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Psychology: Recent submissions
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Shifting Attitudes Towards Seeking Help in a Youth Development Program: A Program Evaluation
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Abstract Youth development programs often suffer from a dearth of evaluation of the programs' long-term effects. To integrate more comprehensive and impactful evaluation in youth development programs, the present project ... -
Adhering to medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Despite the availability of well-established psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it remains a disorder with substantial impact on public health and individual ... -
The Relationshp Between Physical Activity and Sexual Satisfaction Among Wheelchair Users
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Abstract Sexuality is an important part of life. Many people with disabilities report lower levels of sexual satisfaction (SS) than people without disabilities. SS has been correlated with many psychosocial, psychological, ... -
A Longitudinal Investigation of Psychological and Neural Mechanisms of Weight Loss
(University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)Although obesity is fundamentally a problem of energy balance wherein calorie intake exceeds calorie output, there is a multitude of psychological and neural factors inherent in eating and overeating. Behavioral and ... -
CONTINGENT SELF-WORTH AND SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY AS PREDICTORS OF BODY DISSATISFACTION IN YOUNG ADULT MEN
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Male body image is a growing issue that involves men's perceptions, attitudes, and emotions associated with men's physical appearance. The purpose of this study was to test a model where self-worth derived from physical ... -
The reliability of the problem box as a method for measuring the learning ability of the rat
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The reliability of the maze as a method for testing learning ability
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The effectiveness of cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Multiple randomized clinical trials have shown that cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) are evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, additional research should ... -
Enhancing Interventions for Pediatric Obesity Among Young Latino Children: A Mixed Methods Study
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Recent national data indicate that nearly 1/3 of US youth are overweight (BMI % 85th). Of these children, a disproportionate number are Latino. This racial and ethnic disparity has been observed in young childhood and ... -
Intimacy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Caregiver Burden and Marital Satisfaction
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)As the baby boomer generation ages, the need for caregivers will increase. Research has demonstrated that the burden of providing care can have potentially negative effects on the physical and mental health of caregivers ... -
The Interaction of Co-rumination, Coping Strategies, and Stress in Predicting Depression and Anxiety
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Co-rumination, defined as a repetitive, problem-focused dialogue with close friends, has been demonstrated to be a cognitive vulnerability factor for both depression and anxiety. This risk factor has been posited as one ... -
Automatic and Effortful Facial Expression Mimicry and Dysphoric Mood
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Clinical depression has been widely associated with difficulty building and maintaining healthy social relationships (e.g., Lewinsohn, Mischel, Chaplin, & Barton, 1980; Libet & Lewinsohn, 1973; Segrin, 2000). Although many ... -
Associations between aggression and loneliness: An examination of the mediating role of social preference
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Accumulating evidence suggests proactive and reactive aggression are uniquely related to a variety of negative outcomes. Children with higher levels of reactive, not proactive, aggression score lower on measures of social ... -
MIMIC DIF Testing When the Latent Variable Variance Differs Between Groups
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)Multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models (Joreskog & Golberger 1975) can be employed in a psychometric context to test for differential item functioning (DIF) between groups on the measurement of a latent variable ... -
"I Wish You Could've Been There": College Students' Experiences of Performative Making Out
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)People have sex for many reasons (Meston & Buss, 2007). Although most intercourse occurs in private, some reasons for sexual behavior require an audience. For example, some heterosexual women report making out with other ... -
Walking the Straight and Narrow: The Moderating Effect of Evaluation Apprehension on the Relationship between Collectivism and Corruption
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-27)Previous studies obtained mixed results regarding the association between collectivism and corruption. To make sense of the mixed results, the current research examined the moderating role of evaluation apprehension on the ... -
Towards a Three-Component Model of Fan Loyalty: A Case Study of Chinese Youth
(Public Library of Science, 2015-04-17)The term “fan loyalty” refers to the loyalty felt and expressed by a fan towards the object of his/her fanaticism in both everyday and academic discourses. However, much of the literature on fan loyalty has paid little ... -
Having a Lot of a Good Thing: Multiple Important Group Memberships as a Source of Self-Esteem
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-27)Membership in important social groups can promote a positive identity. We propose and test an identity resource model in which personal self-esteem is boosted by membership in additional important social groups. Belonging ... -
The influence of clustering coefficient on word-learning: how groups of similar sounding words facilitate acquisition
(Frontiers, 2014-11-18)Clustering coefficient, C, measures the extent to which neighbors of a word are also neighbors of each other, and has been shown to influence speech production, speech perception, and several memory-related processes. In ... -
A Proof-of-Concept Simulation of the Accelerated Longitudinal Planned Missing Design for Latent Panel Modeling
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Longitudinal planned missing, represented in the literature by the time-lag model (McArdle&Woodcock, 1997) and the cohort sequential design (Nesselroade&Baltes, 1979), has been thus far restricted to growth modeling and ...