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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 ...
Impact of a Western-pattern diet on the interaction of prenatal stress, maternal behavior and offspring phenotype
(2019-12)
Maternal prenatal stress is a significant source of developmental stress that can leave an epigenetic signature on offspring, leading to stress-related and anxious behavior. A limited amount of work has been accomplished ...
Equine preferences for food rewards versus human contact and implications for interspecies social bonding
(2019-12)
The primary focus of the dissertation is to study horse preference for human contact versus food rewards. The study uses horses' ability to differentiate between visual symbols with different meanings in order to test the ...
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 ...
Examination of the motivational phase of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicide in African Americans
(2017-07)
Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death in African American young adults. The Motivational Phase of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicide (IMV; O'Connor, 2011) may a beneficial model to ...
Future time perspective in five life domains
(2016-07)
Future time perspective is a key construct in many fields of study, but operational definitions and measurement instruments differ considerably. This has led to inconsistent findings in the literature. In the present ...
Neuroticism as a predictor of rumination and maladaptive behaviors: A prospective approach
(2017-07)
The Emotional Cascade Model suggests that rumination links emotional instability and engagement in maladaptive behaviors within Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Specifically, when individuals experience a negative ...