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Nonmonosex individuals often face higher odds of exposure to trauma and negative outcomes related to medical, mental health and social disparity. Despite growing numbers, research into exposures and risk/resilience and their impact on...
Background. In recent years, the veracity of scientific findings has come under intense scrutiny in what has been called the “replication crisis” (sometimes called the “reproducibility crisis” or “crisis of confidence”). This crisis is...
Purpose: There is a rich history of research investigating victimization and juvenile offending. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the relationship between childhood victimization and juvenile reoffending in a sample of...
Beginning in the 1970s, an ideological, political, and legal shift toward more punitive policies to address crime occurred. The punitive turn can also be seen inside of prisons, and one example is the expanded use of extended restrictive...
A large body of research links family-related factors to various child, adolescent, and adult outcomes. Research has identified a broad range of outcomes that are affected by family structure, processes, and dynamics, such as education, ...
This study examined the relationships among career adaptability, dysfunctional career thoughts, and athletic identity. These relationships are fundamental for developing a complementary strategy of understanding the symptomology that...
Background and Purpose. For many individuals experiencing homelessness, formal employment is paramount to housing stability. Women represent one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population; however, there are no recent...
While there has been research on the integration of mental health and career counseling, there has been little that has looked at both areas in relation to depression and hopelessness. There is literature linking depression and...
This dissertation study sought to examine the relationship between risk-taking behaviors and meaning in life. A United States sample of adults ranging from 18-40 were surveyed via Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. Statistical analyses...
The field of child welfare continues to suffer due to high rates of worker turnover. The child welfare workforce plays a crucial role in promoting child well-being and preventing abuse and neglect. When workers leave their jobs, ...
Emerging adulthood is a phase of the life-course unique to the 21st century that was brought about by rapid social, cultural, and demographic changes to society (Arnett, 2000a, 2000b, 2004, 2007, 2015). These changes include delays in...
The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between childhood maltreatment, dysfunctional career thinking (DCT), and career adaptability. The primary goal of this paper was to explore the potential overlap between the long...
Abstract Informal processing has been a central feature of the juvenile court since its inception at the turn of the twentieth century. Taking many forms over the last century, one of the more common examples of informal processing...
This research delves into the lived experiences of individuals with mixed/multicultural backgrounds in the United States, spurred by the researcher's introspection during the COVID-19 pandemic and a personal journey navigating systemic...
The present study examined personality factors in relation to negative career thoughts and profile elevation. Study participants (n = 128) were undergraduate students enrolled in five sections of a career development course at a large, ...
Visitation has received increasing attention from policy makers and scholars for its ability to help offenders maintain connections with loved ones during confinement. While there has been a great deal of work examining the potentially...
Firefighters in the United States are at risk for developing a range of concerns given the physical and psychological risks of their job duties (Farnsworth & Sewell, 2011; Lourel, Abdellaoui, Chevaleyre, Paltrier, & Gana, 2008; McFarlane...
This paper aimed to examine the influences of alcohol use among college students. The primary goal of this paper was to explore the roles of perceived descriptive norms and perceived injunctive norms of alcohol use and social media use...
The present study examined the relationships among neuroticism facets, three types of negative career thoughts, and congruence in a sample of 180 college students enrolled in a career development course. Bivariate correlations and...
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