Asexuals are individuals who claim not to experience sexual attraction to others. Researchers have suggested both that asexuality is best characterized as a unique sexual orientation, and that it may be indicative of underlying...
Stichwort:
Asexual, Asexuality und Personality
Fach:
Sexual minorities -- Psychology und Sexual orientation
The following study examined differences in domains of achievement motivation based on gender and developmental group. Participants included 129 males and females. The developmental groups in this study consisted of...
Stichwort:
achievement, competitiveness, develomental group, gender, goal orientation und motivation
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Developmental psychology and motivation, Achievement motivation in adolescence -- Sex differences und Achievement motivation in children -- Sex differences
Autism Spectrum Disorder or autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting one in 36 children (Hodges et al., 2020). Diagnostic rates of autism have increased with boys being diagnosed at rates more than 3 times greater than...
Stichwort:
autism, diagnosis, gender, race und SES/FPL
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Autism in children, Autism in children—Diagnosis, Discrimination in mental health services, Racism in medicine und Sexism in medicine
Despite the availability of evidence-based interventions for psychological disorders, many barriers exist for individuals seeking treatment. Stigma toward psychological help-seeking remains a salient barrier for many college...
Stichwort:
psychological help-seeking, public stigma und self-stigma
Fach:
Help-seeking behavior, Psychotherapy, Stigma (Social psychology), College student -- Psychology und Social psychology
The prevalence of mental health disorders among college students has increased nearly 50% in the last decade, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for one or more mental health problems. Student-athletes, in...
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College students, Mental health, College athletes, Students—Mental health und Universities and colleges
Previous research has exhibited the impact that maternal support has on children following instances of child sexual abuse (CSA; Cyr, McDuff, & Hébert, 2013; Valentino, Berkowitz, & Stover, 2010). However, it remains...
Stichwort:
Abuse, Child outcomes, Child Sexual Abuse, Maternal history, Maternal support und Trauma
Fach:
Adult child abuse victims, Adult child sexual abuse victims, Abused women, Mothers of sexually abused children, Mother and child, Sexually abused children, Child abuse -- Psychological aspects und Child psychology
Meditation has been linked to increased levels of happiness. Meditation is broken down into two types: focused attention meditation and mindfulness meditation. The current study sought to examine the relationship between...
Fach:
Meditation, Happiness, Mindfulness (Psychology), Mental healing und Self-help techniques
A variety of risk factors have been found to contribute to juvenile delinquency and offending; it is important to consider these factors in prevention and intervention. Rehabilitation and treatment is one approach for...
Stichwort:
Adolescents, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Group home, Juvenile delinquency und Recidivism
Fach:
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation, Cognitive therapy, Group psychotherapy und Group homes for teenagers
Previous research has found that as people become increasingly involved with their partners, they evaluate alternatives more negatively. The present research tested two competing hypotheses that address the origin of this...
Stichwort:
Alternative partners, Attractiveness, Motivation, Perceptual und Relationship status
Fach:
Sexual attraction -- Psychological aspects und Monogamous relationships -- Psychological aspects
The use of online research is growing in psychology. This growth has been augmented by the development of the free online service, Mechanical Turk (MTurk) created by Amazon. While Buhrmester, Kwang, and Gosling (2011) found...
Stichwort:
Homophobia, Methology, MTurk, Online research, Personality und Political ideology
Fach:
Internet research, Psychology -- Research -- Data processing, Psychology -- Research -- Methodology und Psychological tests
