RSS 1.0Counseling and Educational Psychology Theses and Dissertations (UMKC)
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Detransition emergence
(2024)Much research has been conducted on the experiences of transgender and gender expansive people who transition; however, minimal research has examined the experiences of people who stop gender affirming medicine and then ... -
Who gets cancelled for sexual assault? Perceptions of accountability for likeable perpetrators who use coercion
(2024)The #MeToo movement and social media have increased public awareness of sexual violence, particularly when committed by high-profile celebrities. We are presently within a unique sociocultural space, often referred to as ... -
Relations Between Binegativity, Proximal Stressors, and Mental Health Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Authenticity
(2022)The relationships between distal stressors and mental health are well established within sexual minority populations (e.g., Brewster et al., 2016; Lehavot & Simoni, 2011; Mereish & Poteat, 2015). However, research specifically ... -
The Impact of Islamic Religiosity on Perceived Discrimination, Coping, and Psychological Outcomes
(2022)The present study examined the moderating effects of Islamic religiosity on the relationship between racial-ethnic discrimination, religious prejudice, environmental prejudice, religious coping, perceived stress, and Islam’s ... -
Multiracial Microaggressions and Latinx/a/o/White Individual’s Psychological Distress: The Role of Resilience Factors
(2022)The purpose of the present study was to gain insight into the lived experiences of Latinx/a/o/White multiracial individuals. This rapidly expanding population is often grouped with multiracial, Latinx/a/o, and White samples ... -
The moderating role of online racism in the relationship between lived racism, racial trauma symptoms, and well-being
(2021)The relationship between lived experiences with racism, racial trauma symptoms, and well-being has been observed among Black individuals. Lived experiences with racism are related to negative racial trauma symptoms and a ... -
Who you are, where you go, and who you know: a study of civic participation of youth in Chicago neighborhoods
(2021)Community violence is a pervasive and damaging social phenomenon, occurring with alarming frequency in economically disadvantaged communities of color. The detrimental consequences of violence exposure in adolescents is ... -
The Moderating Role of Religion in the Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Pornography and Mental Health Outcomes
(2021)Using the framework of Cognitive Dissonance Theory (CDT; Festinger, 1957), the current study examined whether religiosity buffered or enhanced the effects of attitudes toward pornography and the psychological outcomes of ... -
Perceived Discrimination, Social Connectedness, Religious Coping, and Perceived Climate on Traumatic Stress for Muslim International Students
(2021)Posttraumatic stress symptoms have been consistently found to be elevated among people of color due to experiences of discrimination. Current literature on posttraumatic stress symptoms has mainly focused on race and ... -
Protecting the Self, Protecting White Supremacy: Exploring the Relationship Between Psychological Defense, Gender, and White Fragility
(2021)Historically, research connected to social justice has focused on the experiences, challenges, and strengths of individuals on the margins (Jamel, 2017). Only more recently has research begun to address individuals of ... -
Second chance: the paradox of felony convictions
(2021)Every year hundreds of thousands of individuals with felony convictions are released into the community with the expectation that those re-entering society will be “successful” upon re-entry. Society tells persons with ... -
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 ... -
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). ... -
Secondary traumatic stress and countertransference in survivor therapists: the role of empathy and differentiation of self
(2021)The purpose of this study was to expand the present base of knowledge regarding two potentially destructive therapist reactions, secondary traumatic stress (STS) and countertransference, in a sample of mental health ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions of Burnout Among Black Pastors of Small Churches: A Phenomenological Study
(2020)The purpose of this study was to explore the roles and responsibilities of Black pastors and how these factors might contribute to burnout. Four methods of data collection were used: (a) surveys (to assess burnout symptoms), ... -
The Stress-Buffering Effects of Social Support and Self-Compassion on Subjective Well-Being on Asian Americans: Generational Differences
(2020)As research showed that first- and second-generation Asian Americans are less likely to reach out to mental health professionals, it is crucial to investigate the coping strategies and resources they may utilize to improve ... -
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 ... -
The Objectification and Blame of Revenge Porn Victims
(2020)The current study sought to explore the relationship between objectification and victim blame in cases of revenge porn across cases in which the victim was sexually diverse (i.e., bisexual, lesbian, straight). Participants ... -
Finding Your Pulse: Insidious Trauma, Psychological Distress, and Collective Action Among Sexual Minority Latinx
(2020)Using an additive intersectional approach, the present study examined the relations among racism in LGBT communities (LGBT racism), heterosexism in racial/ethnic minority communities (POC heterosexism) and foreigner ...