As systemic racism continues to plague the United States, the lack of culturally accountable mental health services makes it difficult to positively impact African American young adults' overall wellness needs. This project explores the historical impact of racism, and the impac…
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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…
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 …
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…
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…
Introduction: Little is known about the aetiology of cancer in teenagers and young adults (TYA) aged 15-24 years, although in England, cancer is the most common cause of disease-related mortality in this age group. The most common cancers at this age are lymphomas, central nervo…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 Libyan media has dramatically changed in recent years. This has been most prominently manifest in the introduction of new satellite television news services. This thesis was designed to investigate two elements – patterns of news media consumption and news credibility in Lib…
Contemporary young people would appear to have access to more information than their predecessors in relation to keeping safe by avoiding or reducing risks. However concerns about young people’s perceived increasing risky behaviours have contributed to a growing focus on underst…
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…
Churches across the United States struggle to remain sustainable due to low young adult attendance rates. The purpose of this study was to use a modified version Clark and Estes (2008) gap analysis framework to evaluate how knowledge, motivation, and organizational (KMO) influen…
Compared to other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, Nepal has a higher maternal mortality ratio, a lower rate of skilled attendance at birth, and the highest adolescent birth rate amongst all SAARC countries. Deaths during pregnancy are particul…
This ministry project will survey young adults on the local, district and conference level to identify the need to gain, retain and sustain young Adults in our congregations. A team of Young Adult leaders from each Annual Conference will be asked to participate in the evaluation…