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Predictors of Receipt of Counseling Services from Religious Leaders in African American Church Populations
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
African Americans (AAs) are disproportionality affected by mental health issues.
They are more likely to experience chronic depression, greater impairment from
depression, and serious psychological distress than the ...
Assessing Social Motivations During Vaccination Decisions
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This dissertation utilized two separate studies to investigate the effects of social
motivation during vaccine decision-making. Some parents cite social motivations, like
contributing to herd immunity, as an influence ...
Can We Be Trained to Eat Healthy? The Effects of an Attentional Bias Modification Program on Eating Behavior
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has significantly increased
over the past four decades. OW and OB are complex in nature and arise from a multitude
of factors and their interactive effects. Based on ...
Fatalism, Religious Attendance, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Engagement in Health Behaviors Among Hispanic Americans low in Acculturation and Income: Testing the Reserve Capacity Model
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
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. ...
The Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale as a Predictor of Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Underrepresented Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Following a cardiovascular event, most patients engage in a causal search to
understand why it occurred. One way of distinguishing attributions is through the construct
of self-blame. There is a difference between ...