Background: Globally, alcohol dependence is affecting approximately 6.5% of men and 1.5% of women. It often develops in early adulthood but can start at any age after repeated continued exposure to alcoholic beverages. Opioid dependence develops after regular use of opioids, a n…
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This study explored how parents or caregivers of adolescents or adults with mild intellectualdisabilities described the influence of faith communities on the Quality of Life (QOL) andits domains of spiritual, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of their loved ones in thisp…
Emotion regulation (ER), the regulatory component of temperament, has important implications for emotional, behavioral, and physical health throughout the lifespan. Researchers have examined various factors, such as maternal ER functioning and parenting behaviors, that influence…
O corpo feminino sempre foi subjugado à padrões e estereótipos de beleza, encontrando na Moda uma das contribuições mais intensas de opressão estética ao longo da história: o espartilho e a silhueta. Contudo, ao mesmo tempo em que contribui para a construção, a Moda também tem s…
Esta investigação discute a temática do Vinho do Porto, um produto que, para além de ser influente nos aspetos económico e histórico, retrata a identidade cultural portuguesa. O seu êxito comercial impulsiona o surgimento de novas marcas e o consequente aumento da competitividad…
The need for volunteers outstrips the supply. “Volunteering” refers to a wide variety of activities undertaken without coercion to benefit someone other than the volunteer, though volunteers may also experience benefits, such as reduced risk of depression and lower mortality rat…
Belonging is a critical human need that has historically been fulfilled through family, religion, and community. Today, however, people now look to the workplace to nurture their sense of belonging. Companies strive to create a sense of belonging in the workplace because employe…
Background: Research has indicated that exposure to traumatic events is associated with cigarette use and with related outcomes such as pulmonary disease. Better characterizing the connection between trauma exposure and cigarette use and related outcomes remains a critical gap. …
This study was designed to examine the impact of witnesses? participation in the Cincinnati Citizens Respect Our Witnesses (CCROW) witness support program on decisions whether to cooperate in violent felony cases and the potentially moderating effects of approach and avoidance m…
Historical use of psychological assessments in South Africa has led to racially and culturally biased results. Currently the use of personality assessments in South Africa still raises some controversies as the use of personality assessments in contexts other than those for whic…
The persistence of racial disparities in breastfeeding is associated with a range of interconnected factors, such as historical, cultural, social, social, and psychological. The current gap in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers and White mothers has le…
The traditional Chinese and modernized Gregorian calendars represent vastly different ontics of time and have been framed by the Chinese government as being in intractable, existential conflict with one another. "The time of modernity" in general is regularly described as being …
Strategic purchasing behaviour has received growing attention in the field of revenue management. Its occurrence potentially hurts providers’ revenue with substantial losses. The need to detect strategic customers and predict their decisions has been highlighted by researchers. …
Specific rating scales of ADHD symptomatology are often included in neuropsychological assessments evaluating adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (BAARS-IV) is a widely used symptom rating scale that inclu…
Most judgments and choices in life arrive not as disconnected and isolated problems but as the next in a series enmeshed in a social context. The works contained herein, in one way or another, examine the role of context in shaping human judgment and decision making. The first e…
This thesis is an examination of how men describe and experience masculinity. Psychological and sociological research has suggested that masculinity is malleable (Smiler, 2006), there are different versions or pluralities of masculinity (Connell 1995) and can be context-dependen…
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the United States contributes to 38% of global homicides (Trabold, McMahon, Alsobrooks, Whitney, & Mittal, 2020; Scheffer, 2019). This study analyzed the relationship between static and dynamic factors in determining intimate partner (IPV) …
This dissertation contributes to the scant and inconclusive literature on fidelity and alliance effects on outcomes of manualized youth behavioral health intervention. The aims of this study are to test the comparative effects of fidelity and alliance on (1) treatment progress, …
The education field has long wrestled with how to best handle students who behave badly. Specifically, students who behave in an unsafe manner towards other students present a special conundrum and the traditional response has been to suspend them (Adams, 2000; Black, 2016; Cerr…