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Examination of the structure of autism symptoms is critical to understanding of the phenotype and is particularly timely given changes proposed for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5; http://www.dsm5.org)....
This thesis aims to show a relationship between mental imagery and sensory perception through texts that prime change blindness between mental images and visual displays. In Experiment 1, participants read short texts depicting a visual...
The Confederate flag is a symbol rich with meaning. While public debate has focused largely on which perception of the Confederate flag is the most appropriate, it is equally important to understand the consequences of being exposed to...
Studies on the efficacy of mental health courts (MHCs), criminal courts designed to decrease the number of mentally ill offenders in the criminal justice system and limit time spent incarcerated, find a reduction in recidivism rates for...
The present study investigates a possible causal model for the prediction of subjective well-being in Parkinson's disease (PD). The primary hypothesis proposed that, controlling for disease severity, validation-seeking attitudes among...
The current study examined the contribution of multiple well-established risk variables to the prediction of institutional maladjustment and recidivism. The incremental validity of individual risk variables was assessed and actuarial...
This study was designed to address the following questions (a) to what extent do teachers' judgments of students' academic competence and problematic behavior agree with direct assessments of reading and self-regulation? (b) to what...
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between first grade student's self-regulation skills, literacy outcomes, and the time that students spent in non-instructional activities in the classroom. Students were...
Children's reading success throughout elementary school can be predicted from their emergent literacy skills; thus, researchers have begun to increase their focus on preschool educational environments in an attempt to identify children...
Purpose– The relations between reading and writing have been studied extensively but the exact nature of their interrelation is not known. This study applied new advances in change score modeling to investigate longitudinal developmental...
The present study utilized a sample of 316 first grade students followed through fourth grade to evaluate the dynamic relations between vocabulary and reading comprehension as measured by two expressive vocabulary measures and two...
The current study assessed the relation among unique aspects of executive functioning impairments (i.e., activation, response suppression, attentional orienting, and stimulus suppression) and ADHD symptom domains (inattention and...
Recent research suggests that many dysregulated behaviors, such as binge-eating and non-suicidal self-injury, often occur during times of emotional distress. These behaviors also appear to decrease negative affect. Why is it, however, ...
Psychopathy was originally defined in terms of emotional-interpersonal deficits and personality characteristics (Cleckley, 1941). However, some researchers also include antisocial behavior in their conceptualization of psychopathy (Hare, ...
The Relationship Among Linguistic Patterns, Thwarted Belongingness, Perceived Burdensomeness, and Suicidal Behavior: A Test of Joiner's Theory of Suicide
Joiner's interpersonal and psychological theory of suicide (2005) defines thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness as essential correlates of suicidal behavior. To test this theory, belongingness and burdensomeness were...
The current study sought to examine the extent to which gender role adds to the prediction of disordered eating beyond that which is accounted for by biological sex. The current study relied upon the factors derived from a confirmatory...
The tendency to ruminate to anger has been hypothesized to be linked to the development, exacerbation and maintenance of aggression. Some studies have established that a relationship between anger rumination and aggression exists in...
Suicide claims the lives of approximately 32, 000 Americans each year. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (IPTS; Joiner, 2005) was developed in an effort to clarify the nature of suicidality as well as to enhance risk...
This study evaluated a vignette style measure (CRISES) of children's response styles to sadness. It looked at the relationship between rumination and depression in children and tested Nolen-Hoeksema's response styles theory of depression...
The perpetration of violent crimes by our youth is a major societal concern and understanding the factors that predispose them to aggressive behavior is of the utmost importance. Therefore, research aimed at identifying risk factors of...
Prior work on maladaptive coping behaviors has cited impulsivity as a risk factor. The concept of impulsivity, however, fails to address the potential role of negative affect in such behaviors. The UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale attempts...
With the U.S. population becoming increasingly diverse, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000) acknowledged the importance of understanding psychopathology...
Numerous studies have shown that throughout the human lifespan, stressful events influence the onset and course of mood and anxiety disorders. With regard to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), life-stress has been implicated as a...
Introduction - The Simple View of Reading (SVR) and the Not-so-Simple View of Writing (NSVW) are well established models of reading and writing, respectively. This study combined and expanded upon these theoretical frameworks of...
We examined the effect of alcohol intoxication on expression of prejudice, a prototypic and socially important, yet largely neglected, example of disinhibited behavior. Experimental procedures were used to examine how drinking influences...
Psychopathic individuals are distinct from non-psychopathic individuals in affective, interpersonal, and behavioral domains. A hallmark characteristic of psychopathic individuals is lack of empathy. Gender differences have been...
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