Among the many stressors that undocumented Latinx families experience, the current political climate has exacerbated the worries and fears about deportation and can heighten psychological distress. Although the research is minimal with undocumented Latinx, recent figures indicat…
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The researcher sought to explore the influence of family dysfunction-functionality, parent-child relationship, and religious values of parents, peer group influences and neighborhood disadvantage, relationship with church congregants and church program involvement upon the likel…
Background: Self-harm is common in adolescence and young adulthood, and it is associated with adverse outcomes, such as general psychopathology and suicide. We need a better understanding of self-harm and its correlates such as perceived invalidation/validation, emotional awaren…
The purposes of this study were to (1) describe dental characteristics of college students (e.g., frequency of dental visits, occasion of last visit to the dentist, concerns about dental procedures), and factors that may impact seeing the dentist (e.g., having dental insurance, …
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world-leading cause of mortality. The pathophysiological process underlying CVD is atherosclerosis, often preceded by dysfunction of the endothelium, the inner layer of the artery wall. The endothelium is sensitive to hemodynamic stimuli, incl…
Dating applications have become integrated into acceptable partner finding options. Every year, there is increased usage of dating applications. By 2019, three out of 10 Americans had used or were using dating applications (Anderson et al., 2020). Dating applications offer ease …
Current knowledge of young adults’ marijuana use centers around individual risk factors and negative health effects (i.e., mental disorder), with less focus on contextual circumstances. In this study, I examined the association between demographic (i.e., gender, race, education,…
In 2005, more than 25 million adults and children worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS and more than 75% of these were in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies indicate that the incidence of HIV infection and the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among young populations continue to rise in…
Objectives : (1) To determine accumulation of obesogenic behaviors during young adulthood by examining the relationship between excessive television viewing and inadequate fruit and vegetable intake. (2) To establish the co-occurrence of health-promoting behaviors by examining t…
This study examined the relationship between attachment and depression in European American, Pakistani American, and Pakistani National young adults. Specifically, this study investigated how perceived parental attachment contributes to young adults' level of depression in cultu…
As communities in Bosnia have experienced genocide, the global community is in need of understanding a way toward justice by recognizing crimes against humanity to further gain insight into reconciliation and healing lives across the lifespan. Understanding intergenerational tra…
Background: The smoking rate among young Alaska Native adults (ages 19-29) in Southeast Alaska is 70% as compared to the statewide adult smoking rate of 21%, the Alaska Native adult rate of 41%, and the overall young adult rate of 32%. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium…
The phenomenon of gender differences in alcohol consumption and depressive symptomatology has been well documented. Depression and alcohol consumption pose significant problems for society in the form of psychological, emotional, and financial costs. Nonetheless, such pathology …
Erik Erikson (1963) suggested that grandparents can be important figures with whom their adolescent grandchildren can identify as representatives of sameness and family continuity. The feeling of sameness is thought to facilitate the adolescent in creating his or her own identit…
Depression is the most severe and common health concern facing International students in the United States (Shadowen et al., 2019). Social media use has been shown to impact symptoms of depression (Ahmad et al., 2018). However, previous studies on the relationship between social…
Bu araştırmanın amacı, BÖTE öğrencilerinin teknolojik bağımlılığı alt türlerinden olan internet, akıllı telefon, sosyal medya ve video oyunu bağımlılıklarının ve bu bağımlılık türlerini etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesidir. Araştırma tarama modeline uygun şekilde hazırlanmıştır.…
Breast self-examination (BSE) is an early detection practice that may be crucial to fighting breast cancer in countries with little access to more sophisticated screening methods. Much research exists on breast cancer and BSE practices in Western cultures; however, few studies h…
The conduct of young adults has long been a concern in societies. The primary objective of this study was to gain greater understanding of what influences the deviant behavior of young adults in Turkey. Factors assessed in their background included family rituals, self-esteem, r…
The relationship between depression, perceived social support, family conflict and acculturation was investigated among 94 Iranian young adults, between 20 and 30 years of age, residing in the U.S. The participants were administered the Demographic Questionnaire, the Self-Report…
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