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…
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The presence of an autistic child in a family has adverse effects on many parts of family life. Parents of autistic children are known to experience disbelief, sadness, depression, self-blame, and anger. Autism is also commonplace in African countries, but little empirical resea…
Converging research suggests that spirituality and meaning in life may influence physical health. This experimental clinical trial tested whether Psycho-Spiritual Integrative Therapy (PSIT), which combines spiritual and psychological practices, positively influences physical hea…
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…
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…
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…
Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, kanser hastalarında manevi destek uygulamalarının; hastaların dini tutumları, dini başa çıkma, durumluk-sürekli kaygı ve yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak araştırma bağlamında kanser hastaları için "manevi …
Unfortunately, injustices happen often, leading to psychological distress, which makes it important to find a healthy way to cope. Ways people can cope with injustice include engaging in political activities, vigilantism, religion, spirituality, writing, as well as believing in …
Studies on discrimination were mainly based on African American experiences of racial discrimination, although literature suggests various groups are differentially exposed and impacted by one form of discrimination or the other. Research on other forms of discrimination has dra…
The teaching profession is known to be highly stressful. Teacher stress is a real concern as there is a well-established link between job stress, burnout, and teacher attrition. Teacher attrition rates are currently at concerning levels in the United States and around the world.…
The 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has spurred a major global crisis. Collective trauma is inevitable. Compared to posttraumatic stress, relatively little research has been conducted on posttraumatic growth. This study examined the associations between individualis…