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A Program evaluation of The One Love Foundation’s Escalation Workshop
(1/27/2020)Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 10 million individuals and accounts for 15% of all violent crime in the United States (U.S.) every year. IPV extends beyond physical injury and can result in death; accounting for ... -
Investigating the effects of utilizing Video Self Modeling (VSM) as a modality to deliver a story mapping intervention with students who are deaf or hard of hearing to target reading comprehension and vocabulary
(1/7/2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of video self-modeling in delivering a Story Mapping intervention with the purpose of increasing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and self-efficacy. Participants ... -
The power of language: How the words we use reflect our biases
(1/8/2019)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 ... -
Acculturation, civic engagement, and help-seeking behaviors in the Latinx community
(1/9/2019)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 ... -
Social desirability, need for uniqueness, and the illusion of explanatory depth in perceptions of the fine arts
(1/9/2020)This study explored how writing about the arts may lead to the illusion of explanatory depth and affect aesthetic appreciation levels. The study also explored the association between socially desirable responding, need for ... -
A mixed-method, factorial examination of men's and women's perceptual and affective responses to ideal, actual, and average male and female bodies
(10/16/2017)Body image issues have traditionally been perceived as women’s issues, but this is no longer true. Both men and women are impacted by social pressures to look perfect (Calogero & Thompson, 2010; Grogan, 2008). Adolescents ... -
A unified framework for addressing sexual minority stress in psychotherapy
(11/15/2017)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. ... -
Independent educational evaluations: What non-school based licensed psychologists have learned
(11/2/2020)The purpose of this study was to examine the essential experiences that licensed psychologists (LPs) had when conducting Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs). Three LPs participated in in-depth one on one semi-structured ... -
An exploratory factor analysis of the Woodcock-Johnson IV tests of cognitive abilities and tests of oral language for the 9- to 13- year old age range
(11/24/2020)Scientific understanding of the nature of intelligence has steadily evolved over the years; however, the past century has seen an explosion of research aimed at understanding the construction of intelligence, the relationships ... -
The impact of attachment on the propensity to enlist in the U.S. military
(11/28/2017)The current study investigated the factors associated with military propensity, particularly how attachment related avoidance and anxiety may impact high school seniors’ propensity to enlist in the U.S. military. A proposed ... -
The Behavioral immune system and attitudes toward COVID-19
(12/15/2020)The Behavioral Immune System acts as the first line of defense against harmful pathogens. One of the primary functions of this system is the emotion of disgust. It compels individuals to adopt socially conservative attitudes ... -
A content analysis of battering interventions: Development of a unified framework for treating relationally violent men
(12/7/2020)Men’s violence against women in the form of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been an ongoing concern worldwide. While awareness of IPV and interventions for survivors of IPV have grown over the last several decades, ... -
The relationship of college major and self-concept to yielding dependency.
(Texas Woman's University, 1974-05-30) -
Effects of group physical and social activities on the morale, mental alertness, and self-esteem of geriatric residents in nursing homes
(1975-08-30)The purpose of this study was to determine whether physical activity performed in a group setting affects morale, mental alertness, and self-esteem of the geriatric nursing home resident. Residents in four nursing homes ... -
Variables predictive of success in treatment of obesity by group hypnotherapy
(Texas Woman's University, 1979-12) -
Family of origin functioning and use of coping strategies among adult daughters of alcoholic fathers
(1989-12)Two questionnaires, the Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI) and coping strategies items taken from the Health and Daily Living Adult Form B (HDL), were used to investigate family environment measures that discriminate adult ...
