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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 ...
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; ...
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 ...
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, ...
The roles of client religion, counselor religiosity, and spiritual competence in counselors' clinical judgment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-15)
The present study explored the roles that clients' religious beliefs, therapists'
spiritual/religious beliefs, and therapists' attitudes toward spirituality and religion may play in
how therapists conceptualize a prospective ...
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 ...
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 ...
Problematic internet use: exploring the roles of attachment and social competency
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-20)
Research on Problematic Internet Use (PIU) continues to document harmful effects of
Internet use among the college population, yet few theoretical explanations have been offered as
a platform to conceptualize the prevalence ...
Teacher social justice advocacy for children: a scale development and preliminary validity
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)
Social injustices on the school, neighborhood, societal, and family level can affect
certain populations of children and these injustices have been associated with school-related
consequences, including: unequal access ...
The roles of differentiation of self, emotional self awareness and anxiety on destructive countertransference reactions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)
The present study investigated the mediating role of emotional self awareness and
state anxiety in predicting overinvolved and underinvolved countertransference feelings and
behaviors from level of differentiation of ...
Recovery from Infidelity: Exploring Variables Related to the Healing Process
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)
Clinicians and researchers report that growth and improvement is possible after infidelity takes place. However, research has not explored specific variables that should relate to improvement in the aftermath of infidelity. ...
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 ...
The relationship of multicultural awareness and belief of rape myths with intellectual empathy and empathic emotion for victims of acquaintance and stranger rape among undergraduate women and men
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-09-26)
The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the contribution of observer sex, type of rape, multicultural awareness and belief in rape myths to intellectual empathy and empathic emotions of male and female college ...
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 ...
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 ...