Defined as the absence of physical social interaction, solitude is often equated to negative outcomes such as loneliness. However, solitude is an inevitable part in daily life and has positive consequences. Whether one can benefit from solitude may depend on the attitudes toward…
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The aim of the present study was to identify specific types of maternal psychosocial stress experienced by women of ethnic minority status (Asian, Arab, Other Asian, African, First Nations and Latino) in relation to pregnancy and infant health. A secondary analysis of variables …
There has been a wide spread research in the field of sports biomechanics, providing useful information about the risk of injuries in various sports. This information is beneficial in educating athletes and professional trainers about the possible risk of injuries and providing …
The US is a diverse country comprised of many immigrant groups. There have been a number of studies that have focused on different immigrant groups in America (Ahmed, 2010; Barry & Grilo, 2003; Bhattacharya & Schoppelrey, 2004; Buddington, 2002; Farley et a12005; Heras & Meleis,…
Soccer officiating can be challenging, exciting, and rewarding. On the other hand, officials can also feel frustrated, abused, and unappreciated. Soccer officials face as much pressure and emotion—sometimes more—than the athletes and coaches. The purpose of this study was to giv…
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that may influence stress levels of secondary teachers in Kuwait. This study was important for two reasons; first, no previous investigation on this topic among Kuwaiti secondary educators had taken place, and second, the fin…
This production dissertation explores the friendship dynamics between women as they contend with the stresses of changing life circumstances. Research indicates that friendship is a powerful factor in resilience to stress for both women and men. However, recent socio-biological …
Using the Job Demands-Resources model as a theoretical framework, this study examines the relationships between job demands (role conflict, role ambiguity, and work-family conflict) and burnout (exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy), as well as the effect of j…
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among the situational variables of perceived stress of the childbirth experience, perceived length and perceived difficulty of labor, selected personal variables, perceived nursing support, and postpartum depression in p…
Purpose of study. Most studies examining stress and coping patterns of pastoral wives have been conducted from an advanced country background. Even though all the researchers agreed that these pastoral wives do experience a certain amount of stress, very little is known about pa…
Although high morale, unit cohesion, and confidence in leadership are considered by military leaders to be essential elements for victory on the battlefield, research indicates that officer assessments of these variables are generally inaccurate. To assist commanding officers in…
While it is generally agreed that control is important in the occupational stress process, research evaluating the effects of worksite control on this process has found equivocal results. One possible reason for these inconsistent findings is the lack of consistency in conceptua…
Recent research in the area of violence and resilience has focused on the psychological effects associated with witnessing and experiencing chronic violence in urban cities, more specifically examining the impact of witnessing and experiencing violence on adolescents. These stud…
Despite the efforts of the Saudi government to link college graduates with jobs in both the public and private sectors, the problem of finding a job for recent college graduates in Saudi Arabia is growing. The lack of information about available jobs, an unwillingness among many…
The goal of this dissertation was to test a conceptual model, derived from Conservation of Resources theory, of adaptation process of Israeli immigrants in the U.S. A secondary purpose was to provide descriptive information about the Israeli immigrant population in the Southeast…
The purpose of this study was twofold: to explore the acculturative experiences of Greeks in Toronto, Canada, and also to learn more about the nature of and assessment of “acculturative stress”, a construct used in the field of cross-cultural psychology to assess the adjustment …
The purpose of this investigation was to describe the perceived lived experience of moral distress among staff nurses who cared for medical/surgical telemetry patients whose health condition warranted no possible recovery and/or death was imminent. A phenomenological approach wa…
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of family coping and family resources with family adjustment and parental stress in the acute phase of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience. This study also identified the coping strategies used by mothers…
Ternary stress pattern—the lapse of more than one syllable between stresses—have been challenging for metrical stress theory. The existence of a ternary primitive predicts the existence of trisyllabic word minima, trisyllabic reduplicants, and most directly, stress on every thir…