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Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Previous studies have indicated a possible relationship between Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) resulting from exposure to a trauma and other measures of functioning, such as attachment style and substance use. The ...
Written emotional expression and health: efficacy of treatment implementation via mail
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Studies examining the impact of written emotional expression on health have demonstrated repeatedly that writing about emotional experiences produces positive health effects compared to writing about non-emotional topics. ...
Towards the reduction of sex-based stereotypes
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
With more females entering the workforce (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1998), it has become of increasing importance to reduce the negative effects that sex-based stereotyping can engender. The current experiment ...
The effects of self-deception and family environment on the internalization of societal standards of thinness
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The influential role of sociocultural variables on women's body dissatisfaction and disturbed eating behavior has been well documented. In particular, exposure to thinness norms has been argued to play a primary role in ...
Body image disturbances: the effects of media on self-appraisal and ideal mate selection
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Previous research indicates that while media images of women and men are becoming more thin and muscular (respectively), the size and weight of American people is increasing. Several researchers have found that media ...
A cost benefit analysis of employee assistance programs and health promotion programs
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
For many years business has been searching for ways to make companies more profitable. Some programs that many businesses have implemented in order to increase profits are Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and Health ...
Information seeking in attachment style romantic relationships
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This study examined how a person's attachment style affects the type of information he or she is attuned to within a relationship. Specifically, this study assessed whether an individual is more likely to search for ...
Identifying the correct children for inclusion in school-based intervention programs: are teacher perceptions of childhood aggression influenced by child ethnicity?
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In order to determine whether Euro-American teachers over-perceive aggression in African-American children, peer ratings of aggression were obtained via a modified version of the Revised Class Play (Masten, Morrison, & ...
Effortful control and spontaneous regulation of emotional behavior in children
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The development of Effortful Control and Regulation of Emotion in children was examined in this study. Of particular interest was the relationship between self-regulation and responses to social norms. Participants were ...