The purpose of the current study was to untangle previous findings within the Terror Management Theory (TMT) literature suggesting that the activation of worldview defense causes an increased preference for the in-group culture...
Palabra clave:
Affect Misattribution Procedure, Mortality Salience, Prejudice, Terror Management Theory, Terrorism Salience y Worldview Defense
Tema:
Terrorism -- Psychological aspects, Prejudices, Racism -- United States y Arabs -- United States -- Public opinion
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a set of trait-like dysfunctional beliefs about negative and harmful consequences of anxious arousal (Reiss & McNally, 1985). Research has consistently shown a strong positive association between...
Bullying of sexual minority students is an increasingly prevalent topic among school psychologists and educational personnel across the country. This study measured the variables of sex knowledge (as measured through the Sexual...
Palabra clave:
anti-gay prejudice, bullying, homophobia, sex education, sex knowledge y sexual minority
Tema:
Bullying in schools, Sex instruction y Homophobia in schools
The purpose of the current study is to examine the association between the higher-order scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition, Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) and the DSM-oriented scales of the...
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ASEBA, child abuse potential, child maltreatment, depression, internalizing y MMPI-2-RF
Tema:
Abusive parents -- Psychology y Child abuse -- Psychological aspects
Research into the predictors of child physical abuse has shown that caregivers that have perpetrated child physical abuse experience internalizing mental health concerns (stress, emotional distress, anxiety, and depression)...
Palabra clave:
abusive head trauma y shaken baby syndrome
Tema:
Shaken baby syndrome -- Risk factors -- United States, Infants -- Abuse of -- United States, Caregivers -- United States y Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S.)
Previous research has found various predictors for substance use treatment outcomes, such as relapse and re-entry into treatment. However, there is a distinct gap in the research on treatment outcomes for women. While gender...
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addiction, polyvictimization, relapse, revictimization, substance use treatment y trauma
Tema:
Women -- Substance use, Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Sex differences, Psychic trauma y Post-traumatic stress disorder
Interpersonal violence is considered a serious health problem given the potential for contributing to negative outcomes among victims. In recent decades, however, findings from studies have suggested that although the...
Tema:
Victims of violent crimes, Interpersonal conflict, Violence -- Psychological aspects, Violence -- Social aspects, Resilience (Personality trait), Positive psychology y Relationship quality
I conducted an experiment to test the hypothesis that privilege fosters a sense of entitlement, leading one to behave in unethical ways, ways that benefit the self at the expense of the welfare of others. To test this...
Palabra clave:
Behavior, Entitlement, Ethics y Privilege
Tema:
Privilege (Social psychology), Entitlement attitudes y Self-interest
This project is an analysis of current professional methods used by mental health professionals who work with transgender and nonbinary individuals in individual psychotherapy. Because of the minority status these individuals...
Palabra clave:
Minority Stress, Nonbinary, Psychotherapy, Therapy Techniques y Transgender
Tema:
Stress (Psychology), LGBTQIA+ people, Non-binary people, Gender-nonconforming people, Transgender people y Psychotherapy
This study is an exploratory qualitative study of college professors' beliefs about the psychological learning constructs of motivation, attention, memory, and learning strategies. I interviewed professors about their beliefs...
