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People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) consistently have deficits in performing adaptive behaviors (Kenworthy et al., 2010; Perry et al., 2009; Pugliese et al., 2017), which are skills needed to care for oneself, have social...
College student veterans may experience a variety of challenges as they transition from military life to student life, including adjusting to the academic environment, coping with mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety, ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) impacts one in every 59 children in the United States of America (CDC, 2018). Not only does ASD affect the life of the child, but it also impacts the lives of the child's caretakers. Parental stress related...
While an ever-increasing amount of literature exists regarding various aspects of ADHD, the relationship of functional impairments to important life and social skills, as well as professional functionality remains relatively unexplored....
An Empirical Examination of the Influence of Gender, Age, Training, Openness, and Social Norms on Attitudes Toward and Willingness to Use Telepsychology among Graduate Students
This paper aimed to examine which factors influence psychologist-in-trainings to use telepsychology in future clinical practice. The primary goal of this paper was to explore the relationships between openness, direct experience, social...
Bipolar disorder is one of the 10 most disabling conditions in the world. As such, inpatient hospitalization for individuals with bipolar disorder is far greater than hospitalization rates for all other patients with behavioral health...
The aim of the present study was to gain a further understanding of first-generation college students (FGCS) in comparison to their non-FGCS peers. The study examined both groups in relation to the following variables: resilience levels, ...
Symptoms of ADHD have been well observed and extensively discussed throughout the literature; however, classification of the disorder has recently taken on a new level of discrepancy as ADHD is now supported as a longitudinal condition...
The Incremental Validity of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Function Scale and Cognitive Tests of Executive Function on ADHD Symptoms and Impairments in College Students
Executive Function (EF) is defined as “self-directed actions so as to choose goals and to select, enact, and sustain actions across time towards those goals” (Barkley, 2012; p. 170). These “self-directed actions” can take the form of...
The Effects of Affiliative and Aggressive Disability Humor Stimuli and Individual Humor Styles on Attitudes and Anxiety Toward Persons with Disabilities
Negative attitudes and anxiety toward persons with disabilities (PWD) are prevalent in society, serving as barriers to their integration into workplace and educational settings and negatively affecting their quality of life. Given its...
This study explored the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, posttraumatic outcomes (i.e., stress and growth) and cognitive coping strategies (i.e., intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, and positive reappraisal) that...
Research has demonstrated a clear connection between childhood trauma and later life difficulties, including difficulties in academic functioning. Specifically, childhood trauma is associated with declines in academic achievement ...
Relationships have been previously established between trauma exposure and suicide, particularly when the trauma exposure occurs during childhood, and when the event results in symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)....
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 Integration of Perceived Threat, Media Influence, and Intergroup Anxiety: An Investigation into Stigma Surrounding the Mexican Immigration Debate among U.S. Native-Born College Students
A growing body of research has investigated the stigma surrounding immigration, the impact it has on individual and group level attitudes, interactions, and well-being, as well the role of individual factors and media influences. The...
The purpose of this study was to explore student veterans' educational paths that guided them to maximize their military education assistance by saving their GI Bill for graduate education. The research questions for this study were: 1)...
Childhood trauma has a pronounced effect on both children who have experienced trauma as well as adults who were exposed to trauma as children (Felitti et al., 1998). This sobering reality is even more pronounced for more vulnerable...
Long-Term Effects of Peer Victimization: Examining the Link Among Early Experiences with Victimization, Social Support, and Current Well-Being in Honors College Students
Gifted individuals tend to experience social stressors similar to their not-gifted peers, yet minimal research has been conducted on the potential impact of early social difficulties on their later adjustment. The main purpose of this...
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, ...
Research on the intersectionality of exercise, motivation, barriers, functional disability, psychological factors, and CI in undergraduate college students is limited. The aim of this dissertation was to investigate relationships between...
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