The purpose of this study was to examine potential sex differences among six of the subscales in the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3) instrument. These subscales were: Drive for Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction, Bulimia, Low...
Keyword:
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Sex Differences
Subject:
Eating disorders -- Sex differences, Eating disorders in men, and Eating disorders in women
Interpersonal trauma (e.g., intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and childhood abuse) can play a significant role on one’s mental representations of the self and others (Fowler et al., 2013; Sandberg et al., 2009). A...
Keyword:
Attachment security, Coping self-efficacy, Posttraumatic stress, and Sexual violence
Subject:
Sex crimes, Sexual abuse victims, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Attachment behavior, and Self-efficacy
Up to 90% of Americans report at least one exposure to a potentially traumatic event, and 10-20% of trauma-affected individuals develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Along with symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance,...
Keyword:
complex PTSD, evangelicalism, PTSD, purity culture, religious fundamentalism, and shame
Subject:
Post-traumatic stress disorder in women, Evangelistic work, Religious fundamentalism, Shame, and Purity (Ethics)
Emerging adulthood (i.e., age 18 to 25-years; Arnett, 2000) is an important developmental period with unique demands (i.e., gaining independence from parents, finding one’s true identity, navigating new and increasing...
Personality traits have been found to be associated with disgust sensitivity. For example, sexual and moral disgust have been found to be strongly correlated with the honesty-humility factor in the HEXACO model (Tybur & de...
Keyword:
Disgust, Enjoyment of frightening films, Horror movies, Media, and Personality
Subject:
Horror films -- Psychological aspects, Sensation seeking, Personality, and Emotions
Student engagement operates as a mediator between supportive school environments and academic achievement. The developing interest in student engagement and its relation to students’ feelings of congruences with their academic...
Subject:
Academic achievement, Students, Well-being, Belonging (Social psychology), and Inclusive education
Student success can be assessed in various ways in determining what best supports their needs within the educational setting. By further examining their individual perceptions and experiences, they can be better equipped with...
Keyword:
Academic Success and Student Success
Subject:
Academic achievement, Middle school students, and Middle schools
Student satisfaction with their academic major is an important aspect of student satisfaction to explore. There were three main purposes of this study: (1) to address major satisfaction directly by comparing an explicit measure...
Keyword:
AMP, AMSS, attitude, implicit attitudes, major satisfaction, and student satisfaction
Subject:
College students -- Attitudes, College majors -- Psychological aspects, and Attitude (Psychology)
Though much of the research has evaluated the constructs that contribute to academic success,there has been minimal practical application of this useful information. The current researchaimed to utilize an assessment tool that...
Subject:
Counseling in higher education -- United States, College student development programs -- United States, Dropouts -- Prevention, and Motivation in education -- Testing
The experience of trauma (e.g., interpersonal violence, sexual assault) is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including an increased risk for misusing substances (Ullman et al., 2013), often in an attempt to cope...
Keyword:
clinical psychology, interoception, interoceptive awareness, psychology, substance use, and trauma
