Overall, this thesis is concerned about what makes who feel good and function well, by offering an epistemological, methodological and theoretical framework for wellbeing research. To mobilise these ideas, throughout this thesis I build on and contribute to three sets of literat…
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The purpose of this dissertation was to examine and address risk factors and/or reasons why probationer-offenders engaged in recidivism acts post imprisonment. This study included a total population sample of 78 AB109 probationers (archival data), who were assessed with certain …
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been considered as a key for health care quality. EBP is defined as a problem-solving approach to clinical practice by the integration of systematic search and critical appraisal of the most current evidence to answer clinical questions while co…
Despite the direct connection between anal sex and pleasure (Hite, 1981; Morin, 2010), the majority of academic literature on anal sex frames the topic in terms of homophobia (when referring to male-bodied people) and/or disease (Aguilar, 2017; Brody & Weiss, 2011; McBride &…
The low HIV prevalence in Maldives coupled with low HIV comprehensive knowledge presents a challenge to the consistency of the hypothesized HIV knowledge-prevention paradigm. Researchers had not explained why HIV prevalence in Maldives is low despite the low levels of HIV knowle…
The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of the spouses of Foreign Service officers assigned to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. There are many complex challenges and stress that can occur as a result of relocating to a new country, leaving behind family and frien…
This study presents the results of an in-depth literature review on nonsuicidal self-injury in the adolescent population. It addresses family systemic factors that impact the onset, perpetuation, and cessation of NSSI. The literature review is comprised of 76 peer-reviewed artic…
School refusal and truancy is a community problem that affects individuals, families, and organizations while lacking a universally accepted definition. At-risk youth often exhibit academic failure, and externalized and or internalized problematic behaviors while schools lose fu…
: El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las disposiciones de población religiosa hacia personas LGB, a la luz de las posibles relaciones existentes entre los valores, las imágenes de Dios, los estilos de liderazgo de sus superiores y comportamientos prosociales o …
Early alcohol use increases the risk of developing a lifetime prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD), and impaired top-down control over goal-directed behavior may in part mediate this transition. Studies using rodent models of adolescent alcohol exposure suggest reduced inhib…
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10-15% of women and has long-term effects on the mother, child, and family system (Cameron et al., 2016; Ko et al., 2017). Children whose mothers had PPD experience increased behavioral problems and decreased cognitive functioning through adol…
Objective: The purpose of this research was to explore the relations between gender,basic psychological needs satisfaction (autonomy, relatedness, perceived competence), autonomous regulation, perceived variety in exercise, and exercise behavior among college students. Methods: …
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) infection among women has increased dramatically in recent years (CDC, 2018), and this has been attributed to a variety of demographic, social, and physical factors. The CDC has designated women ages 18–44…
Cyber-sexual violence is an emerging social and public health concern, yet our knowledge and understanding of this issue is limited. In light of this, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the factors that create a vulnerability for cyber-sexual violence at each le…
Previous research on treatment of trichotillomania (TTM) has shown need for improvement in treatment response and relapse, variance in which may be due to the wide variation of hair-pulling triggers and behaviors in those with TTM. The comprehensive behavioral (ComB) model of tr…
The autoethnographic source of this dissertation originates within the work of Sister Who (www.SisterWho.com), an incarnation of the archetypal Sacred Clown. This is then related to the societal phenomenon of "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR). Both of these unconsciously orie…
Suicide is one of the most tragic, costly, and perplexing of all human behaviors. Despite millennia of scholarly inquiry and a century of empirical research, we still do not know why people kill themselves. Thus, suicide remains a leading cause of death and burden. Ultimately, e…
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex mood disorder with high heterogeneity and unclear pathophysiology. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been repeatedly observed in BD; however, our understanding of mitochondrial dysfunction remains incomplete due to the lack of patient stratificatio…
The field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) has a long history of discussing the importance of having accurate data collection procedures (Romani et al., 2018; Wolf, 1978). Behavior change programs require accurate data collection to determine whether or not the program is effe…