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Psychology: Recent submissions
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The effects of auditory stimulation on visual brightness
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Body Mass Index and Cognitive Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011-03-31)Objective To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cognitive decline in subjects diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods Neuropsychologic and clinical evaluations were conducted ... -
Recalling a Devastating Tornado: Child and Mother-Child Recollections, Meaning Making, and Child Traumatic Stress
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Trauma exposure is thought to prompt meaning making efforts. The creation of a trauma narrative is part of many trauma treatments, partly because narrative creation is believed to promote therapeutic meanings made of the ... -
Longitudinal Differential Item Functioning Detection Using Bifactor Models and the Wald Test
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The use of longitudinal data for studying cross-time changes is built on the key assumption that properties (e.g., slopes and intercepts) of the repeatedly-used items remain unchanged over time. True changes in the latent ... -
Social influence in subgroups from superordinate group polls
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Polling can influence public opinion—polls convey normative information people are motivated to follow. Polls are often presented as reflecting the larger population (superordinate group)—frequently representing high-status ... -
Towards Elucidating the Operationalization and Measurement of Empathy in Clinical Outcome Research
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Abstract Although the study of empathy within the helping professions has a long history, it is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, whose precise definition remains elusive. Despite the ambiguous nature of empathy, it has ... -
Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: The Mediating Effect of Symptoms of Depression and Insomnia
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)In the existing literature there is strong evidence that physical activity has a beneficial effect on cognitive maintenance in older individuals. Physical activity has been shown through brief intervention studies as well ... -
Effect of Psychosocial Factors on Health Outcomes in Autologous BMT Patients
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Psychosocial factors have been shown to be indicative of health recovery in cancer populations. However, less is known about Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) patients. This paper explores pre-transplant psychosocial factors ... -
Neighborhood Integration and Connectivity Predict Cognitive Performance and Decline
(SAGE Publications, 2015-08-05)Objective: Neighborhood characteristics may be important for promoting walking, but little research has focused on older adults, especially those with cognitive impairment. We evaluated the role of neighborhood characteristics ... -
Methods for Handling Missing Non-Normal Data in Structural Equation Modeling
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Methods for dealing with non-normal data have been broadly discussed in the structural equation modeling (SEM) literature. The issue of how to properly handle normal missing data has also received enough attention. However, ... -
Assessing the Impact of Media on Blaming the Victim of Acquaintance Rape
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Along with the trauma experienced by rape victims due to their assault, many victims also suffer secondary victimization due to the negative reactions of those around them. Among these negative reactions, perhaps the most ... -
Intra and Interindividual Variation Modeling: Bayesian Mixed-Effects Nonstationary Latent Differential Equation Model
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Longitudinal analysis are powerful methods to estimate change over time. The combination of nomothetic and idiographic approaches within longitudinal analysis would allow to answer questions related to intra and interindividual ... -
Happy Taxpayers: How Paying Taxes Can Make People Happy
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Past research has shown a link between taxation and higher well-being, but no research so far has revealed a mechanism or established a causal direction. While taxation can benefit individuals through providing better ... -
ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRESS THERMOMETER’S PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND APPLICABILITY TO SUBGROUPS
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The current study investigates the psychometric properties of the Distress Thermometer (DT) and its associated problem list, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s recommended screening tool for distress among cancer ... -
Relations Between Trajectories of Peer Victimization and Measures of Psychosocial Adjustment
(University of Kansas, 2016-01-01)Background: Peer victimization has been consistently associated with a host of negative outcomes including aggression, depressive symptoms, and academic difficulties. However, few studies have examined how individual changes ... -
Identifying factors of psychological distress on the experience of pain and symptom management among cancer patients
(BioMed Central, 2016-11-02)Background Epidemiological evidence suggests the impact psychological distress has on symptomatic outcomes (pain) among cancer patients. While studies have examined distress across various medical illnesses, few have ... -
Vignette methodologies for studying clinicians’ decision-making: Validity, utility, and application in ICD-11 field studies
(Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual, 2015)Vignette-based methodologies are frequently used to examine judgments and decision-making processes, including clinical judgments made by health professionals. Concerns are sometimes raised that vignettes do not accurately ... -
Marginalization of First-Generation College Students
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Almost half of the students beginning postsecondary education in today’s colleges and universities hold first-generation status (Choy, 2001). Despite first-generation students being more likely to hold underrepresented ... -
Toward Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Consensually Non-monogamous Clients: Results from a Mixed-Method Analysis of Therapy Practices and Outcomes
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)An estimated 4-5% of Americans endorse being in a consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationship--numbers comparable to those identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB; Conley, Moors, Matsick, & Ziegler, 2012; Gates, ... -
Examination of Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Veterans with Combat-related and Military Sexual-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The primary goal of this study was to examine the psychodiagnostic properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) F-2-8 profile as well as the clinical cutoff scores on the PK and PS scales for PTSD ...