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Sikh Men Post 9/11: Visible Markers of Religion, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Career Barriers
(2015)
The attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11) stand out as a monumental event that is marked as a sad day in our society’s recent history and an even scarier reality of religious discrimination for ...
Predicting the STEM Outcomes of Academically Qualified Women: A Longitudinal Examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory
(2015)
There is a well-documented gender disparity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, which has been the focus of research for several decades (i.e., Betz & Hackett, 1981; Ceci & Williams, 2009, ...
Well-Being and Suicidality Among Transgender Youth After Gender-Affirming Medical Interventions
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Pubertal suppression and gender-affirming hormones have become accepted treatment in the
management of gender dysphoria (GD) among transgender adolescents to relieve the distress
associated with pubertal development ...
Mindfulness and Nutrition and Exercise Behaviors in College Students: The Moderating Role of Sleep Quality
(2014)
Inadequate nutrition, physical inactivity, and poor sleep quality have become increasingly
common in college student populations, placing students at greater risk of being
overweight or obese in adulthood. Researchers ...
From child abuse to prostitution: predictors and intermediaries of exchanging sex for money
(2013)
People who engage in prostitution behavior often have traumatic backgrounds (Greene, Ennett, & Ringwalt, 1999; Raj et al., 2006; Valera, Sawyer, & Shiraldi, 2001; Widom & Kuhns, 1996). Various studies have shown a significant ...
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 ...
The roles of dispositional flow, dispositional mindfulness, and self-compassion in the Objectification Theory Framework
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
Women are at greater risk than men for experiencing eating disorders, depression, and
sexual dysfunction (American Psychological Association, 2007; Fredrickson & Roberts,
1997). Objectification theory (Fredrickson & ...
Racial microaggressions and its impact on supervisees of color in cross-racial counseling supervision
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
Supervision is considered to be a primary method of clinical instruction (Holloway,
1992), which serves as a foundation to train supervisees and to ensure the provision of
appropriate and culturally sensitive client care. ...
Flow and the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of Personality Characteristic
(2015)
Flow is an area that has had a flourish of research emerge within the past couple of decades originating in the sport psychology literature (Jackson & Eklund, 2006; Hefferon & Ollis, 2006; Kee & Wang, 2008) and in a multitude ...
The Relationship between Acculturation, Collectivism, Individualism and Alcohol Use in Mexican Descent Adults Living In The Kansas City Regional Area
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Several research studies have consistently reported that as Hispanic immigrants
become acculturated to American society, their risk for alcohol use disorders increases
sharply. However, many of these studies have used ...
A Feminist Identity Model Among Women of Color
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
The aim of this study was to better understand feminist identity among Women of
Color (WOC) by revising the widely critiqued Feminist Identity Composite (FIC; Fischer et
al, 2000) using Downing and Roush’s (1985) ...
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 ...
Exploring Non-Binary Transgender Clients’ Counseling Experiences: Empowerment in Counseling
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
There is currently little research on the phenomena of empowerment for non-binary
transgender clients in therapy. In fact, many non-binary clients report negative experiences
with regard to the mental health field, ...
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 ...
Historical Trauma, Coping, and Positive Mental Health Among American Indians
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
American Indians (AI) have survived numerous historical tragedies resulting in
posttraumatic stress, unresolved historical grief, and historical trauma (Brave Heart &
DeBruyn, 1998). AIs also face a heightened risk ...
The Relations Among Outness, Authenticity, and Well Being for Bisexual Adults
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Outness, a proximal minority stressor for sexual minority people, demonstrated inconsistent
relationships with well-being. A possible explanation for these varied findings is that
characteristics of one’s sexual minority ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pale Narcissus: The Role of Primitive Narcissism in the Relationship between White Privilege Attitudes and Modern Racism
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
White racial identity and White privilege attitudes and their connection to racism and
prejudiced behaviors have been studied extensively in the current literature. However, few
empirical studies have explored the ...