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Relation between body weight and social position in children's classroom friendship network
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The present study focused on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and centrality (degree and global) and the differences in centrality by weight status in first grade children. Participants ...
Influence of anticipatory processing on visual and verbal working memory task performance
(2016-07)
Cognitive models of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD; e.g., Clark & Wells, 1995) have implicated anticipatory processing, an anxiety-related form of repetitive negative thinking, in the maintenance of SAD symptoms. However, ...
On horses, humans and sugar: Towards a desire-centered view of self-control
(2014-12)
Past research demonstrated that following exertion of self-control, people perform worse on subsequent tasks requiring self-control (Baumeister, Vohs & Tice, 2007). Previous research also demonstrated that following a brief ...
Stigma consciousness as a moderator of the relationship between racial microaggressions and hopelessness
(2016-08)
Given the continual change in the United States demography and an increase in racial and ethnic minority populations, issues relevant to these groups are necessary to address (e.g., discrimination). Whereas overt discrimination ...
Test of moderating factors of brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use among college students
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Half of all college students engage in drinking practices associated with a host of academic, interpersonal, legal, and health-related problems. Brief Motivational Interventions (BMIs) are programs ...
Increasing physical activity in adolescents with mHealth: An aggregated N-of-1 RCT
(2016-05)
Social support and self-regulatory skills are two factors known to impact physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents. Given that adolescents are not meeting the recommended guidelines for physical activity (60 ...
Knowing thyself: Constructing women's sexual identity theory to include sexual anatomy knowledge, vulva genital awareness, and sociopolitical ideations
(2013-05)
A Women's Sexual Health Model suggests women's sexual identity centers on four interrelated concepts of the self. The four interrelated concepts center on the self-concept, followed by the sexual self, the social self, and ...
Positive psychological approach to suicide risk in a clinical sample
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: To examine risk and protective factors for suicide in a clinical sample, 62 individuals seeking outpatient therapy at the Psychological Services Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma were sampled. ...
Does early intervention reduce the risk of future emotional and behavioral problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2016-07)
Objective: Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) is the leading recommended treatment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children with ASD are at a substantially higher risk for developing symptoms ...
Preliminary investigation of the biological effects of secondhand smoke exposure in youth diagnosed with sickle cell disease
(2016-05)
Children's exposure to secondhand smoke (SHSe) can lead to significant health consequences, including respiratory illness, asthma, and impaired pulmonary function. For children diagnosed with a chronic illness, such as ...