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Quality of life in individuals with eating disorders
(2013)
Quality of life is an important aspect of the assessment of medical and psychiatric disorders,
such as eating disorders. Eating disorders affect both the emotional and physical wellbeing of
individuals who suffer from ...
Predictors of performance-based measures of instrumental activities of daily living in stroke survivors
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the relationship between cognitive domains/executive functions and performance on measures of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in stroke survivors. Fifty-two ...
Insight and executive function: investigating the role of dynamic assessment
(2013)
The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the relationship among clinical insight,
cognitive insight, and executive functioning (EF), as measured by both a dynamic and
standard format. Thirty-six participants with ...
The effect of violent video game exposure on emotion modulation of startle and aggression
(2014 Fall)
Video games are quickly becoming the most widely accessible, and used, form of
entertainment, with those that contain violence have consistently been the most popular.
Building on previous research examining other forms ...
Exploring college students' relationship with God as a potential mediator between religious behaviors and sexual and alcohol risk behavior among college students
(2013)
the relationship between religious behaviors and alcohol and sexual risk behaviors (lifetime and last 3 months). The sample consisted of 406 University of Missouri-Kansas City students. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics Version 19 and AMOS Version 18...
Examining psychological recovery in persons with serious mental illness : the role of experienced stigma and the insight paradox
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how insight (awareness of mental illness and its associated consequences) into having serious mental illness (SMI) and the experienced stigma associated with SMI may affect ...
Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Subtype Differences and Association with Measures of Social Functioning
(2015-08-11)
Theory of mind (ToM) allows a person to make inferences about the mental and
emotional states of others. Generally, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) perform more
poorly on ToM tests than neurologically intact controls. ...
The effect of violent video game play on emotion modulation of startle
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-26)
Previous research investigating the effects of violent video games have repeatedly
demonstrated a connection with increased aggression. The General Aggression Model
has incorporated many different theories of aggression ...
Examining the Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Adulthood Health Related Quality of Life
(2016)
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 ...
The Attentional Demands of Positive Reappraisal in a Dual Task Paradigm
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Emotion regulation refers to the ability to modulate experienced and expressed
emotions. A specific emotion regulation strategy, cognitive reappraisal, has received
extensive attention in the literature, as the strategy ...
On ‘Clear and Present Danger’: The Influence of Firearm Legislation on College Student Perceptions of Mental Illness and Treatment-Seeking Intentions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Mental illness (MI) stigma is considered a primary barrier to seeking and remaining
in treatment. Mental health experts argue that directly targeting persons with MI in an
effort to reduce gun violence may increase ...
Discrimination and health: how being Hispanic can make you sick
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-25)
The perception of discrimination is a stressor that can lead to a reduction in an individual's reserve capacity and an increase in negative emotions, among other deleterious effects. I tested the Reserve Capacity Model as ...
Beliefs about the Impact of Excess Body Weight on Biopsychosocial Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Background: Recent research indicates that obesity may exacerbate certain symptoms
of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Nevertheless, little research has examined patients’ perceptions
of how obesity may impact their MS symptoms. ...
Dance as a Community of Practice: Exploring Dance Groups in the Kansas City Area through the Lifespan
(2015-08-04)
This dissertation examines the embodied cultural practice of dance among several
groups in the Kansas City area. The dance groups were studied as Communities of Practice
(CoP), as outlined in the Lave-Wenger model of ...
The Effect of Emotion Stimulus Intensity on the selection and Implementation of Distraction and Reappraisal as Emotion Regulation Strategies
(2015)
Emotion regulation is an important coping mechanism for handling emotional
situations and stimuli in day-to-day life. More effective emotion regulation is linked to
better mental and physical health. The present study ...