Psychology & Philosophy

A nationwide survey of disability support personnel regarding transition and services for postsecondary students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Weed, Valerie (2013-05)

The purpose of this exploratory study was to analyze the perceptions (through survey data) of Disability Support Services (DSS) personnel regarding the transition process for students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity ...

Normative data for the Brief Symptom Inventory for mature and independent living adults

Chester, Gail (2001-05)

The percentage of the population in the United States that is 65 and older is rapidly increasing. It is important that assessment instruments, when used with older individuals, have norms available that are applicable to ...

Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders using the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition-Parent Rating Scale (BASC-2 PRS) content scales

Kent, Emily (2006-08)

This study examines the usefulness of the BASC-2 PRS content scales as a differential diagnostic instrument for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Archival data of mothers' behavior ratings of 50 children, ages 8 to 18, ...

Children's perceived contingency of teacher-administered reinforcements, locus of control, helplessness, and academic performance

Mayo, Albert (1998-08)

The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of the Teacher Contingency Scale, an instrument designed to measure perceived contingency of reinforcement based on a contingency model of learning, and ...

A factor analytic investigation of the Kindergarten Diagnostic Instrument

Snead, Roderick Earl (1995-08)

School psychology has been influenced by forces acting on the educational setting. Included are assumptions from developmental theory and the medical model of disease, need for accountability and measurement, efforts to ...

Acculturation, civic engagement, and help-seeking behaviors in the Latinx community

Sierra, Josefina (2019-01-09)

This research study examined the impact of civic engagement and acculturation on the help-seeking behaviors of Latinx individuals living in the United States as well as examine civic engagement as a mediator between ...

Language use and social attitudes related to sexual orientation

Day, Otter Lynn (2019-01-08)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between language use and attitudes related to sexual orientation. Significant research has demonstrated that the use of microaggressions (slurs, snubs, or insults ...

Sexual orientation, attachment, and psychopathology among adult inpatient survivors of child abuse

Greenwald, Ellen (2008-12)

The purpose of the present study was to explore the associations between sexual orientation, adult attachment, and psychopathology outcomes among inpatients with histories of severe childhood emotional and sexual abuse. ...

Child sexual abuse myth acceptance among South Asian American men and women

Devdas, Neetha (2010-08)

In the present study, an attempt was made to determine whether differences existed between South Asian American men and women in their acceptance of child sexual abuse myths. Differences were examined based on gender, ...

Health related behaviors and specific biopsychosocial factors in women with HIV/AIDS

Johanson, Caroline M. (2010-12)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which progresses into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is a disease, the prevalence of which continues to grow. As the population of women with HIV/AIDS continues to grow, ...

A unified framework for addressing sexual minority stress in psychotherapy

Gargurevich, Milagros (2017-11-15)

Sexual Minority Stress (SMS) is a persistent concern for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people. SMS has been studied extensively as an important factor in health disparities between LGB individuals and heterosexuals. ...

Giving a voice to diverse men's experiences of infertility

Lawson, Kimberly Dianne; 0000-0002-8219-6806 (2018-08-13)

Infertility is the inability to conceive after at least 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse (Dooley, Nolan, & Sarma, 2011; Kelly-Weeder, 2012; World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). It is estimated that 8-12% of ...

Ethical competency when working with intimate partner violence among clinicians affected by trauma

Kazyaka, Kristin Sydney; 0000-0001-5369-3013 (2018-08-01)

Vicarious trauma (VT) is the internal and psychological change that occurs due to exposure to and empathic engagement with traumatic material. VT changes the ways in which clinicians view and interact with the world around ...

An exploratory factor analysis of the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities and tests of oral language for the 14 to 19 year old age range

Spurgin, Angelia R; 0000-0002-8733-602X (2018-06-12)

Not only has intelligence been an elusive construct, but methods for measuring it continue to be hotly debated in present day. A multitude of theories currently exist that attempt to objectively explain the mechanisms of ...

The efficacy of video self-modeling in ameliorating aggressive behavior among students identified as at-risk within a response to intervention paradigm

Laspata, Michelle (2018-06-11)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of video self-modeling (VSM) with early elementary-aged children who have not been evaluated as having a disability entitling them to special education services, ...

Comparing the predictive power of two patterns of processing strengths and weaknesses models for the identification of specific learning disabilities

Jones, Alicia M; 0000-0002-1226-0809 (2018-06-25)

The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 presented regulations for identifying students with Specific Learning Disability (SLD), one of the thirteen eligibility categories ...