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Title: A BROKEN HEART: THE IMPACT OF PEDIATRIC OPEN HEART SURGERY ON PARENTS' WELLBEING AND PARENTING
Author: McWhorter, Linda
Date Created: 2018
Description: According to the pediatric medical traumatic stress model, pediatric medicalexperiences can create posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in pediatric patients and intheir parents and siblings. While the impact of traumatic medical experiences has b...

Title: A BROKEN HEART: THE IMPACT OF PEDIATRIC OPEN HEART SURGERY ON PARENTS' WELLBEING AND PARENTING
Author: McWhorter, Linda
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: According to the pediatric medical traumatic stress model, pediatric medicalexperiences can create posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in pediatric patients and intheir parents and siblings. While the impact of traumatic medical experiences has b...

Title: A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author: Scott, Tamara
Date Created: 2016
Description: Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...

Title: A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author: Scott, Tamara
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...

Title: A Grounded Theory Study of Posttraumatic Growth and Wisdom in a Sample of Oncology Nurses
Author: Vishnevsky, Tanya
Date Created: 2013
Description: This study utilized a grounded theory approach to examine the degree to which oncology nurses report posttraumatic growth (PTG) and wisdom as a result of caring for patients. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 30 oncology nurses; interviews...

Title: A Grounded Theory Study of Posttraumatic Growth and Wisdom in a Sample of Oncology Nurses
Author: Vishnevsky, Tanya
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences, Oncology
Description: This study utilized a grounded theory approach to examine the degree to which oncology nurses report posttraumatic growth (PTG) and wisdom as a result of caring for patients. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 30 oncology nurses; interviews...

Title: A comparative analysis of pro-anorexia versus pro-recovery Instagram images through the lenses of objectified body consciousness and positive body image conceptual frameworks
Author: Jafari, Nadia
Date Created: 2016
Description: Instagram (IG) is a social media application that allows users to upload personal images in a public forum by including a searchable link (e.g. hashtag) along with a posted image. An IG community devoted to a pro-recovery (i.e., #anarecovery) pers...

Title: A comparative analysis of pro-anorexia versus pro-recovery Instagram images through the lenses of objectified body consciousness and positive body image conceptual frameworks
Author: Jafari, Nadia
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health, Clinical psychology
Description: Instagram (IG) is a social media application that allows users to upload personal images in a public forum by including a searchable link (e.g. hashtag) along with a posted image. An IG community devoted to a pro-recovery (i.e., #anarecovery) pers...

Title: ANOTHER BATTLE, ANOTHER HURDLE: HOW PARENTS CREATE MEANING FROM RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM
Author: Basalik, Debra
Date Created: 2017
Description: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing (CDC, 2016). Research studies have focused on either medical treatments and therapeutic interventions for this disorder, or the trauma of the diagnostic process. Scholarship, however,...

Title: ANOTHER BATTLE, ANOTHER HURDLE: HOW PARENTS CREATE MEANING FROM RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM
Author: Basalik, Debra
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Psychology
Description: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing (CDC, 2016). Research studies have focused on either medical treatments and therapeutic interventions for this disorder, or the trauma of the diagnostic process. Scholarship, however,...

Title: An Examination of Family and Health Risks and Services on Permanency Outcomes for Multisystem Youth
Author: Behrendt-Mihalski, Jaimelee
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Multisystem youth, or youth involved with the juvenile court and child welfare systems, are a high-need population about which research is still-emerging. These youth tend to experience considerable adversity and risk across domains (e.g., health ...

Title: An evaluation of an intervention for HPV risk reduction among college-aged women
Author: Sweeney, Jocelyn
Date Created: 2013
Description: The goal of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a group intervention in reducing risk in relation to human papillomavirus (HPV) among sexually active, college-aged women. Using a randomized design, the current study examined the effectiv...

Title: An evaluation of an intervention for HPV risk reduction among college-aged women
Author: Sweeney, Jocelyn
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Health education
Description: The goal of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a group intervention in reducing risk in relation to human papillomavirus (HPV) among sexually active, college-aged women. Using a randomized design, the current study examined the effectiv...

Title: And I'm Hungry Like the Mom: Influences on Appetite During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Author: Mooney, Jan
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences, Psychophysiology
Description: Maternal eating patterns during pregnancy and the first year postpartum contribute to short and long-term maternal and child health outcomes. Food choices result from an interaction between individual-level appetite and the diversity and quantity ...

Title: Assessing The Impact of Programming to Strengthen Social Emotional Skills in Young School Children: Associations with Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
Author: Simmons, Caitlin
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Educational psychology
Description: Considerable research documents the importance of social emotional development for children’s short- and long-term outcomes, including academic outcomes and long-term health and wellbeing. Studies have demonstrated that the development of social e...

Title: Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, Preliminary Efficacy, and Anticipated Clinical Practice Implementation of a Mindful Eating Smartphone Application: A Mixed Methods Analysis Among Undergraduate Women with Binge Eating and Clinical Experts.
Author: Jafari, Nadia
Date Created: 2020
Description: Mental health applications (mHealth apps) are developed to bolster the utility and convenience of smartphones to stimulate behavior change, although many mHealth apps lack strong empirical support. Undergraduate women are daily app users and a hig...

Title: Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, Preliminary Efficacy, and Anticipated Clinical Practice Implementation of a Mindful Eating Smartphone Application: A Mixed Methods Analysis Among Undergraduate Women with Binge Eating and Clinical Experts.
Author: Jafari, Nadia
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Women's studies, Psychology
Description: Mental health applications (mHealth apps) are developed to bolster the utility and convenience of smartphones to stimulate behavior change, although many mHealth apps lack strong empirical support. Undergraduate women are daily app users and a hig...

Title: Assimilation & Accommodation: Cognitive Processes Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation After Infidelity
Author: O'Connor, Victoria
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: This study aimed to integrate elements of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) into the developmental pathway theorized to underlie posttraumatic growth (PTG). PTG theory posits that positive psychological changes can result from the struggle to res...

Title: Associations between food choice values of parental guardians, socioeconomic status, home food availability, and child dietary intake
Author: Lyerly, Jordan
Date Created: 2015
Description: Previous research has found that food choice values (FCVs), socioeconomic status (SES), and home food availability (HFA) are associated with child dietary intake. However, the relationships between these variables have been poorly studied. Therefo...

Title: Associations between food choice values of parental guardians, socioeconomic status, home food availability, and child dietary intake
Author: Lyerly, Jordan
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Previous research has found that food choice values (FCVs), socioeconomic status (SES), and home food availability (HFA) are associated with child dietary intake. However, the relationships between these variables have been poorly studied. Therefo...