This study investigated the degree to which cognitive flexibility (CF) is related to rumination as part of the overall coping process. We sought to test four hypotheses c[...]

Obesity is a serious and costly societal issue that, combined with other biobehavioral risk factors, contributes to chronic cardiometabolic illnesses. Stress reactivity i[...]

The main purpose of the study was to examine if perfectionism (both evaluative concerns perfectionism (ECP) and personal strivings perfectionism (PSP)) and dispositional [...]

Youth placed in foster care typically confront a host of health and mental health conditions and related concerns. To address these potential health challenges early, fed[...]

To close the achievement gap between first and continuing generation students, several interventions that specifically target first-generation students have been designed[...]

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 sle[...]

Research has demonstrated the prevalence and cumulative nature of trauma and its lifelong adverse effects on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social wellness (Felitti [...]

College undergraduate students traditionally reduce their engagement in physical activity during college, despite the negative health consequences sedentary behavior has [...]

This dissertation aimed to develop a comprehensive model of scarcity. While socioeconomic factors partially explain these disparities, the traditional indicators used in [...]

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, attitudin[...]