This collection is not just an examination of established behavioral patterns and lived experiences on behalf of the narrator that contribute to a negative affect and outlook on life, but also a push forward. It is an experiment in altering perceptions and circumstances—a subtly…
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Research findings suggest low-income African American men report higher stress levels than other groups. Identifying effective strategies for coping with stress is critical for low-income African American men to maintain wellbeing. Many African American men rely on religion as t…
Sexual assault is a pervasive issue affecting survivors physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Research suggests that utilization of mind-body approaches, as well as spiritual and religious practices, may benefit survivors coping with the effects of sexual assault. Two un…
Why do some people complain of hearing difficulties when their hearing esholds are normal? How should Audiology professionals respond to their presentation? This problem will be considered in the light of the literature from audiology, psychology, and medical sociology disciplin…
This study explored the relationship between the age of the participants and the number of years married in the level of role conflicts and coping strategies experienced among Muslim women when returning to school or work after one year of marriage. In the sample of 97 Muslim wo…
The benefits of new IT-induced organisational changes, such as new organisational information systems (IS), depend on the degree that system users adapt by proactively changing themselves, their work routines, and even the technology itself in order to reap its strategic capabil…
Research into the lived experience of dementia, which has tended to focus on people with dementia and their spouses (carers) separately, has identified that that spousal relationships play a crucial role in this experience. However, there is a lack of knowledge as to how the dya…
Background This thesis addresses the topic of parental bereavement, using a multi-method approach. It aims to add to knowledge about the phenomenon of parental bereavement, outcomes for bereaved parents following the loss of their child, and factors associated with these outcome…
With the psychological constructs of coping and optimism as the overarching research interest shared by the two studies, different directions of inquiry could further probe into the life course theory, the stressor process, and the ecological system theory on work-family interac…
Background: Following post-communist social and economic changes, Romania is currently transitioning from institutionalised mental health services to a recovery-focused approach. Within this context, it is important to understand the perspective of Romanian service users on reco…
Although extensive scholarly and practical attention has been paid to workplace stress in cross-cultural settings over the past decades, the comparative studies on workplace stress management between Chinese and German companies remain elusive. To fill this research gap, a compa…
Executive functioning (EF) refers to a set of cognitive abilities mediated by the prefrontal cortex, which provide the ability to motivate, initialise, plan, inhibit and mentalise, especially during goal-directed behaviour. EF has been conceptualised into five subdomains for ass…
The field of Islamic psychology is a rapidly expanding one. Previous research has covered a broad spectrum including adapting existing therapeutic processes to work with Muslim clients, formulating Islamically oriented theoretical models, validating the efficacy of Islamic based…
Bu çalışmada, kimlik biçimlenme süreçlerinin psikolojik iyi oluşa olan etkisi öyküsel kimlik modeli yaklaşımı çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır. Araştırma problemin daha bütüncül ve detaylı bir şekilde incelemek için açımlayıcı sıralı desene göre yapılandırılan mevcut araştırma nicel …
The purpose of this study is to explore how those involved with the Convict Criminology Group navigate any stigma related to their criminal history. While not all members of this group have a criminal history, many do. I conducted semi structured interviews with six such members…
This study was a qualitative study that used the heuristic model to investigate the life experiences of private ambulance paramedics and EMT personnel. The study has clinical relevance to mental health practitioners who may treat individuals from this profession, programmatic re…
Counselors working with traumatized clients should anticipate the possibility of experiencing vicarious trauma, based on the nature of the work. Vicarious trauma has varying effects on individuals. When looking specifically at spirituality, research has reported both positive an…
Approximately 6 million Americans have heart failure with treatment costs estimated at 30.7 billion annually. Those in late stages of the disease experience profound physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. Spiritual wellbeing has been linked to quality of life as well as m…