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Psychology: Recent submissions
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Memory in hypnotic age regression
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Depressive Symptoms as a Barrier to Engagement in Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease
(2018)Objectives: Physical activity shows promise for reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and protection against cognitive decline among individuals with and without AD. Older adults face many barriers to adoption of ... -
Precision-based Item Selection for Exposure Control in Computerized Adaptive Testing
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Item exposure control is, relative to adaptive testing, a nascent concept that has emerged only in the last two to three decades on an academic basis as a practical issue in high-stakes computerized adaptive tests. This ... -
An Analysis of Semantic and Phonological Associations Using Network Science
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Semantic and phonological systems interact during word processing. However, the current approaches to studying these systems tend to examine them as separate entities with a focus on processes that occur in those systems. ... -
EXPRESS YOURSELF OR SECURE YOUR FUTURE? CONSTRUCTIONS OF CHOICE AND GENDER GAPS IN STEM FIELDS
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)In many developed societies, women have greater freedom than ever before to engage in academic and professional pursuits of their own choosing. However, gender gaps in representation in Science, Technology, Engineering and ... -
Chasing Z’s: Sleep Quality and Bedsharing in Teen Moms
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Pregnancy and motherhood during adolescence is a major U.S. public health concern, and teen mothers are likely to experience negative consequences given their status as a young mom. One potential intervention method lies ... -
Teacher- and Self-Reported Peer Victimization of African-American and Hispanic/Latino Children: Using Victimization Identification Groupings to Examine Psychological Adjustment
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Although teachers may accurately identify some victimized children, prior research suggests teacher-report of PV may not be consistent with self-report of PV, with research indicating African-American (AA) youth underreport ... -
Examining Subcomponent Processes of Executive Functioning in Older Adults
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Executive Function (EF) is a broad construct used to describe higher-order cognitive abilities used to achieve a goal. Standardized measurements used to evaluate EF abilities in older adults are designed to assess for EF ... -
Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Physical activity is associated with broad physical and psychological benefits in children and adolescents. One construct which may universally characterize functioning across various pediatric populations is health-related ... -
Trajectory of Eating Disorder Symptom Change in an Online Sample of Patients Receiving Treatment in the Community
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The best available eating-disorder (ED) treatments work for only about half of patients. Poor treatment outcomes exist, in part, because clinicians have limited information about how ED symptoms change, on average, during ... -
Random Permutation Testing Applied to Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous and Likert-type Indicator Variables
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)An important detail that appears to be frequently overlooked in the SEM literature is how modeling data arising from responses on an ordered-categorical scale can in- fluence measurement invariance testing. Typically tests ... -
Evaluation of the DSM-5 Eating Disorder Severity Indices of Bulimic Syndromes
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)A major change to the DSM-5 was the integration of a new severity rating system, ranging from mild to extreme, with key parameters for each eating disorder. However, few studies have examined the clinical utility of these ... -
An experimental examination of the Szondi Test as a clinical tool
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The maturation of the college student as evidenced by retests with the National Council tests
(University of Kansas, 1930) -
Association of multiple chronic conditions and pain among older black and white adults with diabetes mellitus
(BMC, 2017-10-30)Background Aging is often associated with the challenge of navigating daily tasks with a painful chronic medical illness. Yet, there is concern of the number of older adults impacted with more than one chronic condition. ... -
Collective Memory as Tool for Intergroup Conflict: The Case of 9/11 Commemoration
(PsychOpen, 2017)We apply a cultural psychology approach to collective memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In particular, we considered whether practices associated with commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks would promote vigilance ... -
A Cultural Psychological Analysis of Collective Memory as Mediated Action: Constructions of Indian History
(PsychOpen, 2017)The present research applies a cultural psychological perspective on collective memory as mediated action to examine how constructions of a national past serve as tools that both reflect and shape national identity concerns. ... -
Silence in Official Representations of History: Implications for National Identity and Intergroup Relations
(PsychOpen, 2017)Dominant representations of history evolve through differential exercise of power to enable memory of collective triumphs and silence memory of collective misdeeds. We examined silence regarding minorities in official ... -
The (Biological or Cultural) Essence of Essentialism: Implications for Policy Support among Dominant and Subordinated Groups
(Frontiers Media, 2017-05-30)Most research links (racial) essentialism to negative intergroup outcomes. We propose that this conclusion reflects both a narrow conceptual focus on biological/genetic essence and a narrow research focus from the perspective ... -
A study of the Rorschach test as a test of intelligence for young children, five, six, and seven years of age
(University of Kansas, 1947)