The present study examined the degree to which the self and other models of attachment and object relations can predict somatization, overall physical health and healthcare utilization in a primary care sample of men and ...
This dissertation aimed to elucidate the complex relationship between childhood trauma and disordered eating. An extensive literature review demonstrated that the previous research in this area was contradictory and chaotic ...
Clinical hypertension is associated with impaired neuropsychological functioning. While cognitive reserve (CR) delays neurocognitive decline, CR’s neuroprotective effects on the association between clinical hypertension ...
This study examined the relationships between the maturity of defense mechanisms, psychopathology, and life stress in a community sample of adult African American females (N=51). It was hypothesized that less mature ...
Strong doctor-patient relationships and working alliance has much to do with the outcomes of healthcare. Strong relationships between physicians and patients can increase the treatment effectiveness and result in better ...
War-related trauma has adverse effects on refugee mental health and has been implicated in the dysregulation of multiple systems of the body. Trauma can alter genes associated in these systems, contributing to PTSD symptoms ...
The aim of the current study was to determine if protective and risk factors are associated with good or poor well-being within the Middle-Eastern emerging adults. The relationships among ethnic identity, religiosity, ...
Cultural identity formation has important implications for the psychological development of individuals, especially for developing adolescents. In particular, the cultural identity of Arab American adolescents has not been ...
Gender inequality is a well-documented phenomenon in the United States as evidenced by the wage gap, large discrepancies in women holding positions of power, and the frequency with which women experience forms of gender ...
The present study investigated the effects of ethnicity, gender, and skin-tone (light versus dark) on ratings of facial attractiveness. Oculomotor activity was measured to understand visual attention. The study assessed ...
This study examined the direction and extent of associations between five forms of aggression and five dimensions of spirituality. The forms of aggression were measured by the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) and Revised ...
Moral psychology has been an area of study advanced by philosophers and political scientists for the most part of its history. Although various psychological attempts have been made to study moral decision-making and ...
This dissertation examined how personality traits (Openness, Self-Transcendence) impact emotion differentiation, a construct that was hypothesized to moderate the effect incidental disgust has on moral judgment. Executive ...
Chronic pain affects millions of individuals and has many life alerting implications. Once pain becomes intractable, patients can often exhaust most conservative treatment options. Current changes in medical technologies ...
The purpose of this study was to determine a set of personality and cognitive variables that could best be used to predict membership into either a schizophrenia or bipolar relative group. A group of relatives of persons ...
Art therapy, a nonverbal intervention, promotes self-expression and healing. Previous research has generally not compared art therapeutic techniques together. Although human figure drawings and mandala drawings both ...
Until the 1967 Loving v. Virginia case interracial unions between Blacks and Whites were outlawed. Even after the Supreme Court ruled on this case there were many who strongly opposed Blacks and Whites dating or marrying ...
Sexual objectification has been shown to result in numerous negative consequences (Frederickson & Roberts, 1997). Yet, research on sexual objectification in romantic relationships is limited. The present study investigated ...
Body image disturbance is a pervasive problem in this country that is associated with eating disorder pathology, depression, anxiety, and other psychological problems. Very few studies have attempted to examine body ...
The Internet has become an increasing popular way to form new relationships. Previous research has examined the demographics of individuals who use online dating sites and personality characteristics of these individuals, ...