This study looks at the impact that Test Anxiety (TA) has on undergraduate college students' Learning Potential (LP). Students were randomized into high- or low-threat conditions and completed a battery of assessments. It ...

The Purpose of this study was to investigate how traumatic experiences in childhood impact adulthood Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among women experiencing homelessness. HRQoL was determined to be an important ...

Although health disparities are widespread between ethnic and racial minority groups and Whites in the United States, Hispanics seemingly have a relative advantage in one particular health outcome: all-cause mortality. ...

Decision support tools that incorporate predictive risk estimates can be used to assist patients and their families in making better-informed choices about treatment options. The format utilized to present predictive ...

The obesity rate amongst American university students has become an item of concern for many colleges and universities across the country. College students are heavily exposed to many unhealthy dietary trends, being reliant ...

Black and African American people experience bereavement more frequently and earlier in life than their White counterparts and thus may be more impacted by Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). However, relatively little research ...

Obesity is associated with numerous health risks and is prevalent across all stages of the lifespan, although it tends to increase with age. As such, the college years are an important time for the development of obesity. ...

The purpose of this dissertation is to determine if exposure to media that exhibits weight bias increases implicit anti-fat attitudes using an objective assessment of emotional response to obesity cues. Participants completed ...

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is an important transdiagnostic construct found across many psychiatric conditions. This construct is thought to reflect a general tendency to interpret uncertainty as overly aversive, and ...