Browsing by Thesis Department "Counseling Psychology (UMKC)"
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A critical review of narrative coherence theory for use with Congolese refugee women who are resettling in the United States
(2020)Due to the extensive violence occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past three decades (Cultural Orientation Resource Center, 2014), between 2008 and 2013 approximately 11,000 Congolese refugees have ... -
A Dyadic Analysis of Racial-Ethnic Socialization Among Black-White Interracial Parents
(2020)Interracial couples face unique parenting challenges. Black-White interracial couples, in particular, are responsible for fostering the healthy racial-ethnic identity development of their children who do not necessarily ... -
Acculturation and Enculturation, Model Minority Stereotype, Distress, and Life Satisfaction in 1.5 Generation Asian Adolescents
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)According to Bartley and Spoonley (2008), 1.5 generation Asian Americans are those who move to the U.S. between the ages of six and thirteen from their countries of origin. These individuals are members of a unique ... -
American Messianic Jewish Identity Development: A Grounded Theory Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Though the study of intersectionality has increased in the field of psychology over the past 15 years, the intersection of religious and ethnic identities has received little empirical attention. This grounded theory ... -
Attachment and Shame-Coping Style: A Relationship Mediated by Fear of Compassion?
(2015-08-04)Theorists have proposed that shame is a predominant emotion presented in psychotherapy. Research has focused on shame proneness; less is known about how one copes with shame. Research suggests the best antidotes for shame ... -
Be a Man and Stop Sexual Assault: Take the I-Position?
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Personal and peer attitudes toward sexual assault and their connection to positive bystander intervention have been widely studied in the current literature. Most researchers examining bystander intervention and sexual ... -
Black Caribbeans’ Post Migration Wellbeing-Are Religiosity and Social Support Enough to Protect Against Acculturative Stress?
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The relationship between well-being, religion, and/or social support has previously been observed in the African American community, both as a main effect and as moderator of predictors of well-being. Religion and ... -
Burmese Refugee Women in Resettlement: Narratives of Strength, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Though there is research to suggest a robust association between exposure to traumatic events and negative mental health outcomes (Fazel, Wheeler, & Danesh, 2005), refugees, amongst other individuals, demonstrate ... -
Compassion –Fatigue and Satisfaction: The Stress Buffering Effects of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Mental Health Professionals
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Mental health professionals have a propensity to become secondarily affected by the suffering of their clients, which in turn may negatively impact their psychological wellbeing and increase their propensity to develop ... -
The construction of the Lesbian and Gay Affirming Social Justice Competency Scale
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-12)Heterosexism is evident in the psychology and social policies of society. Despite numerous efforts to end discrimination based on many different cultural factors, heterosexism is frequently condoned and encouraged. In ... -
Continuing Bonds, Meaning Making, and Collectivism: Predictors of Complicated Grief
(2014-09-26)Continuing bonds or maintaining a physical or mental connection with a deceased loved one is an aspect of the bereavement process that has displayed mixed results in the bereavement literature with respect to its adaptive ... -
Counselor Trainee Personal Growth Factors and Self- Efficacy: ‘Walking the Walk’ Using Social Cognitive Theory and Bowen Theory
(2015-08-04)Counselors and counselor trainees are expected to engage in intense personal work and self-awareness efforts in order to become effective counselors. The growth that counselors expect to see clients commit to and engage ... -
Development and Assessment of the Adoptee Experiences of Microaggressions Scale (AEMS)
(2020)Adopted individuals show evidence of psychological symptoms that cause them to seek mental health services at higher rates than non-adoptees (Juffer & van Ijzendoorn, 2005; Keyes et al., 2008). One contributing factor to ... -
Development and initial validation of the Ethnic Minority Social Self-Efficacy Scale—Asian American version
(2013)Asian Americans are reportedly one of the largest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States and have been found to experience a significant amount of interpersonal difficulties (Leong & Okazaki, 2009; ... -
Development of the Triangular Relationship Inventory
(2013)A self-report scale to measure adolescent involvement in his or her parental figures' conflicts, disagreements, or relationships (triangulation) was developed and initial evidence for reliability and validity was provided ... -
Differentiation of Self Inventory - short form: creation and Initial evidence of construct validity
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-18)This study sought to retain the structure and reliability of the four subscales of the Differentiation of Self Inventory - Revised yet make the instrument more efficient by reducing the total number of items within each ... -
Differentiation of self, vocational identity, and career indecision: the mediating role of goal instability among college students
(2020)Evidence suggests that differentiation of self, a construct from Bowen’s family system’s theory, is predictive of college students’ vocational identity and career indecision (Johnson, Schamuhn, Nelson, & Buboltz, 2014). ... -
An Ecological Model of Mexican Immigration and Mental Health
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The literature on the relationship between cultural factors and mental health outcomes for immigrant groups has been extensive (e.g., Berry, 1976; 1997; 2004; Sam & Berry, 2006). The complex nature of interacting factors ... -
The Effects of Altruism Education on Middle School Students’ Attitudes Toward Victims of Bullying and Intent to Prosocially Intervene
(2014)Bullying among young people is a problem that affects communities throughout the world. Its negative effects can be both immediate and long-term, for both the victims and the perpetrators. Despite increased attention to ... -
An examination of relationship quality from an attachment perspective: empathy and relationship perfectionism as mediating factors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-15)This study examined the relationships between attachment style, empathy, relationship perfectionism, and relationship quality among a sample of adults currently in a romantic relationship. Based on previous research and ...