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The Post 9/11 Veteran and Adjustment to Higher Education
(2014-05-09)
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This study was designed to explore the extent to which perceived alienation, level of post-traumatic stress and co-morbid traumatic brain injury, and level of grit influence veteran students’ (n = 60) reported ...
Women's Shame Resilience: Examining Various Theoretical Assumptions of Shame Resilience Theory
(2014-12-12)
Shame has been identified as a self-conscious emotion (i.e., emotions evoked by self-reflection and self-evaluation) that negatively impacts interpersonal relationships, mental health, and psychological adjustment (Tangney ...
How Is Sexual Identity Acceptance Related To Self-Determination For LGB-Identified University Students Within Classroom Settings?
(2014-08-15)
The social environment in which students operate has been shown to influence psychological well-being (Deci & Ryan, 2000). Through this quantitative study, the research highlights inadequacy of academic research dealing ...
Perfectionism: The relationship to well-being and achievement motivation in college learners.
(2014-12-12)
This study consisted of 354 university students and examined the relationship between facets of perfectionism and measures of emotional well-being, achievement motivation, and emotions. Cluster analysis was performed using ...
Exploring the role of place-making on international student adjustment
(2014-05-09)
This study explored the impact of place-making activities on the adjustment of international students at an American university. A total of 19 international students over the age of 18, attending the university and living ...
Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Victims Interventions: A Meta-Analysis
(2014)
This study used meta-analysis to examine the effectiveness of domestic violence interventions. Results from 50 reviewed studies revealed mean effect size d-values of .99 for adult interventions and .67 for child interventions. ...
Managing the Minefield of Residential Treatment: Protecting Against Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
(2014-08-15)
The purpose of this study was to expand on, and attempt to generalize, findings from a previous study (Chadwick & Frey, 2013) by exploring the impact of self-care behaviors, including relationship quality; levels of perceived ...
Mis(sed) Conceptions: Motherhood Through the Lens of Involuntary Childlessness
(2014-12-12)
The present study examined predictors of fertility-specific distress in the experience of
involuntary childlessness. One hundred and twelve women took part in this online
study. Participants completed a demographic ...
Investigating Procrastination and Delay from a Self-regulated Learning Perspective
(2014-05-09)
Previous research shows that academic procrastination is maladaptive and is associated with negative learning outcomes such as decreased self-regulation, motivation, and grades. However, some recent research suggests that ...
Perfectionism, the Thin Ideal, and Disordered Eating: Does Internalized Misogyny Play a Role?
(2014-03-31)
Research has consistently shown a relationship between both perfectionism and the internalization of the thin ideal with disordered eating behavior. The relationship between internalized misogyny and disordered eating ...