraumatic Growth and Wisdom in a Sample of Oncology Nurses
- Author
- Vishnevsky, Tanya
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences, Oncology
- Description
- This study utilized a grounded theory approach to examine the degree to which oncology nurses report posttraumatic growth (PTG) and wisdom as a result of caring for patients. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 30 oncology nurses; interviews...
- 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
- An exploration of the intra- and interpersonal pathways linking interpersonal goals to weight management goal pursuit
- Author
- Hilaire, Nicole
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Social psychology, Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Using Pietromonaco and colleagues’ (2013) model as a guiding framework, I designed an empirically testable model that integrates theory and constructs from relationship science, affective science, and health psychology to explore the impact of soc...
- Title
- And I'm Hungry Like the Mom: Influences on Appetite During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Author
- Mooney, Jan
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences, Psychophysiology
- Description
- Maternal eating patterns during pregnancy and the first year postpartum contribute to short and long-term maternal and child health outcomes. Food choices result from an interaction between individual-level appetite and the diversity and quantity ...
- Title
- Cognitive, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Predictors of College Sleep and Health
- Author
- Peach, Hannah
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- College students are one of the top at-risk groups for chronic sleep loss and poor sleep quality, therefore research devoted to the identification of cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral predictors of sleep is essential. The present study examin...
- Title
- Do video games reduce or induce stress? The effect of challenge and threat appraisals on stress and aggression when playing violent and nonviolent video games
- Author
- Porter, Anne
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Video game players report using video games for stress reduction, but previous studies have found mixed results when examining stress and video games, and fail to comprehensively measure all relevant psychological, emotional, and physiological str...
- Title
- EVALUATING A PRENATAL, BREASTFEEDING EDUCATIONAL VIDEO’S INFLUENCE ON PROTECTIVE RESOURCES, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, AND BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES
- Author
- Godly-Reynolds, Erin
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational evaluation, Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Barring major medical conditions (e.g., HIV), breastfeeding is widely recognized as the healthiest feeding option for babies. In the United States, approximately three out of every four mothers initiate breastfeeding; however, less than one in fiv...
- Title
- Examination of Sleep Quality and ADHD Symptomatology on College Students' Academic Performance
- Author
- Chen, Michelle
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences, Education, Higher, Psychology
- Description
- College students frequently struggle to obtain a sufficient amount and quality of sleep. National Sleep Foundation (NSF) guidelines recommend that young adults aged 18 to 25 obtain 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night – a goal that less than 50% of stu...
- Title
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Biopsychosocial Intervention
- Author
- Ray, Jenna
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences, Psychobiology
- Description
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has made a striking impact on western health systems (Andrews et al., 2005). It is a costly illness psychologically, socially, physiologically, and economically. A common complementary treatment for IBS is the practi...
- Title
- Looking at the Positive: The Stress-Buffering Role of Cognitive Reappraisal Ability on Risk Factors for Disease
- Author
- Sagui, Sara
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Stress contributes to poor health outcomes; importantly, a stress reaction begins with the negative appraisal of a situation. The ability to use cognitive reappraisal, an emotion regulation strategy that involves reinterpreting an initial appraisa...
- Title
- Physician Implementation of Gender-Affirmative Care Recommendations: Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
- Author
- McComas, Megan
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences, Medicine
- Description
- Compared to their cisgender counterparts, transgender, and gender diverse youth (TGDY) disproportionately experience an increased risk for poor patient safety and healthcare disparities. TGDY report poorer mental and physical health and lower rate...
- Title
- Sexual Violence and Title IX: An Examination of the Nature and Outcomes of Title IX Sexual Violence Complainants
- Author
- Coates Quezada, Constance
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Sexual violence on college campuses is a salient threat to the health and well-being of students in higher education. Title IX legislation was developed to address and help reduce sex-based discrimination, including incidences of sexual violence, ...
- Title
- Sleep duration, sleepiness, obesity, and risk for hypertension in young adolescents: A mediation model
- Author
- Peach, Hannah
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- Inadequate sleep has been identified as a risk factor for a variety of health consequences. Short sleep durations and daytime sleepiness, an indicator of insufficient sleep and/or poor sleep quality, have been identified as risk factors for hypert...
- Title
- THE EFFECTS OF YOGA-BASED AND WALKING INTERVENTIONS ON HEADACHES, STRESS, AND ANXIETY
- Author
- David, Zhanna
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- This study examined whether interventions using yoga postures or yogic breathing (YB) can reduce headache frequency and severity, negative physiological and perceived effects of stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms relative to a physical activi...
- Title
- The Effects Of Resistance Training On Emotion Regulation And Hemodynamic Parameters In Response To A Stressful Task
- Author
- Sterner, Danielle
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Kinesiology, Psychology, Medical sciences
- Description
- The Effects Of Resistance Training On Emotion Regulation And Hemodynamic Parameters In Response To A Stressful TaskPhysical exercise is associated with improvements in mental health, potentially through enhanced emotion regulation (ER). However, t...